Visualise your content
No matter which learning architecture you use, slide after slide of text and more text makes for a boring session. And slides and screens that are walls of words fail to leverage one of the most powerful tools proven to...
Initial training for VET teachers: a portrait within a larger canvas
A research recently published by NCVER, shows some important information about the VET workforce. The mentioned study focuses on a critical aspect of the vocational education and training (VET) workforce: initial VET teacher training. It has identified the generic teacher education...
Media, Modes and Methods in Training
No matter which architecture or blend of architectures you are using, you will need to decide which mix of delivery media you will use, how you will communicate most effectively with the three modes of visuals, text, and audio; and...
RTOs Continuous Improvement
Barriers to Continuous Improvement As a frontline manager or supervisor of quality within a RTO, you need to be aware of barriers that industries or organisations can place in the way of continuous improvement. This well help you deal with...
Training Skills used by the Virtual Trainer
Let’s focus specifically on the unique role of the trainer in the virtual classroom. Many classroom-training skills are still used in the virtual environment. Let’s review the basic training skills used by the virtual and classroom trainers alike, with special...
Key ingredients for learning
Cognitive psychology research suggests that three major factors influence how much and how well we learn: ability, prior knowledge, and motivation. Ability The capacity with which we were born that enables us to acquire new skills and knowledge varies among...
Virtual Training is Still Training
Comparison between Virtual and Face-to-face Training Many of the same skills are used in both the face-to-face and virtual classroom. There are two main differences when facilitating classes virtually: You do not see the participants. You use technology to communicate...
What is Virtual Training?
If you ask 10 different trainers to define “virtual training,” you will probably get 10 different responses. To one person it might be talking a self-paced e-learning course, and to another it might mean a Second Life meeting. Virtual training...
Content Covered is not Content Learned
A stall occurs when the wing of an aircraft quits flying because the airflow that causes lift is disrupted. There are many reasons for a stall but the main remedy is to increase airspeed by lowering the nose of the...
What is Virtual Training? Part 2
Informal learning Much of what is learned by someone actually takes place outside of the formal classroom. This is called informal learning. Informal learning can be on-the-job training where someone learns by doing. It can also be reading a book...
