Author: Darren
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Sunday Zephyr – Xmas
Christmas is almost here so it is an appropriate time for me to post my favourite Christmas clip so far this year. Hope you and enjoy and have a great Sunday. 24 DAYS OF TORTURE from VIK & NES on Vimeo.
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IPIP-NEO Personality test
Photo by Paul Skorupskas What is your personality like? If you want to find out the link below takes you to a short and long version of the IPIP – NEO test. It provides a great report at the end of the test. Some aspects are quite interesting. You could also use this with groups looking…
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E-learning for 2017
Photo by Radek Grzybowski We all know that it is coming (or that it is already here) but many of our RTO’s are heading towards some form of elearning option. If you are looking into it you might want to check out the following 12 points from ECampusNews. Based on the survey results, the report also…
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The Feynman Technique
Photo by Helloquence I was reading about the Feynman Technique which is a way to master any subject. What struck me though was that it is also the way to design learning and how to teach. Read about the technique here.
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What’s age got to do with it?
Read the article below from Harvard Business Review. It discusses the fact that from their research they have found that in the workplace there really isn’t that much difference between the young and the old. We make a lot of assumptions about age in training but I think most of that is wrong. My experiences…
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Sunday Zephyr – Confronting the fears
Photo – JILBERT|EBRAHIMI How’s your Sunday going? Hope you are having fun and relaxing. On Friday I posted an assessment on public speaking fears and discussed my own fears around public speaking despite having a job where I do it almost everyday. Sometimes you just have to confront those fears and realise that they are all…
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Fear of public speaking?
I tell a lot of my training groups that I still have a fear of public speaking despite the fact that I may not look like I do. I don’t think that most of them believe me. I also don’t think that general fear will ever go away. It does take only a few minutes…
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Google Sites
Photo by Farrel Nobel I have used Google sites for a range of elearning projects as well as they make great resource pages for students. They are quick to setup and easy to use. Google has recently made them even better with an upgrade so check them out and see what you can create for your…
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Leadership
Photo by Bethany Legg A good video of a different approach to effective leadership. Hope you can use it sometime. Watch the video here at HBR
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Make Good Art
Photo by Rodion Kutsaev I think I might have posted this video in the past. It has been a tough, busy week. I had one of my toughest sessions ever or at least for a long time. It challenges your thinking and motivation. And then you realise that you are doing a good job and…