There's no doubt that training DELIVERY has changed significantly over the last 30 years, and never more so than over the last 3! But what about training design? Are we still slavishly following the same process? Luckily, the fundamntal principles of training design remain constant, and using the ADDIE model to guide your training will...
It's frustrating when a carefully designed exercise fails, or when a lively discussion falls flat. SOMETIMES the reason that some things don't go to plan is because we didn't properly take into account the culture of the delegates. Culture is huge, and difficult to define but it must be taken into account when designing training...
I’m one of those people who just chugs along through life: Not one to go searching for a deep and meaningful purpose, or constantly questioning my values. But that doesn’t mean I don’t pay attention to what’s going on around me, and being alert to the subtle messages that come my way. I think it’s...
As L&D professionals, we tend to know a LOT of stuff! WE have great great breadth of knowledge, accumulated over many years. We may also be subject-matter experts, who deliver a specific topic to a wide range of audiences. Maybe we also have to work with specialists to design training OR rely on them to...
It's always difficult to take a scant brief and turn it into something meaningful. In this video I 'show my workings in the margin' and think out loud so you can see what goes on in my head when I'm asked to scope out a top-line solution for a proposal. I also show how I...
I admit it. I was late to the Line of Duty party – but better late than never! We devoured 6 series in 6 weeks and now we’re having to adjust to life without Steve, Kate and Ted. It was an intelligent and engaging programme, but there were times when I felt a little lost....
Recently, we enjoyed watch the BBCs version of Around the World in 80 days starring David Tennant. We watched it on iplayer and started a couple of weeks after it had started on TV. But we almost didn’t, because of some of the really negative reviews. But I’m rather a fan of David Tennant, so...
My son is a keen badminton player and he works hard at it. Here he is practicing the same shot 100 times, so that when he needs to make that shot in a match, it will be instinctive and he’s more likely to get it right. It’s not that others who HAVEN’T practiced that shot...
Online courses are a valuable part of a blended learning solution, but creating an online courses it isn't as simple as recording a presentation and popping it on your LMS or website. There are LOTS of things to consider as part of the planning and design that you might not think about when designing live...
NOT the kind you might expect as we increasingly work cross-culturally, but within our native tongue! I confess, I’m on a rather steep learning path right now. I’m part-way through a course (though I use the term loosely) to learn a lot more about marketing, conversions, data, analytics and automation. It’s something I need to...
