Archive for 'Learning Trends'

WARNING, social netWORK AHEAD

WARNING, social netWORK AHEAD

I’ve been reading with interest recent articles and blog posts proclaiming that social practices won’t work in the enterprise. Posts such as ‘You ready to fail at social networking’ and the excellent post from Jeevan Joshi  [...]

Does Learning Spend Disproportionate Effort on Leadership Development? – Maybe not but it needs to be more effective.

Does Learning Spend Disproportionate Effort on Leadership Development? – Maybe not but it needs to be more effective.

So we come to the end of our theme for October – Does Learning Spend Disproportionate Effort on Leadership Development? We discussed the topics in meet ups, ran polls had online discussions and ran a online [...]

Learning through Games – From Warcraft to Workcraft?

Learning through Games – From Warcraft to Workcraft?

Learning Cuppa from the UK I recently had the pleasure of attending an eLearning Innovation Seminar organised by digital learning company Intelligo and PIXELearning – a world-leading provider of immersive learning simulations and ‘serious games’. The [...]

Land of Plenty Broadband – Threat Or Opportunity for the Learning Function ?

Land of Plenty Broadband – Threat Or Opportunity for the Learning Function ?

Australia is on its way to become the “land of plenty broadband”, thanks the to the National Broadband Network (NBN). How will this impact the learning function ? Will it be an opportunity or a threat [...]

If by a miracle of mechanical ingenuity . . .

If by a miracle of mechanical ingenuity . . .

Have you ever thought where did all this computer enabled learning come from? Miracle in the making In 1912, an American education researcher Dr. Edward L Thorndike said “If by a miracle of mechanical ingenuity, a book [...]

Training to Learning & Performance – It’s evolution baby!

Training to Learning & Performance – It’s evolution baby!

Learning Cuppa from the UK Hi everyone this is my first post and I’m really pleased to be part of Learning Café. I hope to bring you a view of things that are happening in the [...]

Going Dutch: How L&D Practices Compare to Australia

Going Dutch: How L&D Practices Compare to Australia

After nearly 3 years and 4 bikes later in The Netherlands it’s time to take a moment to reflect on what this amazing experience has given me and how the old continent compares to Australia when [...]