Category: Education & Training Management
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Training, learning or assessment?
I was once called a teacher and then I became a trainer but now I often feel like I am a assessment coach and whatever happened to learning? Do you feel the same. What I mean above was that I used to think the idea was that I was trying to help people learn and…
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Can a robot do your job?
There is a lot of talk around at the moment of artificial intelligence and robots. I think, quite rightly, that a few people are concerned about their jobs. So do you think that a robot could take over your teaching or training role? I took the simple test compiled by the BBC. I’m not…
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Calendly – a useful calendar tool
Soon I will be involved in a program where participants need to book a time to call me for coaching purposes. I have recently found a tool called calendly which enables me to do this automatically by linking it with my Google calendar. Looks great and is easy to use. Look at calendly here.
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Our schools and colleges are a disgrace
Have you been in a NSW government school or Tafe college lately. There are a disgrace. They are basically falling apart. I have been filling in for a teacher for a few weeks at Tafe and there are no heaters. None. It has been freezing and students have beanies and large coats on while we…
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Creativity in Universities
Is that title possible, creativity in universities? Is it already happening? Watch the interesting talk by Sir Ken Robinson below for his take on the creativity in universities concept. Can’t see the video – click here
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Economical Learning
Please read this article. Is this the future of organisational learning? I can assure you that you will find this article interesting but also challenging. The key facts: 30,ooo employees 62 countries 107 mobile ready intervention programs in 3 months 5 learning design staff 50,000 learning sessions a month One and a half sessions per…
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Lectures are Dead!
Lectures are obsolete, says University of Adelaide vice-chancellor Warren Bebbington. “My view is they’re gone; they’re never coming back,” he said as he described his university’s experience in replacing lectures with online learning. AFRWeekend Interesting comment from Warren but he goes further than just saying something controversial he then goes on to phase out lectures…
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What training is not!
It has been quite a while since I released a new video but I had a bit of spare time over the last few weekends and I was keen to play around with some green screen stuff and this video was the result. I haven’t gt it right yet but I am learning. I hope…
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New Education Models
I heard Stanley Litow speak at the Next Big Thing conference. He is a very articulate and passionate man. He has been very successful and has many high level backers of his new approach to education including Obama and some educational leaders in Australia. Watch the video below for a brief description of the P-Tech…
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The competency system is broken
Yes, the competency system is broken. Throw it out! I was in the education system when it came in and I have watched it progress from a system which held great hope to a system which is holding back required revolutionary change. It is a system designed for the industrial age to manufacture industry ready…