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Marketing and L&D

When I say, "Marketing", what do you think of?   Learning?  Have you ever thought about how marketing and the marketing department are related to instructional design? What's the story?

If you never have this episode is an important one for you! Today, my guest Bianca Baumann makes the connection for us, as well, she discusses what she likes to call "digital education success" and so much more in this episode. Time few by and I was so excited to chat with Bianca that I TOTALLY neglected to get her to introduce herself at the start of the chat - that's how excited I was to dig into the content, and the connections between marketing and learning. Don't miss this chat! It's packed with fun and inspiring ideas for reaching your learners on a deeper level.

About Bianca:

Bianca Baumann, CTDP focuses on digital education success, combining L&D, digital marketing and customer success to create outstanding learning experiences that stick. She spearheaded multiple projects in the marketing, financial and events industry and created award-winning programs along the way. She shares her expertise in her blog and at global conferences, highlighting the importance of including disciplines outside L&D to map out a learner journey that helps drive performance. Bianca is a certified training and development professional and is currently working as Director, Learning Experience Design at GP Strategies.

In this episode:

The Canadian eLearning Conference

Bianca’s DevLearn workshop and presentation

Marketing and e-learning

Learner profiles

Learning campaigns

Bianca on Social:

Bianca Baumann on LinkedIn

Bianca on Twitter

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We referred to Mike Taylor's episode as well - you can revisit his chat here.

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"What's the hubbub about scenarios?", you ask. Listen in to this episode and you'll find out!

I'm so happy to have been able to speak with Christy Tucker in this episode about Learning Scenarios and storytelling. To me, she is a leader in designing single point scenarios or branching scenarios. Christy is a wealth of knowledge about eLearning as well. I know you'll find some amazing information there so be sure to pop over and read up on her thoughts, ideas and experiences. My drink of choice today was an Iced Frozen Raspberry loose leaf tea from David's tea - and Christy let me know she was enjoying a Lemon Basil Oolong - and now I need to try that!

Why Scenarios?

I've been a big fan of branching scenarios and including scenarios, storytelling and simulations into the learning experience. I believe that it is important we ensure learners can think through decisions, without being spoon-fed. Scenarios let the learner make choices, see and feel the consequences of their actions, even when that means the most extreme outcomes, because these are the moments when they learn.  It's not always just about following a process, it's about ensuring our learning participants are prepared to perform in real life, on the job, in the moment. A great scenario can do that (and a poorly crafted scenario can be a disaster).

Who is Christy

Christy Tucker is a learning design consultant with over fifteen years of experience helping people learn. She specializes in using scenario-based learning to engage audiences and promote transfer of skills to real-world environments. She has created courses for clients including the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity, Cisco, and The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. Christy has been blogging about instructional design and eLearning for over ten years.

What's in this episode

What is a scenario

When are scenarios useful

Branching Scenarios versus simple one question scenario

Getting started with a simple scenario

Process for designing a scenario

How to determine when to use a scenario

Working with SMEs (Subject Matter Experts)

How long does it take to design different scenarios

Manage the complexity of the scenario

Christy's Social Connect

Christy on Twitter

Christy on LinkedIn   - don't forget your intro message!

Syniad Learning

Christy's Blog - Filtered for Storytelling and Scenarios

Christy mentioned TWINE for building out a scenario

Broken CoWorker scenario by eLearnignEngaged (Anna and Ryan)

TheLab example

Transitioning From Teaching to Instructional Design

I'd love to hear your big take-a-ways from this episode, and to hear success stories, or those times when it didn't go as planned and you learned more than your "learners". Tweet me or drop me an email host at theloungepodcast.com  AND don't forget - one more week to the draw for Tim Slade's book and companion course!

Recommendations

You may also like the following episodes, which compliment the design and development of scenarios:

https://www.theloungepodcast.com/001-content-curation/

https://www.theloungepodcast.com/010-learning-that-fits/

https://www.theloungepodcast.com/building-adaptive-learning-experiences/

https://www.theloungepodcast.com/014-elearning-for-new-ids-and-teams/

I took a vacation from the podcast last week - busy with a cool project that has me designing and developing some medical focused eLearning as well as creating some cool animated explainer videos.  My passion project sometimes has to take a back seat - but I'm back this week with an awesome conversation with my friend Jayne Davids.

Jayne is a superstar when it comes to creating screen-capture training and training videos for software and software simulations. We talk about all kinds of goodies, and I'll come back soon and update this with all our links - but right now, I just really want to get this up for you to listen.

