James on “Read to Lead”
James appears on Jeff Brown’s “Read to Lead” podcast, devoted to people who love reading for continuous learning and improvement....
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Nov 15, 2022
Universally Designed Learner Personas
This week, I’m speaking to a key element in the design process – understanding the audience. We know that one size does not fit all, and...
Nov 8, 2022
The Plus One Approach
Previously, I wrote about the power of expectations to improve performance. These high expectations must come with the understanding that...
Nov 1, 2022
Expectations
This week, we’re talking about the power of expectations. Expectations can not only elevate learner performance, but also the individuals...
Oct 25, 2022
Empathy
People ignore designs that ignore people. Frank Chimero To best support our people to learn and improve, we need to put them at the...
Oct 18, 2022
Ownership
I trained them – if they didn’t learn it, or they don’t put it into practice, that’s on them. Ever hear someone say that? Ever say it...
Oct 11, 2022
“What UDL DOESN’T look like”
Recently, I laid out what UDL could look like, based on the premise of having firm, challenging, measurable goals while allowing for...
Oct 4, 2022
The Novice-Expert Continuum
We need expert learners – people with the will and the skill to continuously learn, improve, and support the improvement of their...
Sep 27, 2022
Firm Goals, Flexible Means, and what UDL “looks like”
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is all about helping people be their best without asking them to do it in exactly the same way. It’s...
Sep 20, 2022
Learner Variability
It’s no secret that today’s workforce is more diverse than ever. Technology, globalization, and immigration are connecting people from...
Sep 13, 2022
Universal Design for Learning
In previous posts, I introduced the concepts of expert learning and the learning triangle. As a quick review, fostering expert learning...
Aug 23, 2022
The Learning Triangle
It’s April, 1994, and I’m in U.S. Navy Boot Camp in Orlando, Florida. The weather is hot and humid, what my mom calls “air you wear.”...
Aug 23, 2022
Expert Learning
“Don’t be a know-it-all, be a learn-it-all.” — Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft “Don’t be a know-it-all, be a learn-it-all.” Satya...
Aug 23, 2022
Work is learning, and learning is work.
Welcome to my blog. In this first piece, I want to lay out the premise for future posts, sharing some of my core beliefs about the need...
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