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TLDCast Podcast

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This podcast is the audio-only version of TLDCast, a livestreamed broadcast for instructional designers, learning experience designers, educational technologists, or anyone involved in workplace learning. Some of the audio content is edited for brevity. Learn more at www.TLDC.us.

Episodes

Video Friday – Special Guest Jayne Davids Talks Screencasting

Video Friday comes with guest Jayne Davids who has 20 years as a software trainer, elearning developer, and screen caster in the L&D field. She is a TechSmith recommended Training Provider. Sam and Brent lead a great conversation that revolved around video all around! Jayne’s background Video as a format Entering the field Defining screencast Screencast checklist share Fixing a recording Padcaster Keeping up with technology Links in the chat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protec...

May 28, 20181 hr 6 min

Special Guest Helen Blunden Talks SnapChat

In this Thursday PM episode of TLDCast we talk with Helen Blunden from Australia. She has been in L&D for many years starting her career in the Australian military as a trainer. She loved it so much that she stayed. Helen is a big proponent of SnapChat as a tool for working out loud and sharing with her personal learning network. We also talk about how other tools in the enterprise can be used in the same way. Helen’s background Video as a format SnapChat for learning Trends Helen Sees in L&...

May 28, 201853 min

Special Guest Thomas Spiglanin Talks Objectives, Space, and The Basics

Today we have on Thomas Spiglanin, a senior project leader for The Aerospace Corporation. He has over 20 years’ experience in the L&D field, specifically in the realm of video and customized experiences. It was a great conversation in the windows and the text chat, so be sure to scroll up while listening. Thomas’s background Learning objectives Science vs. Engineering Talk about the basics Links in the chat: https://www.designingdigitally.com/ http://www.aerospace.org/publications/aerospace-...

May 28, 201855 min

Thomas Shayon Harrell on Why It’s Great to Work in Training

Thomas Harrell is a learning leader at Master Electronics and talks with us about how he approaches the learning culture in the enterprise. He is a department of one, and tells us how he continues to be successful within the business. Thomas’s Background What He Has Learned at Master Electronics as a leader How Master Electronics Leadership Views learning and development Check out the recording here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/052118 You can download the text chat, including relevant links for t...

May 28, 20181 hr 3 min

Ant Pugh on Instructional Design, Freelancing, and Being a Digital Nomad

Ant Pugh is easily one of the most prolific and interesting L&D Professionals on the planet. Broadcast live from his home in Bali, Indonesia, Ant lets us in on what he and his company, Videobites, is up to. This episode is from our new weekly afternoon edition of TLDCast, specifically timed for the US West Coast and the Asia Pacific Region. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/antpugh Twitter: @antpugh Email: [email protected]...

May 20, 20181 hr 3 min

Video Friday Special Guest: Zsolt Olah Talks Mighty Cards

For Video Friday, we have Zsolt Olah in the window today to talk about his Mighty Cards for use in finding out what type of issues stakeholders are facing. Zsolt has a great history of speaking about gamification in the L&D world and is a digital problem solver at Kineo. Special guest host Sam Rogers guides the conversation today. Mighty Cards The power of “buying in” Action mapping Getting silos to communicate Action mapping example Game design insight...

May 20, 201852 min

James McLuckie Talks Design, eLearning Network, and 7 Deadly Sins of L&D

Special Guest Host Cara North talks with special guest James McLuckie. He is the Learning and Performance Solutions Director at GoodPractice and brings his knowledge of online learning with 12 years of background. There is an excellent activity in this episode where Cara North surprises everyone with the topic "The Seven Deadly Sins of L&D". Take a look at the collaborative worksheet here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rYIWu1CpaABvaCpDpwaRM-pNhun5yh748Uf3F0yAgHs/edit James’s background...

May 20, 20181 hr 2 min

Special Guest Katrina Marie Baker Talks LMS, Learning Tech Collective, and Contracts

Sam Rogers steps in as host with special guest Katrina Marie Baker who has a wealth of knowledge consulting for Canon, Verizon, Xerox, and the U.S. Government in the learning technology space. She talks about everything around consulting in the LMS field and the LMS in general. Katrina’s background The job of the LMS Advice on the consulting route LMS/LRS meld Common mistakes Learning Tech Collective Financing an LMS Contracts Q&A Session Adaptive Learning Paths...

May 20, 201856 min

Special Guest Krystyna Gadd on Accelerated Learning

Today we have special guest Krystyna Gadd who is a leading authority inthe UK on accelerated learning and its application. Her book 50 Ways to Accelerate Learning, offers great insight and she brings that information to us in this recording. This episode features special guest host, Jo Cook from Lightbulb Moment. Krystyna’s background Learning loop Activity overlap in learning Gamification in ILT We don’t need to facilitate Accelerated learning Design with variety Don’t forget the social side of...

