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Part II: Learning About Learning From My Ancestors — Grandma

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Tricia Ransom

An old draft post I found from November 2009. This is part II in my series about how/why I’m so focused on learning. It’s a learned trait – passed from my great-grandmother to my grandmother to my mom to me. … Continue reading →

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Elearning Challenge 45: Recording Audio in Online Training

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Tricia Ransom

Each week, David Anderson of the Articulate elearning heroes posts a challenge. This week it is all about Audio in Online Training. When we lived in Chicago, I made the most perfect recording studio….in our front closet. Coats absorbed the … Continue reading →

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How I Learned that Shannon Tipton is AMAZING at Feedback!

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Tricia Ransom

I used to work for Shannon Tipton. On Twitter I called her #BossLady. Although it was a brutal commute – over 50 miles each way – it was worth every hour spent on the Chicago roadways. I wasn’t kidding about … Continue reading →

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Collision of History, School, and Me

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Tricia Ransom

I wasn’t the best student in high school and things didn’t improve much in college; it took me 3 tries before I graduated….when I was 30. So when I told my parents that I was going to get my Master’s … Continue reading →

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Part I: Learning About Learning From My Ancestors — Mama

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Tricia Ransom

I’m rather fixated on learning. Actually, I don’t think I’m fixated; rather, I think that learning is just an inherent part of me. An inherent part that is inherited. Here is the beginning of my history, and you’ll soon see … Continue reading →

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