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That Word Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means

That Word Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means

Too frequently, workplace training departments think they are offering a “blended learning experience” by offering the same class in different iterations, so that people can take the class in the format that best meets their needs. That is NOT what blended learning is.

Adult Learning, Instructional Design, Learning + DevelopmentNanette MinerMay 5, 2022learning, workplace learning, learning and development, blended learning, blended training, blended design

Which takes longer to teach – how to launch a missile or how to sell insurance?

Instructional DesignNanette MinerNovember 11, 2021learning, workplace learning, workforce training, sales training

How are we preparing our future workforce?

Employee / Workforce D...Nanette MinerSeptember 16, 2019education, employee learning, future-proofing, learning, skills gap, workforce learningComment

3 Ways "We" Have Destroyed Young People's Ability to Think

Adult Learning, Higher EdNanette MinerAugust 7, 2019cramming, education, higher education, learning, memorization, Scantron bubble test, testing, thinking, training and developmentComment

Is it Worthwhile to Learn a Useless Skill?

UncategorizedNanette MinerJanuary 23, 2019learning, learning outcomesComment

Got 5 minutes for professional development? Here are 3 resources.

Adult Learning, Online LearningNanette MinerOctober 12, 20185 minute learning, employee development, employee training, free learning, learning, professional developmentComment

Why Testing is Detrimental to Thinking

Thinking + Brain RulesNanette MinerMay 26, 2018adult learning, learning, Scantron bubble test, teaching thinking, testing, testing skillsComment

Accelerate Learning through On-the-Job Assignments

Employee / Workforce D..., The Business of TrainingNanette MinerJanuary 3, 2018employee development, learning, on-the-job, training, workplace learningComment

It Ain't Learning if it's Microlearning

Adult Learning, Employee / Workforce D..., Online LearningNanette MinerDecember 21, 2017employee development, employee learning, learning, microlearning, training, workplace learningComment

Silo’d Learning is Limiting Workplace Learning Potential

Adult Learning, Employee / Workforce D...Nanette MinerDecember 13, 2017employee training, learning, learning and development, training and development, workforce training, workplace learningComment

Teaching Thinking through Adapted Appreciative Inquiry

Employee / Workforce D..., The Business of TrainingNanette MinerOctober 30, 2017appreciative inquiry, employee development, employee training, learning, training, workplace learning, workplace trainingComment

Want to test your cognitive abilities?

Thinking + Brain RulesNanette MinerJanuary 23, 2017brain, cognition, learning, thinkingComment

Interview with Connie Malamed: Visual Design Solutions

Instructional Design, Thinking + Brain RulesNanette MinerOctober 3, 2016Connie Malamed, employee learning, learning, visual design solutions, visuals, workplace learningComment

What happened to the "L" in L+D?

Employee / Workforce D..., The Business of TrainingNanette MinerSeptember 15, 2016learning, learning and development, workforce development, workplace learningComment

Reading for Fun - and Comprehension

Adult Learning, Thinking + Brain RulesNanette MinerAugust 18, 2016employee development, employee training, learning, reading, reading comprehension, reading skills, workforce development, workforce trainingComment

Which Type of Learning is "Best?"

Adult Learning, Employee / Workforce D...Nanette MinerDecember 4, 2015employee development, employee education, employee training, learning, workforce development, workforce trainingComment

The Next "Generation" of Learning

Adult LearningNanette MinerSeptember 16, 2015adult learning, employee learning, employee training, learning, workplace learningComment

Most Kids are EXPERT Gamers by Age 21

UncategorizedNanette MinerNovember 26, 2013expert, expertise, learning, Malcolm Gladwell, practice, video games

Online Collaboration MUST be Designed

NewslettersNanette MinerJune 5, 2013instructional design, learners, learning, on-line learning, online learning, online training, synchronous learning, synchronous training, vILT, virtual classroom, virtual learning, virtual training

Interview with Learning Expert - Will Thalheimer

NewslettersNanette MinerApril 1, 2013employee learning, employee training, learning, workplace learning