May 20, 201859 min

mLearning Expert Sarah Mercier

Video Friday comes with Sam Rogers co-hosting and they have a special guest, Sarah Mercier. Sarah specializes in mobile learning technology strategies working with the Association for Talent Development (ATD). She brings her knowledge of mobile learning to the windows Sarah’s history Learning from others UI/UX principles Vertical video Getting started in the mobile space Adjusting to viewing size changing You need to know code In line formatting...

May 12, 20181 hr 1 min

Steph Clarke on Transitioning to L&D, Academics, and Learning Habits

Steph is a learning and development professional and pommy (that’s a Brit living in Australia for the uninitiated) based in Melbourne. After starting life as an accountant she realized she enjoyed developing others more than deciphering technical accounting standards. Cue career pivot and for the last nine years she has worked in learning and development in a large professional services organization. Steph runs her own business, using her experience in learning, leadership development and execut...

May 12, 201858 min

Ross Kerr Talks Non-Profit, xAPI, and Reflective Learning Process

Brent is back in the host seat and just in time for a special guest Ross Kerr of NAMI online learning. He has a rich history in the public school system and training creation for non-profits ranging from project management to emergency response. Ross’s history Non-profit training world Dealing with social issues in training xAPI cohort and application Inspiration in training creation Roles in L&D Tools of the trade Work life balance Reflective learning process...

May 12, 201855 min

Guest Host Toddi Norum with Voice Over Pros Tom Dheere and James Romick

Toddi Norum is our guest host today and we have two great guests. Both guests have years of experience in the voice over industry. We have Tom Dheere and James Romick join us in the video window and share their background in the VO world and where this talent fits into the L&D world. Tom and James’s history Getting into the VO industry Skillsets for different genres Cutting up audio vs. recording multiple times VO is a skill Tips for amateurs Get out of your own way Q&A round...

May 12, 201859 min

Connie Malamed aka The eLearning Coach on Design Thinking in L&D

Today we welcomed back the always amazing Connie Malamed to TLDCast. This was a fantastic episode on using Design Thinking in L&D. We also talked about the importance of looking outside of our own industry for ideas, systems, and processes that might benefit the learners we impact. If you’re at all interested in implementing Design Thinking into your instructional design strategies, this is an excellent episode that will offer some an nice overview and some helpful tips to get started....

May 06, 20181 hr 5 min

May the 4th Be With You – Guest Andrew Townsend of eLearning Brothers

Video Friday coincided with Star Wars day, so we dedicated it to the pop culture movie by having our first ever themed TLDC. We are joined by Andrew Townsend, eLearning Video Evangelist with eLearning Brothers. He talks about storytelling with video and how that ties into video creation for L&D using the sci-fi genre as an idea engine. Andrew’s background Sci-fi, video, and relation to film Choices in story Training that isn’t ‘training’ Storyboard to video Q&A Session...

May 06, 20181 hr 2 min

300th Episode - Myra Roldan Talks Alexa

For the 300th episode of TLDCast, we have special guest Myra Roldan in the window today to talk about applying the Alexa idea to your training. It was an interesting day of geeking out on the idea and Myra did a great job of removing the fear of using and hacking this technology for training use. Alexa described Voice User Interface Amazon Alexa skills Interaction tech Q&A Session

May 06, 20181 hr 1 min

John C. Abrahamson Talk Real World L&D Solutions

Today we have special guest John C. Abrahamson who is an Adult and Children’s fiction author and Director of HR Technology for Spectrum. He has recently lead multiple learning and performance integrations and implementations and he shares his insight to the world of L&D with some real world solution examples. John’s history Harmonizing business charters Combining two companies worth of material Struggles with multiple departments Managing the LMS behind the scenes LCMS benefits Q&A light...

May 06, 20181 hr

Barry Kayton from Cognician on Digital Coaching

Special guest Barry Kayton, CEO and co-founder of Cognician drops in to talk digital coaching with Brent. There were a lot of good questions in the Q&A section and Brent guided the discussion around those questions in digging into Barry’s knowledge in the L&D field. Barry’s background Generative learning Rule of equity Reflection applied to challenges Asking questions Personalized learning Benefits of technology and the risks...

Apr 28, 201856 min

Scott McCormick on Overcoming The Challenges of New Technologies

Scott McCormick, formerly of Float Mobile, joins Brent for a great conversation on emerging technologies. Scott has seen a lot of transitions with technologies and sees that focusing on the user has NOT changed over the decades. Scott helps companies overcome the challenges of new technologies. 1) Introduction to Scott McCormick and his background in L&D 2) Emerging technologies and user experiences 3) The importance of user experience in corporate training 4) Augmented Reality projects and ...

Apr 28, 201859 min

Gabrielle Bayme: From Theater to L&D

Gabrielle Bayme joined #TLDCast for a conversation about transitioning from instructional designer to learning experience design. Gabrielle brings a unique perspective to this topic starting her career in theater and then moving into training. She shares some great stories and perspective on her transition to Learning Experience Designer as she continues through the transition. 1) Introduction to Gabrielle Bayme and her origin story 2) Making the transition to Learning experience designer 3) How...

