Category: Creativity & Innovation
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A to Z of excellent trainer traits competition – Part 3
We are up to round three in the excellent trainer traits competition. Last weeks points went to: 3 points to Stuart (Guide), 2 points to Greg (Genuine) and 1 point to Matt (Galvanic). I have employed an independent trainer to judge the competition so that I am not involved as I am finding it difficult…
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A to Z of excellent trainer traits competition – Part 2
Well done everyone who took part in the first section of this competition. For those who didn’t there is still 5 more weeks to go and hence it can be won by anyone at this point. If you want to check the prize out click here. The winners from last week who submitted attributes associated…
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Learning or assessment? What’s more important?
Please read Seth Godin’s blog post on It’s easier to teach compliance than initiative before reading my additional comments below. I agree, initiative is very difficult to teach. I disagree, that organisations are seeking out intelligent problem solvers. Not all of them anyway. Maybe that is just my experience, maybe that is an Australian thing, but…
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Internet facts – wow
Thank you to all of the people who have got involved with the competition started yesterday. But I know there are more of you out there who read the post. I also know that you have an opinion so try it out. I was running an elearning workshop on the weekend and we did discuss…
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The A to Z of excellent trainer traits competition – Part 1
This is the first of six blog posts which will be made on each Monday covering the A to Z of excellent trainer traits. Of course there will be four letters each Monday but one of them will be left up to you, the reader, to comment on. I will leave the comments open for…
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A different conference
Every now an then you have to do something that is a little different to what you are used to. The Virtual Worlds Best Practice Event is one of those events. Its free to attend and of course it is held in a virtual world. To do this you do need to become a resident…
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The A to Z of excellent trainer traits competition
Next Monday I am going to start a six part blog post which will look at four letters of the alphabet per post and describe what I believe are the twenty four traits of excellent trainers. But, personally,I am going to only cover three per post. The fourth one I am going to leave to…
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Learning by doing
Learning by doing is not a new concept in fact it was most likely the first teaching technique invented apart from demonstrating. Many of you (not all) know that I deliver a Diploma in Training and Assessment program. It has taken a while to develop the overall strategy and structure of the program and I…
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Online project management for free
One of my students asked me the other day about simple, easy to use, project management tools that enable you to keep track of various projects associated with a Diploma program that I deliver. Personally I have used software like MS Project and Excel to do the job but I have read a number of…
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Sleep your way to better teaching
The nap is back, well almost. I came across this article recently which basically outlines that fact that if you have a one hour nap it will make you smarter, clear the mind and increase you learning ability. That is good news for all the nappers out there. As a trainer I think we all…