The frentic pace of life tends to overtake you and as responsibilities pile up the first thing that you cut out of the calendar is renewal or as Stephen Covey says “Sharpen the Saw”. Has that ever happened to you? … Continue reading
The frentic pace of life tends to overtake you and as responsibilities pile up the first thing that you cut out of the calendar is renewal or as Stephen Covey says “Sharpen the Saw”. Has that ever happened to you? … Continue reading
“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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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