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John Helmer talks to Craig Weiss, the straight-talking learntech analyst and consultant. Craig is CEO and Lead Analyst for The Craig Weiss Group, and the founder of FindAnLMS, a learning system search engine.   With the so-called 'Great Resignation' underway, skills issues are uppermost in many business leaders' minds: do learning systems have a part to play in helping organizations deal with the fallout? Craig has a view – and as with the other topics that John has crowdsourced from the community for him, he gives his answer with characteristic frankness.   02:47 Can vendor systems solve post-Covid skills issues? 12:25 The current state of buyer knowledge 20:54 How effective are Top 10 lists? 30:36 Are learning systems too general? 39:20 What has he seen recently that's hot? 53:28 Outro Contact Craig Twitter: @diegoinstudio LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigweissinla Blog: http://www.elearninfo247.com Web site: https://www.craigweissgrp.com FindAnLMS: https://findanlms.com   Contact John Helmer Twitter: @johnhelmer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/ Website: http://johnhelmerconsulting.com/ Download the new white paper from Learning Pool written by John Helmer & Ben Betts – Suite Dreams: The Past, Present and Future of Learning Systems https://learningpool.com/suite-dreams/   Don’t miss Cornerstone Convergence on November 16 and 17. With an incredible lineup of speakers focused on helping talent and learning leaders like you gain the tools to create a better experience for your people, you won’t want to miss this all-virtual, all-free event. Register today at CornerstoneConvergence.com. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.cornerstoneconvergence.com/?utm_campaign=EMEA_UK_PROS_2021_Q4_10_EN_Convergence-2021&utm_medium=paid-social&utm_source=the-learning-hack&utm_content=registration__;!!JqsUqw!k6p3zv4wtzy2qFWhTEbsdxfyQuQTXik6gEmmq2FRwOUkdahknnWmiAYQl1Q_lQ$

How is digital technology impacting the way people work, learn and think – and what upcoming technology trends should we look out for? In this episode, John talks to Ezri Carlebach, writer, lecturer, communications expert and imagineer, who has worked extensively in educational and workplace learning contexts. Why is imagination so important to learning – and in what ways has the pandemic changed the way we relate to technology?   2:31 - What is 'imagineering'? 5:54 - Ezri's career journey 13:22 - Digital anthropology 20:40 - Are we worrying about the right things? 25:12 - Imagination as a focus 42:35 - How covid has affected human/machine interaction 46:35 - Views on 'Hybrid Working'   The Royal Anthropological Institute: https://www.therai.org.uk/ Centre for Study of Humans and Machines at the Max Planck Institute in Berlin: https://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/chm The Happy Writing Book, by Elise Valmorbida https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57356168-the-happy-writing-book Contact Ezri Twitter: @ezriel LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ezrie/detail/contact-info/#:~:text=linkedin.com/in/ezrie   Contact John Helmer Twitter: @johnhelmer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/ Website: http://johnhelmerconsulting.com/ Download the new white paper from Learning Pool written by John Helmer & Ben Betts – Suite Dreams: The Past, Present and Future of Learning Systems https://learningpool.com/suite-dreams/   Don’t miss Cornerstone Convergence on November 16 and 17. With an incredible lineup of speakers focused on helping talent and learning leaders like you gain the tools to create a better experience for your people, you won’t want to miss this all-virtual, all-free event. Register today at https://www.cornerstoneconvergence.com/?utm_campaign=EMEA_UK_PROS_2021_Q4_10_EN_Convergence-2021&utm_medium=paid-social&utm_source=the-learning-hack&utm_content=registration.

John talks to Tom Hickmore, award-winning Creative Director of video learning company Nice Media, about his newly released book Watch & Learn. The book aims to help learning professionals in designing, commissioning and producing effective video drama for learning.   Tom has also produced a popular series of videos drawing particular lessons from hit movies and TV series such as Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad and the Bond franchise. But can video dramas for learning paid for by organizations ever aspire to comparable levels emotional intensity?   ---------- 03:14 Who is Watch & Learn written for? 06:15 How can a learning video emulate movies & TV? 13:38 How adventurous are learning clients prepared to be? 18:02 Drama and storytelling 24:30 What formal constraints do learning videos have? 34:52 Do technicians and actors see corporate as just a meal ticket? 40:06 Is now a great moment for learning video? ----------   Tom's book: Watch & Learn: Designing, commissioning and producing effective video drama for learning. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Watch-Learn-Designing-commissioning-producing/dp/1739930002/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=   Contact Tom Twitter: @TomHickmore LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomhickmore?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3BNcva0yKPSzadWRV01aos5Q%3D%3D Nice Media: https://www.nicemedia.co.uk/   Contact John Helmer Twitter: @johnhelmer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/ Website: http://johnhelmerconsulting.com/   Download the new white paper from Learning Pool written by John Helmer & Ben Betts – Suite Dreams: The Past, Present and Future of Learning Systems https://learningpool.com/suite-dreams/

