Annemarie Rebel's Coaching and E-learning Blog

Making E-learning work

Annemarie — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:55:09 +0000

When I ask people in companies how they like e-learning, they usually say it is a rather boring page turning exercise that really doesn’t excite them at all, but just needs to get done to keep the boss happy…

What are your experiences with E-learning?

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Well I am a firm believer in E-learning, when it is done the right way it can be a fantastic tool to learn new things.

I believe E-learning should be short and to the point.
I believe it should be very interactive, meaning that you actually have to pay attention
I believe e-learning should be fun to do.
I believe that you should learn something from e-learning, meaning that by the end of the course you actually would remember what you learned

I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic, so please click below and type your comments!

Thanks!

Annemarie

Intent in Coaching and E-learning

Annemarie — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:02:36 +0000

Today we discussed Intent. What is Intent?

Intent is showing great determination to do something, with full attention, or effort concentrated or focused on one thing. You could also see it as the belief that is driving our thoughts, words and actions.

Discovering your Intent can be a very interesting journey. Ask yourself:

What is the reason why I am doing this?

Well that’s the question I asked myself today in relation to why I want to create E-learning: I discovered I want to train lots of people using E-learning, create a more customer focused approach and create more positive experiences for people.

The second question to ask yourself is:

What do I believe about myself in relation to this situation?

So I answered myself that I am a great facilitator, I can reach people with my message, I am good at helping people learn, I have a great way of making e-learning work, so that it is good, accessible and useful.

The third question would be:

What stopped you from achieving your intent?

Well I answered, time, fear of the unknown, unable to imagine it actually working and I can’t really seem to imagine the path from where I am now to where I would like to be.

Now today in my coaching class with Nick Bosk, a great ICA coach and teacher, we imagined traveling to the future and meeting our future self there, so we could ask some questions. I asked my future self what am I to do next? and I said: You are on the right track, relax, trust in yourself, keep going the way you are going and you will get there. Start small and don’t be too hard on yourself.

This was an extremely insightful experience, which I just had to share with you.

Intent is a very powerful tool, that can really drive you, and the powerful thing is, you can create any intent you want!

My portfolio

Annemarie — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:47:48 +0000

I just created an overview of some of the e-learning courses I have created. Check it out in My portfolio!

Update

Annemarie — Tue, 25 May 2010 09:45:27 +0000

Today I will update my blog with more information on my work as E-learning developer. Watch this space for my portfolio! and later more info on time scales of creating an e-learning project as well as some how to info!

See you soon!

My Coaching Model

Annemarie — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:49:09 +0000

To learn more about how I coach, I created a visual overview of my coaching model. Let me know what you think of it, any questions you have or other comments, by clicking on “leave a comment” at the bottom of this post. Thanks!

My Coaching Model

Goal Setting for Coaching

3 Months Coaching Goal

SMART Goals

NLP Tools and Techniques

Celebrate Success & Explore Barriers

NLP Tools & Techniques

How it works...

Action based on your values

Annemarie — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:53:50 +0000

This week there was a focus on action. Creating action to move forward to achieve your goals. Before taking action though, it is important to ensure the actions are aligned with your values. This week I reevaluated my values:
- Being genuinely interested in other people
- Respect other’s opinions and choices
- Have fun in life, it is important to laugh and to see the game of life
- Be free of judgement
- Love

This has put things in perspective for me and has allowed me to align my actions with these values.

What are your values, and how do you act on them?

The game of life…. ;)

Annemarie — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:04:11 +0000

Just had a coaching topic on Lightness versus Significance, wouldn’t life be much easier if you could make a game out of everything? Wouldn’t it be fantastic, if you could play around like a kid and the world was your playground. Think about how much easier life would feel. Not so heavy and difficult with lots of ‘significance’. I like the thought of that.
Now to achieve this is a different point. As we started to talk about this topic, I figured that on a scale of 1 – 10, where 10 is everything is light and game, I was at a 7.5 after chatting for an hour on this topic, I figured I wasn’t quite there, but would like to be there… see things in an easier frame of mind, making life lighter and more fun. So now I realise I am more at the 6 – 6.5 mark, so would like to add some fun and games to my life. I am realizing however that that is easier said than done… but I guess it’s a start to be aware!

Where are you on the scale of Lightness vs Significance?
Place a comment with your thoughts below! Thanks

E-Learning along the curve: adapting to knowledge workers learning needs

Annemarie — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:39:23 +0000

E-Learning along the curve: adapting to knowledge workers learning needs.

An interesting article for my Coaching Research paper!

Thanks Michael!

Wow that was a long break ….

Annemarie — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:30:12 +0000

This week I picked up the coaching books again after quite a long break! Last year 2009 in February I started this coaching course at ICA and now February 2010 I have started taking classes again and am really excited about picking this all up!
and of course starting my own business. I am just looking at what it will look like, how it will work, and how to combine E-learning and Coaching into Rebelou, so that I have one company with a similar audience that can make use of the E-learning courses on offer as well as take one on one coaching with me. So I did a brainstorm today and it is starting to take some shape. Also did a class today on the “research paper” and why not take as a topic Coaching and E-learning what’s the ideal blend?
For now that will be my topic and I am going to chew on it a little more and let you know how it goes… now I am off to prepare for my 6th class this week and this year! Isn’t it amazing!
Woohooo I am very happy.

I also got a really nice e-mail from my coach Isabelle today, she was in the same research class with me this morning and she was very enthusiastic about my research paper and sent me some interesting links to an e-learning course that she took.

I am thinking of putting together a survey for all people that have taken e-learning on coaching, to what it’s effectiveness is, so let’s see what comes out!

See ya!
Annemarie

What is your vision for your ideal service culture?

Annemarie — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:39:53 +0000

A very interesting question, what does your ideal service culture look like? what does it feel like to work in that environment and how will your guests feel?

I am curious to find out your thoughts… click on the “comment” button below to type in what comes to mind when you think of your ideal service culture.

Talk to you soon!

Annemarie