Author: Gertrude Mandeville
Lifelong learning is the "ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated pursuit of knowledge.” It is the mind’s desire to continuously absorb even more than it has before. In this context, learning is a need for growth. It’s essential. It equips the brain with the authority to solve...
All too often, we stumble upon the lengthy, confusing, opinionated podcast of a self-proclaimed “expert” who loves the sound of their own voice. A misguided commentary with no clear direction, theme or conclusion unfolds. It leaves us wondering whether technology is going to be our...
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn. UDL provides a blueprint for creating instructional goals, methods, materials, and assessments that work for everyone--not a single, one-size-fits-all solution, but flexible approaches that...
Behavioral Learning Theory has no place in the workplace. Or so one would think based on current research. I recently came to this conclusion while conducting said research for a class I am taking in Executive Education. This conclusion is not based on Behavioral Learning as...
To date, my philosophy of learning design and technology has relied heavily on experience and experimentation. But a foundation of evidence has always been the cornerstone of my work.
I would say that much of my career has been a pursuit of wisdom. A search for...
My professional experience in Instructional Design has provided countless opportunities for me to engage with learners from every background and in all sorts of settings. Still, a particular subset that is near and dear to the heart of this Chief Learning Officer and current PhD...
According to the Institute of Employment Studies, organizations are becoming increasingly more team-based. Working groups and task forces are the new methods for getting things done. At a tactical level, organizations are turning their employees’ know-how into a managed asset.
If you were to conduct a...
As an instructional designer and Chief Learning Officer, I know a thing or two about facilitating learning in a corporate environment. And I wouldn’t be able to execute it without the use of technology—both web-based and synchronous. I have developed games, simulations, software demonstrations, built...
Over the course of my career and in my current stint as a doctoral student in the Educational Psychology and Technology program at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, I’ve identified a few learning models I believe are crucially important to the contextualization of learning. Let’s...
We have been involved in the development of some STEM video and would like to share a sample of video our work with local RI businesses. Click here to view. Let me take a moment to define what I mean by instructional video. It is...