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Five Top Tips for WordPress Multi-User

by Learning Pool on March 1, 2010

Blogging was the initial kickstart for social networking, and has since become a major marketing and learning resource for us.
Since working with Learning Pool I have been involved in setting up blogs for ourselves and customers. Deciding on the best open source solution came from my past experiences.
You see WordpressMU (WPMU) isn’t only a blogging content [...]

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Travels of an e-learning trailblazer

by Learning Pool on February 22, 2010

In my job I travel a bit and when I am out and about I see lots of signs. Some have caught my eye and stuck with me so I thought I would share them with you.
These signs seem to go pretty much unnoticed. I am talking out the signs seen on the borders for [...]

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National Governors’ Association (NGA) events are always eagerly anticipated by the Modern Governor team– we get to meet the rather fabulous NGA team, check out a lovely venue and catch up with our customers and their colleagues.
Banner up, badges on and computers set up, we were ready for the day.
Our first chat of the day was with National Co-ordinators of [...]

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Just before Christmas I wrote to our steering group to ask them about what was going on in their Learning Pool related world. My request was 3 fold: what had they achieved in 2009, what was in the pipeline for 2010 and what had gone spectacularly wrong during 2009 that they had learned from.
As usual, [...]

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Ghosts of Christmas Past

by Learning Pool on January 13, 2010

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas break.
Isn’t it nice to meet up with your family during the festive break, share stories and talk about traditions, some of which you inherit and some that you create for yourselves as your life moves on?
After Christmas dinner in our house this year we were talking and I began to [...]

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Dave Briggs Presents at the First TFPL Connect Conference

by Learning Pool on January 8, 2010

Revealing the secrets of digital engagement at the TFPL Connect Conference on 24-25 March 2010 will be Learning Pool’s own Community Evangelist, Dave Briggs.
Dave will be exploring what the power of technology holds for the new consumer – and who this new consumer actually is.
This is the first conference of the highly successful TFPL Connect [...]

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What animal best describes the approach to learning in your organisation?
Elephant was the response from one of the delegates at Lincolnshire’s New Ways of Learning Workshop on 8th December, featuring Clive Shepherd and Laura Overton  from Towards Maturity.
Now, the analogy of an elephant can mean two completely different things. Does it mean that the elephant [...]

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What’s in a name?

by Learning Pool on June 22, 2009

As some folks may know I am a bit partial to a kebab and it struck me of late that the only place to buy kebabs is from a kebab shop whereas other food, and some non-food, outlets have different categories.
Let me explain.
Kebabs and Fish & Chips come from shops; the kebab shop and the [...]

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