Category: professional development
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Free Development Courses
I did a Copyright for Educators program a few months ago and it was quite effective. The same group ‘School of Open’ is offering another round of programs very soon (4 August) including the copyright program. Check out their website and see what you are interested in. Link to free courses here.
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Sunday Zephyr – Is it time to Quit?
Every now and then you need to review what you are doing and decide if it is still worth the effort. Sunday is a good day for that. Relaxed (hopefully) and with a little bit of spare time, review some of your goals and plans and see if the are still valid. The article below…
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Perception, diversity and culture
I taught a program on promoting diversity recently. I wish that I had found this video beforehand from the Harvard Business School website. Try out the little game and see what happens. Read the article and see the video here.
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Critical Thinking
Here is an excellent blog post on critical thinking. As a trainer you need to be an effective critical thinker but also be bale to build the process into your sessions. Read the post here at Edudemic.
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Sunday Zephyr – Leadership
Hope you are enjoying your Sunday. All trainers are leaders. Agree? Many of you deliver leadership training. Below you will find 19 statements on leadership. I hope you find them useful as a resource or as a self reflection stimulus. 19 challenging thoughts about leadership 2nd edition from TFLI
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Networking
Hate the word but it is essential if you want to grow, know and be known. Here is an excellent slideshow which will give you some ideas about how to network effectively. Big Tip – join Linkedin and connect. Find me – I’m there. The 5 Secrets of Networking from Angel Ramos
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Being Effective
I am trying all the time to be effective and it is constant challenge. Here are 27 ways to be an effective classroom teacher or trainer. Any other ideas? Here are some I thought of: Think, Exercise, Do different stuff, Plan, Get Organised Read the post here.
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Keeping up to date with brain science
It’s part of the job. You need to keep up with the science of the brain as we have jobs that directly involve and engage it. So what’s new – read it here.
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Sunday Zephyr – Self Reflection
I hope you are enjoying your Sunday. What a great day to do some light self reflection. Follow the 20 questions in the post link below and see what you think. Enlightened. Share the post with someone else and see what they think. Read the post here.
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Sunday Zephyr – The future of your job
Hopefully your weekend is going well. I don’t want to wreck the good vibe but today is a good day to reflect on your future. What will your job look like in 3, 5, 10 years? How long do you have before you can retire? I haven’t read the book in the slideshow below but…