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What type of trainer are you?

Technology has changed the way we learn and staff is demanding training to help them perform better. Learners are becoming demanding. So, how does the 21st century trainer respond to their demands?

Instructor-led training vs online facilitation

L&D professionals throughout the duration of their career will deliver both instructor-led training and online facilitated courses. The two key skills in both these environments are communication and engagement. We look at the two different learning environments and the skills you need for both.

Changes ahead for VET trainers and assessors

The VET sector announced changes to the Language, Literacy, and Numeracy elective in the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment; this will now become a core elective in the qualification from July 2014.

Moodle 2.7 released

Another milestone for Moodle, with the recent release of version 2.7. This release has many new features, enhancements and bug fixes. There’s no doubt something there for everybody: trainers, learners, administrators and developers, alike.

L&D Networking Event

Our recent L&D Networking event held at the Sofitel in Brisbane was a great success! Attendees appreciated the opportunity to learn from industry experts and exchange ideas with other L&D professionals.

Review: National VET content elearning

If you’re new to elearning as an instructional designer practitioner, or your RTO has asked you to develop e-learning, you’ll want to access a number of tools and resources on offer from the Flexible Learning Advisory Group (FLAG), which manages the National Vocational Education and E-Learning Strategy 2012-2015.

Using video in elearning

As L&D professionals we are always talking about making content more interactive and learner-centric, so you might be thinking that integrating video into your course would be going against good instructional design as it is a passive medium. However, video can enhance your course design and maximise the learning for your learner.

14 ways to engage learners with Moodle

Moodle is an easy to use open source learning management system. My Learning Space can help you squeeze more juice from your Moodle. We list 20 ways you can use Moodle to engage your learners.

Getting started with Scenario based e-learning

If you’ve been looking for a method to deliver material that is relevant, timely and engaging,  scenario based e-learning may be the answer you’ve been looking for. If like me, you’ve sat through e-learning that was a bit boring, you’ll become of a fan of scenario based cases for e-learning. We show you why.