Month: June 2010
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Games families play
A recent report has revealed that 8 out of 10 parents played video games with their kids and 97 percent of Australian households with children under 12 have at least one game console. Please read the full news report item here from news.com.au. What has this got to do with training? A great deal. This…
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Twitter – eTool of the week
There has been an incredible amount written about twitter and I am sure that you have an opinion about it even if you have never used it before. If you have never tried it, please give it a go today for just 30 minutes. The reason for this exercise is that most people do not…
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Can trainers be good public speakers?
I often get asked for advice on how to make a good speech from trainers. This used to surprise me as I used to think that if you can stand in front of a group of people and train them then of course you could make a good speech. There are many aspects of training…
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Career questions
Ocassionally we all need to review where we have been, where we currently stand and where we believe we are heading. This could involve your career but it may also involve your social life, your personal development or just what you want to do with your life. The difficult thing about this process of reflection…
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Interview with Coach of the Year 2010 – Part 2
I have uploaded the second part of the interview with ANZI 2010 Coach of the Year, Debbie Hogg to the usual locations. This follows on from Part 1 which if you missed it can be seen here or again at those usual locations. You can watch below as well. Just remember with YouTube that the…
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Preparing a program
I recently ran in a local fun run. It went well and I achieved the time I was looking for. This was all due to the fact that I had prepared for the event months in advance. The next day I was a little bit sore which was to be expected but no where near…
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No. Really. We need good teachers?
Sometimes research really irritates me. Why? Because it states the bloody obvious. I know, we need to prove things but at times you wonder why they waste so much effort and time to prove something that the majority of us mere mortals (as opposed to academics) already know and understand. Straight from ACER eNews is…
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Teaching literacy with elearning
One criticism over the years has been that language, literacy and numeracy does not translate to elearning or that it would be very ineffective. Personally I haven’t read too many articles or research refuting these claims or adding anything positive to the argument. Of course elearning is changing rapidly as the technology changes and due…
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Education and the internet
At times we can get very carried away and create learning opportunities that are far too complex, don’t really appeal to the learner and don’t end up achieving an outcome. Sometimes keep it simple is difficult when you are on a roll. E learning is one of those areas where it is easy to forget…
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Yuck Moments
What is a Yuck Moment? Watch the video to check out what it means and their importance to trainers. I didn’t make this term up as it is a quite legitimate topic in moral philosophy. If you really want to know all of the detailed information, issues and moral and ethical considerations check out this…