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Sounds strange doesn’t it? Going backwards but changing how you develop training and supporting people at the time and place of kNOW is how we can move forward. Now I come from the classical school of ADDIE where instructional design has Curriculum driving the process. Work with a SME to identify content, develop the lessons … Continue reading
In an industry that has a tendency to get swept up by trends and fads, competency-based education (CBE) has proved its value time and again over a matter of decades. Over the past few years we’ve seen the number of CBE offerings skyrocket, matching the public’s focus on student outcomes and skill mastery. In this … Continue reading
So (you ask) where is the connection between learning, performance improvement and snow skiing? Terrain-based learning may offer L&D some new ways to handle challenging training situations. I learned to ski when I was 40 and tossed onto the bunny hill in the midst of many others trying to not fall or crash. A lot … Continue reading
MOOCs are all the rage lately, degree options are available thru these Massive Open Online Courses that are focused at classes of thousands, interactions among the participants and all kinds of resources available to you via your browser. Depending on the platform and design MOOCs can combine synchronous as well as asynchronous delivery and can … Continue reading
Recent posts have centered on the skills and attributes we expect our future colleagues to have. How will they get there and how will we know? How do we design L&D experiences with the goal of having assessments be “competency-based? “While there are many definitions of competency, most of them have two common elements: The … Continue reading
I had several personal responses to my last post that can best be summed up as, “me too!” One person recounted an internal client who had to have a CBT although what really was needed was a job aid the workers could hang on their badge lanyards for quick reference! It was a reader who … Continue reading
I been talking with a number of people recently on topics such as creating a community of practice (CoP), expanding professional development programs, and integrating talent management into learning past compliance. In all of these discussions someone has brought up the need to develop and deliver “training” programs. When I dig into the question a … Continue reading
Have you seen the work being done at the Center for Learning & Performance Technologies (C4LPT) around the New Workplace Learning model? Aligned with Gary Wise’s learning moments @ point of work where 95% of our time is spent outside of formal training this new model supports the creation, use, and support of role/task specific … Continue reading
Over six years ago Sir Ken Robinson proposed a education system that would nurture rather than, as he states, “kill creativity”. This idea is around exploring, learning as you go, and experimenting alone as well as in groups; business is following this path even if they don’t know it. Harold Jarche wrote recently that the … Continue reading
Tools, technology, technique… yes and trust. As we work in a mobile, and ever increasing, global world the challenge I face is understanding who I am working with. There is a name on an org chart however, that does not a relationship make. Harold Jarche recently stated the “bigger change to manage is getting people … Continue reading
Monday Morning Musings 