Your Brain On... by Salience Learning
40 episodes - English - Latest episode: 25 days ago -Your Brain On... is a podcast by Learning and Development professionals for Learning and Development professionals.
Every day, Salience Learning combines the science of learning with expertise in the business of science to help solve the biopharma industry's most complex business challenges.
Listen as hosts Karen Foster and Krista Gerhard discuss the latest in cognitive science and learning strategies as they relate to the ever-evolving healthcare industry. In other words: Your Brain On... gives you the tools you need to help your teams achieve success.
Ranked one of the top 20 cognitive science podcasts of 2020 by Feedspot: https://blog.feedspot.com/cognitive_science_podcasts/
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Episodes
An award-winning approach to blended learning feat. Nick Eriksen and Gordon Johnson (Part 3)
April 03, 2024 18:09 - 13 minutes - 24.5 MBSalience Learning's Iris Hill and Amy Parent are joined by Eurekos' Nick Erikson and Gordon Johnson to discuss their novel take on blended learning. This is the final installment of our three-part series.
An award-winning approach to blended learning feat. Nick Eriksen and Gordon Johnson (Part 2)
March 19, 2024 12:00 - 11 minutes - 13.3 MBSalience Learning's Iris Hill and Amy Parent are joined by Eurekos' Nick Erikson and Gordon Johnson to discuss their novel take on blended learning. This is the second installment of our three-part series.
An award-winning approach to blended learning feat. Nick Eriksen and Gordon Johnson
February 21, 2024 20:07 - 10 minutes - 12.7 MBSalience Learning's Iris Hill and Amy Parent are joined by Eurekos' Nick Erikson and Gordon Johnson to discuss their novel take on blended learning. This is part one of a two-part series.
Identifying new trends in L&D feat. Crystal Hawkins (Part 2)
June 06, 2023 18:43 - 11 minutes - 13.4 MBSalience Learning's Amy Parent is joined by Crystal Hawkins, Director of Sales Development with dominKnow, to discuss her firm's recent award-winning success and the latest industry insights. This is part two of their conversation.
Identifying new trends in L&D feat. Crystal Hawkins (Part 1)
May 16, 2023 17:51 - 13 minutes - 15.2 MBSalience Learning's Amy Parent is joined by Crystal Hawkins, Director of Sales Development with dominKnow, to discuss her firm's recent award-winning success and the latest industry insights. This is part one of a three-part conversation.
Why we built the Critical Thinking Academy (Part 2)
January 04, 2022 14:23 - 11 minutes - 13.8 MBKaren is joined by Salience Learning's own Amy Parent to discuss the launch of Critical Thinking Academy, the first in a series of academies designed to build essential capabilities for professionals in life science organizations. This is the second part of a two-part series.
Why we built the Critical Thinking Academy
December 14, 2021 13:54 - 12 minutes - 14.1 MBKaren is joined by Salience Learning's own Amy Parent to discuss the launch of Critical Thinking Academy, the first in a series of academies designed to build essential capabilities for professionals in life science organizations. This is part one of a two-part series.
Why we built the Critical Thinking Academy (Part 1)
December 14, 2021 13:54 - 12 minutes - 14.1 MBKaren is joined by Salience Learning's own Amy Parent to discuss the launch of Critical Thinking Academy, the first in a series of academies designed to build essential capabilities for professionals in life science organizations. This is part one of a two-part series.
Why are capability models so important?
November 23, 2021 17:40 - 10 minutes - 11.9 MBKrista Gerhard and Kim Portland discuss the difference between competencies and capabilities, and why capability models matter now more than ever.
How to learn (and teach) like a pro feat. Barbara Oakley (Part 3)
September 13, 2021 14:02 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBThis is the final part of our three-part conversation with prolific author, researcher, and professor Barbara Oakley, Ph.D. Karen, Krista, and Barbara discuss how the patterns and pathways picked up during past learning experiences influence how our brains react to future learning challenges when building new skills.
How to learn (and teach) like a pro feat. Barbara Oakley (Part 2)
August 31, 2021 14:09 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBThis is part two of our three-part conversation with prolific author, researcher, and professor Barbara Oakley, Ph.D. Karen, Krista, and Barbara discuss how the patterns and pathways picked up during past learning experiences influence how our brains react to future learning challenges when building new skills.
How to learn (and teach) like a pro feat. Barbara Oakley (Part 1)
August 16, 2021 15:40 - 18 minutes - 21.4 MBProlific author, researcher and professor Barbara Oakley, Ph.D., joins Karen and Krista to discuss how the patterns and pathways picked up during past learning experiences influence how our brains react to future learning challenges when building new skills. This is part one of a three-part series.
