Our body language shapes our life outcomes

I am personally most interested in small interventions that can significantly and positively impact our life outcomes. These are what form the back bone of my training workshops on how to improve effectiveness as a manager etc. Also non-verbals has been an … Continue reading

Trainer MOOC April-June 2012 :Po – Idea’s in Training – provoking our thinking

“Po is a notation used in Lateral thinking, by Edward de Bono. It stands for provocative operation and is used to propose an idea which may not necessarily be a solution or a ‘good’ idea in itself, but moves thinking forward … Continue reading

Trainer MOOC April-Jun 2012: Week 8: Measuring training effectiveness

Finally we come to the last week of the 2 month Trainer MOOC. And we are covering a very interesting topic and that is measuring training effectiveness. It is interesting because it is also time for us to evaluate our training program…Now … Continue reading

Trainer MOOC April-Jun 2012: Week 6 : Using technology to enhance learning

This week we explore the new and exciting area of using technology to enhance learning. With the advent of technology….especially the Internet…..education/training/learning has scrambled to keep pace. And to an extent till now we have been in a time warp and … Continue reading

Larks Trainer MOOC April-June 2012: Recap of learning’s Week 2/3

Last week we decided to stay on the same topic i.e learning theories so that we could have the time to introspect and reflect. Anila requested participants to share their personal experiences with the learning theories over the course of … Continue reading

My Experience with the 5 learning theories

MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE 5 LEARNING THEORIES To make it easy for me to remember and reflect i am dividing my life so far into Preschool School College Professional course Professional And will take each part and describe the learning … Continue reading

How to succeed in a MOOC?

We have completed week 2 of the First and ONLY Trainer MOOC. So now is a time to step back and evaluate if we are experiencing any difficulties with the pace or the methodology? What if anything, is holding us back? Do … Continue reading

Trainer MOOC April-Jun 2012: Week 2 Learning Theories: Key Issues

Some issues that confront us:  What are the learning theories that we are basing our individual practice on? Do they solve the major issues confronting us: Learner passivity “Have to learn” mentality Need to upskill large numbers of people quickly, … Continue reading

Does behaviorism work when dealing with a multicultural group?

After reading “Behaviorism and the Construction of Knowledge” By: Qais Faryadi PhD Candidate, UiTM Malaysia, it got me to think if behaviorism works when dealing with a multicultural group. To illustrate my point, I am using a rhyme written by … Continue reading

Compare and Contrast Various Learning Theories

None of the learning theories can completely define the learning process in its entirety. Rather depending on the context in which learning is occurring and the goal of learning, a theory takes predominance. Instructors will have to become adept at … Continue reading