Today I had a fabulous day. One of the initiatives at our workplace is for non-customer facing staff to spend a day out in the business. They call it a ‘Gemba’ day. Wikipedia defines it as: Genba (現場 genba, also romanized as gemba) is a Japanese term meaning “the real place.” In business, genba refers to the place where value is created; in manufacturing the genba is […]
What I Learned in May & June
‘What I Learned In <Insert Month Here>’ is a bit late so I joined May and June together in an effort to make me feel better about it. Recently, while watching the Game of Thrones, my mind drifted to a question that was floating around in my mind. Namely, “why do I even have this […]
So How Do We Know They’re Getting the Right Answers?
This was a question posed to me today by a colleague about the impact of staff seeking answers on the web or on our Enterprise Social Network such as Yammer. The particular example was “what if they ask a question on say, credit policy and the answers that come back to them are actually wrong […]
Can You Make Your Learning Connect? Week 1 of #CLMOOC
I don’t know and that’s just what I’m about to find out. Thanks to my Google+ and Twitter pal, Gerardine Rudolphy who alerted me to this cMOOC called Making Learning Connected. “Making Learning Connected (#clmooc) is a collaborative, knowledge-building and sharing experience open to anyone who’s interested in making, creativity and learning. Over six weeks we will play […]
Awarded the Rotary International Vocational Service Leadership Award
On Saturday 15 June I attended the Rotary District Governor Changeover night to welcome in the new District Governor of our Rotary District 9810 (which covers the south eastern and surrounds of Greater Melbourne). Recently I resigned (hopefully, temporarily) from Rotary as my workload was too great and I felt that I couldn’t give it […]
A Corporate Mini-MOOC on Digital Literacy Skills…An Idea Growing in My Head
For a while now, I’ve been teasing out an idea in my mind about rolling out a mini-MOOC in our organisation. After reading Ignatia de Waard’s eBook MOOC Yourself , watching the Google Hangout with Jay Cross and Dave Cormier and completing various MOOCs, I thought that it was high time to start applying this in the corporate […]
EduTech 2013 – A Curated Montage
EduTech 2013 was held in the city Australians affectionately call, “Bris-Vegas” because frankly, it’s absolutely nothing like the other exciting city in the US. However, with a major educational technology conference at the Convention Centre, we could have been mistaken. I don’t know what possessed me NOT to carry my laptop to the EduTech Conference. […]
Week 1: Managing Change in Community Development MOOC
I have been lurking in this MOOC for the last couple of weeks just checking out other posts on Google + and viewing the webinars when I can get some time and I thought I’d contribute to last week’s question which was: Learning takes place in an ever shifting landscape, this is particularly true of […]
How I Work
This morning I read the two posts from Tracy Parish and David Kelly on how they work and thought it was a brilliant idea! The idea came from Life Hacker and if you want to see more stories, check them out here. So here’s mine… Location: Melbourne, Australia. Current Gig: Virtual Learning Consultant for one […]
#OCTEL Week 6 Timely and Effective Assessment
I feel as if I’ve been a bit late with this week’s assignment but also a part of me saw that it was about assessment and I’d be lying if I said I was happy about it. I know that assessment and feedback is critical in our field but in my experience in the corporate […]
It’s Really A Panopticon World
Last week I called my brother, an electrical engineer who was reading Foucault at the time. This didn’t strike me as odd because if you knew my brother, you’d realise this is normal behaviour. He is well-versed in philosophy, political science and bartitsu (you’ll have to look this one up to believe it). Yeah, my […]
Learning Design in Australia – Is It Mature Enough?
Today I participated as a panel member for the Learning Cafe webinar “Learning Design in Australia – Is It Mature Enough?” When I agree to do these things, whether it is speaking publicly or presenting to a small group or even online through webinars or virtual classrooms, I always have slight anxiety attacks. The heart […]
Week 5: Platforms and Technologies for #OCTEL
This week we had to reflect on Kolb’s Experiential Learning Theory and answer the following questions: Reflect on whether you accommodate these learning styles in your teaching practice. Do the technologies you use help you achieve this? If so, how? Or do they hinder it? What tools relate to the quadrants of the diagram? Does the […]
Is Learning and Development Really Dying?
I’ve been reading many articles and blog posts that have an urgency about them regarding the impending death of Learning and Development function in corporate organisations. Admittedly when I read these, my heart races a little faster. I have this anxiety to catch up with the latest theories and tools in the field so that […]
Week 2: Teach the Web cMOOC
Mozilla Thimble Project with #TeachtheWeb I spent my Saturday afternoon in front of the PC (again) because my husband was watching the footy on TV. When the game is on, I clear out because it means obscenities being hurled at the umpires whenever any ball play goes against his football team. During these times, I […]
Week 4: Producing Effective and Engaging Learning Materials #OCTEL
This week was an interesting #OCTEL activity week that opened my eyes to some resources that I had otherwise not known about and which I could immediately apply to my workplace. The first activity was irrelevant for me as we had to look for a resource banks in the following sites and basically have a […]
Learning Design in Australia: Is It Mature Enough?
On Thursday 23 May at 12 -1:00 pm (AEST) I have been invited to be on the panel of a Learning Cafe webinar titled, “Learning Design in Australia: Is It Mature Enough?” The panel will explore various questions such as: What is the current Learning Design approach and process used in your organisation ? Have […]
Emotional Intelligence and Learning
It was an early start this morning when I greeted the new day with a coughing fit at 4:30am – the last remnants of a chest infection. However, I took the opportunity to write this blog post about a Lunch and Learn session I attended yesterday. We were invited to a session with Dr Ben […]
What I Learned In April
I cannot believe how quickly the months go by this year but in all honesty, I’m secretly thankful for it as it brings me closer to our overseas holiday! This month has been a bumper learning month for me. I started a new role with the Virtual Learning team that saw me help, assist and […]
Week 3: Designing Active Learning for #OCTEL
What was the last time you learned anything? I’d say I’m actually learning ALL THE TIME and to keep a track of it, I write monthly blog posts where I write down what I learned that month and how I have applied it to my work. You can read what I learned last month. This […]