Category: professional development
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Complacency is the trainers worst enemy
If your doing the same thing all the time more than likely your bored and so is your audience. Worst still they have fallen into line with your delivery pattern and know what you are going to do, when you are going to do it and have even judged how effective it will be before…
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The good books that I read in 2009
I was going to write this post before the end of 2009 but I just ran out of time. Since January 2010 is about to end I thought now was the time to get this post out there. I love reading and have stressed in one of my training tips 56 videos that reading should…
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Future of Education?
The following link takes you to a very interesting look at education in the past as well as into the future using a sliding timeline. What do you think the future holds? I am interested in hearing your views. http://www.educationfutures.com/resources/timeline/
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Episode 7 and Happy New Year
I hope everyone had a great night and that your new year started off well. Episode 7 in the Training Tips 56 series was released today and it is a reminder that often the most important thing is to get the basics right before you start to explore a range of different tricks and tools.…
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Words
I hope that everyone had a great Christmas day. Unfortunately many did not. By coincidence this YouTube video appeared today about the use and abuse of words. My post on the 24th was about trainers and words. I hope that for the new year coming up that you think more about how you use your…
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Episode 5: Be Different
In case you didn’t notice it Episode 5 has been released today of Training Tips 56. It’s all about being different and not boring. Check it out at this location. Don’t miss next weeks special Christmas episode!
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More to think about
This link is to a thought provoking list of 9 signs of a losing school. These 9 signs can easily be applied to any training organisation, college, RTO and for that matter any organisation. I have seen many of these factors in a range of organisations that I have worked with. How does your organisation…
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How to design better elearning
I could write a very big, complicated post here on the principles of better elearning and in most cases I would bore and confuse people. That’s what is so great about the web. More effective, better developed resources are quite often already out there which save you time and allow your learners to receive the best information as quickly…
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C IV in TAA Review
I have provided a link to a review of the C IV in TAA program. Interesting read particularly the conclusion. A quote from the conclusion: “What remains at issue, however, is how well the certificate IV provides novice teachers and trainers with the knowledge bases and a sense of self-efficacy and preparedness as they enter…
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Follow-up to What Makes a Good Teacher?
The survey results are in and from 26 respondents the following summary outlines the key results. The basic survey question was, How important are these qualities? The very important column revealed the following Passion – 69.2% Ability to inspire – 65.4% Emotional intelligence – 50% Creative – 34.6% Experience – 50% Model professional behaviours…