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TLDCast Podcast

546 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★ - 11 ratings

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.

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Peace, Love & Data Interoperability: Using xAPI to Drive Analytics

October 20, 2019 19:41 - 52 minutes - 72.5 MB

What is xAPI? How do you send data? What data do you send? And where do you send it? How do you keep it all organized? As we move further toward a "data-centric" world, collecting, analyzing, and managing data has become a top priority among successful organizations. And in L&D, xAPI has risen to forefront of the tools for processing data. Megan Torrance is one of Learning & Development's premier experts on xAPI. And in this Data, Measurement, and Analytics Playlist episode, she offers an ...

Learning You Can Count On with Sam Rogers

October 11, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 83 MB

Data, Measurement, and Analytics aren’t new, but they are gaining a lot more importance in our learning industry these days. There’s a reason for that, and you don’t have to be a “numbers person” to get in on this opportunity. Come up to speed fast with Sam Rogers as he describes some common methodologies for getting at the things that count, how to count them, and how to help others up the management chain know that they can count on you.

Community Discussion: A Day in the Life

October 07, 2019 07:46 - 38 minutes - 53.1 MB

Ever wonder what everybody else's workday what might be like? As corporate trainers and educators, we're all responsible for similar objectives and goals, but our experiences can be radically different from one another. Take a listen to this Community Discussion where we talk a bit about our professional iives; you'll see how very different it can all be!

Case Study: Designing Digitally Builds Assessment Simulation for Procter and Gamble

September 30, 2019 04:09 - 1 hour - 89.4 MB

Here's an excellent case study that features a simulation Designing Digitally created for Susan Manos and Procter & Gamble (P&G). P&G conduct self-assessments of the Quality Programs at all of their production, research, distribution, and warehousing facilities to ensure all are meeting the organization's performance standards. These assessments are called QPHA's and they provide a framework for evaluation and understanding of the quality level output by the teams that participate. There is ...

Is A Formal L&D Degree Necessary?

September 30, 2019 02:15 - 1 hour - 86.3 MB

Is a formal L&D degree worth it? Is it a requirement if you want to have a career as an instructional designer or a corporate trainer? There are so many factors that go into answering questions like these and this episode answers quite a few of them. Join Cara North, Chackras Smith, and Richard Harrell for a busy discussion on whether or not having a formal degree in L&D is a requirement in today's job market for instructional designers. This panel also discusses the types of degrees that a...

Community Discussion: Share Your Timesavers, Shortcuts, and Productivity Tips

September 02, 2019 01:20 - 58 minutes - 64.4 MB

It’s a Labor Day weekend Friday, so why not start the three-day weekend with some timesavers, shortcuts, and productivity tips? Host Luis Malbas talked with Jonathan Rock, Quetzalcoatl Cortes, and Alan Natachu about some of their favorite ways to be more productive L&D professionals. The discussion covered: Procrastination Taking action Creating productivity rituals Removing distractions Saying “NO” Outsourcing the small stuff Creating schedules and blocking off time Ideal workspac...

From Vaughnsville, OH to 21st Century L&D with Andrew Hughes and Craig Sybert

September 01, 2019 22:55 - 1 hour - 65.8 MB

There are currently 249 people living in Vaughnsville, Ohio. Today on TLDCast, we had two former residents of that small town, both of them now Learning and Development Professionals. Andrew Hughes and Craig Sybert grew up with completely separate lives (although Craig’s father did date Andrew’s Aunt for a few months) and they discovered their common connection at an ATD conference, and have since managed to stay in touch here in The Training, Learning, and Development Community. Take a lis...

Delighting Learning Appetites with Karl Richter and Host Cara North

August 26, 2019 04:02 - 1 hour - 54.6 MB

Karl Richter is a Chef. But instead of menu prep and food mastery as his medium for cooking up delicious offerings, he concocts “eLearning Blends” — a mixture of design, facilitation, consultation, and coaching — to delight learning appetites. In this TLDCast, we learn more about Karl’s journey as a trainer – going from college, to teaching abroad in Taiwan and Korea, then his time teaching in the Educational Technology Department at San Diego State University, and eventually landing where ...

