A keynote presentation I gave at the World of Learning conference in Birmingham (lovely city) in the Winter of 2015

1. The Latest Developments in
Learning Technology
World of Learning, 2015 Birmingham, UK
Robert Todd
Captain @ Learning Invention

2. the product view
2
A Brief History of Me
?What If!, Wijo
Desktop and mobile learning delivery
system for just-in-time, and structured
learning, field-based learning experiences
and new granular digital learning content
framework.
DigitalThink, L5
Standards-based learning delivery
system with offline synchronization,
customized learning environments
and asynchronous tutor support
SFSU Online
Dynamic courseware
authoring and delivery
system with real time tutor
support
1996 1998 2006
McKinsey&Co, TEL
Customized OTS eLearning authoring and
delivery system with custom interactions,
offline synchronization, dynamic navigation
and detailed tracking. Lean eLearning
development “factory.”
2012 2015
Learn
LinkedIn
Developed a product concept
and roadmap to transform
LinkedIn’s learning platform into
a career development platform.
Learning
Invention

3. An earthquake is coming…

4. How earthquakes happen
Stationary Plate Moving Plate

5. Business disruption follows a similar pattern
Institutions
Resist
Technology
Moves

6. In the past 20
years, technology
has been on a tear.
Smart Phone, 1995 Smartphone, 2015

7. Massive growth in the quantity and accessibility
of knowledge
Brittanica
32 Volumes
Wikipedia
Source: Wikipedia, User:Tompw Mathematical estimate of the size of a printed version of English only Wikipedia (text only).
2200 Volumes

8. Powerful new tools for production and distribution
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9. Unparalleled access to expertise
1995

10. Unparalleled access to expertise
2015
GatesNotes

11. Music Television AdvertisingThe Mail
These changes have disrupted many
information-centered industries

12. By comparison, education and training
have changed very little
Learning 1995 Learning 2015

13. But there are signs…

14. An education start-
up led by former
Google Exec
focused on building
a scaleable model
for personalized
K-12 education.
What is it? How is it shaking
things up?
WIIFU?
By addressing all parts
of the education
experience.
By doing iterative
product development
in the field.
A. Playlists
B. Classroom as
laboratory
C. Three way
learning
partnership

15. A Higher Ed.
startup with a
global, flipped
classroom
competing for
students with U.S.
Ivy league schools.
What is it? How is it shaking
things up?
WIIFU?
Redefining the
University experience
around teaching and
learning.
Starting at the top of
the market - not low
cost alternatives.
A. Radically-
flipped
classroom
B. Curated content

16. A technology
standard that
supports tracking of
learning activities
with simple subject/
verb/object
statements (I did
this).
What is it? How is it shaking
things up?
WIIFU?
Potential to create a
new standard for
competence by
allowing users to build
competency records
from doing real work in
the real world
A. Get your hands
around field-
learning
B. Correlate
learning activity
with business
performance
(finally)
xAPI

17. A video-based
eLearning
company recently
purchased by
LinkedIn for $1.5B.
What is it? How is it shaking
things up?
WIIFU?
By being end-user
focused from the start.
By launching LinkedIn
into the L&D space.
A. Video chops
B. Demonstration
of what
happens when
you focus on
the customer

18. Keys to unlocking institutional change in learning
Learning programs and products that
are (actually) driven by learner needs
1
2 The growth of high-quality
educational alternatives

19. What can you do?
• Carve out a place to
experiment
• Look beyond traditional
learning tools and
technologies
• Be a champion for your
learners

20. 10 Great Places to Innovate

21. #10
MOOCs

22. #9
xAPI

23. #8
Pages Not Courses

24. #7
Playlists

25. #6
Video Anything

26. #5
Apps Not Content

27. #4
Flipping

28. #3
Serious Curation

29. #2
Missions

30. #1
Customers First

31. Change is natural and inevitable.
Bad things happen when we resist change.
You can be an agent of change.
What kind of change? Ask your learners.

32. robert@learninginvention.com
@robertdtodd
On LinkedIn
www.learninginvention.com