Jul 19, 2021
Audrey Watters' new book, Teaching Machines, tells the story of how
two academics, Sidney Pressey in the 1920s and B.F. Skinner in the
1950s, attempted to develop and market mechanical devices for
learning. John talks to Audrey about the book and explores the
reasons why both of these pioneers of pre-computer...
Jul 5, 2021
John talks to Bob Mosher, champion of workflow learning and the
Five Moments of L&D Need. Bob has been an active and
influential leader in the learning and training industry for over
30 years and is renowned worldwide for his pioneering role in new
approaches to learning. Based in South Carolina, he is
CEO...
Jun 21, 2021
This special edition of the podcast features interviews with two
people who have each in their different ways played important roles
in the effort to vaccinate the world and free us all from the
menace of Covid-19.
Marc Howells is VP & Head of Global Talent & Learning at
AstraZeneca, developers of the...
Jun 7, 2021
Cognitive load theory tells us that we have to do our best to make
things easier for learners. But Bjork says that 'necessary' (or
'desirable') difficulties are an essential part of the process.
Should learning be easy or difficult? Is there a simple way to
resolve this apparent contradiction – or is it a...
May 24, 2021
John talks to Mirjam Neelen, Head of Global Learning Design &
Learning Sciences at Novartis, and a well-known blogger and
speaker. She recently co-authored a book, Evidence-Informed
Learning Design, with Paul Kirschner that has been extremely
influential in learning and development. The book has plentiful
tips,...