Knowledge is created, not communicated
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSI love this phrase. It refers to the paradigm shift first proposed by Paulo Freire (Pedagogy of the Oppressed) in 1968.…
How do I know what e-learning approach is right for what topic?
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSYou might have set up a webinar program because … well, everyone else in your sector is doing their training that…
5 words to avoid in e-learning for professional development
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSIf you want your adult learners to run a mile from your course, ‘teach’ them content, call them ‘students’ and make…
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…
The one-right-answer problem
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSGood e-learning designers will build activities where they don’t give you the right answer straight away. They’ll take you through a…
Why e-learning in the NGO sector should be different
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSThe NGO* sector is struggling with its e-learning strategies. Aside from a few exceptions, this is what the current e-learning landscape…
What do we mean by learner-centred e-learning?
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSPlacing the learner at the centre of the learning process is often encouraged in e-learning design yet frequently misunderstood. I find…
Are you a ‘guide on the side’ or a ‘sage on stage’ e-learning designer?
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSA ‘sage on stage’ is an instructor who lectures almost exclusively, who has the philosophy that s/he has knowledge to ‘give’…
E-learning in the development sector should be grounded in social constructivism
Get an email when new posts appearOVERVIEW OF BLOG POSTSSo far this year our team has developed more self-paced e-learning modules (we use Articulate StoryLine) than eWorkshops for the development…
