Flowering in L&D
Yesterday I wrote this blog post for Training Journal, about how to refresh ourselves in our professional life. It was inspired by seeing a stagnant stream on a walk. This morning I went on a similar walk and saw some plant…
Instructional Design: resources for creating learning solutions that work
A lot of people who work in training or learning and development either haven’t heard of the term Instructional Design (ID) or really aren’t very sure what it is. What is Instructional Design? ID is about “solving performance problems” according to Cathy…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Design | L&D | Learning Technologies Conference | Live Online Learning/Virtual Classroom | Virtual Learning Show
Impressions from Virtual Learning Show 2013 day two – Matt Turner
Fear and Loathing in Las Virtual Matt Turner is the Director of Live Time Learning and discussed the issue of why some are slow to move into the Virtual Classroom and what others have done to introduce it successfully. Matt started…
Virtual Learning Show 2013 – interview with Colin Steed
I spoke to Colin Steed, who has orchestrated the Virtual Learning Show – a free online conference for the Learning & Development sector. Day one was last week, the second and final day is Thursday 27th June 2013. I wanted to…
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