Sparking my creativity
I love helping people. I guess it’s why I naturally fit into Learning and Development so well and why I felt at home the first time I was delivering in a classroom. It’s why my business is called Lightbulb Moment…
Learning to Learn in the 21st Century – TJ event
News report originally published in Training Journal May 2012 Celine Jacques, Principle Psychologist at CAPP, gave an overview of using positive psychology to understand what makes an “ordinary being flourish and succeed in normal life”. Jacques spoke of “flow”, being so engrossed…
Live online learning: Resistance & ingredients to success – Summary from Charity Learning Commission September User Group Meeting
These are the summary notes of research and references from my recent speaking engagement at the Charity Learning Consortium User Group meeting on behalf of the Learning Performance Institute. “The issue is no longer whether or not online learning…
Action Mapping – summary from Learning Live
These are a few resources from my Learning Live 2014 breakout Inspire session for the Learning Performance Institute. Action Mapping is an approach for designers to identify the measurable performance outcomes a learner needs to perform on the job. Read more…
Debunking the Learning Style
A few articles have dripped into my Twitter feed and Inbox recently around the lack of science to back up common learning theories and personality quizzes. The lack of rigorous scientific evidence, in my discussions with others, either doesn’t surprise…
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…
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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…
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…
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…
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