EVER TRIED TO HIT A MOVING TARGET AT TWENTY PACES WITH A COLT 45?
In the movies, the marshal steps out from behind the big rock, draws his Colt .45 and enforces the law by dispatching a few outlaws as they dive for cover 20 or 30 yards away. In real life it was not as simple as that. About 40 years ago I read a tremendous book by...Real learning – let’s not confuse it with completing templated exercises
I read a piece written by Kate Graham of e2train on Thursday and it started me thinking about the ‘real learning versus managed learning’ debate. I found I disagreed with Kate’s view on a number of points, and stand on the other side of the fence from her argument for...ID – Instructional Design or Interactivity Design in an interconnected world?
Instructional design is not only seen as a core competency for learning and development/training specialists, but it’s a huge industry, too. Most learning vendors tout their ‘expertise in instructional design’ as a key reason as to why we should engage them to produce...Less is more: A different approach to L&D in a world awash with information
This post appeared on the TrainingZone.co.uk site last month. I’ve re-posted it here for people who don’t choose to register on the TZ website. —————————— Charles Jennings argues that the adage...Five Barriers to Effective Learning in Organisations
Very few of us would argue with the proposition that a lot of organisational learning and development activity is sub-optimal to the extent that it provides little value to participants and their organisations. Even in organisations where L&D priorities are...About me
ConsultMember of the Internet Time Alliance and Co-founder of the 70:20:10 Institute, Charles Jennings is a leading thinker and practitioner in learning, development and performance.Member of the Internet Time Alliance
About me
Experienced change agent and consultant, Charles Jennings is a leading thinker and practitioner in learning, development and performance. All articles, content and opinions here are his own.