Donald Clark
Donald was CEO (and one of the original founders) of Epic Group plc, which established itself as the leading company in the UK e-learning market. He is now a board member of Ufi (learndirect), Brighton Festival and Caspian Learning, and a school governor. Donald has produced over 40 papers, dozens of book reviews and many articles on e-learning, and has been involved in games, simulations, mobile learning and informal learning. He has also won many awards for the design and implementation of e-learning, including the ‘Outstanding Achievement in e-learning Award’ at the World Open Learning Conference. He is a regular speaker at national and international conferences and a regular blogger.
State of the e-learning nation
In which: we discuss the state of the industry, realise that the King is not dead, wonder about people who write to the Daily Telegraph when you could just ask a ninja instead.
Why blog? Discuss
In which: Donald explains why he blogs, why Americans are better bloggers than Brits, and why academics can't hack it at all.
What's wrong with e-learning part 1: Old and grey designs
In which: We learn why psychology is more important than sociology in e-learning design, what style means in e-learning, and question the odd worship of 50 year-old theories.
What's wrong with e-learning part 2: When SMEs attack
In which: We marvel at how a SME can kill a course at fifty paces, why younger SMEs are better, why no SMEs can be great. Bonus track: Why Teachers TV was the worst idea since holiday on ice.
Donald Clark shares his views on podcasting
Ufi Board member and e-learning and technology advocate Donald Clark shares his view on why he thinks podcasting is effective and how it could become the ideal way for a company to encourage learning.
