TLDCast Podcast

Ben Richards is the Chief Engagement Officer of Thrive Partners UK. In today’s conversation, we went over a variety of questions, including: Explaining “Changing how we change, making it happen more easily, more quickly and more enjoyably”. How Ben got into coaching and learning for work The future of Learning, and how to future proof L&D What Thrive offers in the world of digital Democratizin...

Saul Carliner is a Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Education at Concordia University in Montreal, and Research Director for Lakewood Media (publishers of Training Magazine) and has consulted with organizations like Alltel Wireless, Boston Scientific, Bronx Zoo, Canada School of Public Service, PwC, ST Microelectronics, and Turkish Management Centre. He is the author of several bes...

More than likely you’ve seen CommonCraft’s “explainer videos” at some point in your instructional design journey. So we are very excited to have Founder and Producer, Lee LeFever, as guest in this TLDCast. Lee goes into detail his processes and methods for producing their videos, always with his wife Sachi playing a critical role. If you’re at all interested in how these types of videos are made,...

Special guest Janet Clarey, manager in Learning & Development Research at Bersin by Deloitte joins us in the video window. She works in the area of learning culture, high-impact learning organization maturity, and learning management systems. She brings over 15 years of L&D experience to the discussion. We discussed the world of the LMS and how it fits into a company’s architecture. Janet’...

Today we have Cindy Huggett, CPLP, consultant, designer, facilitator, and author specializing in learning, technology, and leadership. She came to the room to discuss the ins and outs of virtual/online training, including the technology, tips and tricks, and innovations in the field. The chat was alive with input and interaction, so be sure to scroll back up through the chat to get some great insi...

Special guest Christopher Bergeron joins us in the video window today. He has served as a Director of Technology, an Instructional Technology Specialist, and a High School Librarian. Currently the program director for instructional design and technology at Bellevue University, he shares his insight to the world of L&D through starting with degrees in training and all the way up through current...

Special guest Alex Watson, a Learning, Technology, and Performance consultant brings here expertise to the video window. She hits some key parts of L&D and shared her insight from her L&D and music background and how those worlds share a space. Alex’s history Compliance course creation Matching organizational goals Imposter syndrome Silos and matrixes Favorite learning solution Reaching ou...

Special guest Ruth Wylie, assistant director of the Center for Science and the Imagination and professor in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College drops into the video chat today. She brings unique insight in the form of computer science and education to the table. It was a great conversation on technology in the field of training and the text chat started slow, but ended in a landslide of great con...

Today brought an amazing panel into TLDCast to talk about breaking through the glass ceiling as females in the L&D industry. With rotating speakers, we received some excellent insight from all the panel members on bias, direct discrimination, and the challenges that are evident for females in the technology and L&D field. Panel background Difference in markets for female employment Discrim...

As owner of Learning Rebels, Shannon Tipton knows what it takes for businesses to get real results from their training departments. Having spent over 20 years developing successful learning strategies and infrastructures, Shannon has helped businesses to realize their full potential. Shannon utilizes her extensive real-world expertise and integrates 21st century learning technologies and microlear...

Cathy is an internationally recognized training designer dedicated to saving the world from boring instruction. She’s a passionate advocate for improving business performance by respecting and deeply challenging people. Her advice and designs have been used by organizations that include Microsoft, Pfizer, the US Army, Barclays, and the US Department of the Interior. She’s the creator of the action...

Special guest Patti Bryant visits the TLDCast to share her insight from working with the likes of Chipotle and The Marcus Buckingham Company in elevating employees’ experiences. Through her consulting experience, she has gathered knowledge on how to interact with big companies when it comes to creating and customizing training for their users. Patti’s background Gratefulness How did Patti get into...

Today we have a special guest. Kate Graham, an analyst with Fosway Group, has more than a decade of experience in the L&D field. Today, she shares her insight into new technologies and best practices in creating training with the group. It was a great discussion around nuances in the L&D field and how technology and new ideas influence us. Kate’s background How the field has changed Mindsh...

Today Brent is live from the Mindspace offices and talking about creativity. Brent brought on Chad Bellin, director of products and strategy at Mindspace to discuss their company and his take on creativity. It was an interesting conversation around creativity in the chat while Brent and Chad discussed how those ideas translate into the real world. A quick tour of Mindspace office Quantifying creat...

Today we have a special guest to talk about the Digital Learning Asset Framework. Sam Rogers of Video Friday fame stops in and gives us some insight to the framework concept and where it will be going in the future. A quick history on the Framework Framework presentation How to apply to your job Thinking ahead Learning and value Training vs. Correction This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Special guest Michael Kinney drops into the video window for Video Friday. He is an award winning educational broadcaster with close to 30 years’ experience in the field of video and education. He brings his unique insight to the chat today as he discusses YouTube strategies, Net Neutrality, and the difference in learning in generations. Michael’s history YouTube strategy Funding for biographies S...

We have a special guest today. Craig Wiggins joins the video chat today to discuss everything ID. He has ten years’ experience in the field and was the former community manager at Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative. Craig’s history Learning Technology IEEEI IEEEICICLE Communication between platforms Learning environments Sponsored by:

Today we had a great conversation with Catalyst Sale Founder, Mike Simmons. Mike comes from a varied background that intersects Operations, Training, Learning, Development, and Sales. He's also a host of the critically acclaimed and popular Catalyst Sale podcast. Mike discusses the importance of having a business-centered approach to L&D, and how it may be the missing piece to your training st...

Today we are joined by special guest Michael Tringe co-founder and CEO of CreatorUp. He talks to the group today about digital media training. He answered a lot of questions from the Q&A and shared some unique views on digital media and video in general to fill in the Video Friday hype! Michael’s history What are the best practices for digital media? The value of video Time saving tips Bringin...

We welcome back Kassy LaBorie as she helps us complete some homework assigned from her last guest appearance on TLDCast. You can find that appearance here: https://tldc.us/2018/02/01/special-guest-kassy-laborie-virtual-classrooms/ Essentially, the homework was to submit your own audio recordings of your voice using different styles. You can find more on that in our TLDChat Slack Group in the TLDCa...

Today’s Open Forum discussion was focused on Teams. Marco Faccini dropped in as a video guest and he brought us some excellent insight into how he believes the modern workplace team should work. As a long time industry veteran and CLO, he discusses how he believes leaders shouldn’t just be working with their teams, but FOR them. Lots of chat on this subject, with everyone mostly wanting to know if...

Today we talk about projects as we branch out from the center of the rings of focus. Brent gave a general call before the video even got started to discuss the chat group’s biggest successes and biggest failures. An Coppens dropped in to discuss some projects she is dealing with and the text chat was a buzz with sharing if projects and ideas. Rings of Focus, Projects Group sharing An Coppens talks...

Join guest Jo Cook, Marco Faccini, Michael Cook, and host Brent Schlenker, as they discuss last week's Learning Technologies UK Conference. This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

We were joined by Bronkar Lee today who is an author, coach , and internationally acclaimed performer and keynote speaker around the ideas of training and learning. We discussed: Bronkar’s history The learning process Group share on how you learn Hacking the learning curve Who is your mentor, who are your peers, who are you teaching? Watching your time The power of video Q&A session This podca...

Special guest Kevin Yates joins us in the window today and shares his insight to measurements, data, and analytics behind the “did the training work” question. He talks about how L&D can prove its worth to the company and upper management. We discussed: Kevin’s background The standards we are held to What aren’t they asking for? Chain of evidence Data to help Instructional Designers Expectatio...