For the past year or so, I’ve been a subscriber to LearnOutLoud’s Free Resource of the Day Emails. As a result, I’ve discovered all sorts of great stuff to share with you and to support my own audio learning. I highly recommend subscribing to this great resource!
Click on the image below to go directly to the page. And while you’re there, check out their Top 25 Resources as featured in the past year!
URL: http://www.learnoutloud.com/content/blog/archives/2009/02/top_25_free_res_1.html
Topic: Gardening, landscaping, and related topics
Format: Websites with online training (many formats)
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com
It won’t be long until all that snow and ice is gone and you’ll be able to start working with your lawn and garden. This year, why not be proactive? Why not use these last weeks of winter to dig a little deeper and teach yourself everything you always wanted to know about gardening and landscaping?
Below are links to three of our previous reviews of great free training resources to help:
* How to Be a Gardener (From BBC… Fun!)
Topic: Debate re: how the “millennials” (those born between 1980 and 2000) differ in terms of information processing, learning, intellectual prowess, and overall competence compared to other generations
Format: Video, 1 hr., 32 min (online Flash)
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com
Chances are you know a few “millenials” (someone born between 1980 and 2000) and must work with them, train them, parent them, or simply figure out how to live or work productively with them. What makes this generation special is the amazing amount of technology they have had to integrate into their lives, as well as the impact of this technology on the way they learn and process their world. This online video will help you educate yourself about what makes this generation tick, their strengths and weaknesses, and how to interact with them effectively.
Topic: Languages, exam preparation, cooking, and many more topics added all the time
Format: Live video classes, tutors, online community, and more
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com
On this blog, we showcase great free training resources. In most of my posts, I use the word “free” to mean “at no cost.” However, when writing about eduFire I’m forced to expand my definition of “free” to include: “unencumbered… unrestrained.” That’s because eduFire has set loose the power of teachers and learners from all over the planet to connect directly… with no institutional middle-man!
Topic: Workplace health and safety-related courses
Format: Interactive, animated, and narrated slide shows with quizzes and competency tests [free registration required]
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com
From Asbestos Hazard Awareness & Back Injury Prevention to Storm Water Pollution Prevention & Violence in the Workplace, the SafetySkills website is loaded with free courses that can protect you and your employees from injuries and legal complications. In fact, there are 60 courses in all!
(slide above is from the Bloodborne Pathogens course)
Topic: Inspirational quotations, interpretations, and suggested follow-up discussions & “Challenges” designed to help project teams (and project managers) achieve their best
Format: Podcasts (MP3s)
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com
I just finished converting all 12 of my Inspired Project Teams blog posts to audio (MP3/podcast). Visit the blog by clicking below!
Click “Read the Rest of this Entry” below to see a complete list of all Inspired Project Teams Podcasts.
Topic: How to distinguish right brain activities from left brain activities; some ways to get practice (i.e., training) using your right brain
Format: Online articles & links to text, graphic, and video training materials
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com
In Part 1 we examined why right brain perspectives and abilities are so important in today’s job market, what right brain consciousness really means, and how to begin to quiet your left brain so your right brain can work its magic. In this post, we’re going to examine some tools & training that will help you:
