Month: April 2013
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What are our Educational Priorities?
I know that we hear all the time that education (of our kids) is the number one priority but is it really? Where is it on our list of priorities? Second, third, midway or somewhere near the end. All of the evidence tends to indicate that it is really somewhere down the list of priorities.…
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Sunday Zephyr – Need a Laugh
It’s Sunday again and you might have had a tough week. Nothing better than a good laugh to relieve the stresses of the week. Here is the best news bloopers for 2013 even though I am sure some of them are from 2012. Can’t see the video – click here.
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How does the World see Gonski?
It is interesting that while we criticise and rant and rave about the Gonski reforms other parts of the world see the issue differently to us. Have a quick read of this article from the well respected News24, South Africa/Africa online news resource. This is a very positive article. Why don’t we see it this…
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Elearning Research
Quick post as I am flat out at the moment travelling and training. This is a good research article on elearning effectiveness. Look’s promising and would mean less of this travelling that I am doing at the moment. Read the article here.
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Free learning tools
I am constantly amazed by all of the interesting and useful web tools that are available for learning and, well just about everything else. Here is a good list to explore when you have a spare moment. Click here to read about 50 educational tools.
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Sunday Zephyr – Get up and Get Moving
It is Sunday and despite the weather get out there and do some exercise. It is the only way to build up your training stamina. Can’t see the video – click here.
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Good elearning – poor elearning
I’ll let you be the judge of this initiative by the ACCC. It is a Competition and Consumer Law education program, online and free. Looks nice but is it effective? Two questions I have. Where are the videos and how much did you pay for this? Click here to view the online learning site.
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Free Learning
Free learning, love it or hate it is very popular at the moment and many providers are clombing over each other to provide a better more unique service. Try this one out (Open Universities Australia). Click here to access OPEN2STUDY.
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Captivating Presentations
We would like to be able to deliver captivating presentations. I hope that I am doing a good job here in Perth this morning. Here are some tips from the experts. What Would Steve Do? 10 Lessons from the World’s Most Captivating Presenters from HubSpot All-in-one Marketing Software
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Sunday Zephyr – Holiday Fun
For many teachers and trainers in the VET sector the two week break has started. Time for fun and relaxation. For me it means more work (Perth, Newcastle & Sydney) and a half marathon this Sunday (ACT – actually fun). The original idea of the Sunday Zephyr post was to have something, often nothing to…