Cell phones can be a challenge for every teacher and trainer these days. Here are some suggestions and anecdotes to set expectations in mature, respectful, or funny ways. Many of these were drawn from a series of LinkedIN discussions. Have an adult conversation about it! For the sales people I tra...
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Following is a Corporate Programming Guide put out the by the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation’s (MPLC). They are an excellent one-stop resource to obtain rights to legally play movies in training rooms. MovieClips.com The listing includes the training topic, movie title and studio. If t...
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This question regarding the best movies for training was posted on both the ASTD National LinkedIN group and the Training & Development LinkedIN group. If you’re not a member of those groups, you many not be able to access the raw material, and if you are a group-member, you may still have fou...
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Learners have rights too. Click here for a poster of the Learners Bill of Rights. I. Freedom of speech Free speech is granted as long as you don’t dominate the floor, physically harm, or rudely interrupt others. You also have the right to be heard, to assemble peaceably and petition for a redres...
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Every week, Kim Marshall puts together a memo highlighting key stories from a range of publications. Here is his synopsis of a David Brooks’ recent article in The Chronicle of Higher Education. It offers great tips to improve class participation and help engage learners in active learning,...
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