Leading Learning Podcast

Learn what really goes into implementing an assessment-based certificate in this interview with Paul Williams, vice president of professional development and education at Argentum, the leading national trade association serving companies that own, operate, and support professionally managed senior living communities in the United States. 

In this episode of the Leading Learning podcast, Celisa Steele talks with Paul about what prompted them to create an assessment-based certificate program, the process for developing it, and valuable lessons they’ve learned along the way.

Full show notes available at: http://www.leadinglearning.com/episode86.

Highlighted Resource  – A free 30-45 minute consultation for Leading Learning podcast listeners with Robin Gault-Winton of Castle to explore whether and how an assessment-based certificate program might work for your organization. To schedule an appointment, go to http://www.leadinglearning.com/askcastle.

Thank you to Castle, which is the sponsor of the Leading Learning podcast for the second quarter of 2017. Castle is an accomplished full-services certification and licensure testing company that also offers its clients a variety of learning solutions capabilities. With an expert team of testing and instructional design professionals and a thirty year history of excellence in it’s field, Castle understands what it takes to develop and deliver quality learning and certification programs.

Learn what really goes into implementing an assessment-based certificate in this interview with Paul Williams, vice president of professional development and education at Argentum, the leading national trade association serving companies that own, operate, and support professionally managed senior living communities in the United States. 

In this episode of the Leading Learning podcast, Celisa Steele talks with Paul about what prompted them to create an assessment-based certificate program, the process for developing it, and valuable lessons they’ve learned along the way.

Full show notes available at: http://www.leadinglearning.com/episode86.

Highlighted Resource  – A free 30-45 minute consultation for Leading Learning podcast listeners with Robin Gault-Winton of Castle to explore whether and how an assessment-based certificate program might work for your organization. To schedule an appointment, go to http://www.leadinglearning.com/askcastle.

Thank you to Castle, which is the sponsor of the Leading Learning podcast for the second quarter of 2017. Castle is an accomplished full-services certification and licensure testing company that also offers its clients a variety of learning solutions capabilities. With an expert team of testing and instructional design professionals and a thirty year history of excellence in it’s field, Castle understands what it takes to develop and deliver quality learning and certification programs.

In this episode of the Leading Learning podcast, Celisa and Jeff discuss the topic of the learning business including what it is, why it’s such an important concept, and the important link between both learning and business.

Full show notes are available at http://www.leadinglearning.com/episode85.

Highlighted Resource – an informal curriculum on the topic of the Learning Business – new post on the Tagoras site that brings together the various episodes we have done on the podcast along with various notes and other resources.

Thank you to Castle, which is the sponsor of the Leading Learning podcast for the second quarter of 2017. Castle is an accomplished full-services certification and licensure testing company that also offers its clients a variety of learning solutions capabilities. With an expert team of testing and instructional design professionals and a thirty year history of excellence in it’s field, Castle understands what it takes to develop and deliver quality learning and certification programs.

In this episode of the Leading Learning podcast, Celisa and Jeff discuss the topic of the learning business including what it is, why it’s such an important concept, and the important link between both learning and business.

Full show notes are available at http://www.leadinglearning.com/episode85.

Highlighted Resource – an informal curriculum on the topic of the Learning Business – new post on the Tagoras site that brings together the various episodes we have done on the podcast along with various notes and other resources.

Thank you to Castle, which is the sponsor of the Leading Learning podcast for the second quarter of 2017. Castle is an accomplished full-services certification and licensure testing company that also offers its clients a variety of learning solutions capabilities. With an expert team of testing and instructional design professionals and a thirty year history of excellence in it’s field, Castle understands what it takes to develop and deliver quality learning and certification programs.

Assessment-based certificates, or ABCs, are a trend all learning businesses need to know about. In this episode, Celisa Steele discusses assessment-based certificates with Robin Gault-Winton, a facilitator, trainer, and instructional designer, is the director of learning solutions at Castle and an expert on how assessment-based certificate programs can help increase professional development opportunities and improve learning outcomes.

Full show notes available at http://www.leadinglearning.com.episode/episode84

Highlighted Resource of the Week – An ABC Program Focuses on Training and Assessing Mastery of a Specific Set of Learning Outcomes - an article published in the Institute for Credentialing Excellence’s quarterly publication (ICE Digest) that is essentially an ABC 101.

Thank you to Castle, which is the sponsor of the Leading Learning podcast for the second quarter of 2017. Castle is an accomplished full-services certification and licensure testing company that also offers its clients a variety of learning solutions capabilities. With an expert team of testing and instructional design professionals and a thirty year history of excellence in it’s field, Castle understands what it takes to develop and deliver quality learning and certification programs.

Assessment-based certificates, or ABCs, are a trend all learning businesses need to know about. In this episode, Celisa Steele discusses assessment-based certificates with Robin Gault-Winton, a facilitator, trainer, and instructional designer, is the director of learning solutions at Castle and an expert on how assessment-based certificate programs can help increase professional development opportunities and improve learning outcomes.

