TLDCast Podcast

Today on TLDChat we welcomed Dan Beckius of AirClass (Lenovo). Dan has 20 years of experience in training and specializes in Virtual Classroom implementation. Topics discussed: Dan’s origin story Why a tool like AirClass is needed Ways to build your virtual training online skills Reasons to use virtual training for your organization Where to begin This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Happy New Year! We start the year off with special guest, Clint Clarkson, the VP, elearning at Xpan Interactive. After a brief history from Clint, we dove into a discussion that spanned from getting certifications all the way to his current position as VP of elearning and everything in between. Be sure to check out Clint’s comic that is related to the L&D field as well for a good laugh! Clint’s history in the industry Certifications Balancing out elearning visuals Clint’s comics and the industries response Matching courses to learners This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Special guest Michelle Fanfarillo joins the video today to talk about leaders and leadership teams with the group. Michelle is part of the PeopleFirm team and brings a great wealth of information on the subject and the Q&A was full of great questions to day. Topics discussed: Michelle’s history in the field Difficulty in change Peer learning Leadership and followership Personality types in leaders Coaching certifications/programs Q&A lightning round Links mentioned in this episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperCard http://www.peoplefirm.com/ https://hudsoninstitute.com/ https://youtu.be/YsifpRZtIJg Watch the Video Replay: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/121917?rfsn=530134.af795 Golden Nugget: “To learn you need a safe place to practice and fail.” This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Special guest Mike Rustici, CEO and co-founder of Watershed and comes to talk about standards and xAPI with the group. We talked about the collection and usage of data for analytics and how that can apply to the world of L&D, standards in L&D, and general learning experiences. Topics discussed: Mike’s history in the field Standards of xAPI in L&D LRS SCORM vs xAPI What data is needed xAPI Adoption Links mentioned in this episode: https://www.watershedlrs.com/ https://www.hapyak.com/ http://adlnet.gov/xAPI https://www.watershedlrs.com/blog/products/xapi-data-privacy?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter https://github.com/aa-altieri/alexa-xapi-quiz Watch the Video Replay: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/121817?rfsn=530134.af795 Golden Nugget: “As a learning tech person, starting with xAPI with the rest of the world is like talking about the details of your plumbing work, it should be really about the results and the data and continuous improvement with more relevant data captured.” This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Special guest Randy Emelo, the founder and Chief Strategist at River, a mentoring software company brings his expertise in mentoring to the group for a great discussion. This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

We are joined in the video chat by Ollie Gardener of NoddlePod. She discussed how NoodlePod was a was created as a solution to the poor choice in tools that the learning community had at the time. This lead to a great conversation on community in general and it was then linked back into the L&D field with some key discussions around bots and AI. This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Tuesday brought us the consistently brilliant Brian Fanzo, iSocialFanz. He talked a variety of subjects, mostly focused around his 4 Ts: Trust, Training, Transparency and Technology. You’ll also find lots of info on livestreaming, blockchain, and technology in this discussion. Brian was conference favorite at our 2016 Training, Learning, and Development Conference. You can find his keynote HERE. This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Special guest Tom Hickmore, founder of Nice Media, who is well seasoned in the field of video tells us about his transition from art video to the corporate sector and, eventually, the L&D field. He talked about creating a story, video technology, and where video sits in the L&D field. Tom’s background The three acts; setup, confrontation, solution Important parts of the story Video/writing influence The importance of sound This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Special guest Allison Wagda of Versal stops in to talk about collaborative learning in the L&D field. We had an enjoyable conversation with Allison on the difficulties of collaboration as it pertains to creating courses, managing SMEs, and in social media use in the workplace. Allison’s background Breaking down silos Smaller chunk learning Social interaction platforms SME interactions Wearing different hats Sponsored by:

Special guest Richard Boyd joins us to talk about game technology from a long history in the field. The conversation started around games, but completely morphed into a deep dive on AI, Machine Learning, and how to recreate a social history of someone from the past. It was an amazing conversation, packed tight with some great information. Richard’s background Virtual world framework Open source adoptions Machine learning AI timeline Creating a social footprint This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm