Month: July 2010
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Ken Robinson Again
I have posted a few Ken Robinson videos before and I have also recommended his book. Here is another interview with Ken. He covers education, creativity, innovation and passion. Unfortunately I couldn’t embed the video as it didn’t work so please go to this link to view the video. Let me know what you think.
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Learning outcomes
One of the biggest problems that I find new trainers have is writing effective and useful learning outcomes. If you are operating in the accredited system with training packages then you have to use them and be skillful in creating them to meet client needs and matching training package requirements. They require practice and a…
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Cheating – can it be stopped?
I often get this question with elearning, ‘how do you know that the person completing the assessment or test online is the actual student and not a clever friend or family member’. Honestly, I don’t know. But this is not a new dilemma. If you think about even an assignment set for a ace to…
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Khartoum International School Interview
The third and final part of the interview with Greg Hughes – Superintendent of the Khartoum American School has been uploaded to the usual locations. I hope you enjoyed this series. If you missed part 1 it can be seen here and part 2 can be seen here. I have promised to check up with…
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ePortfolios, iPads and the future
Secondary school students in South Australia have to develop a personal learning plan as part of their program. To assist with this every secondary school student has been given access to a free ePortfolio system which will aid this process and develop a range of other abilities. The interesting thing is that it is not…
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Australia – the dumb country?
Honestly is it just me or is the pathway to an excellent education system and hence a better Australia a little more complicated than a uniform rebate. What do you think? Both political parties do not seem to be able to figure out education. In every election it is one of the highest concerns but…
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Teaching overseas – second interview
The second part of the three part series on International Schools has been posted and can viewed below or at the usual locations (BlipTV, Youtube & iTunes). If you didn’t catch the first one please go to this link. I hope that you are enjoying these interviews. The third and last part of the series…
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Ask Logicool & Training Tips 56
Due to increasing commitments to my other venture World Change NOW I will only be releasing one video each week, typically on a Thursday. Ask Logicool and Training Tips 56 will alternate unless we have a series like the current International School interview with Greg Hughes which will be each week until complete (two weeks…
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Getting a training job
I wrote a post recently on how doing a human resource program is often a good idea for those people trying to get into a training role. At some point regardless of how you tackle the problem of getting into training you will need to face an interview. For a trainer this should be a…
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Cloud computing and training
Cloud computing as a term has not been around for a very long time (possibly since late 90’s) but it is the future of the Internet. Check out this article regarding the importance of cloud computing. The key for educators is what does this shift mean? Personally I can only see good things coming from…