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May 2009

Why Twitter?

by Learning Pool on May 26, 2009

Welcome to the Learning Pool Blog - feel free to subscribe for free updates by RSS or email. Thanks for visiting.At last week’s Public Sector Learning conference, and in the lead up to it, lots was said about Twitter and a number of people asked me why I used in and what I got out [...]

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Public Sector Learning Conference: Speakers’ slides

by Learning Pool on May 22, 2009

Donald Clark: Citizens and Netizens - Weapons of Mass Collaboration
Donald Clark Learning Pool Conference
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Major Roy Evans: The Ultimate Mobile e-learning
Roy Evans MLearning in the Army
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Henry Stewart: Engaging learners and measuring the impact
Henry Stewart Slides
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Charles Jennings: Building Successful Tech Enabled L&D [...]

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Steve Day at Public Sector Learning conference: Delivering social care e-learning

by Learning Pool on May 21, 2009

Yesterday’s Public Sector Learning conference featured a series of workshops after lunch.  Traditionally referred to as the graveyard slot, at least one session was anything but quiet as Rotherham MBC’s Steve Day took to the floor.
However Steve didn’t need to say much as the figures spoke for themselves.  The topic in hand?  Safeguarding Adults e-learning.
Rotherham [...]

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Harry Harpur at Public Sector Learning conference: Don’t call me Paddy

by Learning Pool on May 21, 2009

I first met Harry Harpur on a rain swept island in the middle of a lake in Northern Ireland called Lusty Beg. That might sound unusual, but if you work for Learning Pool you soon learn that that’s pretty much par for the course. Met might be too normal a word, crossed swords might [...]

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Public Sector Learning Conference: Speakers’ Presentations

by Learning Pool on May 20, 2009

Donald Clark Learning Pool Conference
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Learning Pool Public Sector Learning Conference Charles Jennings Final
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Donald Clark courts controversy at Public Sector Learning Conference

by Learning Pool on May 20, 2009

Today’s Public Sector Learning conference has been opened by Donald Clark, the marmite man of e-learning.
With sidesweeps against Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (”As a trainer do you ever ask someone if they have a house before they start to learn with you?  What a load of bollocks!”) Donald kicks off proceedings in a provocative and sensitive manner.  And [...]

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