Language

I'm in London this week...LOVE this city! I was in Italy earlier this year and in preparation for the two week trip I looked to podcasts (History of Rome by Mike Duncan - free) as a way of boosting my historical knowledge, especially about Ceasar, and to Radio Lingua (http://radiolingua.com/) to boost my Italian. These podcasts combined with a few maps (GPS in the rental car) and comments on tripadvisor.com which is essentially a blog, were all I needed. The combination of the stories, the language and the other traveller's insights helped me plan a great trip. The abundance of online options to help you learn, get up to speed is so valuable and now can be done from my phone. The just-in-time learning is so invaluable these days. My last job was running corporate training and we based classes on general needs seen through the business, but they were all face-to-face with some reference sheets you could pull down as needed. There was a need for more just in time training that wasn't being met.

As I plan for my final project which is designed to be corporate training, I'm trying to combine an interactive online form of training with just-in-time tools. It's a challenge to get the balance right. This class has really opened my eyes to new possibilities, but I now realize how much more there is to learn and explore.