If you spend any amount of time on social media, places like Facebook and Reddit, you've seen your share of memes. And if you see them enough, you've probably noticed patterns to how they're made, images that get used more than others, even a language associated with them. If you're mystified by any of this like I am, Rachel Eichen is here to fill us in on the history and usage of memes. She also discusses how you can use memes in your training, and not just any memes, but the RIGHT memes. You c...
Jun 12, 2021•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast It was great to talk to our latest Member Showcase guest, Theresa Francomacaro. Some of you may already know about Theresa and her business at WhyStoryWorks.com. But those of you aren't familiar with her yet, you're in for a treat. Theresa is a playwright, actress, writer, Executive Coach, and Trainer --- and one hec of a storyteller. Give this episode a listen, learn more about Theresa's journey, and specifics on how she crafts compelling business stories that shows us Why Story Works....
Jun 06, 2021•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this Member Showcase, Tabatha Dragonberry joined us to talk about her Instructional Design Journey, being a Respiratory Therapist, Mentorship, and more. We learned so much about and from Tabatha, and especially if you're someone just moving in to the world of L&D, this is a great episode. You can find Tabatha's Portfolio here: https://www.tabathadragonberryid.com/
Jun 06, 2021•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast It was an honor to talk with Debbie Richards in this latest Member Showcase. A self-described "Learning Geek", Debbie has been working as a trainer for decades, and has the knowledge to show for it. An author, ATD Chapter President, sought after conference speaker, and now, Immersive Learning Expert, Debbie is someone worth getting to know. So give this episode a listen, learn more about Debbie, and keep an eye out for her presenting at the next major professional development L&D event. Debb...
May 30, 2021•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we talked with Judy Katz, Instructional Designer at EduWorks and Product Manager for PeBL Pro. Judy is one of the most active and passionate Instructional Designers in L&D, and her knowledge of all things Learning makes her an incredible resource you should add to your network. We packed a lot into this conversation - her experience is vast and the discussion proves it. Give it a listen. Check out PeBL Pro here: https://pebl.pro/...
May 30, 2021•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we had a really fun time talking to Rachel Eichen. A Trainer and Information Specialist from Aristocrat, Rachel has a really interesting background that includes degrees in English and Library Science. AND a stint working on a cruise ship teaching guests computer skills. Give this one a listen, it was fun to chat with Rachel and I'm sure you'll want to be sure to add Rachel to your network after listening.
May 30, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast We've had Jaime Villanueva on the broadcast a couple of times now, and like the first time, in this episode he had lots of valuable and practical advice for instructional designers. So although this was a Member Showcase and we were profiling HIM, he still delivered nuggets of wisdom for instructional design job seekers, freelancers, and contract workers. With his background working for companies like Facebook, PayPal, and Apple, his advice is solid and Jaime is definitely someone you should con...
May 23, 2021•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast There are elements of leading eLearning Projects that you can only learn from experience. Every organization and project has a multitude of variables and it's almost impossible to cover all of your bases when you're first starting out. And that's where you need someone like Danny Ortegon; a seasoned trainer that's been leading eLearning Projects for over two decades. Take a listen to this conversation with Danny as we cover a few Lessons Learned through his years leading projects. Many of the to...
May 17, 2021•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Thinking about launching a digital learning game project in your organization and need some help forming your own case for investment? Here's the episode for you. Jennifer Javornik of Filament Games joined us to discuss using corporate training games when your organization isn't feeling ... playful. She offers five sensible tips that can help you get buy-in from your company and find support for game-based learning initiatives in your organization. You can find more information about this topic ...
May 17, 2021•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast In our latest Member Showcase, we talked with Judie Boroevich, veteran L&D Professional and Leader, based out of Vancouver, British Columbia. Judie places a great deal of focus on team engagement and trust, and it was obvious in our conversation that she excels at achieving both. In this episode, we learn lots more about Judie and also talk about her focus on leadership and trust. We also discuss change management and its importance to Learning and Development Professionals. Thanks for liste...
May 08, 2021•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast We started a little early with next week's Community Day to talk with Theresa Francomacaro on Why Story Works. Theresa answered lots of questions on this one including how she helps people with Story, five neurological impulses that are inherent in good stories and specifically why Stories are good for Training. As you can imagine, the conversation was engaging and fun --- probably because Stories were the subject --- and we shared a few. Give this one a listen and get prepared for lots more Sto...
