For a while now, I’ve been thinking that teams in corporate Australia Learning and Development need to get their groove back. And in a big way. So much so, something needs to happen to get a massive dose of inspiration and excitement back into this area because the more I’m working and talking with other […]
Get Involved with Problogger Event
I’m excited! In just four weeks I jump on a plane and head off to warmer climes of the Gold Coast to attend this massive Bloggers Convention. I’ve been an avid reader of Darren Rowse’s Problogger website for a couple of years now and when I heard a podcast about the first national bloggers convention […]
Organisations Who Snapchat
First of all, let me say that yes, I’ve heard that Instagram has similar Snapchat functions and no, I don’t see that I’ve wasted my time on Snapchat at all. If anything, it’s made me appreciate the subtle differences between platforms and I’m now more aware of how to use the tools for the right […]
You Know Nothing
I don’t know about you but I have a confession to make. I have found this year challenging in some ways. In particularly from the point of view of realising the constant amount of change and flux in the world and having to keep up with it all. There are many people (me included), who at […]
Publicize Your Work On Snapchat
By now you would have heard of my experimentations with Snapchat and I thought I’d share some of how I use this tool to publicise my work as a visual ‘work out loud’ diary. If you haven’t read my previous posts on this platform, feel free to check out these posts Reflections of Snapchat Through […]
Seeking Feedback
Okay, everyone you can relax. This is NOT a post about Snapchat. (That’ll be the next post). I just wanted to share with you a short blog post. Yes you read right. Short. (It’s not lost on me that I’ve wasted an additional 39 words to get to this point…I just can’t do short!) Well […]
The Ups and Downs of Business
This year, I have been undertaking a year long Business Coaching course through David Guest Outcomes Business Group. I’m eight months in and I can say that it has been an investment in my time and also my own professional and personal development. It has enabled me to plan, prepare and streamline processes and it […]
A Short Stint into Film Making of Third Place
A long time friend of mine is preparing to set up her new business. Ever since I have known her she has always been learning. She is a qualified masseuse and a photographer (and currently in the process of getting her pilot licence) and ever since I can remember, she has been energised by her pursuits […]
How to Play the Ukulele in Less than 10 000 Hours
Many of you know that I am learning to play the ukulele. I started back in February 2014 and in my post “Learning a New Skill – Ukulele Dreaming” I write how it was an impulse buy and how I ‘fell’ into learning to play this nifty little instrument. Now, although many times I may […]
3 LinkedIn Email Responses for Invitations to Connect That You Can Use
Coming up in November this year will be my 10th year of being on LinkedIn. Despite some people having a love-hate relationship with LinkedIn, my own experience and impression of this tool has been positive as is that it has helped me immensely to build my network, seek out new job opportunities and directly contact […]
I Need More Sultanas in My Life
Two weeks ago I began a five week More Than Meditation Course and I wrote about my experiences in the blog post Discovering the State of Stillness. Last week, we had our second session and I felt a lot more comfortable and open to learning how meditation can help me. The session was facilitated by Dr […]
Where are all the Third Places?
They’re all over Melbourne. In fact, they’re popping up in cities all around the world! Last year I started an informal networking group for anyone in the field of learning, training, instructional design, coaching across any sector – whether it’s academia, vocational, public, private, not-for-profit or freelancers as a way to connect people in our […]
5 Lessons for the New Freelancer
It’s been nearly two months out of the contracting world and into the world of freelancing. Many people have asked me how I’m finding the transition. All I can say is that “so far so good” and that it is tracking the way I thought it would be. That is, it’s given me time to […]
My Top 10 Learning Tools for 2014
Ever realise that you should have kept records to view trends of your own learning progression and use of various tools? After seeing Andrew Jacobs blog post on his top learning tools, I figured I’d do the same. However, this time, I wanted to see the trend of tools I’ve been using since submitting my […]
How Do You Start Out in Twitter? Find the Why First
Yesterday I conducted a webinar on “Getting Started in Twitter” for the VET Development Centre. The centre provides and supports the professional and educational development of vocational trainers, managers and staff through access to events, seminars, conferences and webinars. You can see some of the offerings in their Events Calendar. I was first introduced to the VET Development Centre […]
How To Connect With Our Audience (or Customers): A Lesson from the Arts
Last night, we saw the new musical production of Les Miserables at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne. We bought a souvenir program and wandered up the stairs to seek out a comfortable lounge to relax before the show started. I flicked through the program and read the short biographies of the cast and was surprised to […]
How Do You Explain Yammer and Other Stories
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Haven’t Met Your Online Buddies? Hang Out With Them!
Last Wednesday night, I organised a Google Hangout for Third Place. For those who aren’t aware, I created Third Place, a meetup group for anyone interested in learning, performance and development across all fields. What started out as meetups in Melbourne only are now in Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane and Adelaide and all run by a […]
Have You Completed Your Online Compliance Training?
This week the Australian Institute of Training Development (AITD) invited me to be one of the panel members to the Equal Opportunity Employment Network (EEON) held at the Landers & Rogers law firm in Melbourne. The discussion was on “Compliance in the Age of Online and Social Learning” centred around lessons learned from a high profile […]
Week 0: How to Teach Online – the new MOOC on the block
After a nice long holiday, it didn’t take long for me to get back into work and into an organisational restructure. However despite all that, life goes on. Despite turbulent times in Learning and Development, it’s a good time to continue learning and do a MOOC or three. (a) Teaching with Moodle (started on 2 […]