T is For Training

Paul, Aaron, Tom, Julie, and Maurice used an Edutopia article entitled "What an Experienced Teacher Notices in the First 5 Minutes of Class *Edutopia*, October 9, 2026 [https://www.edutopia.org/article/what-experienced-teachers-notice-first-5-minutes-class](https://www.edutopia.org/article/what-experienced-teachers-notice-first-5-minutes-class) as the inspiration for Beginnings: What We Do During...

Maurice, Paul, Aaron, Tom, Mark, and many special folks make up the panel of usual suspects on the show. Check out tisfortraining.wordpress.com for show notes and information.

Paul, Mark, Tom, Aaron, and Jared talked about what they would tell conference organizers and how they can encourage learners to see conferences are essential learning tools. Complete show notes on tisfortraining.wordpress.com Next show on October 15th @ 9 Eastern.

Maurice, Paul, and Aaron talked about how we can recognize our learners' needs and adapt in the moment. And some Presenting 101 tips and tricks. Look at tisfortraining.wordpress.com for the latest show notes and information.

Maurice, Paul, Aaron, Mark, and Tom are the usual suspects. We started talking about the importance of the arts in our work based on the book Art Cure, by Daisy Fancourt and went from there. Look at tisfortraining.wordpress.com for the latest show notes and information.

This was a very special episode of the show. Show number 400!!!! We had old friends, current usual suspects, and some surprises wrapped in stories and appreciation for the program. On the call were Maurice Coleman, Paul Signorelli, Julie Strange, Jill Hurst-Wahl, Andrea Snyder, Janie Hermann, Aaron Blumberg, Dorothy Stoltz, Diane Huckabay, Jennifer Koerber, Mark Corbett Wilson, Jared Bendis, Lori...

Maurice, Paul, Aaron, Tom & returning Julie S. are joined by Sam Helmick, Immediate Past President of the American Library Association. Full notes on tisfortraining.wordpress.com Next show Thursday, August 6 @ 9 eastern

Tonight, Paul, Maurice, Tom, Aaron, Jared, and Mark discussed the role of AI in education and how students, faculty, staff, and the institution are being slowly challenged and changed by AI. We started the show based on Tom’s Substack post about Never Ask a Chatbot Question [https://augmentingintelligence.substack.com/p/never-ask-a-chatbot-one-question](https://augmentingintelligence.substack.com/...

T is for Training 397 - John Henry Dies in the End - Maurice, Jared, Aaron, Mark, and Tom. Talked about human interactions and AI. Why burn the books, when you can close the buildings…We discussed Pope Leo's encyclical and MIT's closing their libraries. Then went different places. Show notes and links at tisfortraining.wordpress.com

Paul, Jared, Mark, and Aaron disucssed a learning challenge that started with a photo of a winged pig. A conversation happened. It was excellent. Full notes, photos and links at tisfortraining.wordpress.com Next show May 28th likely on Talkshoe.

Join Paul (subbing again), Mark, Aaron & Tom for show number 395 - Kill the Wizards. A story told by T is for Training Usual Suspect [Mark Corbett Wilson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/markcorbettwilson/) during the recording of Episode #394 inspired us to circle back to that story for a conversation centered on the question “What is learning, and how do we know when it has been successful?” Ful...

Paul, Tom, Jared, Aaron and Mark discussed mastery-based learning, what learning is, and how training and higher education succeed and fail in preparing learners for when they leave the learning space. Thanks to Paul again for being a better host than the regular guy. Full show notes with links to stuff at tisfortraining.wordpress.com

Paul, Aaron, Maurice, & guest, Jimmy Glanos, “The Volunteerist,” President Elect of ATD South Florida, discuss fostering Leadership and Creativity. Show notes and more at tisfortraining.wordpress.com

With T is for Training Host Maurice Coleman away for the evening, we were faced with a simple choice: persevere with a substitute host or pull the plug. The fact that you’re reading this and about to listen to the recording tells you that substitute host Paul Signorelli—along with Regular Suspects Jared Bendis, Aaron Blumberg, Tom Haymes, and Mark Corbett Wilson—persevered with a conversation cent...

