Category: Creativity & Innovation
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Gaming and learning
Gamification is the use of game design techniques, game thinking and game mechanics to enhance non-game contexts. Of course this has implications to learning and it is already here. There are countless games which are learning orientated and they have been around for a long time. Even when I was a kid we have computer based learning games…
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Is it really that simple?
To follow on from my last post here is an interesting article from The Washington Post. Is it really that simple. I actually think it is but I don’t think many would agree.
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Teaching intuition – is it possible?
The great challenge of training is not training skills or knowledge but behaviours, attitudes and personal attributes such as integrity, professionalism, creativity and intuition. Some of these examples can be approached from a skill and knowledge platform for example training participants in creativity techniques or exposing participants to theory and research on ethics and integrity…
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E learning examples
Here is a simple website that contains a huge sample of elearning examples, interactive graphics, info graphics etc. It might give you some ideas, it might inspire you, it might just entertain but it is worth spending 30 minutes having a look at what is going on out there.
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There is hope for us all!
If you read my posts regularly you know I have an interest in creativity and training. Here is an article which basically means we all have a chance on being creative but it will probably surprise you what may assist you to be more creative. I was anyway. The following statement sums up the research.…
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Being a creative trainer
I have written many posts on creativity and training as well as posted quite few videos on YouTube. Here is a good summary that will hopefully get you thinking creatively! Creative Thinking: Your Edge View more presentations from Joanna Maxwell
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What’s wrong with working alone.
I have been guilty of writing a number of team and teamwork programs as well as delivering many team based training programs. There is nothing wrong with teams if that is the way you like to work. But, as I remind many of my participants and clients not everyone works best in a team environment.…
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The new year and new ideas – skillshare
The skillshare site has been flagged as a must watch startup online company. Interestingly it isn’t about elearning but a site which links learners with learning programs that they are interested in and which are near to them. Check it out. It isn’t opened in Australia yet but……. Would you use it?
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More surfing and training
I posted a blog recently (access it here) that had some favourable feedback. This was mainly due to the beautiful surfing images. Ok – so not easily related back to training but my point was that we need to use images, be creative in our approaches to learning and now and then experience some different…
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What is your plan for next year?
We are zooming into the end of the year and most trainers and educators are finishing programs and assessments off. I have just had the first real day off (sort of) for about 6 months and I have had a small chance to think about next year. I have some ideas, nothing solid yet but…