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April 2014

The Importance of “Mobile” in Learning

When you’re dealing with a technology that evolves at breakneck speeds, the conversations around that technology will often shift course often as well. Such is the case of mobile technologies and how they should be used for learning. Years ago, when mobile learning was a new concept that organizations were …

Setting the Stage for Maximum Learning

One of the reasons I love conferences is that they represent a unique opportunity to fully immerse ourselves in learning and skill development. In today’s fast-moving world, it’s rare that we can step away from the responsibilities of day-to-day work to focus on developing our own knowledge and skills. Since …

The Power of Peer-Based Learning

There’s a lot of value in learning from an expert. Experts tend to understand a topic very well, and (hopefully) have a great deal of experience putting the knowledge into practice. I find experts very helpful when I’m learning something for the first time. Learning from an expert is like …

Tips for Writing a Winning Conference Proposal

I’ve written a large number of conference proposals for different events over the years, and I’ve also read through close to 2,000 proposals that have been submitted by members of the learning and performance profession. In this post I share some of the tips I’ve learned over the years from …