TLDCast Podcast

I've been monitoring the virtual reality and learning space for about five years now. I've tested and purchased a few hardware devices, sampled lots of games, and even attended some VR and AR conferences. I honestly thought VR was going to revolutionize technology as we know it --- and change the world of learning. Well, it doesn't look like anything like that is really going to happen soon. However, I'm feeling like my expectations of the future of VR and learning have a more practical perspective after talking with this TLDCast episode's guest, Monique St Paul. Monique is an Instructional Designer at Continuum XR --- and a self-confessed Luddite; you wouldn't expect Monique to be someone that would be doing instructional design in VR. But that's the thing: expectations around working with virtual reality and similar technologies lead you to believe that anyone working with this stuff needs to be a world class geek. Monique proves that's not the case. In fact, if you get anything out of this conversation, it's that doing ID for VR doesn't require you be tech savvy or a computer nerd. Instructional design for virtual reality is the same in normal reality, just no head set. So give this episode a listen - the live event was very popular and the chat was busy. This conversation might change your mind too about VR and Learning.

YouTube is the largest online platform in the US, and unsurprisingly, we're seeing more and more IDs starting channels and using YouTube to do what they do best: sharing knowledge. In this episode, we have three of our own community members and active YouTubers, Tom McDowall, Vanessa Alzate, and Joseph Suarez discuss their YouTube processes and systems. They also talk about what motivated them to start their channels. So if you're at all considering starting a YouTube channel, this episode will be help you move forward. And even if a channel isn't something you're interested in building, you'll find this topic interesting - especially if you're a YouTube regular like 73% of the US's adult population. Vanessa Alzate's channel Joseph Suarez's channel Tom McDowall's channel

The first time Bucky Dodd joined us on a TLDCast, afterwards we had quite a few folks post on twitter about how their minds had been blown. You can see why in this episode. He was joined by his associate at LX Studio, Carolyn Muller, and we discussed Learning Strategies During a Pandemic. We also discussed some other topics, including Bucky's Learning Environment Modeling, why having an agency like LX Studio attached to the University of Central Oklahoma has a positive impact on students, and much more. Enjoy the episode. Check out LX Studio here: https://lxstudio.com/

It took a couple of years to get Mike Jones on a TLDCast and the wait was worth it. He's a kindergarten teacher turned Learning Experience Designer and over the last ten years, seems to have seen and done it all in L&D. You can learn a lot from Mike, his knowledge and experience with tools is vast. So give this episode a listen and connect with him on twitter and linkedin. You'll be glad you did. On twitter: https://twitter.com/MPJ_InstrDesign On Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mpjones-elearning/

In this episode, we talk with Jenn Jacovsky about Perception. Perhaps Perception isn't something you actively think about when you're training or teaching, but it's a critical skill and one you can build and get better at. We talk about the Ladder of Inference, how avoiding "jumping to conclusions" is important, and go over some examples of why being skilled at Perception is valuable for training. Jenn repeats a mantra "Don't get mad, get curious" - a great takeaway from the episode.

There are a few topics that often show up at TLDC: Job and career related discussion, using development tools, mentoring - all subjects that show up regularly. And here's one more. Onboarding. And in this episode, we have Dan Shirley of Ziplyne, an enterprise saas onboarding tool. We talk to Daniel about Ziplyne, what challenges he's seeing in pandemic-era onboarding scenarios, and what it takes to have a successful onboarding program in 2021. And we covered much more - it was a great conversation, give it a listen. Check out Ziplyne here: https://ziplyne.com/

In this episode, we talked with Joseph Suarez about Working Out Loud. It's a concept you may already be familiar with; and if you're not familiar with it, Workingoutloud.com Founder, John Stepper says "Working Out Loud is a way to build relationships that can help you in some way, like achieving a goal or exploring a new topic or skill. Instead of networking to get something, you invest in relationships by making contributions over time, including your work and experiences that you make visible." And here's something interesting about this episode: it's the first time I connected some of the core principles of TLDC to Working Out Loud. The Training, Learning, and Development Community is about exploring and sharing your journey in L&D, and our regular broadcasts and Slack conversations on TLDChat.us serve as a testament to that. Essentially, our Community is in many ways, working out loud. Keep that in mind and give this episode a listen. And if you are at all interested in participating in an episode of TLDCast to "work out loud", email me at luis@thetldc.com. eLearning Out Loud: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDjs4IXB4qO_4rDvIi3mD-Q Instructional Redesign Podcast: http://instructionalredesign.com/

In 2019, $400 billion dollars was awarded in grant money for education. And that number isn't going to change any time soon. So if you're at all interested in finding some grant funding for your educational project, give this episode with Bejanae Kareem and host Toddi Norum a listen. Bejanae and Toddi cover lots of ground discussing grant writing for education. They go over where to start with grant writing, the 12-step grant writing process, and grant readiness. Check out Bejanae's book "12 Quick Steps to Writing Winning Classroom Grants" here on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Quick-Writing-Winning-Classroom-Grants/dp/173485250X/

I met Joseph Suarez in Phoenix, AZ at TLDC18 - which seems like a million years ago but at the same time, yesterday. He was immediately generous with offers to help at the event, and in fact, if you check out the TLDC18 conference recordings in our event archive, all of the intro bumpers for that event were done by him - for free. Joe is incredibly proficient as an elearning developer, and it's no surprise to me that he launched a new and excellent Youtube channel called elearning Out Loud: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDjs4IXB4qO_4rDvIi3mD-Q I had a great time learning more about Joseph in this Member Showcase. Give it a listen and I'm sure you'll find that he's definitely worth connecting with.

For the first broadcast of 2021, we were joined in a Community Discussion with Margie Meacham aka The Brain Lady, to talk Reflection and Learning. It's a timely topic as we've moved into this New Year and the conversation didn't disappoint. There's quite a bit to think about in this one, including Margie's information about the physiological responses we have to reflection and information consumption. Reflection is an opportunity for improvement. And as we depart 2020 and move into 2021, it's worth reflecting on the profound year we've just experienced and the changes we can make for the year ahead. Enjoy the episode. Learn more about Margie at https://www.learningtogo.info/