Rewriting Paradigms

Those of you who have read my previous blogs know that I am a huge proponent of 70:20:10 learning across the educational continuum. We've seen this tested in the corporate world through the great work that Charles Jennings, Jay Cross and many others have done and written about. Recently, as I've toured the country with a rising high-school senior looking at different college options, we've paid close attention to the work study, internship and other experiential opportunities

Dialoging (a polite term here at best) with my 17-year-old about her approach to one of her summer homework assignments, she turned what was going to be my argument on its heels. Instead, she reinforced much of what I’ve been advocating for professionally, and she illustrated more than ever the need for a more pragmatic approach to learning at all stages across the educational continuum. My initial query into her approach centered on how closely she had read the assigned mate

Planning for the launch of Designs2Learn, I spent a great deal of time recalling the people I have learned from and developed learning for, and the types of learning experiences I’ve been part of creating. Looking toward the future, I’m closely considering how to parlay all of that into making learning as accessible and effective as it can be. How Learning is Evolving Each of the communities of learners I’ve been fortunate enough to work with continues to evolve. As a result