TLDCast Podcast

Today we have special guest Clive Shepherd. He brings over 30 years’ experience in many capacities including his expertise (1) as a senior learning and development manager within a large corporation; (2) as co-founder of a multimedia development company providing content development services to major organisations across the world; and (3) as a consultant looking to share my expertise with organisations interested in transforming their approach to learning in the workplace. This triangulation of experience makes Clive’s insights and historical L&D perspectives something you don’t want to miss. Listen to this replay now to learn more about: Clive’s history Clive’s rock star aspirations The most interesting project Clive is working on The biggest problem with the skills gap How digital learning design is involving

Today we have special guest and long-time member of TLDC, Paul Bouffleur. He brings over 17 years’ experience in Project Management and Talent Development to the boxes and shares his expertise in the field of Instructional Design, onboarding, and dealing with remote training. Paul’s history People not tech Distance learning tech VR application Real interaction vs virtual interaction Cut the fluff Q&A from Ask a Question

Video Friday brings our usual co-host Sam Rogers to the window. Today he has a guest, Anthony Williams who has a long history in the L&D field from delivering technical training to PC engineers through winning the Digital Learning Transformation award in 2017. Anthony’s history Sharing graphics Video mixing Usability of training Social interaction Focusing training Posting video to the public New video technologies Q&A Session Sponsored by:

For today’s TLDCast Thursday encore session, guest host Cara North was joined by Melissa Milloway of Amazon.com. In this session, which ended up being similar to a Reddit AMA, Melissa broke down xAPI. Melissa was a past guest on our xAPI playlist and has demonstrated many projects that she has built with xAPI. Melissa’s background The best way to get started with xAPI To code or not to code? Is it needed for xAPI? Breaking down xAPI statements Mel’s newest project: Presto Pasta Learning strategy before purchasing an LRS Other Q&A Sponsored by:

Today we are joined by Myra Roldan and Ann Rollins in the windows. They are going to discuss the ins and outs of L&D conference prep. They both have years of experience in the L&D field and in the speaking circuit to share with the participants today. Myra and Annie’s history Idea sharing What to talk about Timing your talking Your first presentation Start small Q&A Sponsored by:

Andy Hughes of Designing Digitally drops in the window today to give some real world examples of serious games and virtual environment solutions. Andy is the founder and president of Designing Digitally, Inc, an eLearning developer, and professor at the University of Cincinnati Clermont in the Business, Law, and Technology Department. Process changes Game based learning Jack and Jill Impact on business process Designers working with programmers Sponsored by:

We have a special guest today. Mark Sheppard joins us in the window to talk about his place in the L&D field. He is a seasoned L&D professional, writer, and speaker. The conversation weaves through transitioning through L&D roles and the steps that carry through each step, along with how corporations accept training. Mark’s history Lesson plans Leadership training K-12 vs corporate Course conversion Online learning culture Chameleon Sponsored by:

Megan Torrance and Torrance Learning takes over TLDCast with guest Connie Malamed. Not to be missed!

Christiana Houck leads the Learning Solutions team for Aristocrat Technologies. Christiana is responsible for technical product training for employees and customers. She is a life-long educator, having spent time in higher education, the Financial and Manufacturing sectors, and even K-12. Christiana has a PhD in Training and Performance Improvement, a Masters in Educational Technology, and an undergrad in English Education. She once failed a technology in education class because she thought as an English teacher, the class would sit in a circle and read a book. Now, she innovates with learning with technology and routinely presents at industry conferences. Christiana is an avid photographer and travels for the sake of taking photos. She has a dog, a goddaughter, and a boyfriend.

*note: this episode is best viewed in Crowdcast here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/070218. Lots of screen sharing and it's definitely worth checking out! Monday morning kicks off the week with special guest Chris Straley of Instructional Design Genius. He has 15 years’ experience as a teacher, instructional designer and learning managers and drops in to talk about Project Management as it relates to the learning industry. Chris’s history Project management for L&D Tying time to ID projects Trained audience vs untrained audience Review of the tool Q&A