Ken Brown and The EMU Experience

August 17, 2019 23:52 - 1 hour - 56.2 MB

Ken Brown’s story is an interesting one. A self-described introvert turned college psychology teacher that evolved to corporate trainer, it’s surprising he would eventually create The EMU Experience: Engaging. Memorable. Unexpected. In this discussion, Ken remarks “when somebody says, ‘Hey, create something new or redesign it?’ I get absolutely giddy. I mean, I'm like a kid in a candy store. Because to me, there are so many possibilities, so many ways you can take it --- not just ‘Oh, we’ve...

Kevin Thorn on Instructional Comics with host Kristen Hayden Safdie

August 12, 2019 01:50 - 1 hour - 56.2 MB

When you think about comics, more than likely some of the first things that come to mind are superheroes like Spiderman or Batman in full-color comic books you might find in bookstores or comic book shops. Or maybe you think about “funny pages”, the once popular color inserts in Sunday newspapers with comic “strips” like Peanuts and Garfield. Well, comics have evolved in many ways. From graphic novels with adult themes to what this TLDCast is about: Instructional Comics. And our guest for t...

Community Discussion: What Are Your Favorite L&D Books? featuring Zsolt Olah

August 12, 2019 01:15 - 47 minutes - 44.4 MB

Zsolt Olah has read a lot of books. AND he’s read a lot of L&D books. In fact, over a twelve-week period he read over 100 books in preparation for writing his own book, Engage the WORL&D!: A whimsical, brain-picking “meme-oir” from a creative digital learning strategist. So it comes as no surprise that Zsolt published a popular article about L&D Book Recommendations on eLearningIndustry.com. So this is why Zsolt was a perfect guest for our Community Discussion on “What Are Your Favorite L&D...

From Biblical Studies to Instructional Design: Dr Robin Sargent

August 05, 2019 04:30 - 52 minutes - 45.2 MB

You wouldn’t call Dr Robin Sargent one of the most traditional Instructional Designers out there --- her journey to ID certainly is not! Starting with a BA and MA in Biblical Studies and Theology, to waiting tables, to being a University Librarian, Robin has taken an unconventional route to corporate training. If not for a chance conversation with the university Dean at a nearby copy machine, she wouldn’t be where she is today. That conversation? “Do you know anybody with a Master’s Degree ...

Andrew Hughes and Leslie Lloyd: Bulding a Critical Thinking Course for the FSA

July 28, 2019 19:31 - 44 minutes - 42.1 MB

"We have a two day instructor led training course we'd like you to convert into a one hour elearning course". That's how this project between Andrew Hughes of Designing Digitally and Leslie Lloyd of Federal Student Ai started. And as they proceeded to explore what was sounded like an impossible request, they were able to set these core parameters: It needs to work in our learning management system, it needs to be 508 compliant, and it also needs to work both on the computer and on the mobile...

Roberta Dombrowski, Cara North, and the Purpose of Task Analysis

July 18, 2019 05:12 - 1 hour - 59.4 MB

"Task analysis for instructional design is a process of analyzing and articulating the kind of learning that you expect the learners to know how to perform" (Jonassen, Tessmer, & Hannum, 1999, p.3). And in this TLDCast, we had two task analysis experts discussing real application. Hosted by Cara North, our guest was Roberta Dombrowski, an award-winning learning designer with over ten years of experience designing and delivering user-centered digital learning experiences. Roberta is current...

