I have started cyber-stalking someone across several social media platforms. She doesn’t know it yet… but I am fascinated by the way she is interacting in different communities of practice and the way she is contributing to social media learning in these different forums.
Take the Leap: Rediscover Learning
September 1st – 8th is National Adult Learner’s Week! There are so many benefits to being a lifelong learner. #ALW2017.
Generational Loss in Training
There is a known (although maybe not well documented) issue with our approach to training trainers: a generational loss in quality.
Quality Vs Quantity
Training in the emergency services: what is more important? Quality or quantity?
Training Tweak: Replace “Explain”
Resuscitating your training session to make it more engaging and interactive holds similar precepts to resuscitation through CPR: Something is better than nothing! One tweak: try replacing the word “explain”.
What Can Trainers Learn From Social Media and Online Marketing?
I guess it’s not too hard to believe that you can now get a degree in Social Media and Online Marketing. Personally, I am heading down the self directed learning route for this one, but the more I learn the more I find in common between marketing online and training learners. I have now read lot of acronyms, tried to understand various complex processes and considered multiple views on the best way to engage an audience. (See – sounds like the training sector already!)
So let me share just a couple of ideas from the social media and the online sector, and my takeaways for trainers and online learning managers.
