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Five things about teaching
Five big lessons learned along the way 1. How do you feel when you walk out the door? I’ve always valued the axiom that people don’t remember what you do or say – they remember...
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Common ground in medical education and auto repair
The foremost decision is the decision to provide treatment Last week I met a colleague who leads a community college program on auto maintenance and repair. This arena of...
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Transformative Learning in the Conceptual Age
It’s all about creativity, reflexivity and connectivity Teaching as informing is a short-term solution to a long-term problem. Today, providing information is secondary to engaging...
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Motivating Your Audience
Every audience comes with varying levels of motivation to learn: What can you do to engage them? A recurring challenge in facilitating continuing professional education workshops...
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Deep Learning
Do one thing this year that scares the hell out of you When I think about learning and all it implies, my mind automatically goes to unicorns and rainbows. Phrases like...
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Presentation Secrets (1)
A small investment that can add big value to your training or workshop People attend courses and workshops for a variety of reasons: some are there to learn, some are forced...
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7 ways to integrate mobile computing into your classroom
The third type of digital divide and why mobile devices should remain on Much has been written about the digital divide. And we are now seeing research and publications focused on...
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Presentation Secrets (2)
Where does it hurt? That’s the key diagnostic question whether you’re a presenter or a clinician A common clinical dilemma in counselling practice is when the practitioner is more...
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A Halloween Tale (for educators)
What’s not to like about putting on a costume and knocking on strangers’ doors for free candy? I grew up in a low-candy household, so when I was a kid, October 31st was my...
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3 Classroom Essentials: Education, Inspiration and Fun
How well do we integrate all three in our teaching/learning environments? On a Porter Airlines flight the other day I read an interview with branding guru Ron Tite in the in-flight...
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Presentation Secrets 3: Three Rules for an Outstanding Presentation
Earn it, care about it, and tell me a story Although I have never attended a Dale Carnegie seminar on public speaking, I have found that his books are a treasure trove of wisdom...
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Paragogy and Heutagogy
Advances in education theory for a digital world This article is abbreviated from: Herie, M. (2013). Andragogy 2.0? Teaching and Learning in the Global Classroom: Heutagogy and...
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Who was your favourite teacher?
Take a moment and consider…who was your absolute favourite teacher? What was it about him or her that had such an impact? What was so memorable about this person’s qualities and...
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Rules of Engagement
The “Top 4” Preconditions for Learner Engagement Educators and presenters are rightly concerned with learner engagement. Creating engaging learning environments was the theme...
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Seven Essentials for 21st Century Education and Teaching
Stuff it took me 20 years to learn – and I’m still trying to figure out 1. Learning is volitional. It cannot be mandated. We can teach, but each person decides for him- or...
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10 Ways to Promote Learner Engagement
Learning is up to the learner, but teaching is up to the teacher It’s one thing to teach, and quite another to learn. Learning is up to the learner, not the teacher. Just like the old saying: “You...
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