We're putting Community first in this new series of episodes from TLDC. With conferences cancelled and events rescheduled or reorganized as online events, how do we go about continuing to connect with L&D professionals in meaningful ways? We'll here's a start. This is a new series called Community Showcase, and we're featuring TLDC Members and Supporters in short interviews that will help YOU get to know more about THEM and what THEY do. And if you're interested in helping support TLDC, join...
May 04, 2020•46 min
Welcome to another Training, Learning, and Development Community podcast episode. Thanks for tuning in. In case you're wondering if you're in the right place, this podcast is for folks that are involved in corporate training, instructional technology, workplace training --- basically anyone in the world of L&D or Learning and Development. This episode is part of a new series we're doing on Community Members called Member Showcase. In this time of social distancing, quarantining, and shelteri...
Apr 27, 2020•35 min
Welcome to another Training, Learning, and Development Community podcast episode. Thanks for tuning in. In case you're wondering if you're in the right place, this podcast is for folks that are involved in corporate training, instructional technology, workplace training --- basically anyone in the world of L&D or Learning and Development. This episode is part of a new series we're doing on Community Members called "Member Showcase". In this time of social distancing, quarantining, and shelte...
Apr 27, 2020•25 min
So it's with a great deal of interest that I look ahead and analyze what the conference agenda looks like for 2020. And beyond. In this episode, I'm joined by Alex Salas and Rubina Halwani as we talk about the upcoming schedule, as well as our personal perspectives on how we're approaching the disruption covid-19 has placed on L&D industry events. Are we looking forward to going to any conferences soon. Not likely - take a listen and you'll see why. Video recording with L&D event upcomin...
Apr 20, 2020•59 min
It may be that you're having to reassess your current role as an L&D Professional due to circumstances related to the pandemic and the disruption it's inflicting on the world --- especially the workplace. And although Cara North had planned this discussion months ago, it's one of the more important and relevant topics we can talk about today. In this episode, Cara explores L&D job descriptions. More specifically, she talks about three titles: Learning Experience Designer, Learning Engine...
Apr 12, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Things have changed. Our daily lives have been completely disrupted by the effects the corona virus has had on our world. And in most cases, our jobs have changed. So this Community Discussion was focused on answering that: How has your job changed? There was lots of activity in this episode as the group answered sixteen questions about their current work lives. Those questions ranged from how you're using video calls, to your emotional state, to thoughts on productivity and leadership. Take a l...
Apr 07, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Last year, a new conference was introduced to L&D, and it was nothing like any other industry event. It's called Step Away, a learning experience focused on creativity, play, and game design. And in this episode, we had the creators of the event, Kevin Thorn, Karl Kapp, and Deborah Thomas, join us to talk about Step Away, why they built it, what it's about, and the plans for this year. To me, it sounds fascinating. A learning event that focuses on creativity, play, and game design - AND busi...
Mar 30, 2020•1 hr 7 min
There is a common thread in all of the Storytelling Playlist episodes in this series, and that is that storytelling creates connection. And this episode with guest Bridget Brown helps make it even clearer. Bridget talks about the how the power of story manifests when you tell on yourself. Telling on yourself does a number of things: it can help others identify with you and help place them closer to the story. It can break barriers for learners that might ordinarily feel isolated. And it creates ...
Mar 30, 2020•55 min
In this Storytelling Playlist episode, our guest is Sarah Ann Houghton - a comedian, actress, and instructional designer based out of New York City. This is a really interesting episode in that Sarah presents the topic, comedy, just the way an instructional designer would, which is not a typical way of looking at comedy, but oh so familiar and well thought out. The title of the presentation is Comedy Writing Tips for Learning Design and you're going to get some great ideas on how to connect with...
Mar 22, 2020•54 min
It was no surprise when Jonathan Hill was invited to discuss his storytelling strategies, he opted to discuss The Hero's Journey, an archetypal analysis chronicled by renown mythologist, Joseph Campbell. This is Jonathan's "go to" story template, which involves using a hero who goes on an adventure, learns a lesson, wins a victory with newfound knowledge, and then returns home transformed. Using this narrative in eLearning can be profoundly effective and Jonathan discusses why and how.
