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Retirement: Is It A Career Change Option?
Retirement might be the answer when you ask yourself "why do I want to make a career change" and you decide that what you actually want is not so much a career change as to stop what youve been doing altogether.
This may be a .....
For many years, the trainer or lecturer was seen as a largely autonomous person who was responsible for all aspects of training delivery. Within their job specification was:Retirement might be the answer when you ask yourself "why do I want to make a career change" and you decide that what you actually want is not so much a career change as to stop what youve been doing altogether.
This may be a .....
- Identifying the training needs
- Setting the goals/objectives for training
- Providing the expertise needed for the subject
- Developing the resources to be used
- Delivering the training
- Evaluating and adapting materials
The 7 Keys To Astonishing Success
Here are seven essential keys to success. Use these ideas to find ways to stretch your beliefs about what is .....
Here are seven essential keys to success. Use these ideas to find ways to stretch your beliefs about what is .....
Many organisations strive to include new technologies and systems in their training, but don't pay adequate attention to the implications for those charged with incorporating them. Moving to in-house online/Intranet solutions for example often means big changes to the way training takes place:
- The role of the presenter changes significantly, as do the skills they need
- The expertise in the head of the presenter often needs to be incorporated in new resources
Working On A Farm In Kent
Being a student, a person needs to look for summer jobs, to keep up with the expenses for school and fun activities. This task is not always easy, especially when you .....
- The tools that are used demand new skills Being a student, a person needs to look for summer jobs, to keep up with the expenses for school and fun activities. This task is not always easy, especially when you .....
- Contact between learners is reduced
- The scale of training changes, from small groups to asynchronous large groups
- The learning resources are more complex and time consuming to develop
What this often means is that it is no longer possible for 'the trainer' to do all things, no matter how competent they are. If a strategic decision is made to develop flexible/online training systems, it needs to be accompanied by a decision to put in place development and support roles that ensure the training will work. This usually necessitates the introduction of a team.
Critics of such a move often point to soaring overheads as being prohibitive. However these additional development costs need to be balanced against the following sorts of financial savings and qualitative outcomes:
The Long Way
I wrote you about four years ago, when my eight year marriage was ending in divorce. At that time you gave me some great advice about beginning again. After reading the recent letter from Linda and how she .....
- Less travel/accommodation/'unproductive' time spent by learners I wrote you about four years ago, when my eight year marriage was ending in divorce. At that time you gave me some great advice about beginning again. After reading the recent letter from Linda and how she .....
- The ability of learners to blend training into their work days
- Economies of scale inherent in one set of resources being used across whole organisations
- The potential to generate a revenue stream from the training materials developed by capitalising on the intellectual capital of the organisation
Preparing For Your Next Job Interview
Preparing for Your Next Job Interview
By Bryan Thorby
Once you get the call for the interview, the next thing that
you need to do is prepare for it. You can never over prepare
for an .....
Preparing for Your Next Job Interview
By Bryan Thorby
Once you get the call for the interview, the next thing that
you need to do is prepare for it. You can never over prepare
for an .....
Successful teams will often incorporate the following skillsets:
- Project manager
- Subject expertise
- Educational designer
Our Present Reality
How do you envision your life and dreams? Do you look at them with open or closed eyes? If you have your eyes open, that means you are not afraid to go after what you dream of. .....
- Resource developers includingHow do you envision your life and dreams? Do you look at them with open or closed eyes? If you have your eyes open, that means you are not afraid to go after what you dream of. .....
-- Print (Desktop publishing)
-- Web (HTML/flash/ASP)
-- Multimedia (authoring in Director or Authorware)
-- Graphic Design
Not all skillsets will necessarily be needed for all projects. Note that these are particular skillsets, not individuals. One person may take on more than one role, though one person should never do both educational design work and act as a subject expert. May of theses skillsets can also be contracted in for particular projects, there doesn't have to be a permanent team. What's critical is that all of the relevant skillsets are available to the project. Many projects have floundered because of an assumption that someone can pick up the skills along the way. Possibly a useful staff development exercise, but unlikely to result in quality materials being developed on time.
What's clear is that a mindshift from a cost-driven mentality to an investment mentality is needed. Where the development of training materials is seen as a cost to be minimised, it's unlikely that the potential of the technologies will be utilised. Where training materials development is seen as an investment in the intellectual capital of the organisation, it will pay dividends in terms of real learning, changed work practices and learner capabilities.
About the Author
Phil has worked in Australia and New Zealand as an instructional designer and project manager. He has been involved in a number of projects in the field of flexible delivery, both research based and product-based. He also works as a staff development consultant.
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