Trainer Experience
How to Apply Different Teaching Models in an Online World
We are bombarded with online and virtual training on any topic you could imagine. Individuals, organizations, and education services offer some shape or form of training with big promises. Most of these concentrate on what you will learn and less on how they will accomplish the result. Are we getting our time worth of learning?…
Read MoreVirtual Classroom Training Experience
At the beginning of the lockdown season, I attended a couple of webinars on how to deal with the current situation where we have to move our activities (training, consulting, mentoring, coaching, facilitating, etc.) from the face-to-face environment to a virtual environment. In case of training we could argue there are three types of delivery:…
Read MoreDeliver Virtual Classes to Their Full Potential
For all its benefits and promises, delivering training via virtual classrooms can be a daunting experience for the uninitiated. There are a few things to keep in mind to make sure the training goes as smoothly as possible. When applied, you may find yourself capturing and sustaining the interest of your delegates as well as…
Read MoreHow and why to deal with changing to ITIL® 4
Occasionally you might get a learner who isn’t as open about changing to ITIL 4 as we are. Human nature is to resist change – resistance that can manifest itself in many ways, from foot-dragging and passivity to outright sabotage during training deliveries. Now that we are only weeks away from the introduction of ITIL 4,…
Read MoreCourseware: Why One Size Doesn’t Fit All
At ITpreneurs, we produce extensive sets of courseware with pre-course reading, instructor guides, coursebooks, reference materials, case studies, and more. We specifically do not stick to only a printed book or even just an ebook. The reason is that we all prefer to learn differently, at different paces, at different levels, and in different ways.…
Read MoreUncovering Enterprise Architecture Courses: Why Should Training Companies Care [Interview]
Curious to learn about training opportunities around IT architecture? You’re not alone. Many of our partners are interested in this topic. Fortunately, there’s Greg Trasuk, Stream Lead at Web Age Solutions, who’s one of our content partners for enterprise architecture courseware. Greg was kind enough to answer some of my burning questions: Let’s start off with…
Read MoreTargeting Behavior in Best Practice Trainings: Do You Offer The Right Type of Training?
Some time ago I posted an article for Simagine at the ITpreneurs blog repeating the obvious that we can talk and give our opinions endlessly, yet if we look at the actual situation, we may have changed absolutely nothing. This gap between speaking and acting is a major factor contributing to the complexity of organizational…
Read MoreSay What? Misconceptions about Architecture and Communication
As an enterprise-architecture professional you are able to create models that perfectly describe any reality. However, if you want people to actually understand you, a simple model that might not be 100% correct is probably a better idea. Here’s why. Enterprise Architecture and Communication An important aspect of enterprise architecture is communication. Ensuring that people…
Read More4 Things an MBA Can & Can’t Teach You about Running Your IT Training Business
As part of my job at ITpreneurs, I speak to many IT training providers, large and small. More often than not they are all looking at ways to improve the way they run their business. As a recent executive MBA graduate from a top-tier European university, I started to reflect on how an MBA mindset…
Read MoreReady to Deliver RESILIA to Your Clients? Here Is What You Need to Know
Mark O’Loughlin, Head of Cloud Advisory and Consulting at Auxilion is one of the first people globally to pass the new RESILIA Foundation exam. As this is a brand new course and certification released by AXELOS, Mark thought it would be a good idea to provide some details of his experience and the materials he…
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