Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council - 2011 Conference

"Breaking through the Barriers" - Conference

Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council is running their conference in Brisbane in October 19th and 20th at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Industry experts from Australia and abroad will share information and ideas on meeting changing client needs and workforce development. I have attached link to this post for further information.


https://www.cshisc.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=19&Itemid=718

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"A New Culture of Learning: Rethinking Education" - Article

This is a very interesting article about the culture of Learning" written by Maria Popova

the article is available from this link:

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/01/18/a-new-culture-of-learning/

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Mobile Learning - Article

This is an article written by Aneesh Bhat - Upside Learning Blog -

"Mobile Learning – What It Can Do For A Global Workforce"

"Globalization has changed the paradigms of business dramatically. The organizations of today need to be more agile than ever to maintain their competitive edge in the marketplace. That involves adapting to situations and regularly updating strategies, structures and processes. The global workforce today is confronted with a demanding environment in which to perform. In such a situation, it is vital for employees to be connected to information constantly.
The Challenge

Ironically, while employees need more time for learning in order to optimize their productivity, they actually have less time to participate in formal learning activities. A vast majority of the global workforce is very busy and has very little time to focus on learning. As a result, training drops down on the priority list and training completion rates can be low. The need of the hour is — technology that enables organizations to distribute “just-in-time” updates that are both targeted and tracked.

The Solution

Mobiles are a way of life and are catching up in the learning domain as well. Your workforce uses mobiles for more than just phone calls or text messages. Using phones, they browse the web, connect on social networks, share photos and videos, make purchases, play games, and keep track of what they care for through dedicated apps. As learning technology evolves and semantic web comes around, learning and performance support through mobile devices is becoming common. Effective mobile learning solutions can help you manage learning for your workforce that’s constantly on the move.

Here’s what Mobile Learning can be used for

•Activating knowledge before a classroom (or virtual classroom or even an eLearning session);
•Summarizing (after one of those sessions – delivered soon after the session);
•Recall (or reactivating knowledge – probably a week or two after the session. This ensures key concepts are revisited and helps in transferring the new knowledge to long term memory – especially for learners who may not get a chance to apply new knowledge immediately after the sessions);
•Providing application opportunities (through pop quizzes or learning games on mobile);
•Just-in-time search support by letting employees search in company’s knowledge databases (wikis, blogs, forums) using their mobiles.

Summing It Up

A good mobile learning platform provides your employees with a mobile enabled environment where they can access training activities in the form of videos, podcasts, eLearning courses, quizzes and evaluation surveys and also enables them to use their mobile device to share knowledge with others (within or outside their team) in real-time.

Mobile Learning:

✓Puts training and performance support where the actual work takes place
✓Allows new skills or knowledge to be immediately applied
✓Enables training when it is needed
✓Allows use of rich media when appropriate"

Sydney Facilitators Network - August Meeting

This month the topic is: "What Makes People Happy at Work” - the link between happiness and performance with Jackie Smith

"Happiness is on the global agenda but until recently hasn’t been discussed on the employer agenda. In this context happiness is more than motivation and engagement. In the Science of Happiness at Work we have identified a direct correlation between happiness and productivity.

Join an interactive, thought-provoking discussion. Come and experience the model which when applied, makes a difference to how people feel and how they perform. We will explore the following themes:

• What do we mean by happiness in a work context
• How do we measure productivity? How can we encourage motivation/alignment/confidence/contribution?
• What are the elements in the model which identifies all the elements of happiness linking to performance?
• How does the model inform your experience in organisations?
• What does the model tell you about your happiness at work?

This session will also be useful for Senior Leaders, Change Facilitators, Consultants, Coaches, OD Managers, L&D Managers and HR Managers.

Jackie Smith has been working with Jess Pryce Jones, the author of Happiness at Work, since its publication two years ago, accrediting people to raise awareness and use the tools of this leading edge research. She worked for 7 years in TAFE NSW as a Counselling Psychologist before re-locating to the UK. Since then she has worked internationally in consulting, facilitation and executive coaching for the last 16 years for companies such as PwC, KPMG, Ernst & Young, HSBC, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Unilever, Wiley, Compaq, Black & Decker to name just a few. She co-authored a book on Personal Impact: what it takes to make a difference in 2008 and has written numerous articles".


Venue: University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Jones Street, Ultimo corner Thomas Street.Room 5.580 Level 5, Building 10, Take the lift to level 5, cross the atrium footbridge, walk straight ahead to room 580.

Date: Monday 8th August 2011

Time:
From 5:30pm to 7:30pm sharp | No RSVP - Just turn up