Apr 28, 201859 min

Special Guest Cynthia Clay Talks Engagement, Walking Managers, and Six Principles

Today we have special guest Cynthia Clay, the CEO of NetSpeed Learning Solutions and the author of Great Webinars: How to Create Interactive Learning that is Captivating, Informative, and Fun. She brings her knowledge of the virtual learning field to the window and talks with Brent about current trends in virtual learning. Cynthia’s background Validity to our backgrounds Active engagement = active brains Slow wave sleep Timing your training Walking around managers The six principles This podcast...

Apr 21, 20181 hr 6 min

Talking Gamification with Chad Bellin in the Mindspace.net Office

Brent comes to us live from the offices of Mindspace talking with Chad Belin, They take the idea of gamification and talk about how it applies to training and the world around us. It weaves in and out of badges, indicators, and feedback and eventually ends up with some real-world applications from Mindspace. Mindspace background Points, badges, leaderboards Gamified real world Setting times, indicators, the red dot The learning ecosystem Mindspace three step process Feedback as a game mechanic B...

Apr 21, 201858 min

Video Friday – Matt Pierce on the Techsmith Academy with guest host Sam Rogers

Video Friday is back! We have Sam Rogers in hot seat and Matt Pierce as our guest with a great special message just for TLDCast! Matt went over the Techsmith Academy with the group and discussed his thought process behind setting up this resource. Matt Pierce background Sharing the Techsmith Academy Video production timeline Write, script, film, post Shapes in scripting Video for learning Relating story-telling and scripts to games...

Apr 14, 20181 hr 2 min

Megan Torrance Talks xAPI, Gnomes, and LLAMAs

Megan Torrance is the CEO and founder of TorranceLearning and she brings over 25 years of experience in L&D to the group as we talk about everything xAPI including the ‘gnome’, the ‘cohort’ and how to get up to speed with xAPI. xAPI Cohort Gnome Getting to code The download thing LLAMA

Apr 14, 20181 hr 1 min

Andrew Hughes with Guest Host Cara North: Special New Q&A Round!

Wednesday brings a guest host and a guest in the window with Cara North and Andrew Hughes, respectively. Cara throws a Q&A session at Andrew that covers his company Designing Digitally, his influences, and how he navigates the L&D world. Feel free to jump into the Slack channel and share your answers to the questions. Slack Channel – http://bit.ly/2jMKreV Company history Q&A session What is your favorite video game and why? Who is your knowledge crush (someone you admire for their br...

Apr 14, 20181 hr 2 min

Todd Brown Talks GTD, Decision Making, and Confidence

Today we have a special guest Todd Brown, the co-founder of Next Action Associates. He talks with Brent in the window about the GTD attitude and how to apply that to training and coaching in the industry. It was a great conversation on how to streamline your process and set up your time to get the most from your day. Todd’s history Dealing with the inputs Confidence in decisions Workflow model Tasks Capture – All that is coming in. Clarify – Make sense of things we captured; what is the next ste...

Apr 08, 20181 hr 5 min

Bucky Dodd Talks Empathy, LEM, and Balance

We go over the hump and landed on Thursday. Bucky Dodd, Chief Learning Innovation Officer and Director of the Institute for Learning Environment Design at the University of Central Oklahoma. Bucky joins Brent in the window to talk about the future of education and his ideas on how learning is handled in academia can spill into the corporate L&D field. Bucky’s history Empathy Training <> punishment Shared language Learning environment modeling (LEM) 5-4-3-2-1 Tracking the learning Balan...

Apr 08, 20181 hr 3 min

Ben Betts of HT2 Labs Talks With Guest Host Jo Cook

Today we welcome Ben Betts of HT2 Labs to the video window. He brings 15 years of L&D experience to the group and talk with our guest guide, Jo Cook. It was a very informative session that took us from chat boards to AI and retrieving data. Ben’s/HT2 history History of chat boards xAPI insight Data security Neural networking LRS vs. LMS Retrieving data

Apr 08, 201857 min

Scott Cooper Talks about Books, Video, and Marketing Crossover

Tuesday brings a special guest, Scott Cooper, the VP of Marketing of GO1. He is also one of the Bay Area Learning Design and Technology Meetup and runs a weekly newsletter at OnlineLearningWeekly.com. He brings a wealth of practical knowledge and real world application to the chat today. Scott’s book review Coursework review/awards Adding audio/video to courses Is it elearning? Is it video? Story telling Content sharing platforms Marketing crossover...

Apr 08, 201856 min

Brandon Marsala on Inspiration, Collaboration, and Strategy

Great conversation on location at Mindspace Studios at Tempe, AZ with Creative Director, Brandon Marsala. Brent Schlenker had a fantastic, wide-ranging conversation with Brandon that covered a variety of topics related to creativity. Brandon answered questions like: Where do you get your inspiration for creativity? What do you do when your team’s creativity isn’t hitting the mark for the client? How do you regroup and take a different approach? What do you do when you client can’t buy into your ...

Apr 02, 20181 hr 5 min