Community Discussion: WOL - Working Out Loud

July 13, 2019 18:26 - 1 hour - 58.2 MB

There's probably no one better than professional learners to talk about WOL - Working Out Loud. Why is that? And what is Working Out Loud? From Working Out Loud author John Stepper's website, it's "a way to build relationships that can help you in some way, like achieving a goal, developing a skill, or exploring a new topic. Instead of networking to get something, you invest in relationships by making contributions over time, including your work and experiences that you make visible." It'...

Community Discussion: Social Media for Career Development

July 10, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB

Want to know how some of your fellow L&D Professionals use social media for work and professional development? We had a GREAT Community Discussion episode discussing just that! Cara North, Rubina Halwani, and Alan Natachu answered these questions: Are there any platforms you avoid on social media? Why or why not? How do you manage your social media connections? Burner accounts: Do you have one? Do you keep your personal and professional accounts separate? How do you evaluate your posts f...

A Customer Service Training Project with Guest Lisa Crockett and Host Kristen Hayden Safdie

July 10, 2019 15:37 - 1 hour - 31.3 MB

This TLDCast episode features guest Lisa Crockett and Host Kristin Hayden Safdie discussing a case study based on a project Lisa took on. This project required building customer service training for a health insurance company. That training was multi-faceted; there were several departments involved, all of which needed their own customized version of the training based on what that department's role in the organization was. What makes this case study particularly intriguing is that Lisa's v...

Andrew Hughes and Julie Dietrich of Wyndham Destinations

June 29, 2019 20:58 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

This TLDCast episode features Designing Digitally President and CEO, Andrew Hughes, discussing an eLearning Case Study with Julie Dietrich of Wyndham Destinations. They talk about their partnership and how they worked together to create something a little different - a fun, engaging, compliance training program. Listen to the recording and learn more about: The eLearning course (3 modules, Level 3) The purpose of the training and who it was designed for The previous method of delivery T...

Community Discussion: Experience or Education? What is your YOE?

June 22, 2019 06:37 - 46 minutes - 48 MB

Experience or Education – what gets you the job? And what if you have the education but not the experience? Listen to this Friday Community Discussion with Rubina Halwani where she discusses years of experience (YOE) & how to set yourself up for success. The Years of Experience Conundrum You go to apply for an instructional design position. The job announcement states the candidate must have x amount of years of experience. This can feel frustrating when you are fresh out of college without...

Guest Tim Slade with Host Cara North: It’s Not The Tools, It’s What You Do With Them

June 22, 2019 05:53 - 58 minutes - 62 MB

Cara North: “It’s not about the tools, though. It’s about what you do with them. Right?” There may be no one better in the eLearning industry to answer that than our June 21 TLDCast guest, Tim Slade. Tim Slade is a speaker, author, and award-winning freelance eLearning designer. Having spent the last decade working to help others elevate their eLearning and visual communications content, he has been recognized and awarded within the eLearning industry multiple times for his creative and inn...

A Parity TLDCast with Guest Ily Nunn and Host Toddi Norum

June 14, 2019 05:52 - 55 minutes - 44.9 MB

Women are making big shifts in industries and roles that were once predominately male. Although per Linkedin, “Over the past ten years, the proportion of female leaders in the workforce has increased by an average of just over two percentage points among the 12 industries we studied”, more women are entering the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) sector than ever before. Meet Ily Nunn, Owner/ Operator of Nunn Utility Locating, LLC. NU Locating provides Private Utility Locating a...

Case Study with Host Kristen Hayden Safdie and Guest Jac Hutchinson: Moving 48 Courses from ILT to eLearning

June 09, 2019 21:01 - 1 hour - 51.4 MB

In this Case Study episode by Host Kristen Hayden Safdie, the guest was Jacqueline Hutchinson, eLearning Designer/Developer and host of the The Lounge podcast. Their discussion topic was a recent project Jac took on: Moving 48 courses from ILT to eLearning for a healthcare organization. The project required taking the organization's Powerpoints, and using the services of an SME from the UAE, convert all of the instructional design into eLearning courses. Listen to this episode to hear de...

