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	<title>The Happy Curmudgeon &#187; Adult Education</title>
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		<title>Moron Alfie Kohn &#8211; Punished By Rewards</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education and Schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychology and Cognition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From 2001 I wrote: On 8 Aug 01, at 16:56, Julian  wrote: &#62; &#62; Hello &#62; &#62; Is anyone familiar with Alfie Kohn&#8217;s book &#8216;Punished by Rewards&#8217; or his &#62; general thesis that &#8220;extrinsic motivators in the workplace are not &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/adult-education/moron-alfie-kohn-punished-by-rewards/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Alfie Kohn&#8217;s Work Examined -Comments, Critiques, Links, Emails (Punished By Rewards)</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/adult-education/alfie-kohns-work-examined-comments-critiques-links-emails-punished-by-rewards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Per some requests, I&#8217;m pulling together some material related to the credibility and accuracy of some of Alfie Kohn&#8217;s work, and in particular his work on the effects of punishment and rewards. Some I wrote, some  others. Some comments on &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/adult-education/alfie-kohns-work-examined-comments-critiques-links-emails-punished-by-rewards/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Comparision of Instructional Design Models Slideshow</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/adult-education/comparision-of-instructional-design-models-slideshow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are looking for a fairly good overview of the major approaches to Instructional Design, check out this slideshow on the topic. It includes a nice chart referencing, classroom, product and systems approaches to the design of instruction. Ideal &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/adult-education/comparision-of-instructional-design-models-slideshow/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Cannot Abide Social Learning &#8220;Experts&#8221; And Why You Should Beware</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/why-i-cannot-abide-social-learning-experts-and-why-you-should-beware/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not a single day goes by without some fool of a social media/social learning &#8220;expert&#8221; blogging, tweeting or otherwise writing to promote the use of social media tools in classrooms. Every day I see articles (actually, blogs mostly since they &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/why-i-cannot-abide-social-learning-experts-and-why-you-should-beware/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Elearning, Distance Education, Not Equivalent to Full Time Study</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/mouthing-off/elearning-distance-education-not-equivalent-to-full-time-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though almost everybody can understand that: a conversation on the phone is not the same as a conversation face to face watching a sport on television is not the same as being there in person watching people have sex &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/mouthing-off/elearning-distance-education-not-equivalent-to-full-time-study/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Featured Training Tool: Training Needs Assessment Step-By-Step Helpcard</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/learning-theory-to-practice/featured-training-tool-training-needs-assessment-step-by-step-helpcard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Training Needs Assessment Step-By-Step Helpcard guides you through conducting a training needs assessment, and it&#8217;s all on two sides of an 8.5 x11 inch &#8220;card&#8221;. Meant for busy people who haven&#8217;t time to read books on the subject and need &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/learning-theory-to-practice/featured-training-tool-training-needs-assessment-step-by-step-helpcard/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Instructional Strategies (Summaries Great For Stimulating Your Thinking)</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/training-for-trainers/instructional-strategies-summaries-great-for-stimulating-your-thinking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Free Icebreakers For Groups]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most trainers and educators are somewhat limited in terms of the training and instructional approaches or methods they use. That&#8217;s understandable given the huge realm of possibilities for helping others learn. Here&#8217;s a list of instructional strategies that can be &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/training-for-trainers/instructional-strategies-summaries-great-for-stimulating-your-thinking/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>#lrnchat &#8211; Meeting of Dunces or Rich Learning Resource? Or Both? Oct. 8th Report</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/lrnchat-meeting-of-dunces-or-rich-learning-resource-or-both-oct-8th-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/lrnchat-meeting-of-dunces-or-rich-learning-resource-or-both-oct-8th-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[lrnchat is a twitter based system to chatting which has been trumpeted by at least some of its users and hosts, as being a prime example of how Twitter, and social network platforms can be rich in learning. Periodically we&#8217;ll &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/lrnchat-meeting-of-dunces-or-rich-learning-resource-or-both-oct-8th-report/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What Do Intellectually Impoverished Educators/Trainers Do To Make A Living? Why They Make Up New Fancy Sounding Terms</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/what-do-intellectually-impoverished-educatorstrainers-do-to-make-a-living-why-they-make-up-new-fancy-sounding-terms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Traditionally educators and trainers have not been leaders in intellectual pursuits. For example, tradionally SAT scores for those entering faculties of education have been the lowest among all university attendees. Why? That&#8217;s a complex question for another time, but it &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/what-do-intellectually-impoverished-educatorstrainers-do-to-make-a-living-why-they-make-up-new-fancy-sounding-terms/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Preventing Conflict &#8211; Such A Simple Idea