The Learning + Training Podcast

Traditional teaching often postures the instructor as the ‘all-knowing person in power’. But in the words of John Wooden, “It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” In this episode, we explore the concept of a ‘knowledge economy’ and breaking the mold of the traditional roles of the teacher and student with […]

Change is inevitable and the need to revitalize a learning program comes for every company at some point in time. But there is no need to throw out the baby with the bathwater when updating training courses. In this episode, we hear from Barbara Greenstein, a Senior Instructional Designer, and Jerry Lake, a Senior Web […]

Knowledge Capitalization – the ongoing process of translating your captured knowledge assets into an actionable process that employees can pull from when needed. Today we speak to Jerry Marino, Chief Knowledge Engineer at Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc about successful knowledge capitalization.  Jerry has over 30 years of experience in performance technology, publishing, and information architecture. […]

VR for employee training is expensive. Developing VR training takes a very long time. VR equipment is costly. VR is for gamers. VR makes you nauseous. In this episode we pose some of the biggest concerns of VR training to Richard Benedetto, Director of Digital Media for Epsilon Systems.

Over the last twenty-five years, Richard has led or helped create some of the most innovative training technology applications in the training industry. He has served as a training technology integrator for a wide variety of industries, including healthcare, Department of Defense and Department of Energy. At Epsilon Systems he led a group of innovative engineers and designers across all mission areas called Learning Solutions Group East. Richard joined Epsilon Systems in 2012 with the acquisition of Media Box Studios, a Virginia based Training and Marketing technology firm where he was founder and CEO.

While employee training is important, it is only a piece of the overall employee performance puzzle. Join us as we speak with Barbara Greenstein, Senior Instructional Designer at Epsilon XR, on six areas to address to drive better employee performance. 

Barbara is a performance improvement specialist providing proven and creative ways to improve human performance in the workplace. 

Highly regarded for her instructional design and facilitation skills, with over 30 years in the learning and development field, she helps clients put the systems in place to more effectively manage in today’s changing business environment while ensuring optimal performance and job satisfaction for all employees.

She received her M.A. in Human Resource Development from Marymount University.  Barbara is a Certified Performance Technologist (CPT), from ISPI.

In-person and traditional classroom education are slowly but surely becoming a thing of the past. Advancements in technology, broader access to internet service, and a surge in remote workforce have all accelerated the effectiveness of distance education. Here to speak with us on best practices for distance education is Dr. Fred Saba, Professor Emeritus of Educational Technology at San Diego State University. 

Dr. Saba he has been involved in the field of distance education since 1973, first as the Managing Director of Educational Radio and Television of Iran (1973-1978), and then as the Director of the Telecommunications Division at the University of Connecticut (1979-1984).

Dr. Saba has authored more than 100 articles and chapters in books. He has the distinct honor to be the first winner of the Charles A. Wedemeyer award given to scholars who have made significant contributions to research and theory building in the field of distance education.

Virtual Reality has proven to be an effective and engaging platform for employee training. But is this millennial learning environment as effective for the baby boomer generation? Here to discuss the learning curve and effectiveness of VR training for the baby boomer generation is Anthony Garcia, e-learning and VR developer for Epsilon XR.