Host Cara North: ATD ICE 2019 Wrap Up

June 03, 2019 04:32 - 59 minutes - 53.1 MB

With over 10,000 attendees, 450+ exhibitors, and 300+ sessions, ATD ICE has defined itself as the world's premier L&D event. And none other than Cara North is here to wrap up ATD ICE with a fantastic Friday #TLDCast. Cara was joined by three guests: Carmen Bonilla, Yolanda Fraction, and Dr Tracy Shoyer. They discussed their backgrounds, why they went to the conference, and what their event experiences were like. Keynote summaries, conference highlights, and numerous "pro-tips" are talked a...

Community Discussion: How to Find Jobs in Instructional Design featuring Rubina Halwani

May 27, 2019 17:47 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MB

In this Community Discussion TLDCast episode, Rubina Halwani led an excellent conversation about finding jobs in Instructional Design. Rubina is a teacher turned Instructional Designer that used her backgrounds in Business Development and the film market to eventually begin her career as an ID. Some highlights of the discussion: Network as much as possible. Use the power of social media to find other professionals like yourself to learn what they're doing and how they've found employment....

The Top 10 Ways of Increasing Learner Interactivity & Engagement

May 19, 2019 23:08 - 54 minutes - 74.4 MB

Do your employee training programs lack interactivity and the ability to spark your learners’ interest? Has your company’s training ever failed to engage your employees? If you answered yes to either of these, this TLDCast will be a great resource for you! Custom online learning solutions utilize a variety of innovative technologies, such as gamification and immersive scenarios, which Learning and Development professionals now realize is a great way to enhance training experiences for their...

Toddi Norum: Introducing The Parity Podcast

May 19, 2019 22:55 - 30 minutes - 42.3 MB

We are proud to announce a new TLDCast series by Toddi Norum called The Parity Podcast. This series will be focused on ideas and concepts focused on equality, especially in regards to status and pay. Discussions will be covering parity in organizational development, human resources, and learning and development. Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, or EDI, has many challenges in the workplace. This podcast will chronicle some of those challenges and tell the stories of practitioners and partic...

Community Discussion: What are some things you wish you had known before becoming an instructional designer?

May 13, 2019 07:16 - 1 hour - 83.4 MB

Was it the SMEs? The technology? Working behind the scenes? Maybe you wish you had known you'd end working with and for so many so called "experts". Or perhaps it was the assessments that are driving you nuts. Or the tedious exercise of having to adapt materials from one format to another. We had Valary Oleinik, Rubina Halwani, Jonathan Rock, Kristen Hayden Safide, Cara North, and Quetzalcoatl Cortes join us for a fantastic discussion where they contributed their "lists" of things they wish...

Case Studies #TLDCast - Host Kristen Hayden Safdie and Guest Jo Cook on Building The Lightbulb Moment CPD Webinar Series

May 13, 2019 07:02 - 1 hour - 82.4 MB

It always sounds much simpler than it is: Find an idea, build on it, execute on delivery, and reap the benefits.In this TLDCast episode, Jo Cook, Founder of Lightbulb Moment, tells the story of how she and her brother Michael came up with the idea of their CPD Webinar series. The conversation was very straight-forward, with Jo detailing a variety of challenges she had in building this product. Discussions like this aren't common; Jo is very articulate and transparent about the wins and los...

Women in L&D (WiLD): Mikaela Kiner, Founder & CEO of Reverb

May 04, 2019 01:05 - 50 minutes - 69.8 MB

Mikaela Kiner is the Founder and CEO of Reverb, an HR consultancy for startups, located in Seattle, WA. She is also the author of the upcoming book, Female Firebrands: Stories and techniques to ignite change, take control, and succeed in the workplace. Women in L&D Host Valerie Sunyak had an excellent conversation with Mikaela that covered a variety of topics. The discussion was wide-ranging and thought provoking; Mikaela offered a variety of insights on social inequities women, men, and pe...

