How a few easy tweaks can improve your online icebreakers
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSA new group is ready to start the e-facilitation workshop on Monday: 25 people from 17 different countries will learn together…
Why I love working with e-learning sceptics
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSTwo weeks ago, I was contacted by someone on the L&D team of an NGO. She said the organisation is aiming…
9 tips for successfully including peer collaboration in an online course
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSThere are still many preconceptions regarding which types of tasks cannot occur online. Often when I ask new clients why they…
Can organisation-wide social networks capture tacit knowledge?
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSMost of what we do at work requires knowledge that can’t be captured into a 10 bullet checklist with clear do’s…
Learners’ own stories are more important than yours
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSI’m quoting Clive Shepherd for the title here (from his article ‘Engaging your learner – four dos and four don’ts’). I…
Earn the privilege to train your learners
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSAre you one of the many people who are now automatically blocking advertisements in your browser? In fact, I’ve been blocking…
Musings on completing a PBL MOOC about PBL (problem-based learning)
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSEarly December I completed the MOOC ‘Problem-Based Learning: Principles and Design’ organised by Maastricht University: a course where participants “learn about…
Universities’ e-tutoring methods should not be used in facilitated professional development
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSIn most online courses at universities, tutors set a minimum number of discussion forum posts per week. For example, students must…
Are you designing training or professional development?
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSThere is an important distinction between training and professional development. Training is about the ‘how’ — how to comply with certain…
Learning is created, not communicated
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSI signed up for the MOOC ‘Problem-based learning: principles and design’ offered by Maastricht University – it’s starting October 5th. I…