Apr 24, 2021•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast When Jack Pierce sent in the topic he wanted to discuss "Extreme Learning Design: Behavior Design", I thought it might raise some eyebrows. And it did. Jack has been working in training and development for over thirty years and has seen trends in our space come and go. But he's distilled what he's learned into some concepts that he's interested in sharing via Mastermind experiences --- and he went into them in this broadcast. In today's world of training, learning, and development, it's not enou...
Apr 24, 2021•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast We haven't had a Community Discussion in a while, so it was really nice to get back to that format and talk about What the Pandemic Taught Us About Remote Learning and Working. We also had a special guest, Kayleen Holt of Scissor Tail Creative Services . Kayleen has a somewhat different perspective on how things have changed; she has disabilities. And the pandemic has created a more accessible world for her and others because of the focus on virtual experiences. We talk about Zoom fatigue, the i...
Apr 18, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our guest for this episode is Anja Hartleb-Parson. And if you're a regular TLDC viewer or listener, you know that Anja has been on a few times before, mostly talking about Data Science and L&D. So it was with great interest when she approached me to discuss this episode, whose title is "A Sample Size of 1: Living and Working with Autism". This episode has profoundly affected me more than any broadcast TLDC has done. And it's kind of ironic that I didn't know that April is Autism Awareness Mo...
Apr 10, 2021•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast This episode's guest, Bhakti Karkare, likes to say that good facilitation creates magical experiences. But in talking to her, you also learn there's a whole lot of science behind good facilitation too. In this conversation, Bhakti focuses on discussing her professional passion, facilitation. But what you quickly learn from Bhakti is that it's not just at work that facilitation is important, it's in all of your relationships. And if you are at all interested in being a leader, developing your ski...
Apr 10, 2021•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast You'd be hard pressed to find someone right now that is doing more to help L&D professionals get better at what they do thank Alex Salas. You may know him online as StyleLearn, Alex is the Chief of Awesomeness at eLearning Launch, an online academy for digital learning designers. Alex goes out of his way to provide instruction and cohorts to L&D professionals, and is passionate about making sure every participant is successful. We're lucky to have Alex as a TLDC Member. Take a listen to ...
Apr 05, 2021•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast I had a really great time talking with Bethany Kline in this Member Showcase. Bethany is an English Teacher turned Instructional Designer (something many of you can identify with), and is passionate about employee development and helping people cultivate their curiosity. We're going to try to get Bethany back for another episode soon, since she's doing some really interesting stuff with onboarding, which you can hear about in this conversation. Tune in to the episode and make sure you connect wi...
Mar 28, 2021•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Anja Hartleb-Parson returns to a TLDCast to discuss "How To Isolate and Measure the Impact of Your Training". With a passion for training, learning, AND data, Anja also has a wide range of other skillsets that she brings to L&D, offering us a larger perspective on how to use measurement to support your organization's training objectives. Give this one a listen - as always, Anja is brilliant. And a special thank you to Tom McDowall for doing a great job hosting and facilitati...
Mar 28, 2021•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast The SEC mandating Human Capital disclosure seems like it should've sent shockwaves through the L&D world, but you wouldn't know it unless you searched for it. This mandate, which went into effect in November of 2020, will have a tremendous impact on our industry, and at the very least, having a working understanding of what it means is important. And so we're lucky to have Trish Uhl join us for this TLDCast to discuss 7 Ways Your Internal Instructional Design & Training Process is Now Ex...
Mar 21, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast I've been monitoring the virtual reality and learning space for about five years now. I've tested and purchased a few hardware devices, sampled lots of games, and even attended some VR and AR conferences. I honestly thought VR was going to revolutionize technology as we know it --- and change the world of learning. Well, it doesn't look like anything like that is really going to happen soon. However, I'm feeling like my expectations of the future of VR and learning have a more practical perspect...
