Month: April 2013
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Presentation stress is good!
Many trainers (I am one of them) still get stressed before starting a session or making a speech. Sadly I actually enjoy this feeling. It gets me motivated and I enjoy the adrenalin rush. It goes away quite quickly. We often tell new trainers and teachers to relax but maybe that stress is good and…
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The Power (of the right) Words
I have discussed words in many of my posts and videos. They are an important part of the trainer’s toolkit. Here is an interesting article on words. Read the article here.
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Dangers of Free
Below is a good article about the negative affects of free online education like MOOC’s. It is an interesting view and worth taking into account. Will it stop anyone, no. Free has made a lot of money in other areas of the internet. Read the article here.
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Sunday Zephyr – Reading and Books
Sunday is a great day to relax and read a book. But beware the seductive nature of the book. To read more comics like this one check out the web page of Grant Snider. of
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Some good MOOC’s
From the Edudemic blog here is a list of good MOOC’s for teachers. I can also recommend: A beginners guide to irrational behaviour Try one out. What have you got to lose? Nothing.
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My experiences of MOOC’s
Following on from my post on Monday here is my take on MOOC’s. Basically they are great and they do work. I have been a student of 5 now and for zero cost I have gained a lot of valuable information. Some are better than others but that is to be expected as they are…
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What is a MOOC?
Still trying to figure out what all this MOOC stuff is about? Here is a good video explaining it all. I will give you my views in the next post. Can’t see the video – click here.