Virtual classroom and webinar design, delivery and train the trainer blog
In addition to the live Periscope walkabout videos from the CIPD L&D Show, I took some videos for sharing later. Here they are to enjoy! CIPD 2018: Simon Heath, illustrator from Training Journal on Vimeo. CIPD 2018: Wes Atkins, Appitierre from Training Journal on Vimeo. CIPD 2018: Ummara Wright, Bowles L&D from Training... Continue Reading →
There was some great feedback from the Learning Technologies 2018 walkabout videos I did, so the TJ team and I decided to them again for the CIPD L&D Show! Thanks also to Mike for being the cameraman for the day! https://twitter.com/TrainingJournal/status/989085870933315586 This walkabout included: Owen Rose from Acteon Communications Eva McCann from People Alchemy Mary Fox... Continue Reading →
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, Chief Learning Officer at Fuse Universal, has experienced "the seismic shift from classroom to digital" in her career and this... Continue Reading →
For the Beyond The Next Button MOOC from Curatr we are asked to research some technology and share about it. This is good as, to be honest, without being MADE to do it, I would have read some stuff and moved on. I wouldn't have truly got involved. Periscope I enjoyed reading about Periscope, for... Continue Reading →
I was invited to the Charity Learning Consortium's March Member's Seminar and facilitated a session about live online learning, or virtual classroom's. I titled the session "friend or foe" as there can be so much challenge, negativity, mindset or attitude issues when looking towards something new, especially when that involves technology. I haven't got any... Continue Reading →
I've written some articles about live online facilitation recently and thought I'd share with you, either for your own reference or perhaps might help with colleagues, managers and clients: From the Corporate Learning Consortium, what is live online learning: http://www.elearningconsortium.com/what-is-live-online-learning/ From Training Journal, how to facilitate a group you can't see: https://www.trainingjournal.com/articles/feature/group-you-cannot-see From Learning... Continue Reading →
Blog originally published in Training Journal February 2014 For some L&D individuals Twitter is a waste of time. For others it’s a great way to develop a professional profile and keep in touch with a personal learning network. In the last few years I’ve gone from one end of this journey to enjoying the other. One of... Continue Reading →
News report originally published in Training Journal December 2012 “Coming along to a training programme no longer cuts it” said Larry Reynolds, Managing Partner of 21st Century Leader, about Developing Leaders for the 21st Century; the last L&D 2020 event of this year. Reynolds walked a the group through six principles of a Leadership Development programme... Continue Reading →
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 in an activity that there is a loss of time and self-consciousness, and how a... Continue Reading →