So ‘ILAT’ (International Conference on Learning and Training) has come and gone and by all accounts, it was a great success. While 10/10/10 was an auspicious date, it was quite a challenge finding a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, that was not booked for a wedding. Fortunately,  It was only the welcoming dinner and official opening dinner that we were organizing for the 10th and magically, we not only had 10 speakers, from 10 countries on 10 topics, but we also attained the magical figure of 100 participants.
These comprised learning professionals made up of mostly consultants, educators, facilitators, lecturers, professors and trainers.
Dr Jeannette Vos, an international guru on accelerated learning (AL) and co-author  with Gordon Dryden, was not only a key presenter on the 12th , but also conducted a post conference workshop on 13th. Her theme of the 12M’s of Accelerated Learning and 7 ways to use music to accelerated learning, was well received. Photos of the event and slides from the 10 sessions   available on the this website but also on Dr Peter C Shephard – Facebook Page.
We were honoured to have the presence of a real English Lord – The Right Honourable Lord of Little Neston in the UK, Kevin Couling.
He was invited as  Chairman of Cambridge Global Learning, one of the conference sponsors and he officially launched the Advanced Professional Certificate in Accelerative Learning (APCAL) and awarded two scholarships. These were for the pioneering work of Edumind Resources Staff. Mathew Gan and Nicholas Chan, who has been actively profiling and training teenagers in areas of Accelerated Learning, Study Skills and Personal Development.
Congratulations Mathew and Nicholas, and a big thank you to Kevin, for gracing the occasion.
So, as we move forward after the several months of hard work on organizing the conference, we  are now enrolling lecturers, teachers and trainers in APCAL. We have received HRDF approval for participants to claim back their fees for APCAL. It comprises four , 2 day action learning workshops, held over 6 months which will be facilitated by two well respected international educationists, Dr Asma Abdullah and Dr Peter Shephard. By the way, this can also be conducted on a ‘in house’ basis. Check it out on this website for further developments.
Meanwhile, as 2010 rapidly closes, may we wish you all a successful year of new learning in 2011. Remember – “Learning should be Life Long”.

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International Learning and Thinking (ILAT)

Well - its on again - our next and 3rd "Learning and Thinking Conference. This time it is more international with a theme of "ten". 10 topics 10 facilitators And from 10 countries ... And it starts on ...

10th October 2010

Join us in this exciting event, where you can share with a mix of learning professionals. There is something for all - from Accelerated and Action Learning - Brain Based Learning to Value Based Learning

ASIAN LEARNING AND THINKING – ALAT

A periodic workshop featuring learning and thinking related to themes like Education, Leadership, Coaching and Facilitation.

ALAT 2008

More ALAT workshops are being organized on the topic such as the role of language in education in partnership with MELTA on leadership and the Health Sciences, with themes like Body, Mind and Spirit as a wholistic approach to these topics.

ALAT 2001 AND 2007 REVIEWS

The first ALAT was conducted in 2001 on the memorable date 10.10.01. Questions like the following were discussed in depth :

1. Do we learn to think and think to learn?
2. Which comes first?

More than 100 pax attended this workshop to answer these two questions and learn how the left and right brain.

ALAT 2007 was a major success as 70 people, from various backgrounds such as education, trainering and professional facilitation etc etc, came together to learn about various facilitation techniques, personality and learning styles.

Participants went home armed with the knowledge of multiple intellegences & learning, blended learning experiential learning and other techniques. They also discovered more on cultural influences of learning. The workshop included a practical and hands on activities, use these techniques.

Participants feedback indicated that they will certainly use these techniques in universities/lecture halls/workshops. They are also stated that they are more aware on the different personality styles, learning styles and cultural different which have a major impact in choice facilitation techniques.