I went into this year full of optimism despite my personal life being thrown upside down. It rapidly went down hill as the bad news kept coming, things started to get back on track in March, we all know what happened then! Video Walks The #VideoWalks initiative was put on the back burner, which was … Continue reading Where to begin with 2020…
Tag: Personal Reflection
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!
Design and creativity #BlogEveryDay
When designing a learning experience you need to think of ways to capture the learners attention and bring the subject to life. Finding new ways to do this requires you to be creative. A common misconception of creativity is to be original, to me it is bringing the right idea at the right time and … Continue reading Design and creativity #BlogEveryDay
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
On the seventh day of Christmas my social network sent to me
Seven skills needed for L&D, Six trends in L&D, Five myths about 70:20:10, Four elements of social learning, Three priorities for L&D to align to customer needs, Two parts of the learner voice, and a shot of curiosity. Every working day morning I will post, The Twelve Days of Learning & Development where I will … Continue reading On the seventh day of Christmas my social network sent to me
Neuroscience in action
CIPD's Research Report, Neuroscience in Action, Apply insight to L&D practice highlights ways to enhance your knowledge in this area to help validate Learning & Development (L&D) methodology. The report explores 8 case studies where organisations have used neuroscience to inform and influence L&D. It provides the following advice for practitioners who are considering introducing … Continue reading Neuroscience in action
Personal strengths
Now, Discover Your Strengths looks at why most employee development is wrong. Organisations focus on weaknesses and offer training to overcome these. Development should promote and increase natural talents aiming to get the most out of individuals and teams. With the nation's skills shortage being debated is it not vital that we understand our skills … Continue reading Personal strengths
DPG Develop Yourself – 2017 Survey
DPG have identified : One thing that has stayed constant is the need for people to develop themselves, whether this is personal or professional development, whether it's formal or informal, on purpose or incidental, to support career aspiration and earn more money. There is always a need to improve and develop, it's sometimes about finding … Continue reading DPG Develop Yourself – 2017 Survey