So here she is - my friend, and soon to be yours, Jayne Davids, chatting with me over tea and coffee about video, best practices for capturing your screens and using them in learning, simulations, new to me term - PADCASTING and how to get comfortable being on video (live action versus what we are both used to in screen capture, screen casting and software simulations).

About Jayne

Jayne has 20 years experience in Learning and Development specializing in software training, spending much of her career in the travel industry. Her roles have included designing and delivering classroom and webinar training, writing Help Guides and job aids, designing & developing elearning courses with Captivate and for the past several years making screencasts with Camtasia. She is a TechSmith Recommended Training Provider and manages the Camtasia UK User group on LinkedIn.

Owner of Raiveon Ltd, a training company who provide Camtasia and video training in the UK and is a TechSmith & Padcaster Authorized Reseller.

Jayne enjoys helping others develop new video skills and seeks to learn something new every day. An active member of the TechSmith community, attendee of TLDChats and various L&D Twitter chats & Slack channels. She loves connecting people and building communities.

Jayne is currently organizing a Camtasia UK User meet-up.

Jayne on Social

Twitter

LinkedIn

 

Don't Forget the contest to win a copy of Tim Slades book for new elearning designers, and the bonus he's offering to win a license to his course! for details check out Episode 14 where I chat with Tim about life in eLearning!

And don't forget - we'd love for you to give us a 5 star rating and a quick review on iTunes.

Being a newbie in an industry can be challenging, no matter if you are a new instructional designer (ID), developer or team lead/manager. I've got a glass of iced lemon water today (it's still pretty hot here) and it's so refreshing! What's in your cup? I'm really excited to share this conversation with Tim and I really hope you find as much value in this conversation as I did.

About Tim

Tim Slade is a manager, speaker, author, and award-winning eLearning designer.With nearly a decade working to help others elevate their eLearning and visual communications content, Tim has become one of the go-to resources for new instructional designers and elearning developers. Tim has been recognized within the eLearning industry multiple times for my creative and innovative design aesthetics. He speaks at national eLearning conferences, and he is an Articulate Super Hero and co-author of the popular E-Learning Uncovered book series and the new release The eLearning Designer's Handbook, A practical guide to the eLearning development process for New! eLearning designers.

In this Episode

Tim's book

Speaking the same language

Benefits of an eLearning intervention

Choosing your path and your passion

Impostor Syndrome

Supporting your team

Visual design and storyboards

Creating video trailers

Links for Newbies and Pros alike

Tim on Twitter, Linkedin

Tim's blog and website

The eLearning Designer's Handbook on Amazon

Tim's companion e-Course

Amy Cuddy's TedTalk Fake it Til You Make

UPDATE: Tim has released TWO new courses designed to help new users of Articulate Storyline to get from start to finish. I've reviewed the courses and the content is fantastic and just what new elearning dev's need! https://courses.timslade.com/collections

The Contest

That's right - it's contest time! The contest will close September 4, 2018. We'll announce the winner - you'll receive a copy of Tim's book AND - this is amazing! Access to Tim's 40 lesson companion course. This is amazing for new developers

If you listened to the episode you know what to do with this:

#theloungegiveaway

#IwantTimselearningbook

#eLearning

Sharing is Caring

Do you know a new Instructional Designer, a new developer, new manager? Please share this episode and let them know you care about them (and that you enjoyed listening).  If you enjoyed this episode we'd love it if you would leave us a rating and review on iTunes.  And we also want to mention that we're also on Spotify and Google Podcasts. I'd love to hear from you on Twitter, just use the hashtag #theloungepodcast

Connect with Me, your Host - Jac Hutchinson

You can connect with me on Twitter or LinkedIn    (please drop me a note and let me know you find me through The Lounge Podcast) or if you prefer, you can send me an email at Host @ theloungepodcast.com - I'm always happy to hear from you.

If you enjoyed this episode we'd love it if you would leave us a rating and review on iTunes.  And we also want to mention that we're also on Spotify and Google Podcasts.

Today on the podcast we have Brent Schlenker joining me to discuss building learning communities. Brent has been in L&D/T&D for a while now, and he's participated in many communities over the years. Seeing a need for a different kind of professional network for training and learning practitioners, Brent set about creating a casual, yet professional community where sharing knowledge and laughing with each other is a daily practice.

Brent chats about his journey building the TLDC community, how he got here and the lessons he has learned and changes he has made along the way. I've got my iced Chai Latte and I'm ready to go!

Episode Links

Brent on Twitter

Brent on LinkedIN

the Training, Learning and Development Community (TLDC)

Weekday TLDCast on CrowdCast - 11 am Eastern time

The Elearning Guild

We mentioned Cara North who chatted with me in Episode 3, you can check out our conversation here

In my solo episode about Professional Development I chat about TLDC

About Brent

Brent Schlenker is a training, learning and development strategy consultant, entrepreneur, and community builder.

