Learning 2005 – Monday
I am still trying to get my thoughts together and there may very well be another post today. I had to talk about a couple of things while they are still fresh in my sieve-like memory. Don’t worry – I’m taking tons of notes!
I went to an incredible session today by Bob Pike called Add Pizzazz to Classroom & eLearning. He never actually said that though. What was fantastic about this session is that we learned by experiencing as opposed to just hearing about the experiences. It was incredibly high-energy. I have many notes I need to transpose, but suffice it to say that I will be applying a lot of what I learned in my December training classes.
I was also incredibly impressed by Vice Admiral Moran, who recieved an award for the US Navy Training during the morning general session. He said some really thought-provoking things about training in both the military and corporations. Plus, he had an incredible stage presence. I would love to sit through one of his classes just to see his training style.
Elliott also brought on stage a gentleman from the Manufacturing Institute. I won’t attempt to spell his name, as I’ll get it wrong. He talked about, among other things, how Lean Manufacturing (Toyota Production System – TPS) is making a return. Just-in-time training is necessary, and TPS applies in many ways. As a student of TPS myself (I even try to apply it in my everyday life – it just makes sense), I readily agreed with what he had to say. I’m going to look into more details on applying TPS to Instructional Design.
So there are my thoughts – for the moment – on what I’ve seen so far. This afternoon I’m going to a session on AICC, or maybe simulations (I haven’t decided – so many choices!), and we have the General Session. Steven Johnson is the guest at this next general session, and I just finished – and enjoyed – his book.
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