Category: e-learning
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MOOCs for Executives
If you are a regular reader you know that I am a big fan of MOOCs. I have recently been thinking about MOOC’s ability to be used for senior management training where time is always an issue. Would it work? On the face of it, it sounds like a great idea but there could be…
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Teens and media
I caught this great article the other day courtesy of makeuseof about teens and their media usage. It incorporates a great graphic which I have included below. Check out the original article here. Many of us are training participants who are coming out of their teens and it is important that we understand how their…
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I like lectures
I have been critical of lectures in the past as they are not the most effective way of teaching people but they are still useful. While watching the video below I reflected on my own experience of lectures and realised that I really do enjoy them, but only if the lecturer has at least some…
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Meditation Monday
I have been trialing a new meditation app which I have decided is actually worth the $6 I paid for it. I am not a big meditator. I have tried it off and on over 40 years and find it at times very useful, but due to my lifestyle I find it difficult to make…
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Sunday Zephyr – Take a walk through Rome
Many of you are enjoying a long weekend. So I hope it is going well. On Friday I wrote a brief post on elearning. On this day off why not experience some elearning and take a 3D walk through ancient Rome. Relax, enjoy and learn. Can’t see the video – click here
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E-Learning and 2015
I have been writing about elearning for a number of years and it still hasn’t really taken off. It has in some areas, for all of the wrong reasons, and generally it is second grade learning. I have seen a few changes which are encouraging but really not enough thought and effort is going into…
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Have you got a logo?
Here is a fun, simple website which helps you to design a logo. Maybe you need one for yourself or maybe you want your participants to create one for a project that they are working on. Give it a try. You can find the logo creator at Hipster Logo Generator
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Good Elearning
An interesting video on good and bad elearning design. Really worth watching as the mistake is often made. Lipstick on a pig! Can’t see the video – click here
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Your Song
I forgot to put this post up last week when it was my birthday. A fun little website that tells you what song was number one when you were born. It could be a fun way of saying happy birthday to a participant in your group. It also links to the song on Youtube if…
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Future of Learning Videos
I am constantly fascinated by where learning will go in the future. Predictions for years have been essentially wrong in their timeframe and outcomes but it is slowly getting there. I found a good video which had an interesting view of the future of learning, at least a structure for what it could be. The…