Training Assessment Education

Author: Darren

  • Incompetence

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    Photo by averie woodard I have had some recent experiences of participants challenging my knowledge and experience and grossly over inflating their own expertise. Nothing unusual really. I found this great article about why incompetents think they’re awesome and it made me happy and then disturbed. Maybe I am incompetent as well? Please read the article…

  • Day 4 & 5 Reflection

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    Sorry. My experiment last week had a few technical issues and hence I didn’t get the chance to complete the reflection exercise. So here it is now. Day 4 Reflection – Thursday Same group as yesterday except the topics are Managing finance and budgets and risk management. Overall a good day with plenty of interaction…

  • Day 3 – Reflection

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    8:30 program at the Ex-Serviceman’s club at Orange on Operational Planning. It is a group of Child Care Centre Managers. Great group and we had a good time exploring the process of operational planning while beginning the process of completing a complex assessment task. Done by 4pm and I am off for a walk. Back…

  • Day 2 – Reflection

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    Long Day. Up at 5:40am to ensure I am in the car by 6:15 and on the way by car to Chatswood. Park car at Chatswood (why – you will see) and then catch train to Wynyard. Arrive at training venue by 8:10 and set up the day before the class gets there. Today it…

  • Day One – Reflection

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    Well, day one of this reflection process started rather strangely. I was up at 5.40am so I could be in the car and driving to Blacktown by 6:15. Got there at 8:05am and set up and then noticed that there wasn’t anyone around. I was meant to be delivering teamwork training to a group of…

  • A Week in My Shoes

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    I was pointing out to a group the other day that every week for me is different. I like that but I know that for some people this would be intolerable. I have a busy week ahead and thought that I would let you know what I was doing each day from a trainer’s perspective.…

  • Sunday Zephyr – Climate change

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    Photo by jesse orrico How is your Sunday going? If you want to relax for about 1.5 hours and do a little bit of learning watch this great movie  Before the Flood – Full Movie | National Geographic hosted by Leonardo DiCaprio. It is about climate change and it just might make you think a little.…

  • Stress and You

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    Photo by Jeremy Thomas I have a few stressful weeks coming up before the Christmas break. Christmas itself is stressful enough. I have also been talking to a lot of students who are trying desperately to finish off assessments before the end of the year. Here is a good article on stress with links to 6…

  • Sunday Zephyr – Getting Things Done

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    Photo by Andrew Neel Hopefully you are out enjoying a great Sunday but pretty soon it will be Monday and a solid week of focused work will be required. I have been trying out a new Chrome app over the last few weeks and it is very good. I don’t have too much trouble focusing but…

  • Are you and In or Ex?

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    Photo by Mike Wilson Sorry, didn’t want a long blog post title. It should read are you an introvert or extrovert? The video below will explain the two terms. I think I am a ambivert. Can’t see the video – click here