Learning Journal Blog
Catherine’s ruminations on this and that
Nurturing motivation to learn
“But,” they say, “what if my employees just aren’t motivated?” I hear that quite a lot when I talk with leaders at all levels about cultivating learning culture or supporting self-directed learning. They think employees don’t want to learn. Their [...]
Advancing skills by flying together
Have you ever seen the wonder of a murmuration? It’s the phenomenon where great flocks of birds (often starlings) fly and swoop at great speeds, changing direction, moving in formation, performing a beautiful dance in the sky. In the 1930s, [...]
Hide and seek
Did you ever have one of those days when you really wanted to hide away? I hit my limit one day last week. Technology is changing too fast to keep up, and the innovations are equally awe-inspiring and worrying. And [...]
A lesson in writing learning objectives with ChatGPT
Wanna see something interesting? I’m currently teaching a graduate course in instructional design, and this week’s learning community discussion asks the students to try their hand at writing objectives for one of several practice cases. (They’ll be writing objectives for [...]
Is it time to stop worrying about evaluation?
There’s an often-used saying that applies to learning and development interventions: garbage in, garbage out. If your inputs are bad, the outputs will be, too. If you don’t want garbage, it’s not as helpful to catch the stinky stuff coming [...]
Flourishing in 2023
What if employee flourishing was one of our measures of success in organizations? What if we – individually and collectively – saw that part of our work together is to ensure that each and every person thrives in their work? [...]