This time John is talking to Laura Overton, an award-winning international speaker, author and facilitator, with multiple institutional fellowships. Laura is probably best known for helming Towards Maturity, the research and benchmarking organization, from its inception as a Government initiative, through independence and commercial success before it was bought out by Emerald Group in 2017. Does she think during her time there she really managed to bring about change in the practice of learning?   ---------- 2:54 - What is ‘Emerging Stronger’? 11:30 - ‘Changemakers’ newsletter 16:43 - How did she get into learning? 24:28 - Towards Maturity: the legacy 31:02 - L&D skills and mindset 35:52 – Data in L&D 42:30 – How to get involved? ----------   Mentioned in the discussion: Trojan mice https://jarche.com/2012/10/on-trojan-mice/ Newsletter: #LearningChangemakers https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/learningchangemakers-6768177569251520512/ Emerging Stronger https://emergentmasterclass.com/about/#meet   Contact Laura Twitter: @lauraoverton LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lauraoverton   Contact John Helmer Twitter: @johnhelmer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/ Website: http://johnhelmerconsulting.com/ Download the new white paper from Learning Pool written by John Helmer & Ben Betts – Suite Dreams: The Past, Present and Future of Learning Systems https://learningpool.com/suite-dreams/

John talks to Dr. Jane Bozarth, Director of Research at The Learning Guild, about how the rise of digital technology is changing expectations about the sort of skills and qualifications a learning professional should have in the 21st Century – and about her own, long career in learning.   That career includes numerous books, work as a columnist for Learning Solutions Magazine, and a long-standing position as E-Learning Co-ordinator for the US state of North Carolina. More than all that, Jane has always been a fount of no-nonsense, practical advice for learning professionals, and there's plenty to be found in this interview.   ---------- 03:34 - Role at the Learning Guild 06:17 - The Guild Masters’ view on future of learning 12:16 - Proliferation of tools raises L&D skills issues 17:26 - How educated is L&D? 22:04 - Is learning theory important to learning professionals? 26:32 - Where is L&D with the pandemic right now? 30:02 - The widening L&D skillset 34:36 - Is L&D a buying function? 38:54 - What has been her career journey in learning? ----------   Mentioned in the discussion:   The Johari Window: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johari_window   Report: Guild Masters on The Future of Learning: https://www.learningguild.com/insights/266/guild-masters-on-the-future-of-learning/?from=home   Report: Degrees for L&D Professionals: What, Why, and Worth? https://www.learningguild.com/insights/263/degrees-for-ld-professionals-what-why-and-worth/?from=content&mode=filter&source=insights   Many other reports by Dr. Jane Bozarth can be found on the Learning Guild website: https://www.learningguild.com/     Contact Dr. Jane Twitter: @JaneBozarth LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/janebozarth Website/Blog: http://bozarthzone.blogspot.com/     Contact John Helmer Twitter: @johnhelmer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/ Website: http://johnhelmerconsulting.com/ Download the new white paper from Learning Pool written by John Helmer & Ben Betts – Suite Dreams: The Past, Present and Future of Learning Systems https://learningpool.com/suite-dreams/

Another chance to hear the inaugural episode of Great Minds on Learning, which was originally aired back in March 2021 to considerable acclaim. In this series, Donald Clark – the internationally famous author, blogger and entrepreneur, joins John Helmer to discuss the history of thought and theorising about learning.  This particular episode is about The Cognitivists, a group of theorists who made a vital contribution to what we now know about the mechanics of memory and learning.   ---------- 00:47 Why is memory such an important focus for the cognitivists? 02:27 Introducing the Cognitivists 04:07 Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850-1909) 13:49 George A. MIller (1920-2012) 19:25 Richard C. Atkinson (1929- ) & Richard Shiffrin (1942- ) 24:09 Alan Baddeley (1934- ) 28:49 Endel Tulving (1927- ) 37:57 John Sweller (1946- ) 47:04 Summing up: the Cognitivists and Behaviourism ----------   The Blog that started it all: http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/2020/08/100-learning-theorists-2500-years-of.html   Ebbinhaus bit.ly/2VvoxkX Miller bit.ly/37OaB85 Atkinson & Shiffrin bit.ly/37SEKTK Baddeley bit.ly/37WfFHq Tulving bit.ly/2VmFKNw Sweller bit.ly/2I7Pt2t   Contact Donald Twitter: @DonaldClark LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-clark-04553022/ Blog: http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/   Contact John Helmer Twitter: @johnhelmer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/ Website: http://johnhelmerconsulting.com/   Download the new white paper from Learning Pool written by John Helmer & Ben Betts – Suite Dreams: The Past, Present and Future of Learning Systems https://learningpool.com/suite-dreams/

