Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for this episode is Thjis De Vries, CEO and Co-Founder of Warp VR, a company that provides learning via combining, gaming and Virtual Reality. In this ‘immersive’ conversation Thjis and I talk about 00:00 › Start 9:00 › What Exactly is Immersive Learning? —and how immersive experiences affect knowledge retention and achieve better learning outcomes 15:00 › The Warp VR Process —How they develop immersive experiences and why investing in the time and e...
Aug 15, 2023•39 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for this episode is Jason Thai-Kennedy, a learning strategist who works with leaders in today’s age of continuous change. He is currently a Senior Learning and Communications Manager at Electronic Arts. In this 'continously-changing' conversation Jason and I talk about 00:00 › Start 5:27 › The Rapid Pace of Change , the feeling of overwhelm around that and then the complexity that is then layered on top of the rapid change. We also discuss ...
Aug 08, 2023•55 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for this episode is Omer Glass, the CEO and Co-Founder of GrowthSpace, the world’s first outcome-focused talent development platform. In this ‘outcome oriented’ conversation Omer and I talk about 00:00 › Start 06:06 › The Top Three Issues in adult lifelong learning and upskilling that GrowthSpace addresses 10:47 › The Challenges Omer & the GrowthSpace team grapple with and their approach to scalability with such a user-focused platform 16:52 › Th...
Aug 01, 2023•31 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for this episode is Bianca Raby a passionate Learning Designer, serial entrepreneur, and digital education strategist. As the CEO of Oppida, a global digital education agency, she works to raise the bar of online learning daily and believes this in-demand, emerging profession will help solve the educational challenges of today and the future. Bianca also debuted as a writer in 2021 with her book Online learning: So you want to be a learning designer?...
Jun 13, 2023•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guests for this episode are Ross Garner and Ross Dickie, of Mind Tools for Business and internationally recognized Learning Experience Designers. In 2019, Ross Garner won the Gold award for Learning Designer of the Year at the Learning Technologies Awards, and in 2022 Ross Dickie took Bronze in the same category. Together, they focus on developing performance focused eLearning, animations, infographics and video content for a diverse portfolio of clients. ...
Jun 06, 2023•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for this episode is David T. Livingston, who is the Executive Director of Health Plan Workforce Development at Kaiser Permanente. In this very ‘automated’ conversation David and I talk about 00:00 › Start 5:54 › Why are Chatbots a Good Tool for workforce development, especially when it comes to reinforcing learning? 10:44 › The Five Ways David was seeking to improve sales performance through the use of chatbots 13:15 › Why did Kaiser Went Chatbot —Ho...
May 30, 2023•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for this episode is Michael Vaughn, an Adoption and Education Specialist at Open LMS. With over 15 years of experience in the field, Michael helps LMS administrators and instructional designers effectively leverage learning tools and platforms. In this very ‘accessible’ conversation Michael and I talk about 00:00 › Start 8:38 › Why Accessibility —Why does it matter across all learners and educational experiences? 17:26 › 99% Invisible —How can improv...
May 25, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for this episode is Melissa Hortman. She is Senior Education Industry Executive, and Account Technology Strategist for Research at Microsoft, who’s spent over 12 years as a Higher Ed leader and innovator, leading digital transformation and accelerating academic research in the U.S. In this ‘forward-thinking’ conversation Melissa and I talk about 00:00 › Start 8:08 › What exactly is Education 4.0 and how is this changing the Higher Education landscape...
May 16, 2023•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is Kate Giovacchini, who is the Co-Executive Director of Engineering and Managing Director of the Trusted Learner Network at Arizona State University. In this very ‘connected’ conversation Kate and I talk about 00:00 › Start 6:28 › The Trusted Learner Network—What it is, how it’s connected to ASU, and… what are Kate’s thoughts about the landscape for digital credentials right now? 10:25 › Networking—How can individuals and institutions join...
May 09, 2023•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for this episode is Sarah Mercier. She is the CEO at Learning Ninjas, where she specializes in innovative learning technology and strategic implementation of learning solutions. In this ‘analytic’ conversation Sarah and I talk about 00:00 › Start 02:00 › What xAPI is, exactly—and what are all the moving parts involved to make it work 07:25 › What are the biggest barriers when implementing xAPI? 11:50 › How xAPI Helps Create a Data Strategy—and what s...