T is for Training 391- Mad Lib Framework for the Breakroom Wall. Maurice, Tom, Jared, Mark, and Aaron talked about the Department of Labor’s AI Literacy Framework Full notes and show information at tisfortraining.wordpress.com

We had the pleasure of a full house today – Paul, Mark, Jared, Tom, Aaron, Dorothy & Maurice. Premise: Let's look at our own communities of learning (including T is for Training), how they have changed over the years, and identify what makes them work in our blended onsite/online world. Find notes (mostly) at tisfortraining.wordpress.com Next Show on March 5th at 9 pm Eastern on Talkshoe. Seeds: P...

T is for Training 389 –Drifting Through Rabbit Holes. I must apologize, my mic was muted, so my headset picked me up. And I am so damn loud, you can still sort of hear me. (ED.) Paul, Tom, Mark, Jared, Aaron, and Maurice talk about rabbit holes. This article primed the pump. Obsessive Learning: Level Up by Going Down (The Rabbit Hole)," Christopher Kokoski, Medium, July 15, 2023 https://medium.com...

Paul, Tom, Mark, Aaron, Jared, and Maurice talk about reducing barriers to learning. Here is the link to the article we primed the pump. https://www.ispringsolutions.com/blog/barriers-to-learning We started with who is the author? Is the author real, or memorex, group think, or AI. This was a bit of a discussion. While the article is ok, is it citeable? Then, creating space for the person learning...

#387 Emotional Woo Woo Thing Paul, Tom, Aaron, and Maurice talk about what we are looking forward to in 2026 and discover some same (bleep,) different years. The ever-changing world requires the application of sublime emotional intelligence. Care about the result not the tool. Seed articles: https://assets.trainingindustry.com/content/uploads/2025/11/Trends-2026.pdf https://hybridhorizons.substack...

We wrap 2025 with Paul, Aaron, Jared, and Maurice talking about quality control, personal responsibility, changing hearts, and committing to professionalism everywhere. Show them the mountain behind the clouds. tisfortraining.wordpress.com next show on Jan 8th, 2026.

T is for Training 385 - I Love The Penny? With Paul, Maurice, Tom & Aaron. tisfortraing.wordpress.com is the place you can find notes when I post them. Adaptability discussion primed with https://status.net/articles/what-is-adaptability-in-the-workplace/ article. We will next record on December 11th, then January 8th, 2026. Happy every damn holiday to you if you don't join us. 1) How do we effecti...

Lively hour podcast focusing on Training/Teaching/Learning. Usually with Maurice, Paul, Tom, Mark and a cast of friends. When the lazy host writes them, notes are up at tisfortraining.wordpress.com Aaron B joined us as we talked about what preparation goes into a successful training session, started with this https://www.sessionlab.com/blog/training-session-plan/ article.

Lively hour podcast focusing on Training/Teaching/Learning. Usually with Maurice, Paul, Tom, Mark and a cast of friends. When the lazy host writes them, notes are up at tisfortraining.wordpress.com We talked about how we influence with words, who influenced us and how we can show others how they can shine. Inspiration - https://georgecouros.com/resilience-and-risk/

This article sparked our talk about How to Teach During Turbulent Times. https://searle.northwestern.edu/resources/our-tools-guides/learning-teaching-guides/turbulent-times-guide-page.html Let's see if Talkshoe recorded THIS version. Paul, Aaron, Tom and Maurice talked about how to deal with BIG OUTSIDE topics in a learning session. Like a shutdown, or AI. You know, easy subjects. find notes usual...

Paul, Maurice, Aaron and Tom talked about the Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning (new edition just came out) Here is an introductory PDF link https://the6ds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Introduction-to-the-6Ds-3.0.pdf Find our show notes (when the host writes them) at tisfortraining.wordpress.com Next show September 4th, 9 eastern.