What's trending in Medical Affairs feat. Kim Portland (Part 2)
June 29, 2021 14:13 - 9 minutes - 8.5 MBKrista continues her conversation with Salience Learning's own Kim Portland, Ph. D., about the changes and challenges Medical Affairs teams are facing in 2021, and how L&D experts can better support key roles. This is the final part of a two-part series.
What's trending in Medical Affairs feat. Kim Portland (Part 1)
June 17, 2021 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBKrista sits down with Salience Learning's own Kim Portland, Ph. D., to discuss the changes and challenges Medical Affairs teams are facing in 2021, and how L&D experts can better support key roles. This is part 1 of a two-part series.
Making your program stick feat. Clark Quinn (Part 3)
May 31, 2021 18:41 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBThis is the final episode of a three-part series with author Clark Quinn, Ph.D., a recognized leader in learning technology strategy. Karen, Krista, and Clark discuss how L&D experts can advocate for learners and better mediate experiences to drive a greater culture of learning within innovative organizations.
Making your program stick feat. Clark Quinn (Part 2)
May 17, 2021 15:23 - 13 minutes - 13 MBThis episode is the second part of a three-part series with Clark Quinn, Ph.D., an author and recognized leader in learning technology strategy. Karen, Krista, and Clark discuss using humor to engage learners, and how simple conversations can greatly benefit self-directed learning in the workplace.
Making your program stick feat. Clark Quinn
May 03, 2021 16:00 - 15 minutes - 14.8 MBKaren and Krista speak with Clark Quinn, PhD., an author and recognized leader in learning technology strategy, about the latest in cognitive science, and how to hook learners and make knowledge stick. This is the first part of a three-part series.
Making your program stick feat. Clark Quinn (Part 1)
May 03, 2021 16:00 - 15 minutes - 14.8 MBKaren and Krista speak with Clark Quinn, Ph.D., an author and recognized leader in learning technology strategy, about the latest in cognitive science, and how to hook learners and make knowledge stick. This is the first part of a three-part series.
How to apply adaptive learning to solve complicated problems feat. Bob Sottilare (Part 3)
April 19, 2021 19:58 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBIn this episode, Amy Parent and Irene Boland of Salience Learning continue their conversation with Bob Sottilare, Director of Learning Sciences at SoarTech, about practical ways to apply adaptive learning in almost every learning scenario. This is the last part of our three-part series.
How to apply adaptive learning to solve complicated problems feat. Bob Sottilare (Part 2)
April 05, 2021 18:05 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBIn this episode, Amy Parent and Irene Boland of Salience Learning continue their conversation with Bob Sottilare, Director of Learning Sciences at SoarTech, about all things adaptive learning. This is part two of a three-part series.
How to apply adaptive learning to solve complicated problems feat. Bob Sottilare (Part 1)
March 22, 2021 16:36 - 15 minutes - 17.9 MBIn this episode, Amy Parent and Irene Boland of Salience Learning take over the show to interview Bob Sottilare, Director of Learning Sciences at SoarTech, about all things adaptive learning, and how to create programs structured enough to keep learners motivated, and flexible enough to remain practical. This is part one of a three-part series.
How critical thinking differs from strategic thinking, and why it matters
March 08, 2021 18:47 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBIn this episode, Karen and Krista define critical thinking and highlight real-world examples demonstrating its impact on learning, science, and beyond.
Driving behavioral change through better design feat. Julie Dirksen (Part 3)
February 22, 2021 18:32 - 9 minutes - 9.09 MBIn the final part of our interview with Julie Dirksen, Karen, Krista, and Julie discuss what L+D professionals should take away from new research on learning within virtual environments, and how to best communicate with stakeholders to create effective programs.
Driving behavioral change through better design feat. Julie Dirksen (Part 2)
February 08, 2021 18:36 - 9 minutes - 8.78 MBIn part 2 of our three-part series with Julie Dirksen, Karen, Krista, and Julie discuss how to provide learners with constructive feedback during complex scenarios that often lack immediate results in the form of rewards and consequences. How do we keep learners motivated when success seems far off in the future?
