First of a two-part series on the invention of writing and the impact of literacy on learning.

Our ability to learn from written texts is something we take for granted. But like every other technology that humans use, writing had to be invented. Notational signs used next to images of animals are seen in cave paintings from as early as 35,000 BCE. Actual writing is first recorded in Uruk (modern day Iraq), at the end of the 4th millennium BCE, but seems to have been independently invented in at least three other places; Egypt, China and Mesoamerica. It proved a pivotal moment in human history, marking the transition from prehistory to the historical record. In the centuries that followed, writing was to become central to learning. But the earliest uses to which it was put might be very different to what you would expect.

• 00:00:00 – Intro
• 00:01:06 – Introducing Scribes: The Invention of Writing
• 00:08:11 – Sumerians & Babylonians
• 00:23:09 – Egyptians
• 00:33:27 – Three Egyptian Scribes
• 00:51:39 – Chinese
• 01:01:18 – Summing up

The Blog that started it all: https://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/2021/09/these-were-written-as-quick-readable.html

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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/
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Our ability to learn from written texts is something we take for granted. But like every other technology that humans use, writing had to be invented. Notational signs used next to images of animals are seen in cave paintings from as early as 35,000 BCE. Actual writing is first recorded in Uruk (modern day Iraq), at the end of the 4th millennium BCE, but seems to have been independently invented in at least three other places; Egypt, China and Mesoamerica. It proved a pivotal moment in human history, marking the transition from prehistory to the historical record. In the centuries that followed, writing was to become central to learning. But the earliest uses to which it was put might be very different to what you would expect.

• 00:00:00 – Intro
• 00:01:06 – Introducing Scribes: The Invention of Writing
• 00:08:11 – Sumerians & Babylonians
• 00:23:09 – Egyptians
• 00:33:27 – Three Egyptian Scribes
• 00:51:39 – Chinese
• 01:01:18 – Summing up

The Blog that started it all: https://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/2021/09/these-were-written-as-quick-readable.html Contact Donald

• X: @DonaldClark
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-clark-04553022/
• Blog: http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/

Contact John Helmer

• X: @johnhelmer
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/
• Website: https://learninghackpodcast.com/
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LearningHack/

Theories and critiques of leadership learning: the attribution problem and its consequences.

This episode, the first of a new season, our sixth, focuses on leadership. Leadership, thought since ancient times to be critical to the destiny of nations, has long been a feature of military training and elite education. But its arrival as a staple of workplace training was relatively recent. Donald and John explore the work of the thinkers who, from the middle of the Twentieth Century onwards, developed theories and critiques of leadership learning.

• 00:00:00 – Intro
• 00:00:56 – Introducing Leadership
• 00:09:26 – James MacGregor Burns (1918-2014)
• 00:17:09 – Peter Drucker (1909-2005)
• 00:25:58 – Paul Hersey (1931-2012) & Ken Blanchard
• 00:36:19 – John Paul Kotter (1947–)
• 00:49:00 – Henry Mintzberg (1939–)
• 00:54:28 – Barbara Kellerman
• 01:10:07 – Jeffrey Pfeffer (1946–)
• 01:19:38 – Summing up

The Blog that started it all:

•  https://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/2021/09/these-were-written-as-quick-readable.html

Contact Donald

• X: @DonaldClark
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-clark-04553022/
• Blog: http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com

Contact John Helmer

• X: @johnhelmer
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/
• Website: https://learninghackpodcast.com/
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LearningHack/

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This episode, the first of a new season, our sixth, focuses on leadership. Leadership, thought since ancient times to be critical to the destiny of nations, has long been a feature of military training and elite education. But its arrival as a staple of workplace training was relatively recent. Donald and John explore the work of the thinkers who, from the middle of the Twentieth Century onwards, developed theories and critiques of leadership learning.

• 00:00:00 – Intro
• 00:00:56 – Introducing Leadership
• 00:09:26 – James MacGregor Burns (1918-2014)
• 00:17:09 – Peter Drucker (1909-2005)
• 00:25:58 – Paul Hersey (1931-2012) & Ken Blanchard
• 00:36:19 – John Paul Kotter (1947–)
• 00:49:00 – Henry Mintzberg (1939–)
• 00:54:28 – Barbara Kellerman
• 01:10:07 – Jeffrey Pfeffer (1946–)
• 01:19:38 – Summing up

The Blog that started it all:

•  https://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/2021/09/these-were-written-as-quick-readable.html

Contact Donald

• X: @DonaldClark
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-clark-04553022/
• Blog: http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com

Contact John Helmer

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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/
• Website: https://learninghackpodcast.com/
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LearningHack/

John and Donald preview the upcoming season of Great Mind on Learning.

The sixth season of Great Minds on Learning begins on Monday 15th April 2024. Ahead of the first episode, John and Donald preview the treats in store!

• The Blog that started it all: https://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/2021/09/these-were-written-as-quick-readable.html

Contact Donald

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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-clark-04553022/
• Blog: http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/

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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/
• Website: https://learninghackpodcast.com/
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LearningHack/

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The sixth season of Great Minds on Learning begins on Monday 15th April 2024. Ahead of the first episode, John and Donald preview the treats in store!

• The Blog that started it all: https://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/2021/09/these-were-written-as-quick-readable.html

Contact Donald

• X: @DonaldClark
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-clark-04553022/
• Blog: http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/

Contact John Helmer

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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/
• Website: https://learninghackpodcast.com/
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LearningHack/

This episode features a deep dive into the history of learning theory with Leonard Houx, Director of Learning Design at the Cambridge Education Group. Host John Helmer and Houx embark on an intellectual journey through the evolution of educational philosophy, touching on the contributions of ancient Greeks, German idealists, and the foundational concepts of modern education systems.