The Competency Models Playlist with Rachel Weiss, Erin Melvin, and Toddi Norum Part 2

April 26, 2019 23:37 - 50 minutes - 8.6 MB

Our Competency Models Playlist featured three guests: Rachel Weiss from Oscar Health Insurance, Erin Melvin from Lambda Solutions, and Host Toddi Norum. Rachel's background helped answer a few questions. Her primary function with Competency Model frameworks, is to interpret and build around the L&D function. Rachel speaks to understanding the model architecture and why it's important to the business. Then with her background as an L&D professional, measure competency and react to the result...

The Competency Models Playlist with Rachel Weiss, Erin Melvin, and Toddi Norum Part 1

April 26, 2019 23:36 - 1 hour - 10.5 MB

Our Competency Models Playlist featured three guests: Rachel Weiss from Oscar Health Insurance, Erin Melvin from Lambda Solutions, and Host Toddi Norum. Rachel's background helped answer a few questions. Her primary function with Competency Model frameworks, is to interpret and build around the L&D function. Rachel speaks to understanding the model architecture and why it's important to the business. Then with her background as an L&D professional, measure competency and react to the result...

Technology Showcase #TLDCast - with Host Alan Natachu and featuring Alyshahn Kara of Goosechase

April 21, 2019 18:58 - 52 minutes - 71.8 MB

Engagement, team building, activity variety —- there are so many things to love about Scavenger Hunts. So how about turning scavenger hunts into an educational opportunity using technology? Heard of Pokemon Go? How about that - but build learning experiences into it? Then meet Alyshahn Kara of Goosechase in this fantastic TLDCast brought together by Alan Natachu. Goosechase is inspired by the outrageous. It builds fun and engagement by getting users to move around, interact with strangers...

Cara North’s Learning Technologies TLDCast: Melissa Milloway on Adobe XD

April 17, 2019 03:12 - 56 minutes - 77.4 MB

The Best Tool Missing From Your Toolbox Is Adobe XD in your toolbox? If not, why not? Some say it’s everyone’s favorite tool they don’t know about. So we were extremely excited to have Melissa Milloway on Cara North’s Learning Technologies TLDCast to let us know why she loves Adobe XD. In 2014, a small team from Adobe Creative Cloud began developing a software tool to create prototypes and user experiences. Less than a year later, that team successfully convinced Adobe to invest in their t...

Digital Minimalism, Essentialism, and Learning with Christiana Houck

April 12, 2019 21:32 - 1 hour - 87.2 MB

In the Journal, Computers and Human Behavior, a study on divided attention and social media stated “The fundamental tenet of cognitive load theory is that the quality of instructional design will be raised if greater consideration is given to the role and limitations of working memory”. So in the Age of Distraction, what is our current working memory? In the summer of 2015, Microsoft published a report that argued the widespread usage of smartphones has led to the deterioration of attention...

Sonia Furini with 5 Tactics for Great Client/Vendor Relationships

April 11, 2019 20:21 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MB

In today’s TLDCast episode, with spoke with Virtual Learning Collaborative Director Sonia Furini about 5 Tactics for Great Client/Vendor Relationships. The 5 Tactics are: Partnership Communication Honesty Availability Agility Partnership Sonia emphasized that you’ll know in the first five minutes if a client/vendor relationship is going to work. The relationship has to be one of a partnership, where both parties are focused on working together to be successful. Collaborative, cooperat...

Community Discussion: Do You Need An Instructional Design Degree?

April 06, 2019 20:45 - 57 minutes - 78.6 MB

Today our TLDCast discussion was focused on whether or not an instructional design degree is required to be successful in L&D. We had a nice split of guests: two of them had L&D related degrees and two didn’t — but had degrees outside of our industry. Also, we had one guest that doesn’t have a degree and is currently working on getting his undergrad. The guests were: Bethany Paterson – has non-L&D Degree Alan Natachu – has non-L&D Degree Alex Godinez – currently enrolled in a degree program...