That&#8217;s Ignored</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/adult-education/preventing-conflict-such-a-simple-idea-thats-ignored/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a decade since I wrote Conflict Prevention In The Workplace &#8211; Using Cooperative Communication. Who would believe that still, when it comes to conflict, the old standards of conflict management and conflict resolution still dominate the conflict field, &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/adult-education/preventing-conflict-such-a-simple-idea-thats-ignored/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Training/Learning Related Whitepapers for Trainers/HR Professionals</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/training-technology/traininglearning-related-whitepapers-for-trainershr-professionals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across these three white papers for those in the training industry about online learning and training. I haven&#8217;t seen them since they are available only to those in the USA, so interested in comments about quality, accuracy, etc. &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/training-technology/traininglearning-related-whitepapers-for-trainershr-professionals/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Definitional Problems Damage the E-Learning/Social Learning Field</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are at all involved in the delivery of training via the use of technologies, you have probably seen, heard, or used the terms e-learning or social learning*. They have become common currency in the discussion of training and &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/definitional-problems-damage-the-e-learningsocial-learning-field/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Customer Engagement &#8212; Guess What? It&#8217;s Not About &#8220;You&#8221; (#trdev) Comments welcome</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/customer-engagement-guess-what-its-not-about-you-trdev-comments-welcome/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last decade the word &#8220;engagement&#8221; has been re-packaged, resold an remarketed so that it&#8217;s become a buzzword linked with organizational success (we must have engaged employees), customer relationships and social networking (we must be engaged with the customers&#8221;, &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/customer-engagement-guess-what-its-not-about-you-trdev-comments-welcome/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Knowledge Management in Instructional Design. ERIC Digest.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Knowledge Management in Instructional Design. ERIC Digest. Instructional designers engage in activities related to the planning and implementation of instructional and performance support solutions. Available tools and technologies influence the way in which instructional designers accomplish their tasks. Knowledge management &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/knowledge-management-in-instructional-design-eric-digest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Distance Education and Accreditation &#8211; How It Works</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Distance Education and Accreditation. ERIC Digest. In 1997-1998, there were more than 1.3 million enrollments in college-level, credit-granting distance education courses &#8211; approximately double the almost 754,000 formal enrollments in 1994-1995 (Lewis, Snow, Farris, and Levin, 1999, p. 50). The &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/adult-education/distance-education-and-accreditation-how-it-works/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Informal Learning: Extending the Impact of Enterprise Ideas and Information &#8211; Free White Paper</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Informal Learning: Extending the Impact of Enterprise Ideas and Information Short Description: Forward-thinking organizations are turning to enterprise learning in their quest to be better informed, better skilled, better supported at the point of need, and more competitive in their &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/learning-theory-to-practice/informal-learning-extending-the-impact-of-enterprise-ideas-and-information-free-white-paper/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Older Worker Training: An Overview. ERIC Digest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Older Worker Training: An Overview. ERIC Digest No. 114. A number of economic and demographic trends are focusing attention on older workers: individuals over age 55 will continue to constitute a larger proportion of the total population; people are living &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/learning-theory-to-practice/older-worker-training-an-overview-eric-digest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How People Learn (and What Technology Might Have To Do with It). ERIC Digest.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ERIC Identifier: ED470032 Publication Date: 2002-10-00 Author: Driscoll, Marcy P. Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology Syracuse NY. How People Learn (and What Technology Might Have To Do with It). ERIC Digest. At an educational conference last spring, I &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/training-technology/how-people-learn-and-what-technology-might-have-to-do-with-it-eric-digest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cognitive Science and Assessment (Research Digest)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ERIC Identifier:  ED481716 Publication Date: 2003 Author: Boston, Carol Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation Cognitive Science and Assessment. ERIC Digest. Cognitive science is devoted to the study of how people think and learn and how, when, and whether &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/learning-theory-to-practice/cognitive-science-and-assessment-research-digest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Adult Learning: From Theory to Practice &#8211; Free Online Course with Re-usable Material</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I stumbled upon this accidentally. It&#8217;s an online course, with material also available in downloadable pdf format, covering the basics of the adult learning, androgogical model. I disagree with much contained in that approach, but there is still good material &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/adult-education/adult-learning-from-theory-to-practice-free-online-course-with-re-usable-material/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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