As part of the Modern Learning Leader Programme, Stella Collins delivered a webinar on Adult Learning Theories. Stella opened with "androgogy vs pedagogy" asking why do they have to be "versus rather than and" and what the differences are. I stated in the webinar chat: I like pedagogy as there are so many different psychology and research... Continue Reading →
Engaging virtual audiences – the need for focused skills development
When using webinars and virtual classrooms, a natural area to focus on is the technology platform. People need time to learn how to show slides and whiteboards, to unmute microphones and more. After that a facilitator can move on to focus on the skills of just how to deliver an amazing live online session. ATD’s... Continue Reading →
Online Educa Berlin 2018 highlights videos
OEB is an annual conference in Germany late every year. 2018 was my third year to this very different event - focused a lot more on academia, education and bringing corporate learning into all of that too. Also 2018 marked a difference in that Online Educa Berlin has been acquired by Closer Still Media, who... Continue Reading →
L&D Talks and the 10 roles of L&D teams
October 2018 was the Stimulearning L&D Talks conference in Brussels. I was honoured to be asked to be not only a keynote speaker but also to deliver a masterclass for select members. Firstly though, the night before the conference there was a panel discussion. L&D Teams in Belgium Lisa De Schrijver presented her research about... Continue Reading →
“65 percent of people are visual learners” is lazy journalism
Research and statistics to give credibility to your work is excellent practice. But not when it's poorly researched and based on... well not much! Whilst scanning Twitter this evening, I saw this interesting tweet and took a look at the article: https://twitter.com/hootsuite/status/1058822407748751361 Author Joanna Lu writes in the article, "you’ve likely heard before that 65... Continue Reading →
What makes for effective use of webinars for learning? #LDinsight chat
Today the L&D Connect Twitter #LDinsight chat was about webinars. Sadly I missed it, but am catching up on the hashtag and thought I'd make some extra notes here to share too! The opening question was: https://twitter.com/LnDConnect/status/1043032328619155456 https://twitter.com/niallgavinuk/status/1043033225382096896 Great answer from Niall - in the first session of a course (or early sessions in the... Continue Reading →
4 steps to dip your toe into the virtual classroom water (and not get it bitten off!)
Virtual classrooms are taking off all over the globe. Organisations on a daily basis are discovering the cost saving element to them, time and efficiency savings amongst staff, the global reach they have and connecting experts from offices on one side of the globe to people who need their knowledge on the other side. However... Continue Reading →
5 tips for maintaining your skills and confidence in webinars and virtual classrooms
For many people delivering a webinar or virtual classroom is something not done on a regular basis. Therefore it can be hard to stay confident with the tools and your own delivery skills, especially if you are a subject matter expert rather than a full-time trainer. In this blog I look at some ways you... Continue Reading →
Virtual classrooms: is this the solution to your skills shortage problem?
18 months ago we had the idea for a virtual classroom continuous professional development series. The decisions that shaped our thoughts around the series centred on what we were hearing from our clients and the community. We are launching this new subscription service soon and want to hear about you or your team's development needs... Continue Reading →