We had David Charney and Nejc Zorga Dulmin of the eLearning Guys podcast in the boxes. It was a great day of conversation around podcasting basics and how it relates to training, Storyline, and scope creep. Podcasting basics Hurdles to keep up podcasting Podcasting Tech Why use Storyline? Scope creep This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
Special guest Matt Meuleners talks about mentors with the group. After the introductions, Brent jumped right into the questions and the discussion went from who needs mentors to how mentoring looks at all levels in a company. Who needs a mentor? Coach vs. Mentor Selecting a mentor HiPos Confusing manager with mentor Mentor/Mentee relationships Mentor best practices This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm...
Today we had a special guest, Rob Rogers of Medutopia. Rob talked about his transformation from just being a doctor in the medical filed to becoming a medical train the trainer. It was a very interesting trip through a unique world with a great guide. Medical field training Social media as a training tool Disclaimers Train the trainer Medical industry Choosing trainers Teaching without slides This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm...
Video Friday gets the band back together with Sam Rogers and Matt Pierce joining Brent in the chat windows. Video ruled the day, just as the name entails, but we visited some of the broader areas, including using in-house talent, the connection to the marketing department, and relating old video formats to ideas in video creation. Connections to marketing Thought leaders Creating in house video with in house talent/ideas Presentation content for video This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm...
Today’s TLDChat guest was the amazing Kristin Anthony. Kristin has worked in many sectors of instructional design: higher ed, corporate, and freelancing. Kristin is an admin for the Instructional Design sub-Reddit and the host of the podcast Dear Instructional Designer. Kristin is a prolific experimenter and in this episode, she provides a lot of real world examples that have helped shape her work. We highly recommend checking out her website and following her on Twitter because you never know w...
Special guest Zsolt Olah helps us understand the world of gamified learning. The discussion started with the differences between gamification and game thinking and led to a good look at all the aspects of gamified learning from creation to acceptance. Gamification vs. Game Thinking Content and Goals Blogging and Podcasting History of Gamification Motivation This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm...
Special guest Diane Senffner, CEO and President of Cine Learning Productions brought her unique insight to Video Friday with Brent and Sam sharing the host duties. The chat started with an overview of her company and how they approach video and then touched on some areas of video creation from video to audio to scripts. Review Cine Learning Productions Voice work Must have video tools Importance of a good script Stakeholder pushback Dating of video This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm...
With special guest Patti Shank in the box, we explored the question of how to get into the field of L&D, tips on working with clients, and even some insight to self-publishing. There were great questions in the Q&A and the chat was full of great conversation related to the video chat. Be sure to scroll up and read along with the video. How and why we got into the L&D field Skillsets for the L&D industry Working with clients Client interviews and relations Self-publishing Book lay...
Today’s conversation kicked off with Anthony Altieri sharing some information about the American Red Cross and how folks can get involved in helping victims of Hurricane Harvey. He emphasized that it’s not just about donations, but you can get involved with your time and go to Houston and help rebuild IT infrastructure. Anthony wrapped up by challenging everyone to get involved in some way, even if it isn’t with the American Red Cross. Others in the community chimed in on charities they were sup...
Matt Pierce joined the video boxes to talk with Sam Rogers, guest host, and special guest Jonathan Halls on Video Friday. It was a flurry of conversation topics that ranged from scripting and story writing, relating course creation to music, and 360 video with AR/VR. We even had a member of chat, Greg Nagy, brought into the screen to share some insight on 360 and Unity. Be sure to scroll up through the chat to follow along with the video. Importance of Scripting in Learning Creation Instructiona...
Sam Rogers was our guest host for Thursday’s TLDChat where we led a fascinating conversation with DePaul’s Joshua Lund. Josh has about 20 years of experience in technology and music and has a dual role of being a professor teaching a course called “The Beatles and the Creative Process” and is also a senior instructional designer. Josh’s passion for both came through clearly in the conversation and how appropriate that Sam, aka The One Mouth Band, was our host. If you are watching the replay, com...
