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Thursday, April 30, 2009
A Brave New World for Learning
I just attended a one-day think tank in Washington, D.C. sponsored by the ISA (the association for learning providers). It was a jam-packed day featuring several thoughts leaders, including David Cain of MediaSauce, Sandy Speicher of IDEO, and Andre Martin of M&M Mars. The participants (mostly executives in training companies) were joined by ten students from Darden College. And the event was graphically-facilitated by two amazing women who captured ideas all day in text and pictures.
I’m still processing the many questions, big ideas, and trends that were discussed. As I transcribed my scribbled notes, I was struck by the importance of the questions shared by Sandy. Pause for a moment and filter the future through the lens of these thought-provoking questions:
How might we engage learners as creators?
How might we build platforms and networks for lasting participation?
How might we engage the know how of our learners in the creation of the learning experience itself?
How might we allow for real-time feedback and interaction?
How might we help learners know how to include and incorporate the thinking of others in their work?
How might we leverage the infrastructure of existing systems to produce user-generated content?
How might we help people develop roles in their community and the world simultaneously?
How might we equip learners with the tools to take action on a big scale?
How might we prepare people to emotionally and energetically handle the “bigness” of the global information they face every day.
What if learning was always a service experience?
How might we engage the passion of learners in the creation of their experience?
How might we leverage networks to accumulate and distribute knowledge?
How might we measure learning?
How might we help people thrive in a distracted world?
How might we provide multi-sensory information?
How might we engage multiple senses?
How might we leverage visual tools?
How might we create bite-sized learning?
I love these questions because they mirror many of the questions we have been asking ourselves! From our musings on these issues over the past two years, we have developed a social media platform that seeks to provide the common virtual space for learners to congregate, create, and share their experiences and insights. NetSpeed Fast Tracks has evolved through the feedback and suggestions of our clients. We invite you to join the community and participate in the learning.
Posted by Cynthia Clay at 6:59 pm