|
we say / they say
– our opinion on a current training topic… and a few words of wisdom
news from ITOL – latest developments taking place in the Institute of
Training and Occupational Learning
global report – training news from around the world
eLearning – have you got an ePortfolio? What exactly is an ePortfolio?
And, asks our eLearning expert Renée Raper, should you need one?
can you prove it? –Leslie Rae continues his plain guide to more
effective validation and evaluation of training and learning
marketing skills – exhibitions can provide an ideal way to raise your
profile as a training consultant… but they can also be a costly waste of
time
consultancy skills – the three C’s of consulting… Nick Wright
believes the success relies on a certain combination of skills and
attributes
prof’s perspective – Neil Thompson argues that, despite our
technological advances, magical thinking is still widespread
plain sailing or deep water? – Alan Cattell looks at the purpose and
process of Continuing Professional Development
turning up the heat – how celebrity chef Jamie Oliver came up with
the recipe for training young disadvantaged people to work in a top
restaurant kitchen
influential thinkers – this month we look at the work of Georgi
Lozanov who developed the science of Suggestology, or Accelerated Learning
training in practice – what is intuition? Is it important for
business? Can it be trained? Angela O’Connell and Pat Naylor offer some
answers
5-minute factfile – facilitation defined… training expert Graham
O’Connell provides his pocket size definition of this topic
special feature – a large number of people in this country are
missing out on learning opportunities for one reason only: they are deaf
training tips – David Gibson provides eight strategies for getting
your learners back on time after a break
mad hatters? – techniques that can help leaders and teams to become
much better problem solvers
powerpointer – continuing our series of tips for users of the
ubiquitous Microsoft presentation program
icebreaker – dominoes… another useful tool for “warming up”
participants in your training session or workshop
backbite – our monthly soapbox in which a guest writer takes a
sideways look (and swipe!) at the training profession.
|