As the Community Manager/Strategist for dominKnow.com he is currently building a strong product user community to support company growth with a weekly live streaming broadcast, LinkedIn Group, and community outreach efforts.

And as co-founder of the Training Learning and Development Community, TLDC.us, Brent has created a global learning community for learning professionals leveraging 21st century internet technologies to create the first daily interactive live streaming collaborative broadcast. The community is also supported by TLDChat (24/7 messaging/sharing), live conferences like TLDC19.com, and regional meet ups like TLDC-UK.

Brent has a history of engaging with new technologies and experimenting with their usefulness in the learning process. Early content can be found at eLearndev.blogspot.com. He’s built training teams from the ground up, produced VR training solutions in the late ‘90s, and transformed many enterprise classroom training experiences into more efficient and effective technology-based learning solutions.

His experiences are shared with others through his consultancy, keynotes, blogs, live streaming videos, and within the communities he’s built. He has a master’s degree in Educational Technologies from Arizona State University, and a BA in Media Arts from the University of Arizona.

Connect with Me, your Host - Jac Hutchinson

You can connect with me on Twitter or LinkedIn   or if you prefer, you can send me an email at Host @ theloungepodcast.com - I'm always happy to hear from you.

If you enjoyed this episode we'd love it if you would leave us a rating and review on iTunes.  And we also want to mention that we're also on Spotify and Google Podcasts.

Special Shout-out

If you haven't yet, please check out the DIY Narrator Podcast hosted by my buddy Josh Risser.  If you are a designer and developer responsible for your own course narration, Josh offers some great tips to get the best you can from what you've got! You won't be disappointed.  You can access Josh's episode of the Lounge Podcast here.

Adaptive learning experiences can be a game-changer for employee engagement in your elearning courses.

What's adaptive learning you ask? Grab your favourite beverage and join us for a chat. I've got mine - it's a tasty cup of decaf Earl Grey tea. In today's episode my friend and "episode partner-in-crime" Simon Blair and I talk about his experience building an adaptive learning experience for a workshop he presented at DevLearn17.

What's in this Episode

We discuss:

What adaptive learning is

Why and how you can use adaptive learning

Basics of designing an adaptive experience using Storyline (or for me, Lectora)

The difference between adaptive and responsive (and how to stop referring to "responsive" out of context)

Perils of country living in a digital world

Who is Simon?

Simon is an evil genius and all-around great guy. He's also funny as heck, and if you don't follow him on Twitter you NEED to! Go do it now!

As an eLearning specialist, he has developed eLearning and associated apps, spearheaded quality and efficiency initiatives, and is a go-to source for all things LMS and eLearning technology, supporting colleagues around the globe.

At various points, he has also been a software developer, a teaching assistant on back-country camping courses, a technical trainer, and a facilitator of virtual and in-person training across North America.  He also facilitated a hands-on session on building an adaptive course in Storyline at DevLearn 2017 (the eLearning Guild's premier industry conference).  In the next few weeks he'll be appearing on the TLDCast as well, so keep an eye out for that.

Links from this Episode

Simon on Twitter

Simon on LinkedIn

The Files for this project (Thank you so much for freely sharing your project with us Simon - available in Storyline and Storyline 360 formats)

the Canadian eLearning Conference

My big take-away from today was not to be afraid to try something new and outside the box - sometimes, the only way we can get to a conference is to have a speaking submission accepted. Conferences are an expensive investment, but always worth it. If conferences aren't in your budget, maybe you should do what Simon did - lose the fear, create a great proposal for an amazing talk (we all have something we can share) and share your knowledge, skill and expertise.   Connecting this idea of adaptive learning to another concept, like that of confidence based assessments can elevate the experience for your learners, add more of a true "learner at the centre" focus, and also provide you with some statistics to help you design and build future learning experiences.

So much to think about - I'd love to hear how you are using adaptive learning approaches to solve your business problems.

I'd also love it if you would kindly subscribe on iTunes and if you liked this episode, please give it a rating and review, and share it with your friends and colleagues. You can also share it on Twitter and LinkedIn, just use the hashtag #theloungepodcast.

Learning data - it's a huge topic. How do you collect and use information generated by the employees/students taking your courses? There is no "one-size-fits-all" approach to collecting and using learning data, but in today's episode we talk about some things to consider.