A Change Management Case Study with Host Kristen Hayden Safdie and Guest Deborah Decker

April 02, 2019 04:41 - 57 minutes - 9.95 MB

How do we develop an agile workforce and create that adaptaibility within our employees? On Monday, April 1st, Kristen Hayden Safdie hosted her first in a series of Case Study TLDCasts. Her guest was Deborah Decker, eLearning Expert and Learning Advisor for Southern California Edison. Southern California Edison is a 130 year old company that is currently experiencing change management challenges. Like many organizations, technology is impacting its workforce, and strategies to implement a c...

The Top 10 TLDCasts of 2018

March 30, 2019 19:39 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MB

Compiling the 2018 Top 10 TLDCasts was an interesting exercise in understanding what drives an audience to TLDCast. “Name recognition” and “topic covered” tend to be the primary reasons TLDCasts fill up. There’s also something to be said for “day of the week” as well. For the full blog post on this episode, go here: https://tldc.us/2019/03/25/the-top-10-tldcasts-of-2018/ Of this Top 10, there are some interesting things to note: 8 out of 10 feature female guests 3 out of 10 feature Melis...

Tips for An Effective Training Strategy with Andrew Hughes

March 25, 2019 04:53 - 56 minutes - 77.9 MB

Need some tips to build an effective training strategy? How about SEVENTEEN of them? Join Andrew Hughes, one of L&D’s premier experts, for a fantastic discussion on how to make sure your training initiatives succeed. As President & CEO of Designing Digitally, Andrew has proven time and again how to implement effective training strategy. This broadcast will give you insight into his success, what he’s done and how he’s done it. Sponsored by: Designing Digitally, Inc. specializes in creating...

Anatomy of a TLDCast and the Path Ahead with Luis Malbas

March 25, 2019 04:52 - 56 minutes - 78.1 MB

Two years, 525 episodes, 692 Crowdcast followers. Every weekday since March 2017, TLDCast has been broadcast free without restriction, featuring hundreds of guests. It’s a remarkable feat that co-Founder, Brent Schlenker was able to host +90% of the episodes. But there’s an infrastructure required to maintain this kind of platform, and we’d like to tell you about it — in case you want to do your own TLDCast. Join co-Founder Luis Malbas for a breakdown of the behind-the-scenes requirements fo...

Video Friday – Special Guest Amanda Kaufmann of Thrasher Editorial

March 10, 2019 17:48 - 58 minutes - 80.6 MB

Video Friday brings Sam Roger and Brent Schlenker co-hosting and talking with guest, Amanda JS Kaufmann. She is a producer and an authoring specialist with comprehensive publishing and production experience in academics, technology, and healthcare. With her network of A/V professionals, Kaufmann has directed and produced video projects across the country and is expanding her reach with independent film projects. They discuss techniques in front of and behind the camera and video in general. ...

How the Virtual Classroom's Producer's Effectiveness Is Related to the Facilitator's Skillset with Kassy LaBorie and Sonia Furini

March 10, 2019 17:46 - 57 minutes - 78.8 MB

Be part of the conversation! Join Kassy LaBorie and Sonia Furini for a lively and enlightening discussion on how the virtual classroom producer’s effectiveness is related to the facilitator’s skill set. Kassy is an in-demand speaker and author. In this cast, she is joined by Sonia, the Virtual Classroom & eLearning Services Director at Virtual Learning Collaborative. Sonia Furini is the co-owner and Virtual Classroom Services Director at Virtual Learning Collaborative. With over 14 years of...

Women in L&D (WiLD): Melissa Lamson

March 10, 2019 17:43 - 1 hour - 83.9 MB

Melissa Lamson is one of the world’s foremost intercultural consultants. As president and CEO of Lamson Consulting, she uses her decades of global expertise to help companies and business leaders cultivate a successful global mindset, bridge cultures, and achieve real results. Her experience spans two decades and projects in more than forty countries, affording her invaluable expertise in helping organizations expand globally, improve time-to-market, and increase profits. She has offered hu...

