CALMet Commons

 I am presenting the linked presentation next week at the 2020 Online Educa Berlin Conference. "Trainers Without Borders" is about what trainers can do to have even deeper impacts with our learners.

I have believed for a long time that training is more than what happens in classrooms, and more than what is controlled by trainers. It is an everyday, all day, lifetime activity. What we know is the result of our interactions with not just educators, but also our colleagues and our living and working environments each day. Research supports this again and again, as well as everyday parlance ("live and learn," "experience is the best teacher," "learning by doing").  Trainers have an opportunity here: we can cross borders and impact learners in more ways than is traditional. If we try, we can build learning ecosystems, not just courses. We can create sustainable learning.

The presentation linked here explores the trajectory of learning theories through history, toward a convergence on ecological perspectives, driven by increased emphasis on systems theory and complexity. Principles of ecological theories and applications in our CALMet communities are also offered.

https://youtu.be/y7KcJgfW9Nk