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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…
Edupreneurship: The ONLY Growth Strategy You’ll Need in 2017
Once upon a time, it was he who shouted loudest that made the most sales; but gone are the days of the toe-curling ‘buy my stuff’ marketing techniques. The only action this method attracts today is the ‘block’ button – every marketers nightmare. In recent years, we have witnessed a tidal shift into a new…
Official Winners of The Edupreneur Awards 2015 Announced!
Friday 31st July 2015 saw The MainTraining Edupreneur Awards 2015 take place in Perth, Western Australia. The Edupreneur Awards are all about celebrating, recognising and appraising the positive contributions Eduprneurs make to the knowledge, skills and competencies of their market. Without Edupreneurs helping people grow and learn, our collective evolution would be slow and unremarkable. Our markets…
‘Cheap’ Online Courses: Are They ‘Bad Quality’?
Cheap Online Courses – Are They Bad Quality? There are lots of online learning platforms and online course marketplaces out there and they all have their pros and cons. One of the most well-known platforms for selling online courses is the marketplace ‘Udemy‘. (I talk more about whether you should sell your…
What Is Edupreneurship & How Can It Make You Money?
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 face training workshops, tutorial videos, webinars, how-to guides, workbooks and more. Doing so increases your exposure,…
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 Edupreneurship and How Can It Make Me Money?
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-face training workshops, tutorial videos, webinars, how-to guides, workbooks and more. Doing so increases your exposure,…
Learners Are The New Buyers: Growth-Hacking Your Business for Accelerated Success
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” – William Butler Yeats Entrepreneurs today find themselves holding both the fuel and the flame in a rapidly changing business environment. But, there’s a catch: We are facing a problem, big and fast-moving, yet hidden like an asteroid in the dark…