About Beth Robinson
I'm a WildLearning Specialist with WildTeam, a bit of an odd job title. My main role is to design, deliver and organise both our online and class-based training courses. One of the best parts of my job is meeting other conservationists and learning about the work that they do. Before working for WildTeam I did a PhD in invasive plants and human-wildlife interactions. I find it really interesting to learn about the ways people interact with nature, both when nature is being wonderful, but also when it is being a bit annoying!
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Areas of expertise
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Influencer Of
Dr Neil Wilson
Director, Principal Ecologist, Conservation Biologist and Environmental Scientist, The Ecological Partnership (Pty) Ltd
Topics
Channels contributed to:
Capacity development Professional development Events & Network opportunities Well-being and resilienceRooms participated in:
Training opportunities Conservation and Covid-19 E-Learning and online training Community Management roomRecent Conversations
I came across this today and thought it might be of interest to some people here. Location: Flexible – Abingdon, near Oxford, UK, or home-based, with regular travel to Indonesia.See here: https://www.orangutans-sos.org/who-we-are/the-team/join-the-team/
Thoughts on cover photos for rooms
Hello all,I was wondering if anyone had any useful tips for choosing cover photos for rooms? So often the photos I choose just don't show up, but you can't find this out until you save the room and then view it, so it can take time to find one that works and that looks good! Generally, I use unsplash.com for photos (I think a lot of people do!). Any thoughts much appreciated. Thanks, Beth
Software for editing online videos
Hello, what software do people use for editing online videos? I've always used Camtasia. It was recommended to me by Nick at Conservation Careers and I've found it very easy to use. It has some fancy options such as 'smart videos' that I haven't used, because as far as I can tell you need special software to play these videos. I would be interested to hear people's thoughts about other software available. Thanks!
Recent Comments
Congratulations!
What a brilliant and insightful interview, thanks both for sharing.
Congratulations Arvind! I always enjoy your contributions and look forward to reading more.
Hi Beth! I've previously used Moodle for some of these features (though it's been a while!). There are templates to upload questions for multiple choice qus online too!
Ace, thanks Emily :)
Google has an online course builder that's free. I learned of it from a colleague who developed a volunteer training program for the aquarium where she works, using this tool.
https://edu.google.com/openonline/index.html
OOooo interesting. Thanks Robin!
Hi Beth, we are currently looking into Thinkific as a learning platform based on recommendations from a couple of other organisations who already use it. I think it has all the functionality you are looking for, but we are only at the start of our journey with it so can't offer personal experience yet. Good luck and let us know what you opt for!
Brill, thanks Naomi.
Hi Beth. We use BetterExaminations at the University (https://www.betterexaminations.com/), which certainly has some of your required functionality. However, it may be expensive. Let me know what you end up with. Best as always, Mark.
Thanks Mark, much appreciated. Yes I will let you know. Hope all is well with you. B
Welcome Mary!