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11 Ways To Beat Self-Doubt & Imposter Syndrome When Creating Online Courses
11 Ways To Beat Self-Doubt & Imposter Syndrome When Creating Online Courses Before we go into the 11 tips, here are a couple of videos in overcoming common fears, self-doubts and the inner imposter when ‘putting yourself out there’ as an expert….. Imposter syndrome kicks in when we spend more time focusing on the…
Building Educational Efficacy in Post-Compulsory Education
Building Educational Efficacy in Post-Compulsory Education Author: Sarah Cordiner I have written a lot about educational efficacy in my books, but in this article, we will focus specifically on what it means in the post-compulsory education sector, and how you can nurture the educational efficacy of your students. When most educators or regulators assess the…
The Three Major Impacts That ‘Environment’ Can Have on Adult Learning Programs
We do not learn in isolation All adult learning, even self-directed learning, rarely occurs “in splendid isolation from the world in which the learner lives; it is intimately related to that world and affected by it”. (Jarvis, 1987). Adult learning does not occur in a vacuum. What we need or want to learn, the opportunities…
How To Enhance and Inform Your Training Plans Using Accredited Frameworks
“You don’t need to reinvent the wheel when it comes to training design. Most of the hard work has already been done for you” @CordinerSarah Use what’s already freely available to help you create quality learning experiences We’ve all heard of the old saying ‘don’t reinvent the wheel’, yet many educators and course designers still…
7 Ways To Increase Practical Participation in Online Learning
The Need for Involved Learning There is no learning quite like getting your hands stuck in and learning your profession by ‘just doing it’. Allowing our learners to ‘have a go’ in a situation as close to real-life as possible will enhance the learning experience considerably, as we retain more information when we physically practise…
The biggest mistake educators make when managing classroom behaviour
What is good behaviour, and how do you get a certain group of people to behave in a certain way that allows for teachers to teach, and learners to learn in the most productive ways possible? These questions have been asked for many years, and there are many oppressive theories behind resolutions to ‘bad’ behaviour….
What is the role of the adult educator in the welfare to work sector?
There’s a lot to be said about our roles as educators – and they definitely don’t get easier when you have a class full of adults. I’m a Trainer and CEO of a company that runs various activities and training initiatives for the long term unemployed, benefit claimants and offenders – often referred to as…
How A Business Woman's Failure Caused The Rising Of A New Breed Of Entrepreneur
How A Business Woman’s Failure Caused The Rising Of A New Breed Of Entrepreneur After migrating to Australia just 3 years ago, I’d gone from having nowhere to live and not a friend in the world, to having a business valued at more than $3 million dollars and 23 staff. My company, MainTraining was primarily…
What Is Edupreneurship & How Can It Make Me Money?
((This video is an extract from a 45min webinar – watch the full webinar here: http://bit.ly/1Ix0iVF))) What is Edupreneurship? Becoming an Edupreneur is essentially taking what you have in your head – your knowledge, your skills, your expertise, your experiences – and turning it into a profitable learning product or program, such as face to…
How To Be The Best Educator – Or The Worst
The Efficacy Effect (Sarah Cordiner) is a concept that illustrates how and to what extent people can influence results through their belief in their ability to control various life events. Our everyday experiences – indeed, our entire life path – can be influenced by our perceived ability or inability to succeed in any given activity, despite what our actual ability…