Learning Uncut

Sharni Nowland discusses building the case for change with onboarding and compliance training at Queensland Rail.  This is a prequel to episode 47 which was about Queensland Rail’s award-winning program All Aboard.  Sharni describes the challenges faced with onboarding and compliance training in the organisation.  These will be familiar to others.  The first is the lack of organisational-wide governance which results in a cumbersome set of mandatory training modules.  The second is delivering eLearning to regions with poor intent connection.   The third is how to build a compliance business case for a learning program.  Sharni discusses how she tackled these challenges to gain approval to develop the All Aboard program. Host:  Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/53/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emergent: Podcast information and more episodes:  https://learninguncut.global/podcast/?podcast_series=emergent-series

Many listeners will have a can of WD-40 somewhere in their home, garage or workplace.  A familiar product from an extraordinary organisation, which was described in a Harvard Business Review article as having a ‘learning-obsessed culture.’ Garry Ridge has worked with WD-40 for 33 years and been the CEO since 1997.  He remains excited about his role and about the organisation, which has flourished under his leadership.  Employee engagement is at an enviable 93%.  When you listen to Garry share his views and practices in regard to leadership, personal learning and organisational learning the high engagement level makes perfect sense.  Listen to discover what a learning-obssessed culture looks like and gain inspiration and ideas to build learning culture in your organisation. Host:  Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/52/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emergent: Podcast information and more episodes:  https://learninguncut.global/podcast/?podcast_series=emergent-series

The Learning Uncut Professional Development (PD) Alert series are special episodes letting learning professionals know about upcoming high-quality events and development activities relevant to them.  The goal is to share PD opportunities that can be accessed readily by as many Learning Uncut listeners as possible from wherever they are. Perspectives 2020 is on 13 May 2020.  It is a global digital experience running for 24 hours live and follow the sun across four continents.  It’s completely free and available to all.  You can register for the free experience at skillsoft.com/perspectives.  In this episode Learning Uncut host, Michelle Ockers overviews the event overview and discusses why it’s a good PD opportunity for learning professionals.  She also gives a sneak peek at what she’ll be sharing as one of the keynote speakers. Host:  Michelle Ockers Resources: Register for Perspectives 2020 at com/perspectives  More Episodes & Info: More episodes: https://learninguncut.libsyn.com About the Learning Uncut podcast: https://michelleockers.com/learninguncut/

This is a bonus ‘What Happened Next’ episode where I speak with previous guests to follow up on the solution or body of work they discussed in their original episode. Jem Mills and Bianca Zingus join us in this episode.  They are from Social Futures who are a community service organisation that run programs to bring about positive change in local communities.  In episode 13, published in November 2018, Jem Mills spoke about a co-created change management approach at Social Futures.  Bianca Zingus was a participant on the Change Conversationalists program featured in episode 13 and has since joined Jem’s Practice Excellence team.  Having been part of the original co-created change program, Bianca saw the opportunity to apply the process to improve a program that she was working on called Connecting Home. In a single day co-created change workshop 34 improvements were identified to the program. This episode is an example of a change in ways of working being piloted or seeded and then advocates of the approach continuing to apply the new way of working to address other issues or opportunities in an organisation.  Host:  Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/51/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emergent: Podcast information and more episodes:  https://learninguncut.global/podcast/?podcast_series=emergent-series

To mark the milestone of Learning Uncut’s 50th episode three learning professionals at different points in their career join us to discuss the past, present and future of learning.  The concept for this discussion is to look out to 2050 (a play on it being our 50th episode) and consider what the world of work will look like then and how learning professionals can prepare now for the future.  Laura Overton, Amanda Ashby and Jelle Buiting explore what we can learn from the past 30 years, the challenges of the present, and how we should move forward.  While this episode was recorded prior to the COVID-19 crisis, the conclusions drawn about how to prepare for the future are highly relevant.  It’s time for the learning profession to come of age and play a more adult role in the world of business. Host:  Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/50/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emergent: Podcast information and more episodes:  https://learninguncut.global/podcast/?podcast_series=emergent-series

This episode is part of the Learning Uncut Disruption series.  This pop-up daily series aims to equip learning professionals with practical guidance and tips to get started or scale up with practices needed as part of their organisational response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Learning Uncut host, Michelle Ockers, reviews the Disruption series.  She discusses the purpose of the series, range of episodes and key themes across the series.  She also outlines the three phases she predicts learning professionals / teams will go through during this period of disruption – the fierce urgency of now, the innovative middle and the emergent future.  The Disruption series was created to meet the needs of the first phase and the bridge into the second.  Keep an eye out for another special Learning Uncut series in mid 2020 which will be called the Emergent series.  It will cover practices and considerations to support learning professionals through the second phase and into the emergent future. A big thank you to all Disruption series guests for your willingness to participate.  Also the highly responsive, professional Disruption series production team – Dave Stokes (editor) and Natalie DeBon-Govic (publishing). Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/disruption-series-p/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emergent: Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/?podcast_series=emergent-series

This episode is part of the Learning Uncut Disruption series.  This pop-up daily series aims to equip learning professionals with practical guidance and tips to get started or scale up with practices needed as part of their organisational response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Arun Pradhan describes himself as a curious geek who empowers people to learn, innovate and perform.  He shares his working practices generously via his website, speaking engagements and LinkedIn.  He sees blended learning journeys as a way to support and nudge the way we work and enable behaviour change – with a lot of this happening in the workflow.  In this episode he talks us through a framework for creating blended learning journeys, which works just as well in a fully virtual context as a mixed physical/virtual setting. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/disruption-series-o/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emergent: Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/?podcast_series=emergent-series

This episode is part of the Learning Uncut Disruption series.  This pop-up daily series aims to equip learning professionals with practical guidance and tips to get started or scale up with practices needed as part of their organisational response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Guy Wallace is a performance analyst and instructional designer.  He draws on several decades of field experience to provide guidance on developing effective performance support (aka ‘job aids’).  The conversation starts with analysing performance requirements through to designing good quality job aids and making them readily accessible. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/disruption-series-n/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emergent: Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/?podcast_series=emergent-series

This episode is part of the Learning Uncut Disruption series.  This pop-up daily series aims to equip learning professionals with practical guidance and tips to get started or scale up with practices needed as part of their organisational response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Clark Quinn has a Ph.D. in applied cognitive science and deep experience in learning system design and learning technology.  His book Debunking Learning Myths challenges a wide range of common myths and misconceptions that are traps for the unwary learning professional.  In this episode we discuss why myths perpetuate, look at what the evidence says about some common myths and practical tips for how to think and work in a more evidence-informed way.  Be sure to check out the resources page in the show notes as Clark has done the heavy lifting and put together a list of reputable ‘learning science translators’ to keep you informed. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/disruption-series-m/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emergent: Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/?podcast_series=emergent-series

In this engaging discussion, guest Dave Stokes, an audio and podcast producer from Author2Audio, interviews Michelle Ockers, who has two years of experience in podcasting. They delve into how podcasts can serve as powerful learning tools, especially during the pandemic. Michelle shares her journey in education, the significance of accessible learning, and practical tips for crafting quality podcasts. They also highlight the benefits of storytelling and diverse perspectives in learning, emphasizing the need to navigate challenges in delivering educational content.