Last night we sat down in front of the television with no plan other than to chill out. I had some knitting to do so I turned to my husband and asked, “Can we watch a movie?” I’ve been finding that sometimes I just want to watch a short movie that doesn’t require bingeing on […]
Couch to 5K
One of the activities I began during isolation when the world was cooped up in their homes was a daily morning walk – a long one at that for a full hour and many times, an hour and a half. Throughout this time, I continued to work three days a week so remote work was […]
Is 2020 over yet?
I feel it’s been ages since I have written here and I think it’s partly because I can’t wait until 2020 is finally over. We’re only in June and already I feel that it’s been a long drawn out year that has left me – and many others – feeling worse for wear. I keep […]
Discover 2 Learn
In the early days of COVID when countries all around the world were going into lockdown, I was approached by Jane Hart (@C4LPT) who I have long since admired and respected in the field of learning to be part of her idea to create a website of curated learning activities for people in lockdown. This […]
Reflections on Personal Learning – Week of 10 May 2020
Beside my desk at home, I have a list of questions that were created by Kenneth Mikkelsen who wrote the post on The Best Leaders are Constant Learners. Every week, I glance over to it and make a mental note to use it as a means of self reflection for the week. After all, I […]
Reflections About Personal Learning This Week – 3 May 2020
Beside my desk at home, I have a list of questions that were created by Kenneth Mikkelsen who wrote the post on The Best Leaders are Constant Learners. Every week, I glance over to it and make a mental note to use it as a means of self reflection for the week. After all, I […]
Reflections about Personal Learning This Week – 26 April 2020
Beside my desk at home, I have a list of questions that were created by Kenneth Mikkelsen who wrote the post on The Best Leaders are the Best Learners. Every week, I glance over to it and make a mental note to use it as a means of self reflection for the week. After all, […]
Creativity During Isolation
Despite this time being difficult for many, one of the things I have loved to watch online is the explosion of new people who are now sharing more than ever. Both on LinkedIn and Twitter, my timeline now is abundant with different voices with content that is being shared and retweeted of not just […]
Reflection on Isolation
Three weeks into isolation, I haven’t been outside the house except for a daily morning walk around the park. My husband is still working in an area deemed essential services so he’s the one battling public transport (shouldn’t say ‘battling’ because at peak hour, he tells me there could be up to 4 people on […]
Daily Story Making
I’ve been working out loud since 2016 using daily video stories to show and share the in-moment work and learning I’m doing and in recent times, I’ve just realised how valuable these have been not only to record my daily existence but also for my mental health and well being. You can see them all […]
Flip The Way You Think About Work
One of the things that has been surprising to me during this period of isolation with COVID19 and working with companies who are moving their operations and teamwork to an online format into MS Teams and other collaboration software is this MYTH that you can easily move what was delivered face-to-face BC (Before Corona) automatically […]
Skills After Corona: Advanced Facilitation Skills
I’ve been an early riser for a while but at this time of home isolation, I’ve been getting up earlier than usual around 3:30 am to 4:30 am and feeling as if I’ve had my fill of sleep. I don’t feel tired during the day but if I do, I have a little cat nap […]
Don’t Be Forgotten AC (After Corona)
I decided to record my own thoughts and actions on video as part of a vlog series on my YouTube channel called the COVID19 collection. As you know, I’ve been using Snapchat and Instagram Stories feature to capture my daily life since 2014 and have over 600 videos of my life to date. They’re great […]
Books Are My Drugs
Recently I’ve been spending more hours reading than doing anything else. Truth be told, this year, my reading of novels had taken a turn for the worse. The recent books on the seller’s shelves were really doing nothing for me. In the last couple of months, I was unable to finish the novels selected by […]
Apprendre le Francais
My recent trip to Strasbourg re-inspired my love of the French language. I learned French in high school and studied it for six years. At the time, I recall people telling me that I was wasting one subject at school when I should have focussed on an additional maths or science subject. However, I loved […]
Create Your Personalised Learning Plan with Adaptive Cards to Microsoft Teams
Last year I used the article by Luise Freese (@luisefreese) on Adaptive Cards for Beginners: How to Monitor a Hashtag on Twitter . The idea is that you can create a card that automatically goes into your selected channel in Microsoft Teams that triggers an action on your part: namely to explore the topic of […]
Don’t Wait Around for Learning to Happen to You
It strikes me as weird to have to say this but if you’re not actively learning something new in your work day, no matter how small, then how on earth are you surviving the mind numbing work day? This could mean: A tip a co-worker shared about streamlining a process that helps minimise some time […]
What Am I Grateful For?
When I reflect on the last couple of years, I can’t help but think that I have been lucky to have different opportunities come my way in my work and life. The last seven or so years have been the biggest for me and the irony is not lost that this magical spiritual number of […]
My Trip to Frankfurt and Strasbourg Before LearnTec2020
One of the things that I love to do is to travel as much as possible. If I could do this more often, I would. Therefore, when I get asked to present at conferences overseas, I will make every effort to pack as much in so that I can have my travel bug sated. This […]
Incorporating Learning into the Workplace: Lessons of LearnTec2020
This year I had the wonderful opportunity upon invitation by Jane Hart (@c4lpt) to present at LearnTec2020, Europe’s largest technology conference. I jumped at the chance more so with the opportunity to work with Jane directly – and to also meet Jane Bozarth (@janebozarth) in person who for many years, I’ve been chatting with online […]