tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740642724626145602024-03-18T09:48:03.900+00:00Lars is LearningLars Hyland explores how technology and research enhances communication, learning and performance in the workplace.
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This blog collects my ideas, articles and reflections on e-learning, social media, mobile and anything else that helps build better learning experiences.
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All views expressed are my own.Lars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-25939813872364319892017-07-27T16:19:00.000+01:002017-07-27T16:19:49.540+01:00The Reinvention Economy
The skills you need today, are not the skills you need tomorrow.
We are entering an unprecedented era of accelerating change, and learning what to learn and when is the key to staying relevant. Since publishing my thoughts on Linkedin on and the Totara Learning blog …I thought I would re-post here for posterity. I look forward to your comments.
I had the Lars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-24955604418663610802014-10-29T12:41:00.000+00:002014-10-29T13:50:12.733+00:00Education needs to adapt – this time it’s personal
I'm back
Well it's been a while since I posted to this blog. I'm planning to get back into the habit of capturing what I think are important stories, technologies and trends that will impact how we learn and how we improve the design of learning experiences, both online, offline and in between. And by "in between" I refer to what is going to be a powerful merging of virtual and real Lars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-52367187093108864392012-11-03T07:28:00.003+00:002012-11-03T07:30:35.231+00:00Have chance, will learnEdSurge reported this great story from Ethiopia that demonstrates further the power of the motivated learner:
HAVE CHANCE, WILL LEARN: Amazing preliminary results reported by One Laptop Per Child around a bold experiment happening in rural Ethiopia. Several months after dropping off solar-powered Motorola Xoom tablets, 20 first grade-age children have managed their way from finding Lars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-81684411820952267592012-03-12T12:00:00.000+00:002012-03-12T13:22:00.958+00:00#SLCONF 2012–Social Learning in actionLast Thursday I attended the #SLCONF Social Learning Conference in London. It largely practiced what it preached – in that it proved to be a highly social discussion and effective forum for sharing ideas and experiences with an experienced group of professionals and practitioners. Good use was made of alternative formats and seeding conversation between groups. I think the fact that this was aLars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-69766583383172115852012-01-23T22:43:00.001+00:002012-01-23T22:43:46.939+00:00Kraken awakes...slowly
iBook Author 3D version?
Well I awake from a blogging slumber in time for what should be one of the most vibrant Learning Technologies Conference and Exhibitions. The world appears also to have finally awoken fully to the benefits technology can bring to learning and training. Particularly when you take a more fundamental step in redesigning the whole experience so that the technology is at Lars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-60666197216561558962010-11-22T12:19:00.001+00:002010-11-22T12:24:28.065+00:00Augmenting reality - technology is going invisibleHere's my article, just published on Trainingzone as the headline story, exploring how augmented reality and mobile technology promise to radically improve learning effectiveness. Would value your comments and feedback.
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The pace of technological innovation continues to surprise. This week reports suggest that, in theory at least, it will be possible to create new materials Lars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-3746011754070105432010-09-26T22:00:00.003+01:002010-09-26T22:00:00.483+01:00No pain, more gain? Research supports "less learning more often"
Many years back, I coined a phrase that neatly summarised my view on how to change current training design and delivery practice so that it can dramatically improve effective learning and performance. My phrase?
"Less learning more often" (click to read the full article)
Is it happening? Well, it's beginning to it seems. We are clearly recognising that the concentrated, content-heavy Lars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-90829887323801934462010-09-22T12:08:00.000+01:002010-09-22T12:08:51.674+01:00The catalyst to accelerated learning and performanceHere's my article just published on Trainingzone, recorded here for your comment.
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Lars Hyland explores how social tools can be harnessed to deliver a more engaging and effective learning experience.
The experiential divide between using online technology externally and internally within organisations
Using the crowd to accelerate learning and innovation
Three ways to Lars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-16328434257493377692010-09-20T13:04:00.000+01:002010-09-20T13:04:41.971+01:00Memes, genes and by Jove, the future of learning
Dutch biologist Gerard Jagers op Akkerhuis from Radboud University Nijmegen predicts that the next the next step in evolution will lead to a life form in which the transfer of the blueprint by means of genes is replaced with the transfer of knowledge and collective experience by so-called ‘memes’.
In Jagers’ view:
Memes are codes that determine the structure of the brain. In turn, the Lars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-84178557850158142262010-08-17T21:43:00.001+01:002010-08-17T21:43:00.154+01:0012 years of your life for 4 years of knowledge - a good deal?
Michael Feldstein has written a thought-provoking post on Xplana.com which "provides direct-to-student productivity tools that enhance the student learning experience". Xplana is an attempt to support individuals in their learning, which is a broad trend that will be highly disruptive to current educational models, certainly in Higher Education. The economic climate and availability of Lars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-46609791520384965772010-07-14T13:48:00.014+01:002010-07-14T14:16:00.892+01:00Education As We Know It Is FinishedSo says Clayton M. Christensen and Michael B. Horn in Forbes magazine. As authors of Disrupting Class, a useful manifesto on how innovation will change "the way the world learns".
There is a growing head of steam around changes to education systems around the world, largely driven by budget cuts. My hope is that the opportunity is grabbed to more deeply re-think how we use learning technology toLars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-41336073644255809682010-07-13T17:17:00.000+01:002010-07-13T17:17:42.567+01:00"Online trainings not so successful" - lively debate on LinkedIn
Apparently, the log might be the most effective learning technology ever invented. Read on to find out why...