May 04, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is Alex Ryan, CEO and Solution Strategist at Evolve Solutions Group. For 20 years now, she’s been defining and developing processes, culture, technology, change, and training development and management programs for Fortune 100 organizations. In this ‘delicious’ conversation Alex and I talk about 00:00 › Start 05:15 › How Alex views Microlearning and Gamification 08:25 › Gamification, Explained—and how Alex applies it to the learning process...
Apr 20, 2023•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this special CONNECTED episode we spoke with Andrea Martinez, Product Director at SUMADI. * SUMADI is a sponsor of Connected 2022 Subscribe for the latest news, practice and thought leadership at eLearnMagazine.com
Apr 20, 2023•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is Pascal Rosenberger, Co-Founder and CEO of Eggheads.ai, a microlearning service that helps learners soak up new business knowledge through interactive, chat-based learning nuggets. In this ‘not-so-micro’ conversation Pascal and I talk about 00:00 › Start 4:36 › What is Conversational Microlearning—and how this technique makes it easy and engaging for learners to soak up new business knowledge with interactive and chat-based learning nugge...
Mar 28, 2023•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is Vince Han. Vince is the founder and CEO of Mobile Coach and is an industry thought leader in the learning technology space, with an emphasis on artificial intelligence and chatbot technology. In this very ‘human’ conversation Vince and I talk about 00:00 › Start 08:00 › What It Means to Be a “Chatbot and Mobile Coach”—and the biggest challenges facing chatbots today 10:40 › Better Learning thru Chatbots—How might we use chatbots as an ef...
Mar 21, 2023•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is Markus Bernhardt. He is the Chief Evangelist at OBRIZUM, and is pioneering deeptech AI digital learning solutions for all aspects of organizational and people development. Previously the CEO of two education institutions and with years of experience in executive and non-executive board roles in the education sector, Markus uniquely combines a strong background in learning and cognitive science with a deep understanding of technology and ...
Mar 14, 2023•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is Hadiya Nuriddin. Hadiya is the founder and owner of Duets Learning. She has over 20 years' experience in learning and development. She specializes in instructional design and development for both corporate and academic environments. Hadiya is the author of the book StoryTraining: Selecting and Shaping Stories That Connect . In this ‘storytime’ conversation Hadiya and I talk about 00:00 › Start 6:00 › StoryTraining—Highlights and exp...
Mar 09, 2023•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is Kristin Torrence. She is the Head of Learning Engineering at Talespin, where she focuses on applying learning sciences, instructional design, and data science practices to design, instrument, and validate VR and XR learning solutions. In this ‘very real’ conversation Kristin and I talk about 00:00 › Start 03:33 › Learning Engineering 101—What is it, and how one can study or get a degree in this exciting topic 05:40 › The VR-ecipe—Kristin...
Mar 02, 2023•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is Kirsten Rourke. She has been an eLearning and development speaker, technical trainer and consultant since 2000. She owns and operates Rourke Training, which provides speaking and training services. When not playing video games obsessively or singing show tunes mostly on-key, she works as a consultant and speaker helping others develop presenting and training skills using her Prep, Practice, and Pivot model. She can be found presenting at...
Feb 23, 2023•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guests for today are Brooke Barrett and Makeala Kingsley. Brooke is the founder of Bench K12, a start-up looking to solve the problem of teacher shortages across the US. Makeala is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Dream.org who is here to tell her story about trying to become a substitute teacher during the pandemic. In this ‘logjam breaking’ conversation Brook, Makaela and I talk about 00:00 › Start 03:40 › Teacher Shortages, An American Silent C...
Feb 16, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is Shawn Rosler, who is a Senior Instructional Designer with Office Practicum and, more importantly for this conversation, the Host & Creator of The Coarse Grind Podcast. In this ‘hilarious’ conversation Shawn and I talk about 00:00 › Start 02:40 › Not Just Stories—The fact that podcasts are not just for creative storytelling; and the potentially missed opportunity by schools and businesses around the world to use podcasts as an effecti...
