In the public safety sector we frequently use standardised, unit of competency based training and assessment activities. At the big…
The Shift to Digital Learning
We were recently asked to explain to a client the benefits in shifting to digital learning. Realising that this is obviously a trend that is increasingly hard to buck while staying comparative with other organisations in the Public Safety sector, they wanted to have some good reasons to promote to members and encourage them to embrace the digital option.
New Buzz Word Alert: LXD
It wouldn’t be the training industry without the introduction of new buzz words every year! Here is a new one if you haven’t heard it yet: LXD – Learner Experience Design. So what is it and how do we use it?
Taking Risks as a Trainer
when it comes to actually making the leap, why are so many of us trainers reluctant to take more risks and try new things?
Technology Skills Resource for Those With a ZERO Budget
If you (like me) work with a more restricted budget… say anything from $0 to even $100 a person for Professional Development, you will likely have experienced frustrations with trying to source external support, or gotten exceedingly good at the skill of pleading, bargaining, bartering and sharing.
While all of these methods are often necessary and usually effective, it’s also nice to occasionally come across an external resource that is:
1.Focusing on an area where you have no or limited internal resources
2.High quality and user friendly
3.Free!!!!
When gems such as these are found, they should be shared with your fellow L&D community and enthusiastic learners. So, let me share with you my latest find.
Training Tweak: Better Reflections
As trainers and assessors, we recognise that powerful learning comes not from doing something, but from learners reflecting on what they did, why they did it and how it worked out. Great trainers include reflection activities and debriefs as key parts of any training sessions. Just like a mirror – we ask learners to look at themselves and share what they see. So what happens when one of our learner seems to be staring into a mirror that isn’t giving a very honest reflection of themselves, or who only takes a quick glance? A few choice questions and phrases might just tweak that reflection process. Note: The tweak below is going to work best if you have dutifully watched the learner and thought about some key learning points to guide the reflection. Also, it works from the idea that the learning comes from the learner doing the thinking helped by your questioning – NOT by you doing the talking and stating.
