Leading Learning
The Community for Learning Leaders
It’s a common assumption that most adult learners likely already know how to learn. But what data do we have about the process of learning to know if this is actually true? This is the question that Dr. Brian McGowan, co-founder and chief learning officer of ArcheMedX, a healthcare informatics and e-learning company, was determined …
In an industry where the terms association and lifelong learning should be synonymous with each other, there is often a major disconnect between the two. Members are looking to their associations for the necessary knowledge and lifelong learning opportunities they need in order to succeed yet research from our latest Association Learning + Technology report revealed …
With all that the web has enabled, there are now countless ways in which each of us is going about learning on a day-to-day basis. There is also increasing evidence that this is incredibly important and perhaps deserves the same type of recognition as some of the traditional markers in education, such as degrees. Kelly …
Lecture-driven approaches to teaching and learning have come under a lot of criticism in recent years but that doesn’t mean they can’t be effective. Dr. Monisha Pasupathi, a psychology professor at the University of Utah and presenter for The Great Courses’ How We Learn, is an expert in how people of all ages learn and process …
In this episode of the Leading Learning podcast, Celisa interviews Peter C. Brown, co-author of Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning. Make It Stick is an Emphatically Recommended Reading™ for the Leading Learning Symposium. We think it is one of the best books available to explain research about how people learn with implications for how we can …
It’s possible to infuse learning into situations where participants are not consciously aware that they are learning. In this episode of the Leading Learning podcast, leadership expert – and Leading Learning Symposium faculty member – Lisa A. Bing talks about how she often engineers this sort of “subversive” learning. Lisa also discusses the responsibility that …
In this episode of the Leading Learning podcast, Celisa talks with Wes Trochlil, president of Effective Database Management and author of Put Your Data to Work, published by ASAE. Wes is a real thought leader in how organizations can use data more effectively to make critical decisions and drive greater success. We’re proud to say that he …
If you are a leader or an aspiring leader in the business of lifelong learning, you are in the right place. The Leading Learning Podcast is a weekly resource featuring tips, insights, and perspectives to help you maximize the reach, revenue, and impact of your continuing education and professional development business. Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele …
When I was a staff development teacher at an elementary school, I heard the same complaints from teachers day in and day out—they thought most of the training they were required to participate in was a complete waste of their time. Why? There were many reasons, but these two topped the complaint list: They weren’t …
How can you turbo charge your strategy for continuing education and professional development programs? Apply the latest learning principles for maximum impact? Market like a pro? And bring it all together with technology that really works? Month in and month out we strive to help you answer these types of questions through the resource links …
In an earlier post we discussed the three major themes for the Leading Learning Symposium: reach, revenue, and impact. These themes will drive how we structure the program at the event, and they represent the outcomes we are striving to help attendees achieve. Based on our work with many organizations over many years, we see …
Assessment is critical for learning. We know that formative evaluation helps learners consolidate knowledge as they’re taking it in, and summative evaluation gives instructors, learners, and other interested parties (associations, accrediting bodies, employers, etc.) a stick by which to measure mastery of concepts. But how do you write assessments effectively–or make sure those tasked with …
