Gaining 'true' knowledge and transitioning it into wisdom is quite a personal and elusive experience... elusive because it primarily works on two drives. The first is our intrinsic motivation to learn and keep learning. The second is HOW this motivation gets us fired up. Interestingly, there are no set rules here. It's so personal and... Continue Reading →
'LEARNING IS DIFFICULT' IS THE FOUNDATION ON WHICH WE (SHOULD) ARCHITECT LEARNING EXPERIENCES!
The minute we accept this premise, we'll weed ourselves from the temptation to just 'present' the content. We'll 'realize' that learning doesn't happen as easily as that. It doesn't, of course, mean we punish learners by making their mission unrealistically difficult to accomplish. Instead, we work on the 'zone of proximal development' (ZPD). Which means... Continue Reading →
WHO COMPRISE THE JUDGES PANEL OF OUR COURSES? LEARNERS!
Movies whose plots are logically (and emotionally) tied-up together become instant blockbusters in our mind. Because we see the connect between the unfolding instances. Subsequently, we appreciate directors for the sincere efforts they've taken to not make us feel we've wasted our precious time watching a frivolous work. Learning Designers are the directors of courses... Continue Reading →
'BEHAVIOR CHANGE' IS DEEPLY PSYCHOLOGICAL!
Therefore, it needs to get triggered in the 'inside' first before it can show on the 'outside'. HOPE, used in psychological parlance, is a motivation that happens at a very deep emotional level. People, whose hope is fanned vigorously, get compulsively optimistic about the future and subconsciously mend their perceptions/ways for better. 'YES, WE CAN!'... Continue Reading →