Mar 16, 2020•58 min
In this Storytelling Playlist episode, Christy Tucker shared an excellent presentation titled "Go Beyond Boring: Creating Scenario-Based Learning that Engages Participants". Christy discussed how to hook your learners using story and scenario based learning - and why it works. She also shared things to consider when you create your narrative, including what not to do. Christy has an excellent blog you can find at https://www.christytuckerlearning.com/ ....
Mar 16, 2020•1 hr 4 min
This is the first episode of The Storytelling Playlist, a new series focused on how you can use story and narratives to enhance your instructional design. Our first guest is Rance Greene from needastory.com. Rance is a Senior Performance Consultant in the healthcare industry, and a current ATD Chapter President in the Dallas area. Rance has a background in acting, dance, theater, and songwriting - so bringing Story to instructional design was a natural progression and he now has a book coming in...
Mar 08, 2020•54 min
In our final episode of the Certificates and Certifications Playlist, we talked with Matt Pierce, Techsmith Learning and Video Ambassador. Matt leads the Techsmith Academy, and is also the lead for their Camtasia certification. Matt is always an excellent guest, and in listening to this episode, you'll understand that it's not just about having a certification to display on your resume or LinkedIn profile, it's also about your journey to get it. Techsmith Academy: https://academy.techsmith.com/ ...
Mar 08, 2020•48 min
Perhaps the most prestigious certification for L&D has changed: the CPLP is now the CPTD. And we have the perfect guest, StyleLearn a.k.a. Alex Salas, to discuss the change and what it means for you.
Mar 02, 2020•58 min
Robert Penn is the CEO of SmartBuilder, an eLearning authoring tool that has been helping power L&D teams for over twenty years. We’re talking to Robert about his perspective as a vendor in this industry, what he’s learned about eLearning over the last two decades, and even show some examples of why his tool, SmartBuilder, has had such lasting power.
Mar 02, 2020•51 min
This is another episode from our Certificates and Certifications Playlist and we're moving on from discussing graduate certificates to industry certifications. This episode's guest, Deadra Welcome, has half a dozen certificates: The CPLP, the CPTM, a Master Trainer certification from Langevin Learning, just to name some of them. I invited Deadra as a guest to answer some questions about the value of these certifications. I wanted to know whether or not they were worth getting, which one has been...
Feb 23, 2020•53 min
"Trainers gonna train". That's what I thought of when I logged in to Cara North's TLDCast on conference proposals this last week. Cara included guests Jonathan Rock, Jonathan Hill, and Thomas Sealock in this episode which was all about helping anyone interested in submitting a conference proposal for an industry event. There was lots of activity in this one, and the group did a great job of providing tips to help you get booked as a speaker for an upcoming L&D event. It's always especially f...
Feb 17, 2020•1 hr 2 min
We continue our discussion on graduate certificates with two faculty members of Boise State University, developers of the Organizational Performance & Workplace Learning Master's Degree, as well as online certificates in instructional design, e-Learning, and performance improvement. Meet Lisa Giacumo and Anthony Marks, learn who they are, what they do, and why a graduate certificate may or may not be the right career move for you. Learn more about Boise State's Organizational Performance and...
Feb 17, 2020•46 min
In this episode moderated by host Cara North, Rubina Halwani discusses her recent experience building an eLearning Program from Scratch. Rubina shares what is basically a case study on launching an entirely new eLearning project at a job she was just hired for a few months ago. I'm sure many of you listeners will hear some familiar experiences in this episode, and I'm sure you'll learn a few new things too. Enjoy.
Feb 07, 2020•59 min
In our first playlist episode on Certificates and Certifications, we had a lot of questions for Christy Tucker about graduate certificates. Christy is a Learning Experience Design Consultant at Syniad Learning and has done a great deal of research on grad certificates, which she's posted about on her blog. In fact, when I was researching this topic, Christy's articles came up so many times it only made sense to invite her on to the broadcast. So the post this conversation is primarily based on, ...
Feb 06, 2020•54 min
In this episode, Cara North and Jonathan Rock discuss Discursive Practices in L&D. So what are discursive practices? In this case, they are the dominant ideas or practices in an industry that ultimately define that industry. And in this episode, Cara and Jon discuss a recently released capability model from ATD, the Association of Talent Development. In this release, there were some somewhat surprising descriptions of skills L&D practitioners should have, and Cara and John opened up a di...
