TLDC (Training, Learning, and Development Community) hosts a daily Cast – a conversation with a guest about some aspect of training and development. It’s a fun form of professional development, with Brent Schlenker talking with a different guest every day! (For those who’ve been around a while, you may remember Brent from his work with The eLearning Guild.)
Do You Need to Have Learning Objectives for Microlearning?
Posted by Carla Torgerson, MEd, MBA on September 6, 2018 at 3:24 PM
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Topics: microlearning, learning objectives
The Importance of Feedback in Shaping Performance
Posted by Carla Torgerson, MEd, MBA on August 29, 2018 at 1:20 PM
My son is five years old so he’s learning something new every day. Watching him learn often makes me reflect on things we do – or should do – for our adult learners. I was struck recently by how often I was giving him feedback, both positive and negative.
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Topics: constructive feedback, shaping performance, positive feedback
“Because It’s Cool” is Not a Business Driver
Posted by Carla Torgerson, MEd, MBA on August 15, 2018 at 2:01 PM
Last week I was in Chicago teaching a Mobile Learning Certificate program for ATD (the Association for Talent Development). We talked about all the reasons why training teams and their organizations want to “go mobile.” One of them that we discussed was “because mobile is cool.”
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Topics: use case, mobile learning, business case, business driver
Lecturing Isn’t Necessarily a Bad Idea – Part 2: The Expert Learner
Posted by Carla Torgerson, MEd, MBA on August 8, 2018 at 4:26 PM
I recently read “How Well Do We Learn From Experiential Or Inquiry Learning Approaches?” by Patti Shank. It’s an excellent article where she compares direct instruction and indirect instruction.
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Topics: patti shank, indirect instruction, direct instruction, expert learners
Lecturing Isn’t Necessarily a Bad Idea – Part 1: The Novice Learner
Posted by Carla Torgerson, MEd, MBA on August 1, 2018 at 3:05 PM
I just read “How Well Do We Learn From Experiential Or Inquiry Learning Approaches?” by Patti Shank. It’s an excellent article where she compares direct instruction and indirect instruction.
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Topics: patti shank, indirect instruction, direct instruction
Use It or Lose It: A Lesson for Instructional Designers
Posted by Carla Torgerson, MEd, MBA on July 25, 2018 at 9:00 AM
I was cleaning out my basement and found the notes and articles I’d kept from my last college degree. Just by the fact that I kept these notes you have probably guessed that I was an eager student. I did my readings (most of the time), studied hard, and engaged fully in my classes.
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Topics: learning retention, application
Performance Support Isn’t Just for Newbies
Posted by Carla Torgerson, MEd, MBA on July 17, 2018 at 6:03 PM
I was on a flight recently and I was sitting close enough to the front that I could see the flight attendant looking at her phone. Watching her reading and swiping, at first I thought she was checking her email. But then she took a little too long and she started looking a little too frantic.
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Topics: Performance Support
Get Your Learners Back to Work!
Posted by Carla Torgerson, MEd, MBA on July 10, 2018 at 9:30 AM
Josh Bersin recently wrote something I found particularly profound:
“In the consumer world we want people to spend more and more time on our content. In the corporate learning world we want them to spend less.” (Josh Bersin, A New Paradigm For Corporate Training: Learning In The Flow of Work)
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Topics: Sales Training, Business Outcome, Modern Learner
Smart Proposals vs. Smart Vendors: Can You Tell the Difference?
Posted by Nathan Pienkowski, Ph.D. on June 25, 2015 at 12:02 PM
In the quest to find the right eLearning vendor, it’s all too easy for a project sponsor be seduced by a proposal that sounds too good to be true. That vendor who talks a good game may turn out to be a perfect match. But it’s not uncommon to choose a vendor who turned in an amazing proposal, only to feel let down once the project work begins.
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Topics: eLearning, eLearning Pitfalls, Project Management
Avoid These 3 Mistakes When Checking Vendor References
Posted by Nathan Pienkowski, Ph.D. on May 14, 2015 at 5:03 PM
The proposals from eLearning vendors are in and have been thoroughly reviewed and evaluated. Presentations were made. At this point, eLearning project sponsors may be tempted to simply pick an eLearning vendor and get on with the contracting process.
What’s often overlooked? Checking references.
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Topics: eLearning Mistakes, Project Management