Feb 09, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is Chad Udell, the Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder of Float and SparkLearn. Chad is also a well documented forward thinker in learning with books like “Learning Everywhere: How Mobile Content Strategies Are Transforming Training,” and his newest book, “Shock of the New,” which he co-authored with Gary Woodil. In this ‘strategic’ conversation Chad and I talk about 00:00 › Start 02:38 › The Why behind Learning Ecosystems—Understanding h...
Feb 02, 2023•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guests for today are Deanna Flanagan, a Partner Learning Manager and Senior Instructional Designer; and Mike Belknap, the Training Operations Manager for Trintech, a provider of financial software. They’ve created massive amounts of high quality, consistent learning content for Trintech and I wanted to find out how they scaled their operation. In this 'disciplined' conversation Deanna, Mike and I talk about 00:00 › Start 3:20 › How Diana and Mike...
Jan 26, 2023•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is Ruston Miles, who is the Founder of Bluefin, the CEO of Payfactory and has been working and thinking about online security… well, forever. In this 'heads up' conversation Ruston and I talk about 00:00 › Start 05:00 › Bluefin and Ruston’s path to creating an advanced cybersecurity company 07:00 › Why Cybersecurity is so important today in Higher Ed—Bottom line: These institutions make for extremely juicy targets because their sy...
Jan 17, 2023•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is Nolvia Delgado, who is the Executive Director of the Kaplan Foundation. In this inspirational conversation Nolvia and I talk about 0:00 › Start 4:10 › Life of a First-generation College Graduate—and the support the Foundation provides to underrepresented learners like her (It’s not just financial!) 7:32 › Kaplan Foundation’s Application Process—How the process works for applying, acceptance and moving through the program. How the Foundat...
Jan 12, 2023•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is John Hackmeyer, who has been in the eLearning space for more than 20 years. He’s worn many hats as an engineer, an instructional designer & content creator, a sales enabler and as the founder of Cyber Crocodile, from which he advises companies large and small around the world. In this 'take-my-advice' conversation John and I talk about 0:00 › Start 2:53 › A SALES ENABLEMENT PRIMER—how to use the techniques John espouses to ...
Dec 27, 2022•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is Dean Saunders, the Vice President for Product Development here at Open LMS. In this 'costly-but-worth-it' conversation Dean and I talk about 0:00 › Start 01:01 › Does Dean see a disservice in corporate education, in the way we make up a division between traditional training and workforce development? 07:30 › Breaking News 🇺🇦 Smart Osvita & Open LMS partnering to help displaced students continue their education online for ...
Dec 20, 2022•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast My guest for today is Dr. Monique Vanni, Senior Engagement Manager for the Strive Community—a project supported by the MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth, and the Director of Research for Caribou Digital, which implements the Strive Community. In this 'credible' conversation Monique and I talk about: 0:00 Start — The relationship between Caribu, Strive and MasterCard and the goals of this global program 03:30 The success and challenges of managing the Strive community remotely, inc...
Dec 13, 2022•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is Matt Hunckler who is the founder of PowderKeg - the place to plug into tech, outside of Silicon Valley. In this community conversation Matt and I talk about 00:00 Start 05:00 The origins of PowderKeg through Matt’s own struggles of looking for opportunities in the tech startup space outside of Silicon Valley 07:50 How Matt chose a different path, took a pay cut and jumped on the opportunity to become a part of what is now the PowderKeg n...
Dec 06, 2022•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is Andrew Barry, founder of Curious Lion Learning. In this very cultural conversation Andrew and I talk about: 3:00 What a learning culture advisory group like Curious Lion does, and the origin, twists and turns Andrew has experienced over the past 5 years as the company has evolved from what he “thought” it would be to its current focus on providing Cohort Based Courses (CBC). 14:00 How a company can go from lip service to championing inve...
Nov 22, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is David James, the Chief Learning Officer at 360Learning. In this very analytical conversation David and I talk about: 01:10 How David started as a trainer around finance and banking, but then evolved into running learning, talent and development for Europe, Middle East and Africa at Disney; and how, along the way, he tracked changes happening in training delivery around data and technology that led him to his current role 06:00 How organi...
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