E-learning Curve Blog at Edublogs

In applying the concept of the conventional learning curve to the context of modalities of corporate learning, we find that the curve provides an appropriate structure for illustrating where how these modalities are used. For example, in the lower part of the ‘S’ bend of the learning curve – representing a new hire for example [...]

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In applying the concept of the conventional learning curve to the context of modalities of corporate learning, we find that the curve provides an appropriate structure for illustrating where how these modalities are used. For example, in the lower part of the ‘S’ bend of the learning curve – representing a new hire for example [...]

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A colleague asked me recently “do you take somebody’s age into account when designing and delivering training for them?”
As a learning professional in the IT industry, it’s my job to provide learning resources for the employees in my organization. Broadly speaking, my colleagues were born between 1965 and 1982 – the so-called Generation X cohort, [...]

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A colleague asked me recently “do you take somebody’s age into account when designing and delivering training for them?”
As a learning professional in the IT industry, it’s my job to provide learning resources for the employees in my organization. Broadly speaking, my colleagues were born between 1965 and 1982 – the so-called Generation X cohort, [...]

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As it’s nearly St. Patrick’s Day…There’s an American-Irish comedian (yes that’s correct – a Bronx native who’s emigrated to Ireland) called Des Bishop who decided to learn to speak the Irish language. More about his encounter with learning Irish and the context for e-learning and language teaching later.
Now read on.
For non-Irish people – apparently there [...]

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As it’s nearly St. Patrick’s Day…There’s an American-Irish comedian (yes that’s correct – a Bronx native who’s emigrated to Ireland) called Des Bishop who decided to learn to speak the Irish language. More about his encounter with learning Irish and the context for e-learning and language teaching later.
Now read on.
For non-Irish people – apparently there [...]

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In previous posts, I’ve suggested that knowledge workers under time-pressure and with high demands on their skills are motivated to continually educate themselves on new topics. In small- to mid-sized enterprises, for example, workers are required to learn new skills, behaviours and attitudes in the context of their functional tasks. As they do not necessarily [...]

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In previous posts, I’ve suggested that knowledge workers under time-pressure and with high demands on their skills are motivated to continually educate themselves on new topics. In small- to mid-sized enterprises, for example, workers are required to learn new skills, behaviours and attitudes in the context of their functional tasks. As they do not necessarily [...]

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I guess it’s now time to move on to some of the “big picture” stuff and begin to outline how I characterise terms like “learning” and “e-learning.”
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In the field of organisational development, the terms ‘training’ and ‘learning’ are often used interchangeably: both broadly refer to the acquisition of new or enhanced knowledge, skills, attitudes [...]

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I guess it’s now time to move on to some of the “big picture” stuff and begin to outline how I characterise terms like “learning” and “e-learning.”
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In the field of organisational development, the terms ‘training’ and ‘learning’ are often used interchangeably: both broadly refer to the acquisition of new or enhanced knowledge, skills, attitudes [...]

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