The Learning Engine 19 April 2025 Newsletter 027: Learning How to Learn — The Ultimate Meta-Skill Greetings and salutations! I deeply believe that knowing how to learn brings transformation to our lives — knowing how to learn is the foundational ability that empowers everything else we do. As we navigate an increasingly complex world, those who master the process of learning gain a profound advantage. They adapt faster, tackle challenges with confidence, and ultimately find greater...
15 days ago • 6 min read
The Learning Engine 12 April 2025 Newsletter 026: Reflection in Action — Practical Ways to Learn from Every Experience Before we get started on the ideas in reflection, I want to share a couple of new (short) courses: That’s How Learning Works?!?! — Fundamentals for L&D Professionals That’s How Learning Works?!?! — Fundamentals for Business Leaders These courses will give you the fundamentals for learning, plus provide a challenge for your to bring the ideas into your context. Both courses...
22 days ago • 6 min read
The Learning Engine 3 April 2025 Newsletter 025: Learning Loops — The Cycles That Drive Knowledge and Skill Development Greetings and salutations — welcome to another newsletter! Before we get started on learning loops, I want to share a couple of new (short) courses: That's How Learning Works?!?! - Fundamentals for Educators That's How Learning Works?!?! - Fundamentals for Coaches These courses will give you the fundamentals for learning, plus provide a challenge for your to bring the ideas...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
The Learning Engine 21 March 2025 Newsletter 024: The “Teaching Trinity” — How Great Teachers, Coaches, and Leaders Transform Lives Greetings and salutations — welcome to another newsletter! Think about the most influential teachers in your life. What made them special? Was it their deep knowledge? Their teaching methods? Or perhaps the way they connected with you as a person? Whether you're in a classroom, coaching on a field, mentoring a colleague, raising children, or leading others,...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
The Learning Engine 13 March 2025 Newsletter 023: Effective Feedback — The Catalyst for Learning Excellence Greetings and salutations — welcome to another newsletter! Have you ever received feedback that completely transformed your approach to a skill or task? Or perhaps been given criticism that left you deflated and unmotivated? Feedback is one of the most powerful catalysts for learning and achievement — yet its impact can vary dramatically depending on how it's delivered, received, and...
about 2 months ago • 9 min read
The Learning Engine 4 March 2025 Newsletter 022: Plateaus and Progress — Navigating the Natural Rhythms of Learning Greetings and salutations — welcome to another newsletter! Have you ever felt stuck in your learning journey? You're practicing consistently, putting in the effort, yet progress seems to have stalled. Whether learning a musical instrument, developing a professional skill, or mastering a sport, plateaus are universal experiences in the learning process. What if these apparent...
2 months ago • 7 min read
The Learning Engine 27 February 2025 Newsletter 021: The Warm-up — What, Why, and How Greetings and salutations — welcome to another newsletter! Although sometimes overlooked, the Warm-up plays a massive role in the failure or success for practicing or performance. This newsletter will focus on the Warm-up — giving you the what, why, and how for using the Warm-up as preparation for practice and performance. [Before reading this newsletter, please think of the last time you did a Warm-up....
2 months ago • 6 min read
The Learning Engine 18 February 2025 Newsletter 020: Learning Through Productive Struggle Greetings and salutations — welcome to another newsletter! Have you ever faced a challenge that was difficult but not impossible, where you struggled but ultimately learned and grew from the experience? That's what educators and researchers call productive struggle. This newsletter will explore how finding the right balance between challenge and learning opportunity can lead to meaningful growth. We'll...
2 months ago • 6 min read
The Learning Engine 4 February 2025 Newsletter 019: Learning with AI — Challenges and Opportunities Greetings and salutations — welcome to another newsletter! Whatever our personal feelings are about AI, the technology is here to stay — and advancing at a good clip. This newsletter will discuss a few challenges and opportunities for learning with AI, then give a few general recommendations for learning with AI. Ideas Here is Belcher’s Model for Learning — a short refresher: Our body and brain...
3 months ago • 6 min read
