What is the pedagogy of Teach to Reach?
In a rural health center in Kenya, a community health worker develops an innovative approach to reaching families who have been hesitant about vaccination. Meanwhile, in…
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How to Solve It
Understanding the problem First. You have to understand the problem. Devising a plan Second. Find the connection between the data and the unknown. You may be…
Making learning strategic in development and humanitarian organizations
This is the third in a three-part presentation about learning strategy for development and humanitarian organizations. It was first presented to the People In Aid Learning…
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Brevity’s burden: The executive summary trap in global health
It was James Gleick who noted in his book “Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything” the societal shift towards valuing speed over depth: “We have…
Taking the pulse: why and how we change everything in response to learner signals
The ability to analyze and respond to learner behavior as it happens is crucial for educators. In complex learning that takes place in digital spaces, task…
Why asking learners what they want is a recipe for confusion
A survey of learners on a large, authoritative global health learning platform has me pondering once again the perils of relying too heavily on learner preferences…
Learn health, but beware of the behaviorist trap
The global health community has long grappled with the challenge of providing effective, scalable training to health workers, particularly in resource-constrained settings. In recent years, digital…
Self-regulated learning: 8 things we know about learning across the lifespan in a complex world
The work by Robert A. Bjork and his colleagues is very helpful to make sense of the limitations of learners’ perceptions. Here are 8 summary points…
Why lack of continuous learning is the Achilles heel of immunization
Continuous learning is lacking in immunization learning culture, a measure of the capacity for change.. This lack may be an underestimated barrier to the “Big Catch-Up”…
What is the relationship between leadership and performance?
In their article “What Have We Learned That Is Critical in Understanding Leadership Perceptions and Leader-Performance Relations?”, Robert G. Lord and Jessica E. Dinh review research…
How to overcome limitations of expert-led fellowships for global health
Coaching and mentoring programs sometimes called “fellowships” have been upheld as the gold standard for developing leaders in global health. For example, a fellowship in the…
How does the scalability of peer learning compare to expert-led coaching ‘fellowships’?
By connecting practitioners to learn from each other, peer learning facilitates collaborative development. ow does it compare to expert-led coaching and mentoring “fellowships” that are seen…
Calculating the relative effectiveness of expert coaching, peer learning, and cascade training
A formula for calculating learning efficacy, (E), considering the importance of each criterion and the specific ratings for peer learning, is: This abstract formula provides a…