Internationally respected author, blogger and learning expert, Donald Clark joins John Helmer of the Learning Hack podcast to discuss the history of thought and theorising about learning.   From the Greeks to the Geeks, they cover 2,500 years of thought and science on learning. The inspired, the enduring, the wacked-out weird and the just plain wrong, from Socrates to the present day.   Starting with a repeat of the popular pilot episode The Cognitivists on 30 August, the series proper kicks off on 13 September and runs fortnightly.   Here's Season One: * The Behaviorists * Instructionalists * Practice * Holists * Online Educators * The Enlightenment   Don't miss a single episode: subscribe now.

The Learning Hack is taking a seasonal break. In the meantime, here’s another chance to hear one of our most listened-to episodes.   John talks to Julie Dirksen, a leading expert in instructional design, digital learning and behaviour change. Is it a problem for learning professionals that even when they have supported learners in gaining the knowledge and skills they need to do things right, and to do the right thing, once back in the workplace they so often do the exact opposite?   The conversation dives deep into the mechanics of behaviour change, addressing the 'elephant and rider' problem in human psychology, and confronts the tricky ethical questions that effective use of behaviour change techniques inevitably brings up.   ---------- 03:37 What does the ‘elephant and rider’ image mean in behaviour change? 12:26 The importance of feedback 16:48 Intent vs behaviour 18:00 Technology & behaviour change 24:28 The ethics of behaviour change 31:18 Is the ‘conspiracy of convenience’ a behaviour change problem? 39:03 Tips for overcoming resistance to being trained ----------   Links Jonathan Haidt, responsible for the 'elephant and rider' metaphor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Haidt   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Damasio   https://www.happinesshypothesis.com/   https://www.researchgate.net/publication/51070630_The_Behaviour_Change_Wheel_a_new_method_for_characterising_and_designing_behaviour_change_interventions   http://www.behaviourchangewheel.com/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudge_(book)kk   Julie's Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=design%20for%20how%20people%20learn   Contact Julie Dirksen LinkedIn: https://wwwlinkedin.com/in/juliedirksen Twitter: @usablelearning Website: usablelearning.wordpress.com   Contact John Helmer Twitter: @johnhelmer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/ Website: http://johnhelmerconsulting.com/   Download the new white paper from Learning Pool written by John Helmer & Ben Betts – Suite Dreams: The Past, Present and Future of Learning Systems https://learningpool.com/suite-dreams/

The Learning Hack is taking a break for the Summer. We’ll be back in September, but meanwhile, here’s our second most listened-to episode of all time, featuring an interview with Nick Shackleton-Jones. John talks to Nick about his book, 'How People Learn'.   01:22 About the book 04:04 Its ambitions 07:16 The affective context model 16:40 Instructional design 22:51 The learner experience 25:30 Learning in the flow of work 28:14 Are things getting better? 31:22 Business and emotion 33:12 Sentiment analysis and AI 37:46 Innovation

Audrey Watters' new book, Teaching Machines, tells the story of how two academics, Sidney Pressey in the 1920s and B.F. Skinner in the 1950s, attempted to develop and market mechanical devices for learning. John talks to Audrey about the book and explores the reasons why both of these pioneers of pre-computer learning technology, ultimately, failed.   In the book Audrey Watters, who describes herself as 'an education writer, an independent scholar, a serial dropout, a rabble-rouser, and ed-tech's Cassandra', also draws comparisons with today's technologists, and sees the pervasive influence of B.F. Skinner at work in their attempts to use personalization as a means of control.   00:00 - Intro 03:06 - B. F. Skinner and his teaching machine 08:30 - Sidney Pressey’s teaching machine, 1920s 18:38 - Did B.F. Skinner really raise his daughter in a box 21:50 - Why has personalization of education not happened? 28:06 - What technologists get wrong about education 39:03 - What has been her personal journey in learning?     The Book: Teaching Machines: The History of Personalized Learning https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/teaching-machines   Follow Audrey Twitter: @audreywatters LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/audrey-watters-96135a145/ Website: http://audreywatters.com/ Blog: http://hackeducation.com/   Contact John Helmer Twitter: @johnhelmer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/ Website: http://johnhelmerconsulting.com/   Download the new white paper from Learning Pool written by John Helmer & Ben Betts – Suite Dreams: The Past, Present and Future of Learning Systems https://learningpool.com/suite-dreams/