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	<title>The Happy Curmudgeon &#187; Training Wisdom or Training Foolishness</title>
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		<title>Yak, Yak, Yak In Teaching and Learning</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/humor/yak-yak-yak-in-teaching-and-learning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ironical Quotes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The time a teacher takes in explaining is inversely proportional to the information retained by students.]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media and Customer Service section to be added to Perfect Phrases For Customer Service. WANT YOUR INPUT</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/training-technology/social-learning-and-customer-service-section-to-be-added-to-perfect-phrases-for-customer-service-want-your-input/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training & Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing & Publishing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[McGraw-Hill will be releasing the 2nd edition of Perfect Phrases for Customer Service and I&#8217;ll be adding sections on social media and one for managers/owners. I would really like input from those delivering customer service via social media, and customers &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/training-technology/social-learning-and-customer-service-section-to-be-added-to-perfect-phrases-for-customer-service-want-your-input/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Yell Against E-Learning Propaganda (Part 1)</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/why-i-yell-against-e-learning-propaganda-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education and Schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert's Editorials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training & Technology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just posted a comment on Why Elearning DOES Work It&#8217;s a partial answer to the title of this post. I&#8217;ve reproduced it below: I&#8217;m also an &#8220;attacker&#8221; of elearning, and I also have come across the semi-personal attacks that result &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/why-i-yell-against-e-learning-propaganda-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>More Self-Centered Idiocy From the Social Network Fringe.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Stupid Trainer Tricks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thought Jolts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[social learning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a virtually rambling and incoherent blog post, BFChirpy seems to write about metrics, knowledge and such stuff. Take a quick look. A great example of self-indulgent writing and thinking, AND the common extreme self-centeredness of almost all the most &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/more-self-centered-idiocy-from-the-social-network-fringe/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Cannot Abide Social Learning &#8220;Experts&#8221; And Why You Should Beware</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/why-i-cannot-abide-social-learning-experts-and-why-you-should-beware/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert's Editorials]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not a single day goes by without some fool of a social media/social learning &#8220;expert&#8221; blogging, tweeting or otherwise writing to promote the use of social media tools in classrooms. Every day I see articles (actually, blogs mostly since they &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/why-i-cannot-abide-social-learning-experts-and-why-you-should-beware/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Instructional Methods Comparison Table #lrnchat</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/training-for-trainers/instructional-methods-comparison-table-lrnchat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Site News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a nice little chart/table I came across that allows reproduction. It presents some presumed strengths and weaknesses of various instructional methods available to trainers and teachers, along with a short comment. Might be helpful to print out. INSTRUCTIONAL &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/training-for-trainers/instructional-methods-comparison-table-lrnchat/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Elearning, Distance Education, Not Equivalent to Full Time Study</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/mouthing-off/elearning-distance-education-not-equivalent-to-full-time-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[For Learners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mouthing Off]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though almost everybody can understand that: a conversation on the phone is not the same as a conversation face to face watching a sport on television is not the same as being there in person watching people have sex &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/mouthing-off/elearning-distance-education-not-equivalent-to-full-time-study/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Featured Training Tool: Training Needs Assessment Step-By-Step Helpcard</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/learning-theory-to-practice/featured-training-tool-training-needs-assessment-step-by-step-helpcard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Training Needs Assessment Step-By-Step Helpcard guides you through conducting a training needs assessment, and it&#8217;s all on two sides of an 8.5 x11 inch &#8220;card&#8221;. Meant for busy people who haven&#8217;t time to read books on the subject and need &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/learning-theory-to-practice/featured-training-tool-training-needs-assessment-step-by-step-helpcard/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Instructional Strategies (Summaries Great For Stimulating Your Thinking)</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/training-for-trainers/instructional-strategies-summaries-great-for-stimulating-your-thinking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Icebreakers For Groups]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most trainers and educators are somewhat limited in terms of the training and instructional approaches or methods they use. That&#8217;s understandable given the huge realm of possibilities for helping others learn. Here&#8217;s a list of instructional strategies that can be &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/training-for-trainers/instructional-strategies-summaries-great-for-stimulating-your-thinking/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Viral Promoting Or Confidence Game: BS @ Social Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mouthing Off]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My faith in the credibility of almost everything I read on the Internet is at an all time low, and I plan on addressing that in future in various posts. The inaccurate information and huge, fast spread of faulty interpretations &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/viral-promoting-or-confidence-game-bs-social-media/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Learning &#8220;In The Gaps&#8221; and On The Go &#8211; Using Dead Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We live in a waiting society. Wait at the doctor. Wait in line at the supermarket. Always waiting in a fast paced demanding world. Technology is giving us a leg up on using that dead time to learn something, and &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/training-technology/learning-in-the-gaps-and-on-the-go-using-dead-time/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why &#8220;Networking&#8221; either in person or online, turns me off.