The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 5,600 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 9 years to get that many views.
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 5,600 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 9 years to get that many views.
Evaluating learning – article from Personnel Today
“Richard Paul Griffin, associate director at the Institute of Vocational Education at London South Bank University, presents a new way of approaching evaluation based on a review of how organisations currently evaluate learning in Workplace learning evaluation: a conceptual model and framework (registration required).
His model of workplace learning is based on five elements: a pre-learning stage; the “trigger” (need) for learning; the learning event; application of learning; and the impact of learning.
His aim is to provide what he calls a “scientifically robust but practitioner-friendly framework for workplace learning evaluation”.
Griffin’s approach may provide some new focus on the best ways evaluate the impact of learning interventions.”
Image from Training Assessment Education: http://www.logicoolsolutions.com/learnDoMasterChallenge/?p=1305 (Accessed 28/04/2012).
http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2012/04/23/58483/measuring-the-impact-of-learning-quick-fire-links.html (Accessed 28/04/2012).
This framework in my view is very useful. Check out the model here:
http://lsbu.academia.edu/RichardGriffin/Papers/1003499/Workplace_learning_evaluation
From Brave new Org - http://www.danpontefract.com/?p=2386 (Accessed 27/04/2012).
Interesting article from Training Journal:
“A company that does not work hard to retain its employees and invest in its people will find itself in a difficult situation given we already have a shortage of high quality managers. Strong managers are the lifeblood of effective organisations and too many employers are realising this too late.”
http://www.trainingjournal.com/news/articles-news-employers-struggle-to-retain-and-recruit-for-management-roles-survey-reveals/ (Accessed 23/04/2012).
The first graphic shows “What is Social Learning?” and is from SkillSoft on Overdrive Interactive: http://blog.ovrdrv.com/overdrive-develops-social-learning-infographic-for-skillsoft/ (Accessed 18/04/2012).
From Future Workplace:
http://futureworkplace.com/wp-content/uploads/Social-Learning-Infographic.pdf (Accessed 18/04/2012).
Follow this link to see the graphic: Social-Learning-Infographic
I find the focus on empathy very important and not used enough. I am sharing this post with you by Brendan Coram in the hope that it will be of use in your everyday interactions and working life. Follow the link below to read the full article.
“Sometimes, it takes more than just thinking about somebody else’s point of view. We actually have to empathise with them for true understanding. There are various ways of considering other people’s point of view in the process of creative problem solving: Six Value Medals provides a simple framework for systematically considering different perspectives of value… TERMS provides a useful mnemonic for considering different perspectives on the customer experience from time to situation…” For other ideas follow the link below.
“But there is a missing element in all of these approaches. Empathy… To be able to really connect with the world from someone else’s perspective we need empathy. We need more than just a logical understanding, we need to connect with their emotional response, because without it we really don’t care. Empathy is what we use to feel what others are feeling, and understand what matters to them.”
For examples follow the link below. “Others have written more eloquently about empathy than me. You can read about empathy with Skillful Minds at: http://skilfulminds.com/
and Ashoka at http://www.ashoka.org/ .”
Some key points in developing empathy are: Identification, Building Bridges, Listening... “Six Empathy Hats Edward de Bono’s six thinking hats is an excellent tool for systematically exploring a problem from multiple perspectives, and a framework for creative response. But it can be a little ‘me’ focused if you aren’t paying attention.”
Read more here: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/3z5wqF/www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/04/12/six-hats-empathy-or-thinking/ (accessed 14/04/2012). Image credit: rocketpowered.co.uk at link above.
attaboy! image from sonar6
Leaving aside all the political correctness and the soft pseudoscience, what really, honestly motivates you to perform better at work?
Interesting site, great graphics:
http://www.sonar6.com/colorpapers/rewards-and-recognition/what-floats-your-boat/
“Some of the views in the report point directly to the kinds of policy questions that are preoccupying governments – and employers – eager to match skilled jobs with skilled workers.
According to the young people cited in the report:
The above links closely to the New South African Post-Secondary Education Green Paper. However, in my view not all education programmes should be tailored to labour market needs – we should avoid commodification and flattening of all Higher Education to a labour market technicist paradigm.
http://efareport.wordpress.com/2012/02/10/world-youth-report-puts-focus-on-skills/ (accessed 21/03/2012)
What do you think?
Follow this link for many interesting reports, for example:
Gender | Rural Women: While great progress has been made towards gender equality in education, many challenges remain. Did you know that nearly 2/3 of the world’s illiterate adults are women? The situation is particularly bad for rural women. Read more on our blog: http://bit.ly/GMRIWD
http://efareport.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/rural-women-miss-out-on-education-and-decent-jobs/ (accessed 21/03/2012)
