A few podcasts and interviews I've done this year, along with my 2020 work during the Covid-19 pandemic, has allowed me some reflection on my vision, values and passion - as an individual, a professional and a business-person. In 2019 I asked people via social media what makes them passionate about L&D, and wrote a... Continue Reading →
Don’t waste your live online session – interact with your audience
I'm attending, and have been attending, lots of live online virtual conferences and seminars this year, as so many others have. What I'm finding especially frustrating today is that so many speakers aren't adapting to what live online sessions offer. I'm in sessions where it's just listening to people, there's an empty, lonely chat window... Continue Reading →
Pedagogy and androgogy – what are they and are they any good?
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 →
“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! New intro This blog post DEBUNKS the statistic about 65% of people being visual learners. In other words, this isn't true. Reason for the updated intro? Because people are linking to... 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 →
Podcast hosts get together
On Twitter there was some chatter about podcast hosts getting together in the UK for some kind of meetup. What shall we do? When? Where? Who? Comments below 😀