Category: Inclusivity
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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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Diversity and Equality and the Fine Line
All trainers (I hope) understand the requirements of diversity and equality but it can be very challenging at times with certain groups and certain situations. There is a fine line and you must be careful. Just to demonstrate that watch the advertisement below that Snickers created and understand that it has caused an uproar of…
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Diversity
Diversity is both simple and challenging but a big part of training and education. Having recently conducted a training day on diversity I was intrigued by how difficult is to get some people to make the shift and understand the beauty and benefits of diversity. Here is a funny (I hope) little cartoon which I…
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Yuck Moments
What is a Yuck Moment? Watch the video to check out what it means and their importance to trainers. I didn’t make this term up as it is a quite legitimate topic in moral philosophy. If you really want to know all of the detailed information, issues and moral and ethical considerations check out this…
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The Training Room Closet
In keeping with some of the latest training tips 56 videos on inclusivity and uniqueness guest author Greg Moriarty has written today’s post from the other side. Is the audience and the client being inclusive as well. I’m gay. I’m a trainer. Am I a gay trainer? I’m left-handed and I live in Sydney’s Eastern…
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More sides to the story
This training tips 56 video has a twist. Of course that is right at the end of the video but, hey, it is only 56 seconds. This video is a continuation of last weeks video on understanding the multiple sides of any story. This was brought home to me acutely when I was recently in…
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Are you different?
Watch this short video from TED. The speaker is Temple Grandin who I knew nothing about but it appears they have made a movie about her. She is different and proud of it. She has autism but due to this disability it has allowed her to achieve remarkable success in a number of fields. It…
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Australia Day and Training
I hope that everyone had a great Australia Day celebration. I spent a few hours riding my bike around observing the many and varied ways that people were gathering together to celebrate the day and enjoy each others company. What has this got to do with training and teaching? Maybe not that much but as…
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Aboriginal Cultural Education Training Program
Guest post by: Chris Tsokos Recently I completed the ‘Aboriginal Cultural Education’ Program delivered by an Aboriginal Elder in co operation with the Workforce Development unit in my workplace. The program’s vision is to provide support for Aboriginal communities through a culturally inclusive learning environment. One of the units covered within this two-day program, offered us…