Jeff Cobb

7 Characteristics of a Fertile Learning Context

Trends & Insights
/ By Jeff Cobb

Weeds can can emerge from just about any piece of ground where their roots can crack the earth, but producing a bountiful harvest of nutritious plants requires careful attention to and cultivation of the

5 Tips for Attending a Virtual Conference (and Getting Real Value)

Trends & Insights
/ By Jeff Cobb

I’ve written before about how to get the most out of a traditional face-to-face conference, but more and more people are seeing the benefit – and, in many cases, necessity – of attending

The 7 Archenemies of Learning

Learning Habits
/ By Jeff Cobb

These are: Excess Perhaps most blatantly seen these days in our excessive consumption of information via the Internet. The constant clicking and needless mental processing doesn’t allow enough space

Are you showing your work?

Learning Habits
/ By Jeff Cobb

A lot of learning happens the hard way or – much worse – is lost because people don’t do a good job of showing their work. They don’t document how they got from point A to point B in performing

Ready to jump the curve on your lifelong learning journey?

I’ve had the experience before in life – as I am sure you have – of becoming absorbed in a new skill or topic, learning a tremendous amount, but then hitting a plateau at some point and

Learning vs. Education

I too often read articles or hear people talk about “learning” when what they are clearly referring to is education. The two are not the same, and I believe that recognizing and appreciating the difference

This Is Learning

Philosophically Speaking
/ By Jeff Cobb

If you woke up this morning and looked around, you were learning. In fact, there’s plenty of research to suggest that you were learning even before you woke up. As you make your way through the day,

Are kids really more creative than adults?

Trends & Insights
/ By Jeff Cobb

One of the most popular TED Talks of all time is Sir Ken Robinson’s Do School’s Kill Creativity? It’s highly entertaining, thought provoking, and I confess I have watched it many times. But

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