No neurosexism please, we’re trainers
Training providers need to be careful of indulging in ‘neurosexism’, after revelations that widely accepted differences between male and female abilities are not hardwired into their brains from birth but are the result of cultural assumptions. Cordelia Fine, a researcher at Melbourne University, argues in her book entitled ‘Delusions of Gender’, which is due to be […]
Blending for success: Part one
Robin Hoyle looks at the role blended learning has to play in successful training outcomes. Part one addresses the components in the blended learning mix. It wasn’t that long ago that blended learning was still spoken of as a mysterious next generation of training. For some people outside the elearning world this was the admission […]
Learning styles tool for call centre employees launches
New technology that caters to the different learning styles and preferences of call centre workers has been launched. ‘Love Your Agents,’ the new ‘user interface,’ created by Sword Ciboodle and Capgemini has been based on academic research into learning styles and provides the worker with the ability to choose the version that best suits their […]
Deciphering the learning personality
Professor Chris J Jackson explores the effectiveness of the Jackson Hybrid Model of Learning in Personality. The most important asset of any organisation is its people. What people do can lead to productivity, customer satisfaction, and organisational profit. Yet, despite the positive impact that employees have on organisational outcomes, the opposite is also true. Some […]
The Kolb experience
Learning styles guru David Kolb reflects on his career and contribution to the experiential learning movement. Stephanie Sparrow reports. David Kolb admits to being inspired by many things in his life: the writings of Carl Jung; the philosophy of Confucious… and sea shells. Kolb, who as a champion of experiential learning and learning styles has […]
