Professional Learner

We have never had it so good when it comes to accessing professional learning opportunities. Coupled with open access to courses and resources, whether at work or elsewhere, the need to do your own learning design has never been more important. Additionally, being your own personal tutor, and motivating yourself to learn, has really brought home the underlying principles of lifelong learning. It’s here and you had better be too ...

Australian Public Service National Conference Series at the Convention Centre in Southbank MELBOURNE. Professional learning activities are in abundance and thriving. Informal learning underpins professional development. In addition group learning is the way of the working world. Discover the opportunities in your location and engage ... learning is everywhere ...

Australia’s gaming festival is in town (Melbourne). Gamers are all over MELBOURNE today. The gaming industry is important to human economic and cultural activity. Its profession requires mathematicians and artists in droves. This is not just a festival this is a professional learning event for many ...

Robotics is predicted to dominate our living world in the near future. FutureLearn and Sheffield University (UK) are collaborating on this free, 3-week long, self-paced online professional learning opportunity.  If you’d like to know more about how the world is set to change make some time for your own learning. Humans are about to share their world with robots (beyond the ones we already have) and familiarising yourself across these ideas may enable you to predict emerging professions ... 

Change manage your self

Big data is a phrase we hear often at work.  It is difficult to know what is meant by it as it can be misapplied. For those of you living in Melbourne (Australia) if you’d like to learn more about Big Data there’s a free public lecture on the 15th October.

What are you planning to learn next? And for what reason? If you aren’t planning any future learning then, you may have inadvertently started the journey towards being de-skilled. No matter how small the investment, in learning, you need to plan for it.  Take your performance planning goals seriously because no-one else will care as much as you if you don’t fulfil your anticipated potential.  Back yourself for your future.  The future of work is set for dramatic change and small steps now will avoid a culture shock when old professions fade and new professions emerge. So, what next?