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Calling all Community members! I'm setting up a new Community group for participants which are joining our various programmes over the next couple of months.
Who are the best placed people to ask about the types of content/discussions/activities that
Gathering your own PRIMARY INFORMATION using Communities
One of the things that I've reminded myself about over the past year of studies is that a great deal of research already exists and is available to us. Published articles, survey results, tex
So I've been rambling on about audio blogging and audio sharing this week. So....
How do you add audio to the DPG Community?
The easiest way I've found is firstly to record the audio (interview, short explanation or whatever) on a smart phone. The
Morning All,
I've just seen a discussion sharing some advice from a collaboration of some level three foundation groups from Autumn 2013. It's hints and tips around how to get the most out of the programme you are studying. If you're about to star
Last month I stepped out. Way out. Like many people the thought of public speaking to a large group of your peers is daunting. Yet, I did that. A few weeks ago Mike Collins, DPG’s Community Manager asked me to come along and be the sprinkles and top
In 6 days, the DPG Community will be officially one year old. Where has the time gone? It feels like only yesterday I left the corporate world of RBS to join DPG. I've been reflecting a lot over the last few weeks about the reasons why I joined DPG a
Earlier this year I shared a post raising awareness of the 10 Tool Challenge
Social learning guru Jane Hart challenged us all to find 10 new tools in 2013 and use them in some capacity to help us become more productive, more organised, to help you d
I was talking to a colleague yesterday on the subject of helping people and sharing. I explained that in the past few weeks I have been able to help people and get help numerous times through using the fabulous DPG Community. She said, or rather demo
On Wednesday I attended Mike Collins’ talk on Social Leaders. This was a really inspiring session so when I returned to work on Thursday I felt it would be useful to share this with my colleagues
Mike gave a brief overview of how Social tools can hel
Last night was the second community chat on the subject of Learning Needs Analysis (LNA).
For those of us working on our L&D courses this element of what we do is so crucial in order to provide considered, tailored and robust training events, none of
Well, I decided I would take part in the chat room event held on the evening of 14th November at 8.30pm for an hour. The subject was something close to my heart – how to be an effective practitioner, I am currently studying for my L&D Practitioner C
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It's a very exciting time for DPG as we start to use our online community to support our CIPD programmes from September. This network is a community of practice (CoP) for Learning & HR Professionals, but what exactly is a CoP?
A Community of Pract
I'm a big believer in the power of conversation and its importance in sharing ideas, connecting people and supporting the learning process. This conversation has traditionally taken place face to face or over the telephone but with the meteoric ris