Category: Teaching, Learning and Training
If You Think You “Understand” Millennials, It’s Time To Evaluate Your OWN Thinking
Oddly enough, the Millennial Generation, also referred to as Gen-Y, is not so well defined, even when it comes to the boundaries for who fits and who doesn’t. One common range runs from 1980–2000 although some people use a narrower…
Before You Bring In A Motivational Speaker, Heed These Warnings
The training and motivational speaker industry is a strange one where, in some cases, huge amounts of money are paid for minimal amounts of time and zero results. For more on organizational learning, motivational speakers and training visit The Training…
Elearning, Distance Education, Not Equivalent to Full Time Study
Elearning and Distance Education DIFFERENT from Face To Face Full Time Studies Even though almost everybody can understand that: a conversation on the phone is not the same as a conversation face to face watching a sport on television is…
Surviving The Humbling Graduate School Experience
Be prepared for the weird, wonderful and humbling experiences in graduate school Congratulations. You finished your first degree, most probably with distinction. You chose the best graduate school to attend, and WOW, they accepted you. So now what? Prepare for…
Five Mistakes BOTH Parents And Teachers Make When Discussing A Child
Kids need parents and teachers working and communicating with each other to create the best learning environments CNN ran a series of articles about what parents want to say to teachers, and what teachers want to say to parents. The…
The Best Reason To Go To University…And It’s NOT About The Money
Take a look at the following list of jobs I’ve held during and after my stay in higher education institutions. Animator at half way house for those with mental problems (i.e. bipolar, schizophrenia) Research assistant on social psychology projects Teaching…
Both Parents And Teachers Make These Five Mistakes When Talking To Each Other
…and it’s the kids that suffer When CNN ran a series of articles about what parents want to say to teachers, and what teachers want to say to parents, thousands of comments ensued, many of them aggressive, and attacking —…
A Simple Reality Based Method For Defining Personal and Corporate Values
Both Ends Exercise To Nail Down Meaning Of Specific Values Editor’s Note: In part I of this series we discussed the importance of congruency between espoused and enacted values and beliefs, and the problems that arise as the gap between…
Teachers Who Make A Difference: The Gift That Lasts A Lifetime!
Some forty years ago, I learned that the Battle of Hastings was fought in 1066. I have to admit that I’ve never been called upon to use that information, any more than I’ve been called upon to recite the various…
What Every Parent, Teacher and Trainer Needs to Know About Teaching and Learning: Passive vs. active learning in lectures and presentations: The myth of “activity” — We do learn without observable action
Many trainers will talk about lectures and presentations as examples of passive learning, and spit on the floor to show their disdain for them. That’s more a reflection of the lack of understanding of modern learning theory than anything else….
