It’s survey time again. Every year, Jane Hart asks people around the world to share the tools they use to learn. I always enjoy seeing the results. The tools change, but what interests me most is how people fit them together. Here is my list for 2026. These are not the newest or flashiest tools.ContinueContinue reading “My Top 10 Learning Tools for 2026”
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The LinkedIn Feature Nobody Tells You About: How to Build a Feed of Only the People Worth Your Attention
You open LinkedIn, looking for one person’s take on one topic. Twenty minutes later, you’ve read four unrelated hot takes, a humble-brag about a promotion, and an AI-generated poem about “leadership.” The person you actually wanted to hear from? Buried three scrolls back, if you find them at all. That’s not an accident. It’s notContinueContinue reading “The LinkedIn Feature Nobody Tells You About: How to Build a Feed of Only the People Worth Your Attention”
Stop Calling It Mandatory Training
An email lands in your inbox with the subject line Mandatory Annual Compliance Training—Complete by Friday. Before you open it, you already know the plot: a slow march through policy slides, a quiz designed to prove you were technically present, and perhaps a cheerful stock photo of coworkers pointing at a laptop. The course mayContinueContinue reading “Stop Calling It Mandatory Training”
The Art & Science of eLearning
I recently presented at the iSpring 2026 online conference. The session was called The Art & Science of eLearning, and the core idea was pretty simple: Anyone can do eLearning. Not just anyone can do it well. Here’s a quick rundown of what we covered. Anyone Can Build It. That’s the Problem. The tools haveContinueContinue reading “The Art & Science of eLearning”
Getting it wrong is the whole point
Before you read another word: During a typical 20-minute video lecture, what percentage of learners are actively mind-wandering at any given moment? Take a guess. Research consistently finds that a third to more than half of learners are mind-wandering during a video lecture — and the rate climbs as the session goes on. You’ll rememberContinueContinue reading “Getting it wrong is the whole point”
Less Noise, More Signal: My Most Popular Posts of the 2025
They all argue for doing less I took a quick peek at the past year of activity here—not to overanalyze it, just to see what people actually spent time with. What shook out was a short list of posts that consistently rose to the top. I thought I’d share those most-viewed pieces, along with aContinueContinue reading “Less Noise, More Signal: My Most Popular Posts of the 2025”
Most Instructional Designers Put This at the Start. Here’s Why YOU Shouldn’t!
You spent three weeks on that compliance module. Got the objectives perfectly clear. Slide two, exactly where Gagne said they should be. Your instructional design was textbook. Then you watched what happened: Learners skimmed the objectives and jumped ahead. Exit interviews revealed the pattern: “I knew what I was supposed to learn, so I didn’tContinueContinue reading “Most Instructional Designers Put This at the Start. Here’s Why YOU Shouldn’t!”
Stop Building Courses. Start Fixing Problems.
A practical crash course in performance-first thinking It’s Tuesday at 2:47 PM when the Slack message arrives. “We need a two-hour eLearning course on communication skills. By Friday.” If you’re in L&D or instructional design, you probably fire back: What content should it include? Video or scenarios? Self-paced or instructor-led? Here’s the uncomfortable truth: thoseContinueContinue reading “Stop Building Courses. Start Fixing Problems.”
Debunking Learning Styles: What The Research Really Says
You’re in a kickoff meeting. Someone suggests, “Let’s find out everyone’s learning style first. Then we can tailor the training.” Heads nod. It sounds thoughtful. It sounds learner-centered.And you feel that small, nagging voice: Is this actually a thing? If you’ve been in L&D for a while, you’ve probably been in that room. It feltContinueContinue reading “Debunking Learning Styles: What The Research Really Says”
Take Back Your Feed: A Simple Guide to Getting Started With RSS (Even If Tech Intimidates You)
Most of us are drowning in information. Emails. Social feeds. Notifications piling on notifications. You look away for one minute and miss three posts from a writer you actually wanted to read—because an algorithm decided you needed fourteen kitchen remodeling hacks instead. There’s a better way to keep up with the things you care about.ContinueContinue reading “Take Back Your Feed: A Simple Guide to Getting Started With RSS (Even If Tech Intimidates You)”
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