by Learning Pool on March 11, 2010
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I compete in fencing - no not putting up fences - the Olympic sport fencing. And yes, I [...]
by Learning Pool on March 8, 2010
I will say up front here that my experiences with social networking have been pretty limited.
A couple of times I have crashed and burned. Being banned from Friends Reunited and retiring from Facebook are just few examples.
So, social networking guru I am not.
But, this is Learning Pool. Networking, socialising and spreading the message are our fortes.
As such, [...]
by Learning Pool on March 3, 2010
Just before I joined the Learning Pool team, the new www.learningpool.com had just been launched.
While I was on the website preparing for my “chat” with Mary and Paul about career opportunities, I noticed a single link not working.
I happened to mention it to them the next day and they were unhappy – I mean really peeved off. I went away with [...]
by Learning Pool on January 20, 2010
On Monday 25th January, Paul McElvaney, Director of Learning Pool and Alison Stott, Project Manager at Essex Strategic HR will be hosting an online hotseat on the commissioning of Open, Distance and E-learning.
This will be taking place in the Leadership Development Community of Practice, using the IDeA’s CoP platform. You need to register with the [...]
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 Learning Pool on December 4, 2009
I was thrilled to be asked to present on Learning Pool’s 2010 Conference Plan at my first Steering Group meeting in London last week.
With everyone comfortable, Mary McKenna kicked off the Steering Group by giving members from councils such as Norfolk, Dorset and Basildon a flavour of Learning Pool’s current activities in the sphere of public [...]