Special Guest Daan Assen of SwipeGuide

March 03, 2019 22:18 - 53 minutes - 73.7 MB

Starting off the week with a special guest from across the pond. Daan Assen is the Founder of SwipeGuide: the new industry standard for digital work instruction. Today, Brent talks to Daan about the changing structure of learning under the influence of Information 4.0. They focus on the importance of capturing tribal knowledge and provide the workforce in industries with high employee-turnover (mainly manufacturing, maintenance and field service) with user-friendly, mobile on-the-job work in...

Special Guest Bridgett McGowen on Public Speaking

February 25, 2019 01:57 - 1 hour - 85.3 MB

Brent has a special guest, Bridgett McGowen in the window. Bridgett is a published author, a presentation skills coach, and an awarded international professional speaker. She has spoken on programs alongside notable figures such as Shonda Rhimes, Deepak Chopra, and former President Barack Obama. Bridgett has delivered hundreds of presentations to thousands of participants from all around the globe. Today they discuss the ins and outs of public speaking. Bridgett’s history Like it AND be g...

Andrew Hughes of Designing Digitally

February 25, 2019 01:55 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MB

For nearly a decade, Andrew Hughes has made it his personal mission to ensure that commonly-used ineffective and lackluster training techniques are a thing of the past. Realizing his passion for changing the way we learn and evolve, in 2006 Andrew founded and became President of Designing Digitally, Inc., an E-Learning and Serious Game Development firm that creates fully customized learner retention solutions for various types of industries. Starting with a solo team, Designing Digitally has...

Michael Noble of TTA on Tools, the Learner Experience, and the State of the Industry

February 17, 2019 18:17 - 53 minutes - 73.4 MB

Today, Brent Schlenker talks to Michael Noble about tools, the learner experience and his years in the L&D Industry. Michael J. Noble, PhD, is TTA’s Chief Operating Officer & Chief Learning Strategist. In addition to leading TTA’s sales and operations teams, he works with clients to map their future state objectives and to innovate within their learning organizations. Show topics: Introduction & Announcements Talking about CBT tools used in the past Challenges and the Learner experience...

Special Guest Daniel Menden on Harley-Davidson and going from Corporate to Consulting

February 17, 2019 18:16 - 58 minutes - 80.6 MB

Today, Brent Schlenker speaks to Daniel Menden about his career, working at Harley-Davidson and being in the industry for over 25 years. Dan is an international speaker, trainer and consultant with over 20 years of success in helping organizations improve their performance. Show topics: Introduction & Announcements Daniel’s backstory Starting at Harley-Davidson to working in Harley’s L&D Analyzing learning challenges in employee training What worked in the Leadership program Measuring...

Special Guest Kim Edwards of Getty Images

February 10, 2019 18:09 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MB

With 10 years’ experience designing, delivering and evaluating learning experiences, her biggest strengths are resilience in volatile and complex environments, ability to seek solutions and make progress, and strong communication and collaboration skills. Brent and Kim discuss this ideal and how it fits into L&D, design, and being on video Kim’s History Learning Now TV Real world examples Getting used to video Life work balance

Special Guest Kamaria Scott, Women in L&D (WiLD)

February 10, 2019 18:08 - 54 minutes - 75.2 MB

Today, Valerie Sunyak speaks to Kamaria Scott on today’s episode of WiLD. Kamaria is the Head of North America Learning for FIS. She leads learning strategy, development, and implementation for the region and in support of global talent management initiatives. Show topics: Introduction & Announcements Kamaria’s backstory in learning Wearing different hats in L&D Commonalities in learning within various industries Gaining Influence, Internal vs External Influencing the business to rec...

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