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  • Sunday Zephyr – News

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    Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash How is your Sunday going? If you have a bit of spare time today try out Google News. I have been giving it a go and it is very good and simple to use. I was trying to just get positive good news stories but I haven’t managed to achieve that yet.…

  • Tobacco and elearning

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    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…

  • Narrating Elearning

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    I have been doing a lot of narrating on elearning projects lately and I admit that I find it challenging. This resource might help you when you have to record your voice. My own practical tips are: Always write out the script – it takes a while but it saves you a lot of time…

  • Networks and websites

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    I have just added a new page to this blog titled  ‘Networks and Boomarks’. You should be able to see the TAB above. I am going to on a regular basis add new bookmarks and networks etc to this page. I am using Diigo to do this which is a social booking marking tool. You…

  • How to remain current as a trainer

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    Training is not the only profession where you need to remain up to date with new changes, theories, strategies and of course technology. I think that would apply to all professions but I often think that trainers, teachers and educators may well be the worst at keeping current, up to date and informed on what…

  • New video

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    For those who didn’t spot it or haven’t subscribed yet the second episode in the Training Tips 56 series went live on Friday. Check out this address and watch it. Surely you must have 56 seconds to spare. Got any topics, issues or concepts you want me to cover? Let me know. Just comment to…

  • Training search directory

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    While wandering around the internet the other day I found this intriguing search engine devoted to just training and development. I’ll leave it up to you to test it out. Let me know if it is useful. http://researchprofessional.org/training/index.htm

  • Useful training resources

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    Years ago when living in the UK I must have signed up for this site http://www.trainingzone.co.uk. I still receive e-mails on a regular basis, and there is some really useful information to be found. All you need to do is register to use the site and off you go. Information available includes: Blended learning; elearning;…

  • The learning environment

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    Does your learning environment facilitate the learning process? Some examples of influences include: Room Layout – What sort of class will be run, in teams or in a traditional classroom layout? And does it change during the class, or change through feedback from students? Seating Layout – How do we want the students to interact?…

  • Next Saturday session

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    Hopefully I have resolved the shared document issues for the active students. You will find that they can both be accessed via the resources tab in the Ning Network site. For the non active student members of the network for privacy reasons you can not access this information. Google is having a little bit of…