</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/mouthing-off/why-networking-either-in-person-or-online-turns-me-off/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone talks about the importance of networking. I get the point. The more people who you know, and who know a little about you, the more likely you will &#8220;make a connection&#8221; that will pay off, whether it be in &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/mouthing-off/why-networking-either-in-person-or-online-turns-me-off/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ten Songs That Apply To That Special, Annoying, and Difficult Coworker Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/humor/top-ten-songs-that-apply-to-that-special-annoying-and-difficult-coworker-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everybody has at least one &#8212; a difficult coworker who simply drives others crazy. It might be an Interrupter (the person who talks over you), The Drop-In and Stay (camps in your office or cubicle to stop you from working, &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/humor/top-ten-songs-that-apply-to-that-special-annoying-and-difficult-coworker-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Special Tweet Series #3: Learning Theories As Applied To Instruction</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As our first in the Special Tweet Series (on leadership styles) ended, we&#8217;re about to begin the next one. This time the topic is Learning theories as applied to instruction. Many trainers and learners have had some contact with the &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/learning-theory-to-practice/special-tweet-series-3-learning-theories-as-applied-to-instruction/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Informal Learning&#8217;s on first, Whats on second, and I Don&#8217;t Give a Damn is on Third</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/informal-learnings-on-first-whats-on-second-and-i-dont-give-a-damn-is-on-third/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, tell me. If I happen to go to the water cooler down the hall, and bump into George, who tells me about the new software I could use, is that informal learning? Sounds like it. We don&#8217;t know what &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/informal-learnings-on-first-whats-on-second-and-i-dont-give-a-damn-is-on-third/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>#lrnchat &#8211; Meeting of Dunces or Rich Learning Resource? Or Both? Oct. 8th Report</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/lrnchat-meeting-of-dunces-or-rich-learning-resource-or-both-oct-8th-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[lrnchat is a twitter based system to chatting which has been trumpeted by at least some of its users and hosts, as being a prime example of how Twitter, and social network platforms can be rich in learning. Periodically we&#8217;ll &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/lrnchat-meeting-of-dunces-or-rich-learning-resource-or-both-oct-8th-report/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Shocking Discovery In Education: Most Breathing Done Informally</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/humor/shocking-discovery-in-education-most-breathing-done-informally/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a shocking study recently published in the Journal of Training and Development, meta study review reveals that over 95% of breathing is done without formal structure, or outside interference. Not only is breathing informal, but it was discovered that &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/humor/shocking-discovery-in-education-most-breathing-done-informally/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Training/Learning Related Whitepapers for Trainers/HR Professionals</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/training-technology/traininglearning-related-whitepapers-for-trainershr-professionals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/training-technology/traininglearning-related-whitepapers-for-trainershr-professionals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across these three white papers for those in the training industry about online learning and training. I haven&#8217;t seen them since they are available only to those in the USA, so interested in comments about quality, accuracy, etc. &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/training-technology/traininglearning-related-whitepapers-for-trainershr-professionals/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to Promote the Value of Online Training Within Your Organization</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/training-technology/how-to-promote-the-value-of-online-training-within-your-organization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[human resources]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Short Description: Discover how to promote the value of online training in your organization. Long Description: This new white paper explores the benefits and ROI of online training and takes an in-depth look at how two innovative companies successfully implemented &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/training-technology/how-to-promote-the-value-of-online-training-within-your-organization/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Definitional Problems Damage the E-Learning/Social Learning Field</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/definitional-problems-damage-the-e-learningsocial-learning-field/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/definitional-problems-damage-the-e-learningsocial-learning-field/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are at all involved in the delivery of training via the use of technologies, you have probably seen, heard, or used the terms e-learning or social learning*. They have become common currency in the discussion of training and &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/definitional-problems-damage-the-e-learningsocial-learning-field/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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