“Let’s be honest: nobody seems to like compliance training. Many professionals experience compliance training as dull, irrelevant and meaningless. A regular ‘tick the box and move on as quickly as possible’-activity. Learning professionals, consultants, designers, providers, trainers, and facilitators often have a hard time receiving appreciation for all the work they do related to compliance training.
But on the other hand, as ‘regular people’, we care a lot about compliance. We want the medical staff that delivers our healthcare to be compliant. We want the pilot and crew who are in charge of the airplane we fly on to be compliant. We want the people who prepare our medication and food to be compliant. We also want our loved ones to return home safe and sound after a day at work. Welcome to what I call the ‘compliance training paradox’! Time to crack the compliance training code.”
– Ger Driesen
Ger’s Learning Notes #35 – Learning Experience Design
/in Learning Notes /by Ger DriesenI bought my first iPad in Chicago in 2010. At that time, the device wasn’t available yet in the Netherlands. During my flight back home, I opened the box and switched the device on. What a magical experience! Never before had a nine-hour flight felt so short. Steve Jobs and Apple changed the world. They moved design, in general, and User Experience Design, in particular, towards the centre of attention and set new standards.
Ger’s Learning Notes #34 – The Learning Technologies London Notes
/in Learning Notes /by Ger DriesenDo you have any special occasions every year besides Christmas and the summer holidays? Something to look forward to because you know it will be a great experience? For me, such an occasion is the Learning Technologies Conference and Exhibition in London. Late January or early February of each year, this largest learning event is on the agenda. In this episode of the learning notes, you’ll find some impressions of this great event.
Learning Technologies London 2020 Highlights
/in Events, L&D, Trends /by Ger DriesenThe Learning Technologies Conference & Exhibition 2020 took place in London last week. Europe’s leading showcase of organisational learning and the technology used to support learning at work. I spent most of my time at the conference and together with a great delegation from Holland, Belgium and the UK. Here is my review of three conference sessions plus a book launch and some initiatives for ‘next- gen’ L&D professionals.
Ger’s Learning Notes #33 – Tools, tools, tools (and podcasts!)
/in Learning Notes /by Ger Driesen‘A fool with a tool is still a fool’. These are the wise words that I learned from my colleague Brant… He is so right, in the sense that a great tool can rarely compensate a professional who lacks some crucial knowledge or skills. But let’s approach it in a more positive way. What happens when a real pro uses great tools. You know the answer because readers of ‘Ger’s Learning Notes’ are all great learning pros! 🙂 A pro with a ‘cool tool’ will be a PRO.