Category: Reading/Books
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Reading for development
If you are a regular reader of this post you know that I am a big fan of reading. I don’t really care what you are reading, fiction, non-fiction, comics etc. Reading is essential for good trainers. It increases your word power, literacy, brain activity, knowledge…..etc. I am currently on a week break and I…
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Reading
There is only one form of reading that is dangerous – that is not reading. Access the cartoon here.
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Reading
I posted an article yesterday about story telling. To become a good story teller it really helps if you read. Reading is also essential for just keeping in touch with your profession, your content areas and stuff. Stuff that gives you ideas and resources. Here is an article about how to be a better reader.…
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Reading: What Matters Now
I just finished reading ‘What Matters Now‘ by Gary Hamel which is essentially a book about what a modern organisation may look like or need to be like to be effective. To do that he covers a really broad range of topics and he is a very entertaining and at times amusing writer. Apart from…
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Learning by Reading
We all have limited time to learn new things. Fortunately a lot of learning can now occur due to the internet but don’t forget about that old technology, books. I still get a lot of information, knowledge and new skills from reading apart from just reading for fun. In the areas of management, human resources,…
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Creativity, controversy, collectors item
I have just finished reading a really interesting, thought provoking and challenging book, Imagine by Jonah Lehrer. It was on the best sellers list, and I purchased it, and it lived up to the claims from various critics. I can recommend it to you as a excellent collection of information on how creativity works. My…
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Sunday Reading
I just realised that I haven’t posted anything since last Sunday. It was a very busy week but also an enjoyable week. When I am working a lot I begin to miss the things that I take for granted like reading a good book. I currently have stack of books that are piled up on…
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Instructional Design Flaws
Another interesting article on instructional design flaws. I hope you find it interesting. Their three big flaws: Flaw #1: Cognitive Overload Flaw #2: Overreliance on Elaborative Studying Flaw #3: Insufficient Self-Pacing Personally the biggest flaw I find in online and class based learning is just a lack of any instructional design. It’s not rocket science…
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E-Learning Tips
A quick post today. The elearning guild has released a new ebook, 58 Tips for Breakthrough eLearning Instructional Design Yes, its free, and yes you will need to go through the usual form filling process but it is worth the read, particularly of you are new to elearning design.
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The Power of Words
Regular readers of my blog as well as people who have been in one of my sessions know that I am a strong believer that trainers have to be very good with words and hence need to read and build their vocabulary. Check out this short video on the power of words as well as…