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Final words
planning can often reduce the effects of
this problem. Choosing carefully where
BUZZWORDS
produce comes from may mean that you
Weighty and complex concepts
can purchase items with an extended
shelf life. Fresh fruit and vegetables from
tend to pervade the learning
a local green grocer will often last longer
and development world.
than those from a large supermarket –
Brent Schlenker explains some
what’s more; items shipped in from exotic
locations are the most expensive.
of the latest terminology coming
to a training room near you!
However, in the catering industry, using
smaller, local suppliers can actually
Mullet Strategy
sometimes be more expensive because the
A corporate portal or site’s most visible
smaller suppliers often cannot achieve the
pages are professionally written, edited,
same economies of scale as that of a large
and laid out, while the rest of the site
company. This can lead establishments
relies on content supplied by volunteers
to select nationwide wholesalers: they
and site visitors. The term’s description
save money but food is transported much
is sometimes shortened to ‘business
further before it reaches the plate. A
in the front, party in the back’ with
‘quick-win’ (for want of a better phrase) is
reference to the mullet hair style.
to use seasonal produce at every possible
opportunity. With a talented brigade
Microblogging
of chefs you can save money without
Posting short thoughts and ideas to a
reducing quality.
personal blog, particularly by using instant
messaging software or phone. There are
In a competitive industry, venues face a
web services devoted to microblogging
difficult choice – do they compromise their
like TWITTER, Jaiku and Pownce. As this
principles and reduce the quality of the new 140-word communication medium
FOOD FOR
produce they buy or do they look for other matures users are finding new ways to
ways to alleviate the pressure on margins use it as a learning and performance
that rising food costs create? The conflict support tool.
THOUGHT
between high pressure from customers
for high quality standards and pressure to
Ludology
keep costs down has always existed but
The academic study of video and
with prices set to continue to mount these
The rise in food prices seems to
computer games. As interactivity in
decisions become a little harder.
e-learning becomes more game-like,
be the latest hot topic, says ludology will begin to play an important
Jerry Toth, with dramatic
Most organisations would agree that it’s part of every Educational Technology
best to stick to high quality standards programming where the lines will blur
increases over the past few years
in food, and find other ways to reduce
between games and serious games.
being an unwelcome addition to
costs without impacting on the customer.
I have found that taking an active role
Knowledge Farming
existing economic problems
in contributing to sustainability, by using
A skillset required in the age of
energy-saving light bulbs, and water
information overload using RSS feeds,
saving devices, can produce cost-saving
and feed readers to view multiple digitial
In 2008, fruit and vegetable prices have
benefits, without affecting visitors.
conversations. While this skill will be
risen by 15.9 per cent and meat and fish
beneficial to all, training specialists may
by 7 per cent. Prices of staple crops such
soon find this is a part of their job using
as wheat, rice and corn have all risen, as
it as a means of gathering information to
has the price of animal feed – this change
be included in training materials.
in price is then immediately passed onto
Jerry Toth is Executive Chef and
retailers and wholesalers, and inevitably
Operations Director of Sundial Group,
the consumers.
which owns and operates conference Brent Schlenker is Research and
and training venues in Surrey, Emerging Technologies Evangelist at
Northamptonshire and Warwickshire. the eLearning Guild. He blogs at
It recently came to light that food waste is
www.sundialgroup.com/food http://elearndev.blogspot.com
a major contributor to rising costs. Efficient
www.im-c.com
learningmagazine.co.uk
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