Over a month ago I had the great delight of sharing The little book of Video Learning. This was a project I’d been working on with The Charity Learning Consortium for a few months and one where I discovered so much about how people use video in their organisation. After speaking to everyone involved, one … Continue reading The little book of Video Learning
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2019 Video Walks Highlights
I find myself in self-isolation as the pandemic COVID-19 effects the world. Lockdown has given me a great opportunity to review the videos captured during 2019's #VideoWalks and create a highlight reel. It's been reported that Steven Soderbergh, who has released 2 films using smartphones, puts his device rigorously through its paces. I challenged myself … Continue reading 2019 Video Walks Highlights
What a year 2019 has been!
Wow, where did this year disappear to?! Professionally, it's been a great year. Video Walks I started the year on a high and launched the #VideoWalks themes. The aim for this project was to encourage people to create video using their smartphone. It has been inspiring to watch people share their videos via Twitter or … Continue reading What a year 2019 has been!
How to improve creativity
Walking, inside or outside, improves creativity, influences cognition and improves physical fitness. Stanford released a research report following a study in 2014 claiming; Walking boosts creative ideation in real time and shortly after. It is well known that, Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs held walking meetings and others, such as Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, see the benefit walking can have … Continue reading How to improve creativity
Learning Design #BlogEveryDay
I have been inspired by Andrew Jacobs who blogs on a daily basis on his site Lost and Desperate. So, on the lead up to L&D Connects first #LnDFieldTrip I aim to share a short post everyday throughout May on the topic learning design. I think learning design is critical to all learning and development … Continue reading Learning Design #BlogEveryDay
10 tips for capturing professional Smartphone video
If you want to capture video using your smartphone or are interested in taking part in Video Walks, I thought I would share some tips which could help get the best video when shooting with a Smartphone. 1. Shoot in Landscape Mode Two black vertical lines will instantly make your footage look amateurish. Your TV and PC … Continue reading 10 tips for capturing professional Smartphone video
Video at World of Learning #WOL18
Credit World of Learning https://www.learnevents.comI attended the World of Learning exhibition at Birmingham's NEC earlier this month. It was lovely to find it was an intimate event offering the opportunity to catch up with people I'd met before and meet new connections. There was a wide range of exhibitors and free seminars in a variety … Continue reading Video at World of Learning #WOL18
Guerrilla video learning
During Kineo's week of webinars I attended their webinar Go Gurrilla - how to make memorable and affordable learning videos. The 2 speakers, James and Mark, explained that Kineo have shot a variety of learning videos with a range of budgets. During the webinar they shared lots of practical tips for filming and advised on the … Continue reading Guerrilla video learning
#LT18uk Day 2
During day 1 my initial intention was to share a brief reflection after each session. After the lunch time session I realised I was missing out of network opportunities during breaks as I was hiding away in a corner. I took a different approach for Day 2 so I could talk to people and explore the … Continue reading #LT18uk Day 2
#LT18uk – Session 3 T3S3 – 31/01/2018
Session T3S3: Collaborative Technologies Speaker / Facilitator #letsgetsocial putting collaborative technologies to work for learning - Gemma Critchley Key Takeaways Get into the work and understand the problems that need resolving Learners need to understand the purpose of the benefit of the solution L&D are the Curators Connectors Collaborates Catalysts L&D should use the solution offered … Continue reading #LT18uk – Session 3 T3S3 – 31/01/2018
Focus 'n Develop 