I’ve pointed out the problems with learning styles in the past, but I want to rethink them with you, as we took quite a positive out of them in a unique way.  I decided then what I still do now, that essentially all of the learning style instruments are garbage.  Tags: meta-learning So, is there anything to salvage? MORE >>

Tweet Informal learning is not better than formal training; there is just a whole lot more of it. It’s 95% of workplace learning, according to the research behind this graphic, by Gary Wise. In this context, only training professionals were allowed to talk about learning. Informal Learning MORE >>

I’m presenting on Twitter and its uses for education and learning later today, as I noted in my last post. After that, Jane Hart’s slideshow on specific steps to get going is very practical. Tags: Learning Technology think that Twitter used only inside a course is quite constrained. So is the Internet. MORE >>

I've talked at length here about the value of reflective practice , which I've typically seen as an ongoing process. Lifelong Learning reflective practiceWhen you haven't blogged in months and decide, finally, to begin again, it's probably a good idea to explain your absence. . And there is still a place for that in my life. MORE >>

Yesterday I looked at some questions for setting the stage for learning. Today I want to propose some questions that can help us better define what we want to learn. Asset-Based Learning. Positive Questions for Deciding What to Learn. What have you learned? How have you learned it? What themes do you see? MORE >>