30 Apr 2013

I’d like to tell you about my killer, must have, can’t manage without app for the iPad which is iAnnotate PDF from Branchfire. Much of my working time is spent dealing with Post Graduate Certificate of Education students on behalf of Manchester Metropolitan University and attending meetings at the University, involving quite a bit of research and document...

22 Apr 2013

For most people, the word “podcast” means mobile entertainment, mobile education or simply the opportunity to listen to other people’s thoughts and opinions on a shared interest. However, as a Learning Professional, viewed from the other side of the microphone, podcasting offers a whole host of opportunities. The days of podcast creation being...

24 Mar 2013

“The feedback from the delegates was overwhelmingly positive. Seeing me made them feel as if I was there in the room with them which made it easier for them to listen to me and understand what I was saying”. That’s what I told my boss when she asked about my use of live video in my virtual training courses. Interactive and Engaging We’re...

24 Feb 2013

No matter what course you are delivering, whether it’s a software application, soft skills or something else, chances are that as a Trainer, you’ll use PowerPoint. For many Trainers, their use of the tool is limited to a couple of slides at the start of the course, for example a Welcome slide and an Agenda slide. However, many courses that...

18 Feb 2013

What do you give to the person who loves to learn as a Valentines Day gift? Something that they will treasure way past Valentine’s Day. Something they’ll be able to refer back to over and over again. This year The Training Show’s Valentine’s Day gift to the world was “The Gift of Learning”. Using the Twitter hashtag #TTSLove2Learn,...

13 Feb 2013

We thought long and hard about what to give you for Valentine’s Day. Roses? No they won’t last the week Chocolates? No they won’t last the day Champagne? No drinking during the working day! So what do you give to the person who loves to learn? Something that they will treasure way past Valentine’s Day. Something they’ll be able to...

13 Feb 2013

My number one request when working with people in Acrobat is “How do I get the information back into Word/Excel/PowerPoint*?” (*delete as applicable!) Well with Adobe Acrobat XI you could just be in luck with your request to “unbake the cake”. As a recent video in the Acrobat Accelerator Series explains Acrobat XI has built-in tools to...

25 Jan 2013

According to Microsoft, “The best educators are the most innovative thinkers in the world and we want to build on that innovation to help every student succeed.” The Expert Educator Program is Microsoft’s exclusive one year program created to recognize pioneer educators globally who are using technology to transform education. There’s a...