ICTs for you from my eLearning Africa workshop – 3 rules & 3×3 tools
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
‘Are you on the beach?’ my partner asked me. ‘I don’t know,’ I replied, ‘it’s dark & I can’t see.’ I was newly landed in Mauritius, a tiny speck of an island off the east coast of Africa. The evening opening reception for the eLearning Africa 2017 conference was kicking off, where I’d […]
Tags: ease, efficiency, elearning, ICTs, pain, social media, tools
Replacing the grinding & gnashing of teeth that technology can induce with some chortles
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Communication
If you’ve ever found yourself grinding your teeth during a conference call then prepare to chortle while relating to this short video below. I teach a course on using social media for learning & development purposes & one thing that most of my participants have in common is frustration with technology. It’s an inclusive club. […]
Tags: humour, social media, technology
A social media training treasure hunt
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
I’m teaching a course called ‘Social Media Introduction- the good, the bad, the beautiful’ starting this week, to UN staff here in Nairobi and I thought I’d let you in on some of the treasures to be found when you incorporate Social Media into your training and development work. Feel free to join us on […]
Tags: social media, workplace learning
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
How to get fired using Twitter
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Humor & comedy
The following post is from Mashable & goes to show how uh, dumbass some folks can be on social media, but also how the appropriate response can use humour & panache to get the point across. Point taken? This should go without saying, but we’ll say it anyway: Don’t ask for a drug dealer to […]
Tags: humour, mashable, social media, twitter
Disruptive technology via blended learning
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
Since I was 21 teaching 15-18 year olds how to teach 9-12 year olds I’ve been a huge fan of learning & development methods that have access & inclusion issues at their core. That’s why I’m so keen on using social media tools for learning & development. That’s also why my attention was caught by […]
Tags: blended learning, ken macallister, seth tee, social media
Social media tools for listening, learning & leading
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Human resources
I recently presented a workshop on Leveraging Social Media to Boost Employee Engagement at the IHRM (Institute for Human Resources Management) HR Technology Conference, co-sponsored by H-Senid (which specializes in HR & Tech & has offices in 5 countries) in Nairobi. Here’s the group (picture below), all of whom were enthusiastic to not only get […]
Tags: h-senid, Human resources, ihrm, social media, technology
Training & development learning well July blog post round up
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
If you didn’t catch all the posts last month simply peruse & click what’s below. Here’s the Rock.Paper.Scissors’ monthly training & development round up for the month of July. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small sip. Shower yourself in training & development […]
Tags: canada, communication, culture, home, humour, life lenses, mashable, perspective, social media
Your choice: overwhelming, intimidating, confusing, barrage or adventurous, educational, exciting ride
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
It used to be that if I wanted to get in touch with you I’d call. Or walk over to your house or office & chat in person. Then faxes arrived. (I remember sending my first fax. To Japan from Vancouver. It was truly magic. Confession time: I thought that the paper somehow dissolved into […]
Tags: mashable, social media
Training & development learning well May blog post round up
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Communication, Creativity & innovation, Diversity & culture
If you didn’t catch all the posts last month simply peruse & click what’s below. Here’s the Rock.Paper.Scissors’ monthly training & development round up for the month of May. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small sip. Shower yourself in training & development […]
Tags: allie brosh, communication, curiousity, google, Human resources, hyperbole and a half, ihrm, learning, pain, sara bakata, seth godin, social media, sunday nation