by Dave Briggs on February 10, 2010
On 17th February - next Wednesday as I am writing this - we’ve been asked to attend and speak at an LGComms event, entitled The impact of digital communications, which is taking place in Coventry. Here’s the agenda for the day (PDF).
Our session is called Digital Communications - why is it crucial for local government? - [...]
by Learning Pool on January 25, 2010
The C’llr. 10 Conference is the first ever major national conference specifically for councillors and Learning Pool will be there!
Organised by the Local Government Information Unit, producers of Cllr Magazine, in conjunction with Ingenium Strategic Events, Cllr 10 will be held at The Emirates Stadium, London N5 on 4th February 2010.
Learning Pool are among the [...]
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 [...]
by Learning Pool on January 4, 2010
Reflecting on the busy year that’s been 2009, these are the top 10 things that have given me most professional pleasure this year:
1. The Club
Welcoming 50 more public sector organisations to the growing Learning Pool ‘club’ including our first Scottish authority, our first Northern Irish authority, our first charitable organisation and 5 more housing associations.
2. [...]
by Learning Pool on December 4, 2009
Our meeting in Barnsley kicked off in quite chilly weather but we were quickly warmed up by all the lovely pastries and hot drinks served up at Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
Learning Pool’s second public sector e-learning networking meeting in as many weeks came hot on the heels of a successful networking meeting in Brighton the week before, where we were [...]
by Liz Azyan on December 4, 2009
What did you think about Dave Briggs presentation on social media in the public sector?
I have seen Dave’s presentation more than once now, and as Dave openly admits, the jokes are the same. However, I find Dave really interesting. Some of his ideas, are what I call ’set in concrete’. What Dave does is explain some of [...]
by Learning Pool on December 2, 2009
One of the things we hear regularly from Learning Pool members is that they appreciate the networking opportunities that being part of our club brings.
With that in mind we recently facilitated an e-learning networking group for Wales, kindly hosted by Cardiff Council, with great success.
What’s the purpose of the Wales e-learning body?
The WEB has been [...]