You may be wondering how motorcycles and learning data connect - listen in today as my guest Anthony Altieri talks us through this burning question. Anthony is a proud IDIoT - instructional developer for the Internet of Things, xAPI enthusiast, LMS guy and all round tech geek - so you know I enjoyed talking with him. More bio to be updated shortly.

During our conversation, a major thunder storm rolled through and interrupted our conversation, but we rescued it and were able to finish up. Good think I had my Monk's Prayer tea to keep me calm, cool and collected! (Did I mention it is delicious? And, I think you should consider trying it)

What's in this Episode:

what is xAPI

our role as a cost centre in the business

who is responsible for xAPI and learning data

why care about learning data

how to get started

LMS versus LRS

is the LMS dead?

Links:

xAPI Cohort - Torrance Learning - get involved and learn by doing

Anthony on Twitter

Anthony on LinkedIn

Learn more about xAPI - the what, why and how high-level overview

Learn to Code at Canada Learning Code

Microlearning (or Micro learning) means many things to many people. When asked to define what micro learning is, every learning practitioner will answer with their own twist. I have to say the best answer to the question "what is micro learning?" came in this conversation - learning that fits. Learning that fits the learner, the job, the task, the organization, the time, the needs.... and when you listen in, you'll hear great ideas about how to create learning that fits and solves your business problem. Today I've made a lovely iced raspberry oolong tea. It's the perfect refreshing beverage to accompany my chat with JD Dillon.

What's in this episode

What is micro learning?

What myths we hear about learning?

Who are the people you can work with to fill gaps?

Should corporate learning own learning in the organization?

Curating learning content ideas

About our Guest

JD Dillon is one of the most prolific writers and speakers in the workplace learning space. With his practical approach and unique ability to integrate science, technology, storytelling and pure common sense, JD designs solutions that enable employees, improve organizational performance and drive business results.

In his role as the Principal Learning Strategist with Axonify, JD works with an award-winning team to boost employee knowledge, organizational capability and business results for leading organizations through the application of modern learning practices and cutting-edge technology.

JD has spent also spent portions of his 20-year career designing and implementing learning and performance strategies for respected global organizations, including The Walt Disney Company, Kaplan, Brambles, and AMC Theatres. He is the founder of LearnGeek, an independent practice that provides hands-on consultative and educational services to organizations that want to provide better learning and support for their employees.

JD shares ongoing insights on his LearnGeek Blog and writes a monthly column for Learning Solutions Magazine titled ‘In Real Life.  You can find JD on Twitter via @JD_Dillon or online at learngeek.co.

Short-notice projects. We've all been there. That moment when your client or leader drops an urgent project in your lap and you need to produce a great learning solution in an incredibly short amount of time. You know it's next to impossible to meet the milestones and project delieverables. You know you need to have the dreaded talk about what Mark calls "what's possible" and you are sweating and feeling a lot of stress, and you'd love to find a hole to hide in.

Grab your favourite beverage, I've got mine! and let's jump into a great discussion about short-notice projects with fellow Canadian , instructional designer, former member of the Canadian Military and current awesome-guy, Mark Sheppard.

Mark joins me today to discuss the learning moments that came from an incredible short-notice project he dealt with as a contract instructional designer for the Royal Canadian Air Force school.  This is a not-to-be-missed event where we talk about the request from the client, the process to deliver, the product and the organizational impact this had.

So many great lessons and stories! What you don't know, is that Mark and I did a video call, and he had me laughing! I know you are surprised right? So I did have to cut out some of my laughter, but just know, I had an amazing chat and I look forward to having him back on The Lounge Podcast again to talk about another awesome topic!

In this Episode

what is a short-notice project

best practices in responding to a short-notice project

high-level PM tips for dealing with short-notice projects

how staff and contractor/freelancers may deal with these requests differently

About Mark Sheppard

Mark is a long-time learning practitioner from the Toronto area. He has worked as a technical instructor, Education Manager, Instructional Designer, and learning consultant across a variety of industries having got his start as an instructor during his service in the Army Reserve. More recently, he worked for eHealth Ontario for 4.5 years where he implemented their Learning Management System and the new hire on-boarding program. He also spent 3.5 years on contract with the RCAF at the School of Aerospace Technology & Engineering, in their Training Innovations Group, where he was responsible for designing new online learning assets as well as the full curriculum for apprentice maintainers.  He currently works as a Sr. Consultant for Leadership & Learning for a major hospital in Toronto.

Mark is a frequent conference speaker and has presented to audiences in Canada, the US, and Australia. He has a Certificate in Adult Training & Development from U of T, a Masters in Learning & Technology from Royal Roads, and is a Certified Human Resources Professional. He can be found on Twitter as @marklearns.