We had a great start to our Member Challenge discussion series. Tom explained his current training situation and let the group triage with solutions and direction. Tom is tasked with implementing an LMS in a company with a large amount of PDF and video based training in an open source LMS platform. The time is short and the project is immense. The team pulled together with great advice in a number of areas and agreed to take the chat over to the Facebook group for a deeper dive. The Facebook cha...
With the eclipse on the books today, we stepped away from the excitement to have a chat with Andrew Hughes of Designing Digitally. We started with a discussion on one of Designing Digitally’s VR games coming to Steam, then Andy turned the train by throwing out a question. He asked if we shared our PowerPoints that we obtained from conference presentations with other people in the office. It spurred a lot of chatter in the scrolling chat and on screen and led to some interesting answers. Be sure ...
It was an episode full of video talk, links in the chat, and a special guest, Joe Fameli from the Tested.com site. We weaved in and out of the logistics of creating ‘long form’ video, software to use when editing, and the hardware to use and how to set it up. Make sure to scroll up through the chat to see some of the great questions the team asked of Joey. Challenges with 1 Hour TV Episode Construction Video Producer vs. Shooter Adobe Product Suggestions Pricing for Producing Video Camera Hardwa...
Sam Rogers kicked off Thursday’s TLDChat with a lovely beatboxing intro for our guest Mel Chambers. Mel Chambers is an Instructional Designer and online instructional specialist at MSC Consulting. She’s been doing virtual instructor led training (VILT) since 2002. This type of learning has been around for a while, but what has changed in the industry? Can VILT be an option for your organization’s learning and development? If you are watching the replay, please comment below or hit us up on socia...
Today’s guests on TLDChat were Scott Cooper, VP of Marketing at GO1 and Angela Wong, Instructional Designer at LinkedIn. This dynamic duo produces the Bay Area Hackathon, an event where teams work through a particular topic and then present their product or solution to a panel of industry leaders. Topics are selected based on issues that impact all different areas of learning and development: Human Resources, Administration, IT, etc. Scott and Angela also shared that participants aren’t always s...
We had a great conversation with special guest Lynne McNamee of Lone Armadillo Marketing agency. With marketing as her background, we started there and then made some stark comparisons to the L&D field, how we treat our end users, and how both of our departments are recognized within an organization. A lot of good questions in the chat as well, so be sure to scroll up through the interactions. Relation of marketing identity crisis to L&D Marketing as an agency compared to in-house Person...
Today’s TLDChat guest was Utah’s own Jeff Batt. You have likely seen Jeff around the conference circuit, speaking about the power of coding in eLearning. Jeff has some great tutorials that are available free on his website, http://www.learningdojo.net/ . Jeff has a lot to say about coding for eLearning and is even going to be teaching an academic course about it this year at Bringham Young University. Do you use coding in your eLearning? Let us know in the comments below! Topics discussed: Jeff’...
The day started with a quick update on Ajay’s basement room project. It then turned to a great presentation by Josh Cavalier on the Neuroscience of Video. It weaved through microvideo concepts and how to reach people through its use. He also shared some tips and tricks when creating video to bring in your learners. Ajay’ basement project update Neuroscience of Video Microvideo Priming the viewer Cognitive Load Reflexive Memory Links Mentioned in this Episode https://www.soundisolationcompany.com...
We had Melissa Milloway on talking about “design ops” and xAPI. We got the basics and a deep dive on both as well as discovery and discussion on some other related topics. Design ops xAPI A/B Testing LRS Test groups Links Mentioned in this Episode http://www.designops.org/ https://www.lightningdesignsystem.com/ https://canstudios.com/adapt-authoring-tool/ http://adlnet.github.io/ http://getbootstrap.com/components/ https://twitter.com/mdaimler https://www.facebook.com/NuggetHead/ http://melslear...
