Javier Amaro - INSOURCES INSTITUTE AUSTRALIA - Registered Training Organisation (RTO Number: 30122)

Knowing Does Not Equal Doing

Immersive learning Vocational education is about people “doing” something in the workplace. Is about employment readiness. I have participated in numerous discussions with RTOs and employers about the chasm in business between people knowing what to do and actually doing...

May 7, 2014

Learning Technologies

21st Century Trainer Skills

Today it is generally accepted that the average trainer will have, along with his/her vocational expertise, skills in instructional design processes and group facilitation. That is, he/she can both design and deliver face-to-face training. In recent years, additional skill sets have been added to what...

May 1, 2014

Learning Design

Developmental Learning Theory

Knowing adult learning theory helps you train leaders Despite the seeming universality of adult training programs, theorists define adult learning very differently. This variance comes both from advances in the field of cognitive neuroscience and from the researchers’ own methods...

April 22, 2014

Learning Technologies

Elearning for soft skills

Practical intervention or pipedream? Elearning and soft skills are not the most obvious of bedfellows, but could one be used to educate people in the other? Over the last 20 years, digital learning has evolved from the periphery to a...

March 25, 2014

Learning Design

Developing Session Plans Model

An essential part of the training design is the session plan. Planning a particular training session includes considering the training content to be delivered, the target audience needs, and the resources available to put the training program a live. During...

March 6, 2014

Learning Design

Learning in Groups

Collaborative teams. Research has shown that collaborative work done under the right circumstances can lead to better learning than solo work. Face-to-face learning environments especially lend themselves to collaborative assignments. Collaborative work moves the facilitator from the sage on the...

November 28, 2013

Learning Design

Using Stories to Promote Learning

Storytelling can be used as an advanced instructional method.Think about a story that you heard during a training session. What made it effective? What kinds of effects do stories have that are unique? How can they best be used in...

November 10, 2013

Learning Technologies

Why The Cloud Is Emerging As A Leader In Employee And Partner Training

Employee training is an art not yet perfected. The days of sitting in a classroom and getting lectured about the company product/s are over. Technology is revolutionizing the way companies are able to train employees and channel partners. Videos, documents,...

October 8, 2013

Learning Technologies

Notice to users of wireless audio transmitters

Wireless audio transmitters that operate in the 694-820 MHz band will be illegal to use in Australia from 1 January 2015 because the federal government has sold that range of frequencies. Wireless audio transmitters include microphones, in-ear monitoring systems and...

September 30, 2013

Learning Technologies

The case for business continuity and disaster recovery plans

Business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) plans define how an organization will prepare and recover from a disruptive event, whether an event might be a natural disaster such as a flood or a fire or simply a power outage....

September 25, 2013