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The Learnability Man
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3 Examples of Learning Clubs
If you’re not familiar with Learning Clubs, the concept can seem a bit nebulous. In an attempt to rectify this, here are 3 examples that...

Ian Gibbs
Mar 22, 20225 min read
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8 Tips For Starting A Learning Club
I wouldn’t say that all companies should have a learning club. But I would say that everyone should be a member of one. A learning club...

Ian Gibbs
Mar 21, 20222 min read
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7 Benefits of Learning Clubs
You know there are things you could do better. But there never seems to be the opportunity, the motivation or the pressure to do...

Ian Gibbs
Mar 18, 20223 min read
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Why Organisational Learning Doesn’t Work For Everyone
Organisational Learning is the process of creating, retaining, and transferring knowledge within an organisation so that the organisation...

Ian Gibbs
Mar 17, 20222 min read
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Which Is The Odd One Out?
Which of the following activities is the odd one out? Tell Learn Ask Show I’m sure you’re creative enough to think up a perfectly good...

Ian Gibbs
Mar 16, 20222 min read
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3 Ways To Improve Attitudes to Training
I have 9 year-old twins. They are definitely not identical. One is introvert, the other extrovert. One likes chocolate and broccoli, the...

Ian Gibbs
Mar 15, 20223 min read
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3 Ways to Avoid The Emperor’s Training Day
We learn by doing something new... and then practising it, often. There’s a lot more detail that can be added, but essentially if we want...

Ian Gibbs
Mar 14, 20222 min read
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Why You Need A Personal Learning Strategy (Part 4 of 4)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The journey of a thousand miles might begin with a single step, but when does it end? All Formal Learning Programs...

Ian Gibbs
Mar 11, 20224 min read
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Why You Need A Personal Learning Strategy (Part 3 of 4)
In Part 1 we looked at why it’s important to be able to continue learning on your own using a PLS - especially as you rise in your...

Ian Gibbs
Mar 10, 20224 min read
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Why You Need A Personal Learning Strategy (Part 2 of 4)
(This blog is a continuation of Part 1) In Part 2, we look at the first half of what makes up a PLS. There are four parts to a Personal...

Ian Gibbs
Mar 9, 20223 min read
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Why You Need A Personal Learning Strategy (Part 1 of 4)
At the end of last year, I decided to launch my own podcast: The Learnability Show. The only problem was I had no idea how to do it. I...

Ian Gibbs
Mar 8, 20222 min read
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Do You Know These 5 'Handy' Mnemonics?
Q: What do the days in a month, a screw’s thread, the nine-times table, an electric motor and learning techniques all have in common? A:...

Ian Gibbs
Mar 7, 20223 min read
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Kicking The Educational Hornets Nest
I’m upset. I know what I’m about to write is going to annoy some people and I’m sorry, but something has to be said. I am in the process...

Ian Gibbs
Mar 4, 20223 min read
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3 Things I Wish I Had Known Before I Started University
I had a tough time at university. Although I diligently attend all my lectures, although I copied down everything the lecturer wrote and...

Ian Gibbs
Mar 3, 20224 min read
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Why Learning is counterintuitive
If you give a class of students (let’s call them Class A) a chapter to study for three days in a row, by the end of Day 3, their attitude...

Ian Gibbs
Mar 2, 20222 min read
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Why I’m passionate about PLS
I wasn’t the ‘brightest’ of kids at school. I was good at Art. I could keep my head above water with Maths and Science. But everything...

Ian Gibbs
Mar 1, 20223 min read
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Book: Changing Our Minds
This is what I'm reading at the moment and I thoroughly recommend it. It's hot off the press and includes the author's homeschooling...

Ian Gibbs
May 23, 20211 min read
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Are You Reading in the Shallow End?
😲 If someone thought they could learn to swim just by reading a book, they would be in for an unpleasant surprise when they jumped in...

Ian Gibbs
Mar 2, 20211 min read
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Acknowledging your limits
Roger had an old Mark 1 Ford Escort. He considered it a classic. His wife, Lisa, considered it a wreck. It was always having problems....

Ian Gibbs
Dec 29, 20201 min read
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