A few months ago I had the pleasure of facilitating the Facilitating Learning Online (FLO) course, not once but twice. One of the ongoing assignments in FLO is to reflect on and share weekly learning nuggets. As we all know, teaching is the best way to learn so I had many of my own learning…
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Are You Designing Education or Training?
There is a difference between education and training. If you’ve been working in the field for any length of time you probably know that. Those new to learning design may have a sense of the differences but may not have made a clear distinction between the two. As Jay Cross famously quipped: If your…
Ode to ADDIE
I like ADDIE. She’s like that friend who’s always there for you. She’s dependable, flexible, and keeps you on course (pun intended). Sure, she’s not as trendy or exciting as some of your other friends. Rarely is she the life of party, but you can count on her to never steer you wrong. ADDIE is…
Group Values
Identifying group values are a critical part of any activity that requires collaboration. Values are the foundation. They hold up and support everything else. I’ve facilitated individual and group values sessions hundreds of times and always find the process and outcomes rewarding. Here’s an example of how to facilitate a group values finding session for…
From Pedagogy to Communagogy and Everything in Between
There was once only one agogy and now there are many. Most educators are intimately familiar with pedagogy the art and science of educating and teaching children. Some are also familiar with andragogy the art and science of educating and teaching adults. Recently a few more agogies have surfaced so I thought it was high…
3 Types of Problems
Isaac Cruikshank [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Have you even been in one of those meetings where you are discussing the same problem that has been discussed every few months for the past year? You know the feeling. You look at the agenda and you think Oh, for crying out loud. Is this still an…