We had a rock star in the window today…and we had a guest. Andrew Scivally from eLearning Brothers joined us today. He gave us a quick history of his company, what they do, and how that fits into the current L&D market. It was a fun day with “Garth” hosting in place of Brent today. eLearning Brothers History How templates work in creating training What do their customers want? The future of Game based learning and VR learning Links Mentioned in this Episode http://www.thisdayinrock.com/ http...
In this episode, Mike Taylor of Mindset Digital brings his vast array of experience to TLDChat to talk about The "Mike Taylor Method" of curating content for social media Why more L&D Professionals need to think like marketers The benefits of working in decentralized environments Links mentioned in this episode: https://mindsetdigital.com/ https://feedly.com/i/welcome http://www.buffer.com https://www.ottoradio.com/ RSS in Plain English - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU https://r...
If you wanted some Thursday Thoughts, there were plenty today on the TLDChat! Dr. Will Thalheimer, a 30 year veteran in learning and development and a prolific researcher and speaker, brought his data-informed perspectives. Not only did he share his perspectives on some hot topics in learning and development, but he also provided context. Which of the topics discussed did he track back to the early 1920s? Referenced in the show and for your full viewing pleasure, check out the video of Thalheime...
Special guest, Cheryl Johnson gives us the run-down on Culture of Learning. We discuss the concept and what some of the obstacles are when pursuing that in the L&D industry. What is Culture of Learning What are some of the obstacles in getting it started How it looks to different environments What can we do to start a culture where there is no training department at all Links Mentioned in this Episode https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/learners-nick-shackleton-jones https://www.linkedin.com/grou...
In this episode, Brent Schlenker talks with Marco Faccini of www.Immersive.io. Marco broadcast live from San Jose, CA where he was a featured panelist and speaker at the Realities 360 Conference. Marco talks about the conference, the current state of mixed realities in L&D, and what the future holds for the instructional designer looking into venturing into this new technology. Link to Video: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/072817?rfsn=530134.af795 This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm...
In this episode, Brent Schlenker talks with Margie Meacham, The Brain Lady, of LearningToGo. The discussion was a deep dive on what neuroscience can tell us about the learning and development field. There were a lot of good questions in the Q&A and our special guest, Margie Meacham brought her expertise in the field to the table to answer them. Topics Discussed: Training as a Science Discussing Learning Styles and Neuroscience The Brain is Part of the Body Spaced Learning Neuroscience in rel...
In this episode, Brent Schlenker chats with Lisa Goldstein, Senior Learning Technology Consultant for Nielsen. Lisa attended TLDC16 and had many great perspectives about this topic. What type of team challenges are you facing? Topics discussed: Mobile learning Working on virtual teams Workplace variety and silos https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/07/what-youtube-reveals-about-the-toddler-mind/534765/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/290747074669101/?source_id=1784616125092588 Lin...
Today we welcomed Ray Jimenez into the box. We had a plethora of questions queued up in the Q&A section and no one was let down by the barrage of answers. Discussion started around story-telling and scenario based learning. The two were compared and the concept of context was brought into the discussion as well. The second half brought out a discussion on microlearning and Ray’s take on the concept and its application. t! Links mentioned in this episode: https://www.amazon.com/Scenario-Based...
In today's session, Special Guest Marco Faccini talks about his extensive background in L&D, the shift he's made toward Mixed Realities, and the future of VR in Learning and Development. In the second half of the recording, we also brought on Enzo Silva of SAP and Greg Nagy of Ohio State University. Both of these additional guests have EdTech backgrounds that include implementing Mixed Realities. We covered: The differences (critical) between Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality The easiest...
In this TLDChat session, Cara North hosted Dawn Snyder (Franklin University and The Ohio State University), Sean Hickey (Columbus State Community College), and Andrew Hughes (University of Cincinnati) for a discussion on Higher Education and Learning & Development. Topics discussed: The role of an Instructional Designer How to classify an Instructional Designer The differences between academically taught IDs and those that fall into the profession How do we move forward with bringing new peo...
