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

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

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

Trainer MOOC April-Jun 2012: Week 1 Web 2.0 Tools and Understanding the context of learning

This week (starting 16th April), I would urge the cohort to focus on: Web 2.0 tools What is web 2.0? How has it impacted learning? Learning Web 2.0 tools given in “what do you need to know tech wise”. i.e. … Continue reading

The Larks Learning MOOC : Guidelines for participants

Welcome to India’s FIRST and ONLY MOOC on training by Larks Learning. The Larks Learning blog (www.larkslearning.com/blog) will be the primary medium of communication between the facilitators and the participants. FOR PAID PARTICIPANTS: We will be providing 3 face to face sessions / … Continue reading

Why a massive open online course (MOOC) in training makes sense?

Training is only about presenting well, playing training games and ensuring good feedback. Surely that’s not true! Training after all was a profession and one where you could impact either positively or negatively many people. Over the course of our (mine and Anila’s) 16 year … Continue reading

India’s First and ONLY MOOC i.e. Massive Open Online Course on Training

What is a MOOC? The term MOOC was coined in 2008 by Dave Cormier and Bryan Alexander. In this YouTube Video Dave shares what  is a MOOC. George Siemens and Stephen Downes ran with the idea, and presented a course   … Continue reading

Enhance your presentation – Use storytelling

For generations upon generations….we have heard stories sitting on our mother’s laps. Stories that celebrated what we held dear and deplored all that was repugnant to our beliefs. Where the virtues of a hero or action were extolled and the … Continue reading