A few weeks ago I wrote about going on a course that I didn’t think was a valuable use of my time. The post described a course that was put together to make me productive using technology. In the post, and discussion afterwards, I was concerned that we still deliver this type of training because… Read More Of course not?
The ability to think critically is a skill that we wish to encourage in our children. In An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Creativity: Think More, Think Better, Joe Lau highlights 6 core elements that critical thinkers do. Critical thinkers: Understand the logical connections between ideas. Identify, construct, and evaluate arguments. Detect inconsistencies and common… Read More Being critical for a moment
It’s that time of year again as L&D professionals across the globe submit their top 10 tools for learning on the brilliant Jane Hart‘s list. If you haven’t already done so, you have a little more time to get your entries in – the closing date is Friday 19 September 2014 My current list, in no particular… Read More Top 10 tools – 2014
Being on leave for the past few days means I get time to do the things for myself I don’t usually create space for; this usually includes gaming, reading and, for this break specifically, film watching (the title of this blog is a Sean Penn quote). I have an eclectic taste in films, happy to… Read More When everything gets answered, it’s fake
I did something very unusual (for me at least) last week; I went on a ‘course’. On this course there was some ‘training’ which I was both looking forward to (how new would it be) and fearful (the same old?). The course was about technology and applying it in the workplace. So the first thing… Read More Of course
Lost and Desperate 