Driving behavioral change through better design feat. Julie Dirksen (Part 1)
January 25, 2021 15:00 - 15 minutes - 17.8 MBIn part 1 of our three-part series, Karen and Krista are joined by Julie Dirksen to discuss how to best encourage behavior change through structural design, and what really motivates learners. Your Brain On... was recently ranked one of the top 20 cognitive science podcasts of 2020 by Feedspot. Read more here: https://blog.feedspot.com/cognitive_science_podcasts/
The lessons we learned from 2020, and how they will shape 2021
January 11, 2021 22:08 - 17 minutes - 19.7 MBIn this episode, Karen and Krista reflect on the lessons learned from 2020 and provide critical takeaways for L&D professionals seeking success in the new year. Ranked as one of the top 20 Cognitive Science podcasts of 2020 by Feedspot: https://blog.feedspot.com/cognitive_science_podcasts/
Focus on the fundamentals feat. Will Thalheimer (Part 3)
December 28, 2020 20:39 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBIn the third and final part of our interview with Will Thalheimer of Work-Learning Research, Karen, Krista, and Will discuss the importance of learning goals in program design and the future of learning in a post-pandemic world.
Focus on the fundamentals feat. Will Thalheimer (Part 2)
December 14, 2020 13:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBIn Part 2 of our interview with Will Thalheimer of Work-Learning Research, Karen, Krista, and Will discuss how Learning & Development teams can build upon the foundation provided by the science of learning to better utilize evolving virtual tools and skillsets.
Focus on the fundamentals feat. Will Thalheimer (Part 1)
November 30, 2020 13:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBIn Part 1 of our interview with Will Thalheimer of Work-Learning Research, Karen, Krista, and Will discuss why more organizations should go back to the basics when it comes to training. More from Will Thalheimer: https://www.worklearning.com/about/
L&D + Marketing: How to get the best of both worlds (Part 2)
November 16, 2020 17:59 - 11 minutes - 11 MBOn this episode of Your Brain On..., Karen and Krista continue their conversation on how to form a strategic partnership between your Learning & Development and Marketing teams. This is Part 2 of our two-part series.
L&D + Marketing: How to get the best of both worlds (Part 1)
November 02, 2020 18:28 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBIn this episode of Your Brain On..., Karen and Krista exchange tips on how to form a strategic partnership between your Learning & Development and Marketing teams. This is Part 1 of a two-part series.
Why self-directed learning matters (Part 2)
September 28, 2020 13:46 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBKaren and Krista are back with Part 2 of their discussion on self-directed learning. Make sure to check out Part 1 to catch up!
Why self-directed learning matters (Part 1)
September 14, 2020 12:34 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBYou know the feeling: it's been a long day of Zoom conferences and e-modules, and the last thing you want is more homework. So are those few extra minutes of individual research really worth your time? In Part 1 of our two-part series, Karen and Krista explain why self-directed learning is crucial in the age of Covid-19.
You're a lot worse at multitasking than you think.
August 10, 2020 13:56 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBKaren and Krista reveal how effective multitasking is a myth, and what that means for planning virtual training sessions during the pandemic.
Should we tailor training to an individual's preferred learning style?
July 27, 2020 16:18 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MB"Are you a visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learner?" You've probably seen more than a few online quizzes promising you the answer to that question. On this episode of Your Brain On..., Karen and Krista discuss what research reveals about learning styles, and what it all means for remote learning in the age of COVID-19.
Five key steps to boosting the impact of L&D (Part 2)
June 22, 2020 06:00 - 10 minutes - 9.46 MBKaren Foster and Krista Gerhard complete their discussion on the five steps that can help L&D professionals better meet the needs of their learners and business partners as they increase their value and effectiveness as strategic partners. This is the final part of a two-part discussion. Read Krista's article in L-Ten here: https://www.l-ten.org/page/Oct2019StrategicValue
Five key steps to boosting the impact of L&D (Part 1)
June 08, 2020 06:00 - 19 minutes - 18 MBKaren Foster and Krista Gerhard explore the five steps that can help L&D professionals better meet the needs of their learners and business partners as they increase their value and effectiveness as strategic partners. This is part one of a two-part discussion. Read Krista's article in L-Ten here: https://www.l-ten.org/page/Oct2019StrategicValue
Navigating the shift to virtual learning (Part 3)
May 25, 2020 06:00 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBIn the last part of our three-part series on virtual learning, Your Brain On... by Salience Learning hosts Karen Foster and Krista Gerhard wrap up their discussion on learning and development strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenges of virtual learning and lessons for keeping your team up-to-date online.
Navigating the shift to virtual learning (Part 2)
May 11, 2020 06:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBIn part two of a three-part series on virtual learning, Your Brain On... by Salience Learning hosts Karen Foster and Krista Gerhard continue their discussion on learning and development strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenges of virtual learning and lessons for keeping your team up-to-date online.
Navigating the shift to virtual learning (Part 1)
April 25, 2020 00:15 - 15 minutes - 36.1 MBOn this premier episode of Your Brain On... by Salience Learning, hosts Karen Foster and Krista Gerhard discuss learning and development strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenges of virtual learning and lessons for keeping your team up-to-date online. This is part one of a three-part series on virtual learning.