Training Assessment Education

Author: Darren

  • Praise

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    Photo by Nghia Le How much praise do you dish out during your training? Watch the video – something to think about. Can’t see the video – click here.

  • Expectations – My Thoughts

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    Photo by Agberto Guimaraes If you set the bar low, you generally get low results but you might get happiness (success). If you set the bar high and challenge barriers you may get better results but you will fail sometimes (approximately 30%). You may get happiness from this or a feeling of failure if you see…

  • Sunday Zephyr – Daily Learning

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    Photo by Mike Wilson How is your Sunday going? We have had some really hot days here lately which at times means that you really can’t do too much but bunker down in the air conditioning and do something constructive (as opposed to watching TV). If it is one of those days today subscribe to this…

  • Learners I Want

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    Photo by davide ragusa All of the most important things I have learnt have occurred due to a strong emotional drive. Pride, competition, envy, frustration, anger, fear of failure, fascination are just some of those emotional drivers. If you are not emotionally driven you will not learn effectively. Learning to get a qualification – no. Learning because…

  • Training trends in 2017

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    Photo by Clemente Ruiz Abenza An interesting article outlining some of the possible higher education trends for 2017 which I think are exactly the same for all training and for that matter education. It’s not all going to happen in 2017 but it will begin or has it already begun. Let’s just hope that the learner…

  • Sunday Zephyr – Reality?

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    I believe that I have posted the video below in the past. It is a video I go back to and watch a couple of times a year. I watched it this week as I am currently reading the huge novel written by David Foster Wallace – Infinite Jest, the person giving the speech below.…

  • Get your slang right. Alright!

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    Photo by Lorenzo Cafaro I found this website the other day doing some research. You might find it useful. It contains 5 centuries of english slang. Test it out – it will be there. Get your slang here

  • Is Training Required?

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    Photo by Carlos Muza You know what I would like to do this year? It would be to deliver training that is required by the organisation and the participant 100% of the time. Is this going to happen? No. But it is a nice thought. I think all training is good if it exposes people to…

  • VR and Training

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    Photo by Samuel Zeller I read a post the other day (not sure where though) that VR or virtual reality would start to fade this year. In previous years there was much talk about  VR and every electronics company was bringing out a VR headset. The key issue appeared to be that it was really only…

  • Sunday Zephyr – Street Art

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    Photo by Maxime Bhm Recovering from the first week of the new year? Here is an excellent way to waste a few hours. The site below provides access via google maps of street art across the world. One of the best parts of the site is the guided audio tours. Check it out and relax. Access…