There is a discussion in the group Learning, Education and Training Professionals Group on Linkedin which appears to have taken on a life of its own. With nearly 600 posts, it represents an interesting cross section of what can be quite polarised views on the success (or otherwise) of Lars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-13380250480251134132010-06-30T20:42:00.001+01:002010-06-30T20:42:06.086+01:00Waiting for Superman: calling the education crisisThe people who brought us An Inconvenient Truth – raising awareness of the environmental challenges ahead of – have turned their attention to the US education system. The documentary ‘Waiting for “Superman”’ directed by Davis Guggenheim intends to pack some powerful punches about the state of the public school system while providing a call to action. Below is a neat little animation that trails Lars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-31233116852943905442010-06-30T13:34:00.001+01:002010-06-30T13:34:08.667+01:00Coffee fuelled brains – explains media hyperbole? A new study published today suggests that drinking five cups of coffee a day could reverse memory problems seen in Alzheimer's disease. But actually it doesn’t. The article on the BBC website goes on to report: "This research in mice suggests that coffee may actually reverse some element of memory impairment. "However much more research is needed to determine whether drinking Lars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-15078978784059237112010-06-17T18:22:00.001+01:002010-06-17T18:22:55.112+01:00Learning the LINGOI had the privilege of speaking at the INGO E-learning Conference at Oxfam House, Oxford today. Fellow speakers included Clive Shepherd, Jane Hart and Rob Hubbard. There is a growing interest amongst charities and other non governmental organisations in more effective and efficient approaches to learning and development. When you have staff, volunteers and other representatives spread across the Lars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-74371715194901393362010-06-10T12:55:00.000+01:002010-06-10T12:55:22.065+01:00LSG 2010 - Elvis comes to mindAs the King put it:
"A little less conversation, a little more action please"
That pretty much summed up the reactions to many of the sessions during what was a vibrant and buzzy event this Tuesday in London. While there was much enthusiasm demonstrated with regards to the future potential of simulations, the shifts in informal/formal learning provision and a welcome emphasis on long term Lars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-50980757997495041372010-06-07T08:00:00.000+01:002010-06-07T08:00:06.196+01:00Designing e-learning for IMPACTCreating an engaging, effective e-learning experience can be a daunting task. There are many considerations, the LEAST of which is the technical delivery which most folk normally latch on to. The tools are an enabler, for sure, but the ability to communicate – in words, in pictures, with meaningful interaction, with clarity – is much more important. However, this ability appears to be in scarce Lars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-11127844661963694102010-06-03T18:37:00.001+01:002010-06-03T18:37:04.704+01:00Welcome aboard! Onboarding ModelHere’s one of my articles published last month (May 2010) in Training Journal. You can also get a PDF to download if you prefer to read it in all its published glory on your shiny new iPad. Comments very welcome. --------------------------------------------------- First impressions Do any of these scenarios sound familiar? "On my first day I arrived and was immediately drowning in rules Lars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-26351571214264179902010-05-29T13:27:00.001+01:002010-05-29T13:37:03.072+01:00Back in blog seat - it's getting lively out there...It's been a while - 6 months in fact - since I last posted on this blog. This is largely due to lots of activity in the day job and a preference for Twitter as a platform for comment and sharing of useful links etc... (you can follow me on here). I've also published a number of articles in printed journals/magazines and been remiss in posting up here due to the now confusing delay between writingLars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-9895875098636367122009-11-26T19:09:00.001+00:002009-11-26T19:09:00.182+00:00KnowHow to KnowNowWhat a difference one letter change makes to that old term “knowhow”. KnowHow meant retaining knowledge in your head so you could apply it at some undefined point in time in the future. While clearly there are basic skills and knowledge that we need to retain internally it is often a fallacy to think that short term, event driven training will be retained long enough, and in a good enough state, Lars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-44912117360592007212009-11-16T14:34:00.002+00:002009-11-17T16:23:59.997+00:00How to roll out knowledge to contact centresJust published on the popular Trainingzone site. Comments welcome.
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In a real-time business environment, how do you ensure staff are kept fully up to speed on new products and services, while also keeping customers happy? Lars Hyland outlines ways in which technology can improve knowledge, learning and communication in the pressurised environment of the contact centre.
It's hard to Lars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-53801891500248182932009-11-13T14:47:00.002+00:002009-11-16T15:11:16.032+00:00Awards: Most effective training + Elearning company of the yearThis post is a bit of self congratulatory trumpet blowing, but the past two weeks can’t go by without comment. Last night Brightwave won the E-learning Production Company of the Year Award at this year’s E-learning Age Awards. That’s a fantastic achievement and well deserved – the team are highly professional, talented and great fun to work with. Our clients seem to agree too with comments like:Lars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-30986398952179964902009-10-05T17:24:00.003+01:002009-10-05T17:43:58.069+01:00A mobile future for communications and learningI suppose I shouldn't be surprised that the Handheld Learning conference is a far more vibrant community of Twitter users than the recent WOLCE attendees. You can get a great sense of the presentations, even get to review them and discover new things in ways which seem almost better than actually attending yourself. One great find was this recent video put together to support the MOCOM 2020 Lars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-23083020722608585772009-09-29T17:27:00.001+01:002009-09-29T17:27:08.846+01:00Onboarding staff in the 21st centuryThe British Computer Society (BCS) and IT Training Magazine have published my article on how onboarding new staff can be transformed in terms of overall time to full productivity and dramatically reduced training costs. As the economy picks up the quality and efficiency of induction will matter more than ever. What do you think? ------------------------ How we work and who we work for is Lars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674064272462614560.post-28083284498133799792009-09-21T14:57:00.004+01:002009-09-21T15:25:28.722+01:00UK Higher Education needs more radical change than a debate about who funds itWith the current media and political debate about the future funding of education (and the rest of the entire public sector for that matter), I was struck with the thought that perhaps the wrong question is being asked.Is funding or cutting the same model of higher education the real issue. Or would a more radical shake up of higher education be more affordable and indeed more effective at Lars Hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14863947707581345099noreply@blogger.com1