App to record CPD

Posted by Kirsty Diamond on July 22, 2018 at 6:01pm in Advice and Guidance

Hi all

Has anyone come across any good apps to record their CPD on? I've done a quick search on the google store but nothing is jumping out at me particularly and I think that an app would be helpful to me to record properly and at the time as I find I'm recording after the fact and it's fuzzy.

Many thanks

Kirsty

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Alice Lacey October 7, 2018 at 9:59am

Sounds like youve had the next brainwave! how are your app development skills? patent it quick!
Michael Millward August 22, 2018 at 6:06pm

I thought that the CIPD had one
Kirsty Diamond July 23, 2018 at 10:29pm

Thanks Mike! I'll have a look through these!
Mike Collins July 23, 2018 at 2:26pm

It's a really good question and no definite answer that works for everyone. It really does depend. The key thing is to get in to the habit of thinking about CPD and making links to things your do every day that you can reflect on or think about. Both work and non-work related.

Whilst it's not a specific app for CIPD I find that Evernote is a great tool for capturing things like text notes, voice recording, screen clips and annotations you can capture as you find them. There is a also a nice web extension that sits on your browser and every time you find an article or a resource you like to can click it and it adds it automatically

Here are some things to read that might be of interest

Pain Free CPD

Tools to help with CPD

A previous discussion on using Evernote Evernote

And finally here are some other apps that you mind useful to help you work smarter NOT harder :)

10 apps to help you work smarter

Hope this helps - let me know how you get on!

Mike

Pain-free CPD

I've just been reviewing some of my participants’ end of programme CPD records: reading what they have learned and – more importantly – how they’ve u…
Amanda Brough-Lusted July 23, 2018 at 1:33pm

Great question - I have the same problem. I'm looking forward to seeing some replies that might help us. I find that recording later doesnt work for me as I end up not having the clarity of mind to reflect on what I learnt too well, let alone identify next steps.

It does baffle me that CIPD haven't got on top of this one yet - that was my first place to look. Unless I'm missing something?