Category Archives: learning

Applying or Understanding?

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Tricia Ransom

I have a huge problem when courses, workshops, seminars, trainings, call-it-what-you-will that uses the word “understanding” as an objective. I propose a 3-step experiment 1: Ask dozen 8yr-olds if they understand why they need to say please, excuse me and … Continue reading →

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Gamification: What’s in a name?

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Tricia Ransom

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.”  Romeo and Juliet (Act 2, scene 2) Mr. Shakespeare believes that a name is just a name. Me, not so much. I … Continue reading →

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Dedication to Blogging

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Tricia Ransom

I’m in the process of reading the book Organizations Don’t Tweet, People Do: A Manager’s Guide to the Social Web by Euan Semple. In Chapter Four, the theme is all about sharing knowledge. I’ve never thought about it, but what … Continue reading →

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5 Months Gone

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Tricia Ransom

It’s been over 5 months since I last posted to my blog! During that time I’ve thought of it often, and I have a list of topics I want to write about. Yet, nothing. So I started thinking about this … Continue reading →

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The Sandbox: All I need to Know about L&D I Learned as a Kid

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Tricia Ransom

This past week has been filled with learning and education. I graduated, and then I spent three amazing days at the ASTD International Conference & Exposition here in Chicago. At the conference I absorbed the latest and greatest in Learning … Continue reading →

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