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Lost and Desperate

Random ramblings that might, or might not, relate to training, learning, development, and management

Author: andrewjacobslnd

An L&D Manager, determined that Learning and Development should be an integral part of business activity. Too often managers ask for training as an afterthought, and, since L&D haven't been involved in the design, it fails. Let's get L&D included as an intrinsic part of business practice; we need to demonstrate its value, successes, and how it adds to the business performance.

Static

I recently saw a question on Twitter by Steve Wheeler asking what would be the ‘weapon of choice’ for education. Teachers – what is your weapon of choice? https://t.co/7shgkwWMwr pic.twitter.com/N3ak43GYh1 — Steve Wheeler Education (@SteveWheeler) November 14, 2018 I wondered what I might choose if the question was aimed at workplace learning. After perhaps 2… Read More Static

November 30, 2018November 29, 2018 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

Rituals

There are key events in a calendar year – the New Year, Easter, Spring Bank Holidays, the summer break, back to school, Hallowe’en, Remembrance, Christmas. They’re cyclical, always happening, always at the same time of year, always similar. My events will be the same as yours but different. At Christmas, my family open presents first… Read More Rituals

November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Weaving

A lot of time is spent in learning establishing the need of the organisations we’re working with and the quality of the raw materials we might need to gather to develop something suitable. That material will be aggregated and sifted, quality checked, laundered and tidied. Once that content is readied, we spin it, strengthening it,… Read More Weaving

November 28, 2018November 21, 2018 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Personally speaking

I read a lot about personal learning networks (PLN) and feel happy to have one of my own. On closer inspection though, I think we’ve been mis-selling them. A learning network would be a series of different channels and environments. Mine would contain my podcast libraries, video libraries, significant Evernote record, Pocket and Feedly records… Read More Personally speaking

November 27, 2018November 27, 2018 andrewjacobslnd3 Comments

Butterfly effect

In Jon Ronson’s recent podcast series the Butterfly Effect, he investigated how the porn industry was turned upside down following the decision by one man to get rich through giving the world all porn online for free. It’s honest but non-judgmental or salacious, treating the people interviewed with respect and care. The parallels with learning… Read More Butterfly effect

November 26, 2018November 26, 2018 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

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