Mar 21, 2021•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast YouTube is the largest online platform in the US, and unsurprisingly, we're seeing more and more IDs starting channels and using YouTube to do what they do best: sharing knowledge. In this episode, we have three of our own community members and active YouTubers, Tom McDowall, Vanessa Alzate, and Joseph Suarez discuss their YouTube processes and systems. They also talk about what motivated them to start their channels. So if you're at all considering starting a YouTube channel, this episode will ...
Mar 05, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast The first time Bucky Dodd joined us on a TLDCast, afterwards we had quite a few folks post on twitter about how their minds had been blown. You can see why in this episode. He was joined by his associate at LX Studio, Carolyn Muller, and we discussed Learning Strategies During a Pandemic. We also discussed some other topics, including Bucky's Learning Environment Modeling, why having an agency like LX Studio attached to the University of Central Oklahoma has a positive impact on students, and mu...
Feb 28, 2021•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast It took a couple of years to get Mike Jones on a TLDCast and the wait was worth it. He's a kindergarten teacher turned Learning Experience Designer and over the last ten years, seems to have seen and done it all in L&D. You can learn a lot from Mike, his knowledge and experience with tools is vast. So give this episode a listen and connect with him on twitter and linkedin. You'll be glad you did. On twitter: https://twitter.com/MPJ_InstrDesign On Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mpjones...
Feb 21, 2021•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we talk with Jenn Jacovsky about Perception. Perhaps Perception isn't something you actively think about when you're training or teaching, but it's a critical skill and one you can build and get better at. We talk about the Ladder of Inference, how avoiding "jumping to conclusions" is important, and go over some examples of why being skilled at Perception is valuable for training. Jenn repeats a mantra "Don't get mad, get curious" - a great takeaway from the episode....
Feb 07, 2021•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast There are a few topics that often show up at TLDC: Job and career related discussion, using development tools, mentoring - all subjects that show up regularly. And here's one more. Onboarding. And in this episode, we have Dan Shirley of Ziplyne , an enterprise saas onboarding tool. We talk to Daniel about Ziplyne, what challenges he's seeing in pandemic-era onboarding scenarios, and what it takes to have a successful onboarding program in 2021. And we covered much more - it was a great conversat...
Feb 07, 2021•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we talked with Joseph Suarez about Working Out Loud. It's a concept you may already be familiar with; and if you're not familiar with it, Workingoutloud.com Founder, John Stepper says "Working Out Loud is a way to build relationships that can help you in some way, like achieving a goal or exploring a new topic or skill. Instead of networking to get something, you invest in relationships by making contributions over time, including your work and experiences that you make visible....
Jan 31, 2021•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast In 2019, $400 billion dollars was awarded in grant money for education. And that number isn't going to change any time soon. So if you're at all interested in finding some grant funding for your educational project, give this episode with Bejanae Kareem and host Toddi Norum a listen. Bejanae and Toddi cover lots of ground discussing grant writing for education. They go over where to start with grant writing, the 12-step grant writing process, and grant readiness. Check out Bejanae's book "12 Qui...
Jan 23, 2021•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast I met Joseph Suarez in Phoenix, AZ at TLDC18 - which seems like a million years ago but at the same time, yesterday. He was immediately generous with offers to help at the event, and in fact, if you check out the TLDC18 conference recordings in our event archive, all of the intro bumpers for that event were done by him - for free. Joe is incredibly proficient as an elearning developer, and it's no surprise to me that he launched a new and excellent Youtube channel called elearning Out Loud: http...
Jan 15, 2021•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast For the first broadcast of 2021, we were joined in a Community Discussion with Margie Meacham aka The Brain Lady, to talk Reflection and Learning. It's a timely topic as we've moved into this New Year and the conversation didn't disappoint. There's quite a bit to think about in this one, including Margie's information about the physiological responses we have to reflection and information consumption. Reflection is an opportunity for improvement. And as we depart 2020 and move into 2021, it's wo...
Jan 09, 2021•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we talked with Anja Hartleb-Parson about How To Think Like a Data Scientist — Without Being One - no math or coding required. And Anja really delivered; with her background in philosophy and psychology, the THINK part of the topic is covered perfectly, and it's enhanced with an excellent study aid you can find on her linkedin post here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/anja-hartleb-parson_think-like-a-data-scientist-guide-for-l-activity-6745900721264238592-Tp9l Check this conversa...
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