If people perform well at school they don’t go on to change the world. One reason for their success in education is they understand the importance in following processes and delivering what’s asked for within the constraints of the system. They are also great at working out what is being tested – the content –… Read More 85% pass rate
Comedians have an immediate feedback loop – their joke lands or it doesn’t. It sometimes feels like the learning function wants immediate feedback and creating happy sheets is the way we do it. Learning is like comedy in that it may create an emotional response. The difference is that learning usually don’t need to know… Read More Feedback loop
In a tweet yesterday from the Learning Live event in London, the following was on a slide: 89% do not find it easy to demonstrate Return on Learning Investment. Learning Live London 14 September 2022 This should be learning’s number 1 priority. Evaluation isn’t easy but there’s almost nothing in the learning field to make… Read More Prove your worth
I mentioned recently that your users are the people who should be your guide to your design. I saw a post by Rich Millington a couple of days ago where he describes community design issues: The more research we do, the more I’m convinced most community professionals completely misunderstand how members use their sites and… Read More Learning design without data
I use RSS feeds to keep track of what people are talking about and the new and interesting stories. This is pointed at a few sites, blogs, and publishers but can also track specific phrases, words, and topics. One topic I’ve set up is Learning Data. It tracks any mentions of it and usually pulls… Read More Learning data
Lost and Desperate 