Programme Director, Students. Thank you for the opportunity to speak at this event celebrating women’s month. Our post-apartheid democracy has advanced the rights and status of women in South Africa. In school girls have equal access to boys and are performing at improved levels in many subjects. In higher education […]
Monthly archives: Aug 2013
The learners have all just left, full of excitement to be going home after a full week. Many mentioned feeling mentally tired from needing to think and constantly justify their arguments and points of view – good evidence for me that they really had been applying themselves. The day […]
Confessions from a flipped classroom – day 5
Just like change in your own personal life is not always easy, change within an organisation is not either as organisations house multi-faceted and unique people – your employees. These employees have their own views on how things should be done, and often think they know what is best for […]
Is there a magic formula for helping employees through change?
Today has been interesting. The group is really getting to grips with the methodology and are participating beautifully – but I have had moments where I have not been in control at all. The group has taken over the learning experiences almost entirely. As I am writing this blog, two […]
Confessions from a flipped classroom – day 4
A recent media frenzy saw LinkedIn announcing the launch of its University Pages. A platform for universities to share information, connect with prospective students, parents, and retain communication with alumni networks. University Pages are “one cornerstone of our strategy to help students at every critical milestone from campus to fulfilling, successful […]
LinkedIn Announces University Pages Launch
by Kevin Paul Whether you are an HR manager, line manager or you own your own business, dealing with employees’ queries and concerns takes up a lot of your time. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software systems and solutions are designed through using master data to combine key functions within an […]
3 Technologies to make dealing with employees easier
Learning and development is paramount if businesses and people are to succeed. It is that simple! What is not simple is what types of adult-based education are most appropriate; what combinations of interventions are most valuable; and what is needed most within companies from a skills perspective. These are just some […]
So Many Options – Which Do I Choose?
Today didn’t start off that well. I started by asking how they were finding the methodology and the project they were working on (they are designing assessment tools, guides and activities a la the “Design and Develop OB assessment tools unit standard). They reported being frustrated with their knowledge level […]