Conation? Increasingly of interest.

At the recent Association for Educational Computing & Technology conference, Thomas Reeves addressed the topic of conation in his keynote. Conation is an idea that is relatively unknown, yet increasingly of interest. In short, it’s about one’s intention to act (and learn). And that makes all the difference.

One of the persistent mistakes that we see in corporate learning is a lack of meaningful evaluation. Too often, we only look to see whether people thought the learning experience (or instructor) was good. And, of course, it’s good if people are partial to the learning experience. Yet there’s more.

There are factors that facilitate learning and performance, and factors that interfere. And let’s be clear, the intent to learn is a crucial element that facilitates learning, and conversely there are many factors under our control that can prevent learning from being as successful as possible. We hear much talk about engagement, and engagement is essentially a consequence of conation. Consequently, conation is a topic worthy of investigation.

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