Category: Learning resources
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Simple words simply
Here is a simple reminder this week that as trainers we use words to get across knowledge, skill and behaviour. To do this effectively we really need to choose our words carefully. Can’t see the video – click here.
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Your training room?
Does your classroom like this. I am going to bet that it doesn’t. I have a few people during sessions who will have a laptop open but most don’t and we still don’t have good wireless connectivity, the actual laptops, ipads etc or the need to have them operating during a training session. I…
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E – Tool of the Week
Here is an interesting little teaching tool. Basically Teachem is a way of putting YouTube videos into a class format that allows you to control one access point to the videos and also allows you to add notes to your program. It is pretty simple but it has some definite advantages if you want to…
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My First Infographic
This is the followup post from the infographic post yesterday. I didn’t have much time as I spent hours on my relational algebra test with the MOOC that I am enrolled with, but here is my first infographic experiment as promised in yesterdays post. How did you go? I used easel.ly which was ok and…
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Psychology Update
I have said on a few occasions that all trainers need to have a good, broad knowledge of psychology as we deal with people and psychology is about the human mind. Below is a video titled the Psychology of Everything. Hope you enjoy it. Can’t see the video – click here.
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Free Education for All
Check out this post on Edudemic. Full of great fee course information for students and of course for trainers and educators.
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Train that Brain
Some of you may have tried Luminosity or a few of the other brain training programs. There is a new one out there, Cognifit and I had a little play around with it this morning and I do like it’s easy operation. Not sure that I will return often but for some people this may…
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Tobacco and elearning
Strange title for a blog post. Follow up the link below and you will see what the point is. This is a very clever use of web technology to teach people about the harmful effects of smoking. It is really worth a look and might give you some ideas. If nothing else it will definitely…
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Google sites and training
I have always been a fan of Google sites. Free, easy to use and great for participants to store, display and create. I have been using them lately to train basic web design and maintenance as part of a Cert IV in Government. I used them as a team exercise to create a website and…
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Change management tips
Training is change. Change often requires training. At times change management training is required. I have been doing some change management training recently for a couple of clients and I found this video useful as a quick, entertaining summary. Hope you can use it sometime. Unfortunately they haven’t allowed embedding in blogs but here is…