Feb 02, 2020•1 hr 2 min
In this Productivity Playlist episode, our guest is Nick Floro, President of Sealworks Interactive. Nick is well-known for sharing fantastic app and software tips, and I'm delighted we were able to get him in for this episode. His discussion was focused around new project productivity tips and hacks, and he shared the entire suite of tools he and his team uses whenever they start a new client project. You'll find specific tool recommendations in this episode, and even folder and file directory s...
Feb 02, 2020•51 min
When you consider productivity, "reflection" isn't the first thing that comes to mind. Maybe it's because we don't value reflection as something that's a part of our workday; it's more of a new age-y concept, like mindfulness and meditation. Well like mindfulness and meditation, reflection definitely has its place in increasing personal productivity. And in this episode, Jo Cook of Lightbulb Moment explains why. Setting goals, leveraging accountability, and doing check-ins are all elements of pr...
Jan 25, 2020•40 min
This Productivity Playlist episode features Jonathan Rock aka JRock. JRock works in a learning department of ONE. That role may or may not be familiar to many of you, but at the very least, you can imagine how important it is to maintain a level of productivity and efficiency being the lone instructional designer in an organization. So in this episode of the Productivity Playlist, Jonathan focuses his tips on time management, preserving focus, and letting processes work for you. And don't forget...
Jan 18, 2020•34 min
In this Community Discussion episode, we discussed GOALS. Since it's the beginning of the year, it only felt natural to reflect on what's ahead for 2020. So in this episode, some of our live audience contributed their 2020 goals and we also had a couple of fantastic onscreen guests. Mike Simmons, Founder of Catalyst Sale and known for his stellar ability to execute on and accomplish goals, broke down how he sets, executes, and achieves his goals. Michael Abrams, an Organizational Development Pro...
Jan 12, 2020•1 hr
In this episode, Kristen Hayden Safdie interviews participants from the 2019 Fall xAPI Cohort. This series of interviews is a great way to learn more about the Cohort sponsored by Torrance Learning. The eight guests that appeared and their projects are: Team Alexa, featuring Bryan Wanzer and Izzy Laura, discussed using xAPI to track learners that were functioning as customer service representatives, and an Alexa device was functioning as a customer calling in. Next up was a fascinating project w...
Jan 12, 2020•59 min
This TLDC Productivity Playlist episode took place on Thursday, January 2nd, 2020. This discussion featured Kristen Hayden Safdie who discusses some of her more recent productivity tips and hacks from 2019, which she is carrying into 2020. Kristen discusses these productivity tips in this episode: Realistic sleep schedules Most important thing is to get rest - but find what is natural for your schedule and your body Journal using the bullet journal format (book recommendation below) Integrating ...
Jan 05, 2020•33 min
This TLDCast was a Community Discussion that took place on Monday, December 30th 2019. Featured guests for this broadcast included Kristen Hayden Safdie, Toddi Norum, Tameka Harris, and Cara North, and it was hosted by me, Luis Malbas. The topic was Must Have ID Skills for 2020 and Beyond and the live show was quite busy in chat to go along with the brisk conversation onscreen. As a result of our discussion, we ended up with ten skills currently important for Instructional Designers to have: Des...
Jan 01, 2020•53 min
When we talk eLearning, we are often considering moving beyond PDFs, MS Word, and Powerpoint. But implementing eLearning in your training program isn't just about a shift in tools and platform, it's also about the fundamental question of how you are answering business needs. And just as important, the context within which you are launching your eLearning is a critical component of its success. So listen in on Andrew Hughes and Alex Salas as they discuss their own "Tips and Tricks to Unlocking th...
Dec 22, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Today's episode was a Community Discussion, this one an end of year episode, talking about some of our own notable 2019 personal and professional events. Reflection is an integral part of the learning process and the goal of this discussion was to promote a bit of that by asking our live audience a dozen or so questions that might activate reflection. So do you regularly practice reflecting on what you're learning? One of our live show participants mentioned that she does this weekly, every frid...
Dec 15, 2019•59 min
