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The Learnability Man
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5 Ways to Start Strengthening Your Understanding of New Ideas
We all know that practice makes perfect. But when practice isn’t an option, a good alternative is to vocalise. Whether you’re interested...
Ian Gibbs
Mar 24, 20223 min read
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7 Ways To Ruin A Learning Club
It was Denis Waitley who said “Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour,...
Ian Gibbs
Mar 23, 20223 min read
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3 Examples of Learning Clubs
If you’re not familiar with Learning Clubs, the concept can seem a bit nebulous. In an attempt to rectify this, here are 3 examples that...
Ian Gibbs
Mar 22, 20225 min read
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8 Tips For Starting A Learning Club
I wouldn’t say that all companies should have a learning club. But I would say that everyone should be a member of one. A learning club...
Ian Gibbs
Mar 21, 20222 min read
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7 Benefits of Learning Clubs
You know there are things you could do better. But there never seems to be the opportunity, the motivation or the pressure to do...
Ian Gibbs
Mar 18, 20223 min read
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Why You Need A Personal Learning Strategy (Part 2 of 4)
(This blog is a continuation of Part 1) In Part 2, we look at the first half of what makes up a PLS. There are four parts to a Personal...
Ian Gibbs
Mar 9, 20223 min read
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Why You Need A Personal Learning Strategy (Part 1 of 4)
At the end of last year, I decided to launch my own podcast: The Learnability Show. The only problem was I had no idea how to do it. I...
Ian Gibbs
Mar 8, 20222 min read
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Do You Know These 5 'Handy' Mnemonics?
Q: What do the days in a month, a screw’s thread, the nine-times table, an electric motor and learning techniques all have in common? A:...
Ian Gibbs
Mar 7, 20223 min read
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3 Things I Wish I Had Known Before I Started University
I had a tough time at university. Although I diligently attend all my lectures, although I copied down everything the lecturer wrote and...
Ian Gibbs
Mar 3, 20224 min read
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Why Learning is counterintuitive
If you give a class of students (let’s call them Class A) a chapter to study for three days in a row, by the end of Day 3, their attitude...
Ian Gibbs
Mar 2, 20222 min read
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Why I’m passionate about PLS
I wasn’t the ‘brightest’ of kids at school. I was good at Art. I could keep my head above water with Maths and Science. But everything...
Ian Gibbs
Mar 1, 20223 min read
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Are You Reading in the Shallow End?
😲 If someone thought they could learn to swim just by reading a book, they would be in for an unpleasant surprise when they jumped in...
Ian Gibbs
Mar 2, 20211 min read
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Acknowledging your limits
Roger had an old Mark 1 Ford Escort. He considered it a classic. His wife, Lisa, considered it a wreck. It was always having problems....
Ian Gibbs
Dec 29, 20201 min read
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