Training Assessment Education

Author: Darren

  • Putting your training videos online

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    I ran a session on the weekend for Diploma TAA students on how to upload training videos to the web. Of course it could be any type of video or for that matter a podcast. It doesn’t cover all of the detail particularly when you get to iTunes which is a little bit trickier than…

  • New 56 second video

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    I have made a few posts regarding what makes an excellent facilitator/trainer as well as quite a few comments about passion. The latest 56 second video covers what passion is all about. Hope you like it and please let me know if you want a particular topic covered. Very keen to shoot some new content…

  • New video

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    For those who didn’t spot it or haven’t subscribed yet the second episode in the Training Tips 56 series went live on Friday. Check out this address and watch it. Surely you must have 56 seconds to spare. Got any topics, issues or concepts you want me to cover? Let me know. Just comment to…

  • How to design better elearning

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    I could write a very big, complicated post here on the principles of better elearning and in most cases I would bore and confuse people. That’s what is so great about the web. More effective, better developed resources are quite often already out there which save you time and allow your learners to receive the best information as quickly…

  • Training search directory

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    While wandering around the internet the other day I found this intriguing search engine devoted to just training and development. I’ll leave it up to you to test it out. Let me know if it is useful. http://researchprofessional.org/training/index.htm

  • New Video Series

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    I have just released a new training tips video series. Each Friday a new episode will go live and cover a wide range of training and educational topics. It is free. Let me know what topics you would like me to cover and I will. Hope you enjoy them and let as many people as…

  • Google Wave

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     Currently Google Wave is invitation only but it certainly has captured the imagination of a lot of people, in particular teachers and trainers To understand basically what it is watch this video first and then watch this one next. Yes, it is another piece of technology and at present if you are one of the…

  • Another ###### password!

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    I’ve had a number of enquiries from people regarding passwords for online applications. The issue here is the increasing number of passwords we need to have to login to all those handy internet sites and applications. This wouldn’t be a huge problem if you used the same password for every application but there are two…

  • C IV in TAA Review

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    I have provided a link to a review of the C IV in TAA program. Interesting read particularly the conclusion. A quote from the conclusion: “What remains at issue, however, is how well the certificate IV provides novice teachers and trainers with the knowledge bases and a sense of self-efficacy and preparedness as they enter…

  • Follow-up to What Makes a Good Teacher?

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     The survey results are in and from 26 respondents the following summary outlines the key results. The basic survey question was, How important are these qualities? The very important column revealed the following Passion – 69.2% Ability to inspire – 65.4% Emotional intelligence – 50% Creative – 34.6% Experience – 50% Model professional behaviours…