Month: September 2010
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Are we less creative now?
Part two in our mini series on creativity examines the possible decline of creativity. I say possible because I am going to provide you a link to an article discussing this claim and let you decide. In the process of reading this article you will also learn a great deal more about creativity. So what…
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Creativity – what does it mean?
I thought I would explore over the next few posts the concept of creativity. It is something that has always interested me. In particular what makes one person creative or more creative than others. What is creativity? I will let you read the article in Wikipedia which gives the full explanation but let us just…
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Assessment Principles
The new training tips 56 video has been uploaded and is ready for your viewing pleasure. This is part one of an ongoing series looking at assessment principles and their importance to assessment design. You can find it at the usual locations or below. Let me know what you think.
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Professional networking – how?
I attended the Macquarie University Ignite session yesterday morning and it was a great experience. Lots of good speakers, interesting topics and a great deal to learn. I am a fairly shy person when it comes to these sort of events though and during coffee time I dread the so called networking opportunities. Maybe its…
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Another Great E-Tool: Lino it
The above screen shot is a simple demo of what Lino it can do. Currently this great little tool is free but who knows how long for. This is very handy for trainers as you can create a series of simple post it notes on say a training program and then move them around till…
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E-Learning tool of the week- Slideshow-maker
I just don’t get the time to play around enough on the internet at the moment. There are so many great little tools and applications being created which can be used to build impressive learning resources. Even better many of them are free if you don’t mind a few little limitations. At least you can…
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Technology and Training is Terrific!
The latest training tips 56 video has been uploaded so watch it below or at the usual locations. This episode I look at the importance of getting up to speed with technology and teaching and why. You are not going to escape technology and it is not going away unless you intend to retire this…
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Simple training tips for anyone
In my continuing struggle to de-complicate training I found a great little post which explains how to keep people learning and growing from a manager’s perspective. Yes, it can be more complex than this especially if you are dealing with large numbers of diverse staff over many different locations but it still does come down…
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Free professional development
Macquarie University is holding its annual Learning and Teaching Week next week (starting 20/9/10). A great deal of the program is open to anyone so it is a great opportunity to get some free professional development by some real experts in the areas of education, assessment and elearning. Go to this link and make sure…
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Writing an assessment is SIMPLE!
I think we have definitely over complicated the assessment writing process. This weeks Ask Logicool video outlines a simple five step process on how to write an effective assessment. In fact if you practice this you will be able to write an assessment in less than 15 minutes for a unit of competence. You will…