The Mindtools L&D Podcast

Ten years after the introduction of the iconic iPhone, how are our lives different? Where is mobile learning today and where does it have the potential to go? Is "mobile learning" even the right term for what smartphones do for us? This week on the GoodPractice podcast: Justin, Owen and Jonny discuss whether our digital slaves will continue to revolutionise our lives or leave us all completely useless idiots after the inevitable apocalypse - countered by our usual "What I learned this week" feature! If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find us on Twitter @writerjustin, @owenferguson and @biofractal. You can also tweet @GoodPractice or @GoodpracticeAus. If you want to find out more about the articles and the company we discuss, you can find them below: Betsy Sparrow, Jenny Liu and Daniel M. Wegner, "Google Effects on Memory: Cognitive Consequences of Having Information at Our Fingertips" Nick Shackleton-Jones, "Post-learning: what to do now learning is dead." Immerse Learning

What is the purpose of compliance training? Do we want to protect our organisations from litigation, or do we actually want to make life better for our colleagues? Are those two ideas compatible? This week on the GoodPractice podcast: Owen and Ross are joined by Sukh Pabial, Head of Organisational Development at One Housing, to discuss a smarter approach to compliance training. We'll also be sharing our top learning from the past week and discuss building empathy into compliance training. If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find us on Twitter @RossGarnerGP, @owenferguson and @SukhPabial. You can also tweet @GoodPractice or @GoodpracticeAus. If you want to find out more the blogs and articles we referenced, you can find a complete list below: Carol Dweck, 'Growth mindset is on a firm foundation, but we're still building the house' (18 January 2017). Jon Henley, 'Deciphering Article 50 - Brexit means... podcast' (20 December 2016). Steven Johnson, 'The Ghost Map: A Street, an Epidemic and the Hidden Power of Urban Networks'. Available from Amazon. Simon Winchester, 'The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Oxford English Dictionary'. Available from Amazon.

This week on the GoodPractice podcast: Owen, James and Ross preview the Learning Technologies 2017 conference, taking place on February 1 and 2 at London's Olympia venue. Who are we looking forward to hearing at the conference and what do we hope to see at the exhibition? If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find us on Twitter @RossGarnerGP, @owenferguson and @jamesmcluckie. You can also tweet @GoodPractice or @GoodpracticeAus. You can find out more about GoodPractice by visiting our website: goodpractice.com, or by visiting stand M5 at the conference. If you want to find out more the blogs, articles and events we referenced, you can find a complete list below: LearnPatch, 'Two barcamps for Learning Technologies 2017' Owen Ferguson, 'Healthy scepticism' (24 January 2017). Stef Scott, 'Top Tips for Learning Technologies 2017' (16 January 2017). Stef Scott, 'Recommendations for Learning Technologies 2017 - Part 1' (19 January 2017). Stef Scott, 'Recommendations for Learning Technologies 2017 - Part 2' (23 January 2017). Jesse Singal, 'Is Mindset Theory Really In Trouble?' (18 January 2017). Oscar Williams, '3D TV Might Finally Be Dead As LG And Sony Pull Support' (20 January 2017).

This week on the GoodPractice podcast: Owen, James and Ross discuss 'micro learning'. According to Donald Taylor's 2016 L&D Global Sentiment Survey, micro learning was set to be a hot topic over the past year. But has it had an impact on our industry or is it just another in a long line of fads? If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find us on Twitter @RossGarnerGP, @owenferguson and @jamesmcluckie. You can also tweet @GoodPractice or @GoodpracticeAus. You can find out more about GoodPractice by visiting our website: goodpractice.com. This week, the following blogs and articles were referenced: Tom Chivers, 'A Mindset "Revolution" Sweeping Britain's Classrooms May Be Based On Shaky Science' (14 January 2017). Available at: https://www.buzzfeed.com/tomchivers/what-is-your-mindset?utm_term=.xpD1GPpGAv#.oo6nXaoXqA Donald Clarke, 'Micro-learning: trend, fad or retred?' (1 February 2016). Available at: http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=micro+learning Donald Taylor, 'Micro learning: Advance or fantasy?' (6 January 2017). Available at: href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/micro-learning-advance-fantasy-donald-h-taylor?published=t Will Thalheimer, 'Definition of MicroLearning' (13 January 2017). Available at: http://www.willatworklearning.com/2017/01/definition-of-microlearning.html With apologies to all the dietitians out there, who Owen referred to as 'nutritionists'.

On this week's episode of the podcast, Ross Dickie is joined by Peter Casebow and Owen Ferguson for a prospective look at 2017. What will be this year's big trends, and what will be happening at GoodPractice in the next twelve months? If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find us on Twitter @petercasebow, @owenferguson or @ross__dickie. You can also get in touch by tweeting @GoodPractice or by visiting our website, goodpractice.com. The CIPD report on performance management can be found here. You can also find Owen's roast potato recipe on the Serious Eats website.

In this GoodPractice Holiday Special, team members Justin, Peter, Owen, Stef and Ross (G) share their L&D Christmas wishes. We have plenty to say about curiosity, generosity, humour and relationships, but what would you wish for in your role this Christmas? If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find us on Twitter @RossGarnerGP, @owenferguson, @petercasebow, @Stefania_Scott and @WriterJustin. You can also tweet @GoodPractice or @GoodpracticeAus, and can find out more at goodpractice.com. Music this week from http://www.freesfx.co.uk.

This week: GoodPractice team members Ross, Owen and James play a round of 'Room 101'. What aspects of the L&D industry do they want to see consigned to the Room's darkest depths? Professional actors, sporting analogies and visionary thought leaders should all run for cover. If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find us on Twitter @RossGarnerGP, @owenferguson and @jamesmcluckie. You can also tweet @GoodPractice or get in touch through goodpractice.com. Music this week was produced by bilwiss and used under Creative Commons.

This week: Ross, Owen and Peter from the GoodPractice team discuss our latest research into the online habits of UK managers. We look at how managers respond to workplace management challenges, how online solutions compare to offline help, and why social networks really haven't caught on as a tool for solving problems. You can download the report from our website: http://www.goodpractice.com/ld-resources/google-it-the-secret-online-lives-of-uk-managers/ If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find us on Twitter @RossGarnerGP, @owenferguson and @petercasebow. You can also tweet @GoodPractice or get in touch through goodpractice.com. If you'd like to find out more about Owen's Amazon AI reference, you can visit this link: https://aws.amazon.com/amazon-ai/ The Broadband Commission for Digital Development's 2015 report on worldwide internet access is here: http://www.broadbandcommission.org/Documents/reports/bb-annualreport2015.pdf

In this week's podcast, Ross Dickie is joined by Peter Casebow and Justin Anderson to discuss steps organisations can take to get the most out of internships and work experience. If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find us on Twitter @petercasebow, @WriterJustin and @ross__dickie. You can also tweet @GoodPractice or get in touch through goodpractice.com.

As teams become more dispersed, and communication technology gets better, the need to work in the same physical space as colleagues has decreased. This week: Ross, Owen and Jonny from the GoodPractice team are joined by L&D consultant Niall Gavin to share their experiences of working from home, and to discuss the steps that organisations can take to support remote workers. If you want to share your thoughts on L&D mistakes or anything else discussed on the show, you can tweet @owenferguson, @biofractal or @rossgarnergp. You can get in touch with Niall at @niallgavinuk. You can also tweet @GoodPractice or visit goodpractice.com. If you want to be at our research launch in London on November 24th, to hear Owen introduce our latest paper on the online learning behaviour of managers, you can read more and sign up here.