Way back in the 1970s, Malcolm Knowles identified the following six principles of adult learning: • Adults are internally motivated and self-directed • Adults bring life experiences and knowledge to learning experiences • Adults are goal oriented • Adults are relevancy oriented • Adults are practical • Adult learners like to be respected In plain [...]

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PulseHealth™ in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland held a round table industry briefing with senior health executives from the Australian health care sector. PulseLearning’s global CEO Jim Breen and PulseLearning’s Australasia Director Marc Niemes facilitated this session. John Ballard former CEO of Mercy Health Group chaired the discussion on  "People Strategy: attraction and retention of a […]

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The following is a list (to be updated form time to time) of things institutions can and must do if they wish to attract and keep the best faculty. Pay them reasonably. Give them time to do research. Allow *them* … Continue reading →

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PulseLearning Launches a New eCommerce Site for the UK Market PulseLearning, a global learning solutions provider, has launched a new eCommerce site. Customers are now able to purchase compliance eLearning programmes for the Care, Retail and Hospitality sectors in the UK. PulseLearning offers its customers a variety of compliance training courses including […]

and you aren’t invited… about feelings of being left out of web 2.0 and social media

I have been to learning and HR conferences but this was […]

CHRIS HADFIELD: An astronaut’s advice. It’s at least as much about learning to BE as it is about learning ABOUT. It’s very important to remember that. It’s also something we tend to be lousy at - especially in Higher Ed. … Continue reading →

The Entrepreneur Experience® rocked Kinsale from Friday March 30 to Saturday March 31. The great and the small descended on Kinsale for an incredible weekend of openness, sharing of ideas and business advice. Sean O’Sullivan, SOSventures and recently on RTE’s Dragons’ Den, was a surprise guest at the Entrepreneur Experience dinner, which was also attended […]

Imagine for a moment that you are watching a figure skating pair competing in the Olympics. They are so graceful. They make wearing two metal sticks on feet and dancing on a patch of ice look natural. The man throws the woman into the air, sending her spinning like a top. She lands on one […]

We are very excited to announce that PulseDefence, a division of PulseLearning will be exhibiting at ITEC next week along with our technology partner NGRAIN. Join us at our stand H140 and meet the PulseDefence team. We will be demonstrating our 3D Simulated and Virtual Learning Solutions for Maintenance and Operator Training on Weapons and […]

On 05/11/10 8:54 AM, Jostein Hassel wrote: ——————- Thank you so much for the tip, this is in many ways a missing piece to my research. I asume you refer to the book "rules of play" by Salen & Zimmerman, … Continue reading →

PulseDefence, a division of PulseLearning, has been awarded a prestigious Framework Agreement by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). PulseDefence has been successful in its bid to be included in the Framework Agreement to supply technical training support (FATS) to the MoD. This is the known as the FATS4 Framework Agreement. PulseDefence provides 3D Simulated and […]

… so much for individual thought. What Really Happens On A Teen Girl’s iPhone This was posted on Google+…

Some educational theorists believe that learning is, at its core, a social and collaborative activity. That is, for learning to take place, it needs to be done with others. Optimally, it will involve reflection verified by group activities followed by reporting (think/pair/share). This is why classroom training works so well. A good instructor paired with […]

A brief visual task can predict IQ, according to a new study. http://www.rochester.edu/news/show.php?id=6422 Motion Quotient J. Adam Fenster, University of Rochester. IQ Predicted by the Brain’s Ability to Filter Visual Motion. A brief visual task can predict IQ, according to … Continue reading →

Global learning solution provider, PulseLearning has signed an agreement as the sole learning provider for Virgin Airlines Australia project unify. Project unify is the biggest transformation project ever undertaken by Virgin Airlines. The companies’ main focus is to integrate the airline from a domestic carrier to a global integrated airline. PulseLearning will be developing learning [...]

This is a record of places I have bookmarked. (I also post them to Diigo, but since I don’t like to leave stuff only in the cloud, I am also keeping a copy here. The Rise of the New Groupthink … Continue reading →

You’re in a yoga class. The teacher instructs you to put one leg up in the air, put all your weight on one hand and flip your body over until you’re tied into a position resembling a pretzel. As you barely manage to hold this position, and as your sweaty palm is sliding out from […]

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I Make Up Worlds - The Problem with ‘Boys Will Be Boys’. An interesting parallel. I’ve always thought that parents needed to accept responsibility for at least some of the violence against women problem. But especially the moms - their … Continue reading →

Global learning solution provider PulseLearning was awarded a contract to provide leading-edge learning solutions for Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), one of the "big four" Australian banks. PulseLearning will provide executive learning services that aim to motivate and support best practices in process training. This high-profile learning piece will engage almost 50,000 staff members across [...]

THIS: They’re playing in the comment section of a website about video games: That’s three levels of virtual world created only to entertain them. 5 Gamer Comments That Give Straight White Guys a Bad Name | Cracked.com. This is brilliant. … Continue reading →