Some organisations want you to believe that you have to invest in specialised equipment to create in-house training videos or spend the budget on expensive services - this isn't the case. Everybody has the ability to create video and it's more than likely in your pocket! Prior to the release of his film, Unsane, Steven Soderbergh … Continue reading Smartphone Video Learning
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2019 for Niki Hobson
What a year 2018 has been! On reflection it's been a very busy year having attended Learning Technologies conference in Feb, a number of #LnDcowork events in Nottingham, World of Learning Conference in October and Learning Tech's Summer Forum in June. I was part of a pilot course in Neuroscience in L&D held at CIPD … Continue reading 2019 for Niki Hobson
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
Applying neuroscience to learning
I was lucky enough to attend the pilot course in Neuroscience For L&D: Practical Principles For Transforming Learning at the CIPD headquarters in Wimbledon. It was a fantastic event facilitated by the fabulous Stella Collins. As a learning designer I believe it is vital to understand how people learn. The pilot event was a great opportunity to refresh my … Continue reading Applying neuroscience to learning
Planning to film a training video
It can be an exciting time when you've got a brief and have the support from the business to create a training video. Before getting carried away it is vital that pre-production (planning) is given as much focus as production (filming) and post production (editing). The work dedicated at this point will make the process … Continue reading Planning to film a training video
Tips for professionals wanting to introduce video learning
I recently asked my Twitter followers a question; Video production seems to be an intimidating area of work and people assume they have to match Hollywood standards. It would be lovely to produce videos of that quality, however I don't think organisations have millions of pounds in their training budget to fund a training video! … Continue reading Tips for professionals wanting to introduce video learning
Writing for Instructional Design
I had the pleasure of attending Connie Malamed's session, Instructional Design - Crash Course in Visual Design, at January's Learning Technologies event. Inspired, I ordered her book Visual Design Solutions on the train home and later downloaded the free ebook Writing for Instructional Design, both can be ordered via theelearningcoach.com. Connie explains that; "Writing is one of the most … Continue reading Writing for Instructional Design
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
YouTube and Self Directed Learning
Think with Goggle shared an article in Dec-17 Why you should lean into how-to content in 2018. Their research uncovered YouTube viewers don’t just want to be entertained by cat videos they are hungry for learning content. Viewers aren’t just looking to brush up on skills they already have—they’re also hoping to acquire completely new … Continue reading YouTube and Self Directed Learning
Online Video Learning
Hands up who has been faced with a problem and turned to YouTube? I would take at guess that we all have at some point, and probably using a mobile device. I think we can agree that Online Video Learning is here to stay. With YouTube being the 2nd biggest search engine, after Google, it … Continue reading Online Video Learning
