Putting the power in PowerPoint

This week I’ve been preparing 3 new presentations from scratch. An early decision to make was about which platform to use. Should I use PowerPoint? Should I be looking for a newer platform? Over the past few months, on and off, I’ve had my head in th

Should learning teams need to be thinking more like marketing teams?

‘Learning teams need to be thinking more like marketing teams’ according to award winning business journalist and curator Martin Couzins. Talking on Learning Now TV last week, he dissected the ‘Science of Attention’ report recently released by Prez

90 min sessions on feedback - can anyone help please?

Hi, 

Following on from our staff performance reviews I've received lots of requests for practical help with feedback. So I am working on producing three 60-90 minute sessions on the subjects of giving, receiving and asking for feedback. 

Has anyone out

Colours in Learning

I am currently enrolled on the L&D Level 3 Diploma and one of the assessments I need to do is to designing a learning session (working with another member of the group).  Our topic 'using colours in learning'.

Colour is around us all the time and we t

How do you log or track experiential /micro/bite size learning?

Hi folks, without having people head back to the stone age days of writing up learning logs onto Word or the like,

I'm puzzled how to log the type of learning that comes in small bite size chunks, the microlearning and like. Is there a simple accepte

Style over substance?

I came across this blog by Cathy Moore called ‘What’s the real cost of eye candy?’ - a great article using two clear examples of Cathy’s own as a point of reference.  

The question she is exploring is around her observations of where e-learning has

Theatre in the training room…

We are talking, improv.

Improv has been used in so many training rooms in the past few years, saying goodbye to the old lecture environment, and hello to the engaged training room. There are many ways of using improv in training, think leadership, th

10 Lessons Learned in 1st year of E-Learning

We are social animals, constantly learning from others, their experiences and stories. The successes and probably more so from their mistakes. I spotted this video on elearning uncovered which highlights 10 things that some one has learned after bein

Designing / resources for Board member development team building sessions

Hi folks!

I am looking at rolling out some internal Team Building sessions with our newly recomposed Board, Im not looking for an external consultant or trainer though (sorry!).

Could anyone recommend any resources that may be available to buy or that

Brainstorming is Bad

I was reading an article today on '4 reasons you can't brainstorm creative ideas and what you should do instead'. It presented some arguments with good references to research that backed those up. I was quite surprised by the bold statement that 'B

Online learning – motivation in design

An article in thelearningrooms.com caught my eye this week.  It explores the concept of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in relation to the online learning environment and ‘designing these in’ are advocated.  Read the full article by clicking

Objectives - for learners

I love the work of  Will Thalheimer

Here is a rich resource on objectives to focus learners attention 

Learning Objectives