TLDCast Podcast

In this episode Mike Peacock from Aristocrat Gaming joined us to talk through an interesting webinar and hybrid learning tech setup that he's been using to help train some of their technicians during the pandemic. He offers some tips to make this system work, which is a setup that includes live face to face instructor led training in a classroom environment AND remote learning being streamed to offsite employees.

The pandemic accelerated the move to remote work and turned the workplace on its head. Did that change our ideas about Workflow Learning? L&D Leader and Author, Ray Jimenez, joined Luis Malbas and the TLDC Community for a frank discussion on the state of learning in the flow of work and where it should be going. Give this episode a listen, Ray was excellent in contributing his thoughts and had some surprising things to say about how Instructional Designers should be adapting themselves to the future of instructional design. Some links from Ray: https://www.vignetteslearning.com/vl/workflowlearning https://www.vignetteslabs.com/series/2827/sitches/16888?em=0 https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/ray-jimenez/workflow-learning/paperback/product-1p72n7kp.html

If you're leading an eLearning development initiative at your organization, it can be easy to overlook things more important than your dev tools and stack. And in this episode with Danny Ortegon, he shared three items critical to the success of your project - items you may not be considering. This was a great conversation with Danny, an established L&D veteran with lots wisdom to share. Give it a listen.

In this Member Showcase, we had a great conversation with Ana Smith from Hubspot. Ana is a Senior Content Manager for Global GTM Enablement and Instructional & Visual Designer. And having a background in medical, government, and now software products, Ana's perspective on content management and instructional design is unique by most standards, and this Member Showcase proves it. Give this episode a listen to learn more about Ana and her L&D journey.

Remote work is the future of work. And the future is here. Unfortunately, the circumstances that prompted that future also arrived with tremendous uncertainty and caution. So what is the reality of Remote Work in our Community? We ran a fifteen question survey on Remote Work for The Training, Learning, and Development Community, seeking to find answers on how TLDC Members are functioning in this massive and disruptive workplace shift induced by the pandemic. And this episode is a Community Discussion where we talk about the results of that survey, including some of our individual experiences to each question. It was probably one of the busier chat sessions we've had this year, most likely because we've universally felt the impact of Remote Work on our jobs. It was fascinating to read the stories flying by. So links to the chat, the original crowdcast link, and the survey report are below: Chat transcript Crowdcast link: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/comdisc-remote-work Survey report: http://survey.thetldc.com/share/st/KWFyOb9Eju0=

In this episode, we discussed the results of our recent survey "The Top 5 Skills Instructional Designers Need". Here's what they were ranked in order of importance: Communication Skills, Creativity, Project Management, Learning Technology & Authoring Skills, and Writing/Copywriting. Any surprises there? Not really - but there were some surprises in the bottom 5 we analyzed, and also some of the skills listed in between. Guests Bethany Kline and Cyndi Nagel joined us on this one, with of course, lots of audience feedback via chat. We had some excellent questions with great answers, and overall, an energetic and informative Community Discussion. Here's a SUMMARY of the report. Give this one a listen, you won't be disappointed.

In this Member Showcase, we talked with Kayleen Holt, Principal Consultant at Scissortail Creative Services. Kayleen is an Instructional Design Expert and problem solver, and was also instrumental in helping build our highly successful AIDC21 program. Give this episode a listen to learn more about Kayleen.

Monique St Paul is a marketer turned instructional designer and our latest Member Showcase guest. She's only been an L&D professional for a couple of years, but speaks like a seasoned veteran and is already the President of the ATD Southern Connecticut Chapter. Learn more about Monique in this showcase - she's someone you'll want to have in your network.

In this episode, I share an update of what's been going on behind the scenes at TLDC, including some plans for the future of the Community, the impact of AIDC21, and more. Check it out if you're interested in learning what you can expect from TLDC over the next few months.

Anja Hartleb-Parson is a regular contributor to TLDC, sharing her knowledge on topics like data analytics and philosophy and neurodiversity. But in this episode, we learned more about Anja the person and her L&D journey; where she's been and where's she'd headed. We also covered the variety of academic disciplines she's studied, as well as some of her challenges as an L&D professional with autism. Give this episode a listen, Anja always offers excellent insights in to topics and subjects not often covered in L&D.