Learning What is ‘learning design’? I see learning design as sitting in the midst of a range of allied skillsets and jobs: learning science, cognitive science, neuropsychology, user experience design, design thinking…
Learning consultancy Ethics of learning design “What makes teaching a moral endeavor is that it is, quite centrally, human action undertaken in regard to other human beings. Thus, matters of what is fair, right, just, and virtuous are always present.” Fenstermacher, G. D. (1990).
Learning Establishing context When people ask me to design a learning intervention, they often already have a solution in mind. It’s generally a fairly simple one: a workshop or an e-learning module. Sometimes they ask for blended learning, but if so, it is usually one particular format: an e-learning module followed by
Learning Featured Creative solutions and feedback My most creative work is usually the result of unusually challenging sets of constraints. It’s digging in, and really understanding all the requirements, that make space to come up with something unique.
Learning Subject matter experts, survivorship bias and learning design If the only people to make it to SME level are the ones who throw themselves in and have excellent knowledge retention, and they are rare, then even if the SMEs have an excellent understanding of the types of learner they were in the past, they will naturally fail to connect.
Learning Why do demonstrable learning objectives matter? The importance of the learner being able to demonstrate their learning seems obvious. We’re not psychic: we can only base our assessments of others’ abilities on what they do or say, not what’s going on inside their minds.
