What do we call non-academic skills
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
More and more people in education agree on the importance of learning stuff other than academics. But no one agrees on what to call that “stuff”, says a great article from NPR. What do we call non-academic skills? You know, the ones we all intuitively know are critical but are hard to nail […]
Tags: education, npr, soft skills, training & development
Using ICTs to enhance teaching & learning
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
You may recall that I was the instruction designer for & taught one of the modules of a recent MOOC (massive open online course) on using ICTs to enhance teaching & learning. Spiffy new news – you can get the whole course right here. Simply click on the links to download the pdfs. Enjoy! Course […]
Hidden gems in Google Maps- learn how to scroll through time
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Training & development
Steve Dotto is a tech guru who regularly films easy to understand videos. I stumbled across his video on hidden gems in Google Maps, like this one… 1. Go to a place where you think Google has mapped by street view (hint: not in Kenya). I clicked on London & bingo. 2. Click on street […]
Tags: google maps, steve dotto
90-year-old Priscilla Sitienei is the oldest primary student in the world
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
Check out the following post from Mighty Girl. To have such a strong, unquenchable thirst for learning is powerful & inspiring. Check out Priscilla Sitienei, who goes to primary school with her great-great-grandchildren. At Leaders Vision Preparatory School in Ndalat, Kenya, one student stands out from the rest — 90-year-old Priscilla Sitienei! The nonagenarian, who […]
Tags: education, inspirational, kenya, learning, mighty girl
Register now for March 9th launch- learn how to enrich your teaching & learning using ICTs for free
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
Interested in exploring ICTs (Information Communication Technologies)? Overwhelmed at the number of tools available & not sure where to start? Think ICTs consist only of people watching cat videos on Facebook? Check out this brand new, free, online course ~Using ICTs to enrich teaching and learning~ offered by the African Virtual University and the Commonwealth […]
Tags: African VIrtual University, Commonwealth of Learning, ICTs, mooc
Registration is now open- learn how to enrich your teaching & learning using ICTs for free
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
Interested in exploring ICTs (Information Communication Technologies)? Overwhelmed at the number of tools available & not sure where to start? Think ICTs consist only of people watching cat videos on Facebook? Check out this brand new, free, online course ~Using ICTs to enrich teaching and learning~ offered by the African Virtual University and the Commonwealth […]
Tags: avu, COL, ict, mooc, training & development
Hey, get with the program. Learn how to use ICTs to teach & learn.
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
I’m working with a great team to design a free MOOC (massive open online course) called ‘Using ICTs to enrich teaching and learning.’ It’s designed to guide your learning in an interactive, applied manner to answer 3 questions: What are ICTs (module 1), Why use ICTs in teaching and learning (module 2) and How to […]
The Rock.Paper.Scissors newsletter is out: Resources related to the Learning & Development Checklist for the Birds
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
This month’s Rock.Paper.Scissors e-newsletter focuses on networking. Missed the newsletter? Check it out. (Not on my monthly e-newsletter mailing list? Whatsamatter you? Sign up for free here.) Last week I posted the article from my newsletter that I wrote based on Munir Virani’s talk about raptors. He knows a think or two about learning & […]
Tags: maasai, meetanais, munir virani, pixar, ted talk
The Rock.Paper.Scissors newsletter is out: A Learning & Development Checklist for the Birds
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
This month’s Rock.Paper.Scissors e-newsletter focuses on networking. Missed the newsletter? Check it out. (Not on my monthly e-newsletter mailing list? Whatsamatter you? Sign up for free here.) Munir Virani is a quiet, humble kind of guy whose eyes twinkle as he adroitly draws you into his passion, which is raptors. I contacted him recently out […]
Tags: checklist, learning & development, munir viranic, ted talk
The importance of backing up or how not to avoid tears of a 4 year old while not pissing of Uncle Dave
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Humor & comedy, Training & development
This poor little 4 year old learns about deleting beloved photo of Uncle Dave (see video clip below). I’m about to start teaching a new Social Media course for UNON here in Nairobi. I’m soooo looking forward to sharing new tips, tools & techniques for using Social Media to learn, research, ‘listen,’ get organized, […]
Tags: delicious, mozy, social media, unon