From the monthly archives:

August 2008

Fingers on the pulse

by learningpool on August 31, 2008

I love knowing what’s going on - little bits of information keep me interested. 
Bite sized chunks work best for me and it’s not just a case of in one ear and out the other either, some stuff actually sticks. 
So whenever I stumble upon a website I like the look of I always sign up to their [...]

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Aprendizaje, or e-learning in any language

by learningpool on August 22, 2008

As some of you may know I am learning Spanish at the moment and Coffee Break Spanish , also known as ‘language learning with your latte’ is one of my favourite resources on the web.
My favourite feature on the site has to be the weekly 15 minute podcast which I download and put onto my MP3 player so I [...]

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Bite sized learning, anyone?

by learningpool on August 20, 2008

There are many advantages to working at Learning Pool.  For me, meeting lots of different people from all parts of the country is really interesting.  
On a recent visit to Yorkshire for a Breakfast Meeting Sam and I stayed in Leeds for the night which gave us the opportunity to sample the delights of the [...]

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My first day at Learning Pool

by learningpool on August 15, 2008

I was  looking  forward to coming into Learning Pool but I had to leave my kitten Freddie at home so I think  Learning Pool should have a bring your pet to work day!!!
Due to Derry’s busy traffic Mary didn’t get her usual parking spot…right outside the door!!!!  My best work outfit got soaked on the walk [...]

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August Sunshine

by learningpool on August 8, 2008

When writing blogs I usually sit down and try to think of an interesting and personal topic to talk about…But instead I thought I would try and buck the trend and sat down and attempted to think of the most boring topic, just to mix things up!
Only one topic sprung to mind, the dreaded conversation [...]

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‘Spielberg’ Doherty

by learningpool on August 4, 2008

Lights (Well, scorching London Sunlight)
Camera (Newly purchased and surviving its first fall….oops!)
Action!
With a brand spanking new Authoring Tool on its way, continued improvements to our increasingly popular DLE, and a makeover to the Leaning Pool website about to be unveiled, we thought now was the perfect time to make a splash (bad pun I know) [...]

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For anyone not familiar with this American expression, it’s when something appears to be a bargain yet it’s only after you’ve committed to buying it and read all the small print that you realise that all those little extras you’d assumed were included in that great headline price are going to cost you.  And cost you dear.
This [...]

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Happy Birthday to us!

by learningpool on August 1, 2008

Hip, hip, hurray! We’re 2 years old on 1st August 2008 and it feels fantastic.  My, how we’ve grown in the last 2 years since Paul and Mary bought Learning Pool from IDeA.  A roller coaster ride, if ever there was one! 
 
In the last two years we have:

Re-branded and re-launched Learning Pool
Kept the IDeA’s original [...]

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