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Category Archives: 4-Paragraph Blog Posts
Why Do We Call Them Learners?
The other day after a Twitter chat, a surprising discussion sprang up between a few participants that also engaged others who hadn’t been part of the chat. At issue was using the term learner to describe those people who participate … Continue reading
What My Daughter Teaches Me About Communication
My daughter’s eyes sparkle and her smile lights up a room. When we go out, she’s always making new friends. Strangers smile and say, “Hello.” They interact with her. At school, she’s extremely popular. I see she’s remarkably engaging and … Continue reading
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Twitter Communities as Models for In-person Networks
Two women sat at my table discussing an in-person professional networking group they wanted to create. They talked of existing groups being too focused on business referrals and immediate sales, but not enough on long-term connections. When the pair asked … Continue reading
Respect for Instructional Design?
When it comes to respect, many of us in Learning and Development feel we don’t get enough. A recent #chat2lrn focused on the topic of respect, loosely based on a couple of blog posts including one by Patti Shank: On … Continue reading
The Learner is Not a Target!
In my last four-paragraph post, I argued training isn’t a problem: bad training is. To develop good training, it’s important to take the learner’s perspective. While many of us in the instructional design/learning and development community share this understanding, we … Continue reading
Want Good Training? Take the Learner’s Perspective.
I’ve heard it, and I’ve repeated it: training is “push,” learning is “pull.” Training is something you do to someone. Learning is something someone does by choice, often self-directed. Sometimes, learning is stimulated by training, yet training is increasingly being … Continue reading