Category Archives: Education

Total Disruption in Learning and Development! (maybe not)

Posted on June 13, 2018 by

I subscribe to a number of education-related publications, and there is currently a stylistic approach across many of them (and, generically, in the popular media) of relying upon sensationalism and hyperbole to drive heart rates up, in hopes of garnering … Continue reading →

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Virtual Reality: Defining and Applying

Posted on January 13, 2017 by

There is quite a lot out there at the moment about virtual reality.  News just today in the NY Times assesses the current position of this technology in Gartner’s hype cycle – apparently we are now in the “trough of … Continue reading →

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Lessons from the track

Posted on December 19, 2016 by

Over the past few years, I’ve been able to realize a life-long dream of driving fast.  Er.  Driving fast, safely.  Lots of people drive fast – too fast – on public roads.  I’m not talking about that.  I’m talking about … Continue reading →

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Education for Effect

Posted on November 1, 2016 by

Having been in the business of executive and management development for 18 years, I’m quite familiar with the questions clients have about return on investment (ROI).   We routinely include positioning on this in our work proposals, and follow through with components … Continue reading →

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Towards a Pedagogy of Technology, 2

Posted on September 25, 2016 by

Next installment in this mini-series.  This one is about critically assessing the pedagogical utility of the technology at hand. Claim 2:  Every tool has its purpose.  Or purposes. Effectively – every tool has its purpose.  Some can serve more than … Continue reading →

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Towards a Pedagogy of Technology

Posted on July 11, 2016 by

This is the first in a series of ideas I’d like to share about how to position technology tools in the design and delivery of education. Four claims for better learning design: Claim 1: There is an ‘e’ in learning.  … Continue reading →

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Soft Skills, Hard Results

Posted on September 1, 2015 by

This is a repost of something I wrote for work.  We often overlook the opportunities to structure follow-up and reconnection with participants after the ‘event’ of learning is done.   This is just a little story about that… It was … Continue reading →

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