Bold L&D – one of your five a day
One of the many things to happen at November’s Bold L&D event was a discussion I had with someone about blended learning. They asked me if I was into it. “Absolutely” I heard myself say, which is true. I think…
Design | Facilitation | L&D | Live Online Learning/Virtual Classroom | Personal Development | Virtual Learning Show
Virtual Learning Show (winter 2013) – day one
The winter Virtual Learning Show, organised by Colin Steed, has come around so quick! I really enjoyed the two days in the summer (see my blogs here) and with the line up for the winter online L&D conference, it wasn’t…
Facilitation – an introduction
In a previous blog post I started what I hope to be a discussion with you about instruction and facilitation in Learning and Development. In this post I want to start unpicking what facilitation means more broadly and what it…
Learning Live Conference 2013 – day two
After coffee and various pastries for those who wished to indulge, the keynote of the LPI conference was due. It was delivered by Spencer Kelly, presenter of technology show BBC Click. Sadly there is no video to see of the…
Why we need to plan questions in the online classroom
In the online classroom, one of the biggest things to get used to is not being in the same room. This is both for the trainer/facilitator and attendees. Not being in the same place means we loose observation and reaction to…
Learning Live Conference 2013 – day one
As a relatively new freelance member of the Learning and Performance Institute team, I was pleased to be invited to the Learning Live Conference in London during September 2013. Firstly, Learning Live is now one of the industry events for the…
Instructor to Facilitator
I work with a lot of different L&D professionals and I always find it interesting when we get to discussing our approaches to knowledge/skills transfer and behaviour change. I’m firmly at the facilitator and coaching end of the scale and…
Learning Live in London
I am looking forward to attending Learning Live this week, hosted by the Learning Performance Institute. It’s the September L&D gathering in London. There are various sessions and workshops to attend on a number of different subjects. I will be…
Impressions from Virtual Learning Show 2013 day two – panel discussion hosted by Craig Taylor
Panel discussion: How can emerging technology enrich our offerings and add value to our business? This was the last session of the Virtual Learning Show – a great second day which has flown past. This international session was hosted by Craig…
Design | L&D | Learning Technologies Conference | Live Online Learning/Virtual Classroom | Virtual Learning Show
Impressions from Virtual Learning Show 2013 day two – Julie Dirksen
Using game design to create approach-based learning Julie Dirksen is from Usable Learning and is an instructional designer. Julie is focusing on using game design in the learning environment, but emphasises that this doesn’t have to be designing whole games. This…
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