• 00:00:00 – Start
• 00:00:36 – Intro
• 00:03:12 – Reflections on Great Minds on Learning
• 00:10:22 – The Greeks
• 00:39:02 – Separating the knower from the known
• 00:53:28 – The German Idealists
• 01:10:47 – Hegel & recognition
• 01:20:07 – Previewing next season of Great Minds on Learning
• 01:32:19 – End

Sponsor event:

• Celebrating its 25th year, the Learning Technologies conference & exhibition 17-18 April 2024 is Europe’s leading workplace learning event. Register today at https://www.learningtechnologies.co.uk/
  

Follow Leonard

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonardhoux
• Email: leonard.houx@gmail.com

Contact John Helmer

• X: @johnhelmer
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/
• Website: https://learninghackpodcast.com/
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LearningHack

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This episode features a deep dive into the history of learning theory with Leonard Houx, Director of Learning Design at the Cambridge Education Group. Host John Helmer and Houx embark on an intellectual journey through the evolution of educational philosophy, touching on the contributions of ancient Greeks, German idealists, and the foundational concepts of modern education systems.

• 00:00:00 – Start
• 00:00:36 – Intro
• 00:03:12 – Reflections on Great Minds on Learning
• 00:10:22 – The Greeks
• 00:39:02 – Separating the knower from the known
• 00:53:28 – The German Idealists
• 01:10:47 – Hegel & recognition
• 01:20:07 – Previewing next season of Great Minds on Learning
• 01:32:19 – End

Sponsor event:

• Celebrating its 25th year, the Learning Technologies conference & exhibition 17-18 April 2024 is Europe’s leading workplace learning event. Register today at https://www.learningtechnologies.co.uk/

Follow Leonard

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonardhoux
• Email: leonard.houx@gmail.com

Contact John Helmer

• X: @johnhelmer
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/
• Website: https://learninghackpodcast.com/
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LearningHack

Don Taylor is a well-recognised commentator and thinker in the fields of workplace learning and supporting technologies. He speaks world-wide, and has chaired the Learning Technologies Conference in London since 2000. His annual L&D Global Sentiment Survey, started in 2014, provides a unique perspective on L&D trends from over 100 countries, asking the question, what’s going to be hot in L&D? No surprise, perhaps, that the answer this year was AI. But the scale of the vote for AI was unprecedented, and raises serious questions about the future of L&D.

• 00:00 – Start
• 01:06 – Intro
• 03:39 – An unprecedented survey result
• 06:07 – Has any other tech ever dominated the survey quite so much?
• 08:42 – How has the sentiment about AI changed over time?
• 21:13 – Are we on the verge of a ‘correction’ to AI enthusiasm?
• 28:37 – What does the survey tell us about L&D challenges?
• 32:27 – With all the focus on AI, what are we NOT focusing on?
• 36:38 – Preview of Learning Technologies Ex & Conf, London
• 45:56 – Who does Don draw inspiration from?
• 51:30 – End

Sponsor event:

• Celebrating its 25th year, the Learning Technologies conference & exhibition 17-18 April 2024 is Europe’s leading workplace learning event. Register today at https://www.learningtechnologies.co.uk/
  

Sponsor event:

• Webinar: Designing a Successful Learning Content Strategy with Mike Taylor and Bianca Baumann on 9 April 2024, register now at: https://hubs.la/Q02qdB160

  The Mindtools visualization of GSS over time:

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gent-ahmetaj_lndtrends-data-ai-activity-7165807077620195328-SftU
  

Follow Don

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donaldhtaylor
• Website: http://www.donaldhtaylor.co.uk/

Contact John Helmer

• X: @johnhelmer
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/
• Website: https://learninghackpodcast.com/
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LearningHack

Check out this episode!

Don Taylor is a well-recognised commentator and thinker in the fields of workplace learning and supporting technologies. He speaks world-wide, and has chaired the Learning Technologies Conference in London since 2000. His annual L&D Global Sentiment Survey, started in 2014, provides a unique perspective on L&D trends from over 100 countries, asking the question, what’s going to be hot in L&D? No surprise, perhaps, that the answer this year was AI. But the scale of the vote for AI was unprecedented, and raises serious questions about the future of L&D.

• 00:00 – Start
• 01:06 – Intro
• 03:39 – An unprecedented survey result
• 06:07 – Has any other tech ever dominated the survey quite so much?
• 08:42 – How has the sentiment about AI changed over time?
• 21:13 – Are we on the verge of a ‘correction’ to AI enthusiasm?
• 28:37 – What does the survey tell us about L&D challenges?
• 32:27 – With all the focus on AI, what are we NOT focusing on?
• 36:38 – Preview of Learning Technologies Ex & Conf, London
• 45:56 – Who does Don draw inspiration from?
• 51:30 – End

Sponsor event:

• Celebrating its 25th year, the Learning Technologies conference & exhibition 17-18 April 2024 is Europe’s leading workplace learning event. Register today at https://www.learningtechnologies.co.uk/

Sponsor event:

• Webinar: Designing a Successful Learning Content Strategy with Mike Taylor and Bianca Baumann on 9 April 2024, register now at: https://hubs.la/Q02qdB160 The Mindtools visualization of GSS over time:
• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gent-ahmetaj_lndtrends-data-ai-activity-7165807077620195328-SftU

Follow Don

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donaldhtaylor
• Website: http://www.donaldhtaylor.co.uk/

Contact John Helmer

• X: @johnhelmer
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/
• Website: https://learninghackpodcast.com/
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LearningHack