7 shifts you need to make in your Workplace L&D

I saw this article on Teach Thought last week and thought it was worth consideration from a workplace learning perspective. What ideas do we cling to in LD that don’t do us any favours?  Let’s look at the 7 in the Teach Thought article. Physical to Digital One of the saddest sights recently was at… Read More 7 shifts you need to make in your Workplace L&D

20 years ago

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

My Learning Tools for 2012 – 2

Following my last post, I’ve summarised the remaining 5 tools for learning and why I use them. Google Reader I heard something a bit scary a while ago; that people who work in L&D keep up to speed with current thinking by going to meetings and waiting for CIPD survey results.  I actucally found an… Read More My Learning Tools for 2012 – 2

Top 100 Learning Tools

I’m always impressed with the results from the excellent C4LPT survey of learning tools.  It forces me to look at my practice to see if I’m trying new things, and also shows me a range of tools that I may not have encountered before. If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. If… Read More Top 100 Learning Tools

Idea factory

So, on top of the small victory this week, I had a bigger win later in the week.  We’re building our learning calendar for the year and I’ve been banging on about user generated content and peer to peer learning for so long I guess my team (all 1 of them) are getting sick of it. I… Read More Idea factory