Full show notes available at http://www.leadinglearning.com.episode/episode84

Highlighted Resource of the Week – An ABC Program Focuses on Training and Assessing Mastery of a Specific Set of Learning Outcomes - an article published in the Institute for Credentialing Excellence’s quarterly publication (ICE Digest) that is essentially an ABC 101.

Thank you to Castle, which is the sponsor of the Leading Learning podcast for the second quarter of 2017. Castle is an accomplished full-services certification and licensure testing company that also offers its clients a variety of learning solutions capabilities. With an expert team of testing and instructional design professionals and a thirty year history of excellence in it’s field, Castle understands what it takes to develop and deliver quality learning and certification programs.

In this episode you'll learn more about what we think has to be the “hippest” learning event in the world of continuing medical education, CMEpalooza. Jeff talks with Derek Warnick and Scott Kober about the CMEpalooza experience, the (mostly free) technology behind it, and key points of advice for organizations who might be interested in pulling together a similar educational offering.

Full show notes available at http://www.leadinglearning.com/episode83.

Highlighted Resource - Leading Learning newsletter - a way to share high-value resources we come across each month, packaged up into a brief email that you can read and digest quickly. If the podcast is “audio intelligence for learning leaders”, the newsletter is “inbox intelligence for learning leaders”. Get the details and sign up for this free resource at http://www.leadinglearning.com/newsletter/.

Thank you to Castle, which is the sponsor of the Leading Learning podcast for the second quarter of 2017. Castle is an accomplished full-services certification and licensure testing company that also offers its clients a variety of learning solutions capabilities. With an expert team of testing and instructional design professionals and a thirty year history of excellence in it’s field, Castle understands what it takes to develop and deliver quality learning and certification programs.

In this episode you'll learn more about what we think has to be the “hippest” learning event in the world of continuing medical education, CMEpalooza. Jeff talks with Derek Warnick and Scott Kober about the CMEpalooza experience, the (mostly free) technology behind it, and key points of advice for organizations who might be interested in pulling together a similar educational offering.

Full show notes available at http://www.leadinglearning.com/episode83.

Highlighted Resource - Leading Learning newsletter - a way to share high-value resources we come across each month, packaged up into a brief email that you can read and digest quickly. If the podcast is “audio intelligence for learning leaders”, the newsletter is “inbox intelligence for learning leaders”. Get the details and sign up for this free resource at http://www.leadinglearning.com/newsletter/.

Thank you to Castle, which is the sponsor of the Leading Learning podcast for the second quarter of 2017. Castle is an accomplished full-services certification and licensure testing company that also offers its clients a variety of learning solutions capabilities. With an expert team of testing and instructional design professionals and a thirty year history of excellence in it’s field, Castle understands what it takes to develop and deliver quality learning and certification programs.

Do you wonder - or worry - about LMS ROI? Then this episode is for you!

When it comes to determining whether to implement a new or replacement learning management system (LMS), it’s important to ask, “What will the return on investment be?” Oftentimes, organizations struggle to try and answer this question—or even worse, it isn’t ever asked at all.

In this episode of the Leading Learning podcast, Celisa and Jeff help you answer this sometimes daunting question and provide 5 key aspects of getting a high return on your LMS investment including: new revenue generation, cost savings, general value perception, user experience, and fulfillment of vision and mission.

Full show notes available at http://www.leadinglearning.com/episode82. 

Thank you to Castle, which is the sponsor of the Leading Learning podcast for the second quarter of 2017. Castle is an accomplished full-services certification and licensure testing company that also offers its clients a variety of learning solutions capabilities. With an expert team of testing and instructional design professionals and a thirty year history of excellence in it’s field, Castle understands what it takes to develop and deliver quality learning and certification programs.

Do you wonder - or worry - about LMS ROI? Then this episode is for you!

When it comes to determining whether to implement a new or replacement learning management system (LMS), it’s important to ask, “What will the return on investment be?” Oftentimes, organizations struggle to try and answer this question—or even worse, it isn’t ever asked at all.

In this episode of the Leading Learning podcast, Celisa and Jeff help you answer this sometimes daunting question and provide 5 key aspects of getting a high return on your LMS investment including: new revenue generation, cost savings, general value perception, user experience, and fulfillment of vision and mission.

Full show notes available at http://www.leadinglearning.com/episode82. 

Thank you to Castle, which is the sponsor of the Leading Learning podcast for the second quarter of 2017. Castle is an accomplished full-services certification and licensure testing company that also offers its clients a variety of learning solutions capabilities. With an expert team of testing and instructional design professionals and a thirty year history of excellence in it’s field, Castle understands what it takes to develop and deliver quality learning and certification programs.