Category: professional development
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Motivation, work & learning
I have discussed motivation in this blog before. If you missed the motivational videos check out this link. This is another video on motivation. This is by Dan Pink and it is based on his book Drive. I haven’t had the chance to read this book yet but it is a big seller and it does…
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ELearning is still tough going
The majority of elearning articles are very up beat about the possibilities, enjoyment and interaction but often leave out the problems, technical issues and frustration. Personally I think that elearning is the future and it will greatly enhance our training capabilities but it is still early days and it doesn’t always work the way…
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Human resource management, training and getting a job
I lot of people ask me for career advice. In particular, how do I get into training, full time. This is always a difficult question to answer as there are so many different pathways based on the person’s qualifications, experience and their chosen area of expertise. Maybe I should do a more detailed blog to…
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Having a bad training day?
We all have them. A training day that just doesn’t work. It could be the equipment. It could be a persistent clown in the group. It could be a really resistant group of trainees who just don’t want to be there. Whatever it was it doesn’t really matter because there are many more good…
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E-Tool of the week
I still find it surprising when I find out that professional trainers and assessors do not know about slideshare. This is one of those great resource websites that is free and has a number of uses. First, I would suggest that you just go there and have a look around. Basically the site is a…
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More E-Tool Essentials
This is the second e-tool you need to check out. Last week it was Evernote. I am glad that a few people told me that they had at least downloaded it and would see how it performed. This week we look at a really simple e-tool that requires no downloading or purchase. This is simply…
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Motivation
Having some motivational problems lately? Do you need to get inspire or re-inspired? Do you just want some resources to assist you in teaching motivation? Below is a fantastic website with a collection of motivational resources, in particular a good collection of free youtube videos. http://www.motivational-well-being.com/motivational-videos.html If nothing else watch the Tony Robbins at…
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e-Portfolio’s Australian Conference
I just though I would let people know, in case you don’t get the ePortfolio updates, that the annual conference is on again. http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/content/e-portfolios-australia It is always interesting and there are always a few standout guests from overseas who are way ahead of Australia in this area of education/training. This is also a good…
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E – Tools that every trainer needs
This is the first of a number of posts that I am going to write that explain and point out the benefits of a wide range of internet based tools that all trainers must be using. Yes – must be using. Why am I doing this? Basically because I am appalled at the lack…