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 7 : Creating a learning environment and delivering training

In the case of Instructor led Training (ILT), delivering the training is where the rubber hits the road. Delivering training is in my view a science and an art. The same way that painting is a science and an art. To … 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

Trainer MOOC April-Jun 2012: Week 5 : Creating / Adapting learning materials

I would urge the cohort to focus on creating and adapting learning materials in this week. Till now we have understood the learning needs, set learning objectives, created a program structure / learning architecture and now it is time to create or … Continue reading

Interesting innovations in the field of learning.

Clayton Christensen in “Disrupting Class” discusses that disruptive innovations (http://bit.ly/9Ra5Ci) in the field of education will change the way the world learns. Clayton rightly points out that the traditional classroom model – where one teacher instructs 25 learners – is antiquated and ineffective … Continue reading

Trainer MOOC April-Jun 2012: Week 4 : Creating learning architecture / courses / program structures

Would an architect ever dream of building a house without a blueprint? The answer is a resounding “NO”. In fact most architects I know would fall off their chairs at such a suggestion. Then why would learning be any different? Our … Continue reading

Trainer MOOC April-Jun 2012: Week 3 : Setting Learning Objectives

 “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.” I will share a personal experience which I am sure all trainers/ learning facilitators have faced at some point or the other. We were contacted by a … 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