Can you name which film the title of this piece is from? Leave an answer in the comments box. An extra post this week because I loved the story about how illiterate kids were given sealed boxes with tablets so much. These children figured out how to use, master, and hack computers with no instruction. The… Read More What’s in the box?
I’ve had a couple of experiences this week with telecoms firms and they’ve provided me with interesting examples of service and the use of social media. The first was BT. I recently moved to them as my internet provider from AOL and have noticed a slow service on Sunday evenings. It’s frustrating as nthey reached… Read More How may I avoid helping you?
It’s quite incredible what you can do in 10 minutes on Twitter. I spent 10 minutes looking through my feed and found: A picture using a neat app that highlights colours in photos A link to a free online conference I may join A link to some new fonts I can use in presentations A… Read More Networked learning
The UK was in recession, the pound had crumbled and I’d started working in L&D. If I knew now what I knew then, what would I be telling myself? Presentation is only part of the skill in helping people learn You’re a good presenter Andrew, but don’t assume that presenting in an informative and entertaining… Read More 20 years ago
This week I’ll be co-facilitating a session on this subject with the fabulous Naureen Wilson for Learning Pool. Our audience is a group of other L&D practitioners and the crux of the session is to highlight how (and why) we need to be supporting learners in pulling learning, rather than us in L&D constantly pushing content. I’m really looking forward to… Read More Changing the Learner Mindset
Lost and Desperate 