I'm interested in how people communicate and connect when they aren't face to face or even communicating in real time, perhaps through an asynchronous forum or community such as Slack or Yammer. Lori Niles-Hoffman, who is a Data Driven Learning Strategist, has experienced "the seismic shift from classroom to digital" in her career and this... Continue Reading →
On Monday 27th March 2017 I was honoured to be the keynote speaker for the Colleges Wales annual training and learning conference. This year the title is Step Up To the Future and the themes are "digital" and "more able and talented". The session I'm keynoting is focusing on the use of technology as part of... Continue Reading →
I've just been having a conversation with a colleague from a previous role who is making the jump and going freelance. It's an awesome decision to make, right for some, not for all. As I have my own company and work for a variety of clients in a different roles, my friend was asking about how do you... Continue Reading →
I really like the main point made in this blog post. It focuses on quality conversations; what to avoid and instead what to focus on. The way it describes people asking questions as detail for themselves reminds me of how students/attendees often take a few moments to work out their question audibly whilst asking it.... Continue Reading →
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 a hard decision to sign up for the free event! Colin gave an introduction to... Continue Reading →
The sun is shining, the birds are singing and I'm having my first reflections on another fine LSG conference.You can find information on the back channel from Kate Graham and lots of reference material from Martin Couzins on the LearnPatch website.I’m going to publish some blog posts on my initial thoughts and key takeaways from... Continue Reading →
Is teaching an easy option? Six weeks off in the summer eh!? What about training adults - easy as they are all super motivated, right!? In her article about working through her Post-Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE teaching qualification) in the Times Educational Supplement, Angie Jenkinson writes about teaching being so much harder than she... Continue Reading →
“Tough economic climate means we, like many other businesses, are facing some tough economic decisions” said Sharon Douglas, from the Organisational Effectiveness team at Co-Operative Food during a Training Journal event on Developing Leaders for the 21st Century. Sharon’s comments on the challenging times that we’ve been working through the last few years means to... Continue Reading →
Learning and Development is changing - for a number of reasons and in a variety of ways. Aspiring and emerging L&D leaders are working hard to get L&D to the "top table", to raise the profile of their roles, teams and what we all know L&D can and do offer the business. This is often... Continue Reading →
