From the monthly archives:

July 2008

Going to California

by learningpool on July 31, 2008

Have I ever told you about the time I met Robert Plant?
…..it’s all about being in the right place at the right time and seizing your opportunities when they present themselves.
Robert and I met in a backwater bar (where else?) way up in the mountains in California in a place called Pioneertown.  We were both [...]

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Salad days

by learningpool on July 23, 2008

I’m a bit jealous of the new guy in our team.  He walks in here, coolly joins the lunchtime salad club and has taken to his role like a duck to water. Hmmph!  He could at least pretend he needs my help …
Let me explain. I’m heading off for a few months to deliver another [...]

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The Learning Pool Concept

by learningpool on July 22, 2008

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG0FON51APc]
Paul and Mary, our founding directors, explain the Learning Pool concept very simply and talk about why e-learning is a real solution for creating efficiencies in today’s public sector.

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All in a day’s work ….

by learningpool on July 21, 2008

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Power to the People

by learningpool on July 18, 2008

I have to admit a council’s remit seems a tough one at the moment.  Not only do they have to run the libraries and leisure centres better than ever before, keep the streets clean, manage door step recycling schemes (whilst encouraging reluctant recyclers to use them) but, this week, there’s been the small factor of [...]

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The joys of email

by learningpool on July 10, 2008

This morning I started to show my age while chatting to Daniel.  We were comparing the horror stories that are our inboxes and how our mornings were taken up replying to emails.  
My first email address was given to me at University and it was really difficult to remember the address as it was full [...]

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Beans, trains and a DLE

by learningpool on July 4, 2008

Since joining Learning Pool the railway network has become a big part of my life.  Don’t worry, I’ve not turned into a train spotter (although I’ve seen quite a few on my travels).  I use the train as a way of getting around and, when everything is running smoothly, I think it’s a wonderful way [...]

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