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3 Strategies to Fuel Your Leadership Pipeline (Video)

Infopro Learning

A = Ambiguity The haziness of reality, the potential for misreads, and the mixed meanings of conditions; cause-and-effect confusion. Strong learning orientation – a true thirst for acquiring knowledge and skills on one’s own, seeking out mentors and opportunities on the job at different levels and functions to tackle new assignments.

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eLearning Conferences 2011

Tony Karrer

This list is focused mostly on the first half of the year: January to June 2011. link] December 10-11, 2010 Effective Teaching and Learning in Higher Education , hosted by the American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. link] January 4-7, 2011 Hawaii International Conference on Education , 9 th annual, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

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Why More Companies Are Turning to Mentoring Circles to Elevate Women

Chronus

This is precisely the reason why mentoring circles, a modern form of group mentoring, is on the rise, quickly gaining popularity in organizations looking to tackle gender diversity head on. Why Mentoring Circles? Mentoring circles work for three distinct reasons: Build Community, Networks & Skills.

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Effective learning is like a good cup of coffee. It’s all in the blend.

Learning Pool

There’s evidence to suggest this sort of approach is effective for recall of facts (Hays, Kornell and Bjork, 2013) and can also maximize the efficacy of your elearning modules. We were also each paired up with a more experienced LD to act as a mentor, with whom we could discuss the material covered that week. It’s all in the blend.

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#DevLearn 2012: Kapp Presentation Resources

Kapp Notes

It is better to have one “expert” avatar and another “motivational” avatar in a learning environment rather than having one combined “mentor” avatar. Virtual self-modeling: the effects of vicarious reinforcement and identification on exercise behaviors. A study by Ersner-Hershfield et al. Reference : Fox, J. & Media Psychology.

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#ASTDTK2013 Resources from ASTD Presentations

Kapp Notes

It is better to have one “expert” avatar and another “motivational” avatar in a learning environment rather than having one combined “mentor” avatar. Virtual self-modeling: the effects of vicarious reinforcement and identification on exercise behaviors. A study by Ersner-Hershfield et al. Reference : Fox, J. & Media Psychology.

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Learning & Skills Survey: 87% More eLearning & Mobile Learning; 73% Less 2-3 Day Classroom Training

Upside Learning

The Centre for Performance Development has released the results of their Learning & Skills 2011 survey – which was held both at the event and online. The survey asked people to put blue or orange m&ms in various jars representing the L&D activities they expected to do more or less in 2011. Coaching & Mentoring.

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