The Mindtools L&D Podcast

Here at GoodPractice, we often speak about learning tech as if everybody is already using it. This week, we want to take a step back for a discussion on getting started.

So, today, international speaker and trendcatcher Ger Driesen of aNewSpring joins Ross and Stef to share his advice for anyone looking to launch their first online solution.

If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find Ger on Twitter @GerDriesen, Ross @RossGarnerGP and Stef @Stefania_Scott.

You can also tweet @GoodPractice or @GoodpracticeAus.

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You can subscribe to Ger's learning notes at: https://www.anewspring.com/gers-learning-notes/.

Cathy Moore's 'Is training really the answer?' blog can be found at: http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2013/05/is-training-really-the-answer-ask-the-flowchart/.

Our case study on how Edrington use the GoodPractice toolkit is available at: http://www.goodpractice.com/our-clients/edrington/.

A source for Stef's 'cacti vs cactuses' discussion is available here: http://grammarist.com/usage/cacti-cactuses/.

And the story of Winona Ryder's connection to Polly Klass was covered by Newsweek: http://www.newsweek.com/sad-case-polly-klaas-190468.

Finally, Sam Burrough's excellent blog on instructional design is available at: http://www.transform-elearning.com/duolingo-instructional-design-strategies/.

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Next week, our guest is Sean Brown, from Virgin Money, speaking about inspiration for L&D.

Asking good questions, listening carefully, checking facts: all skills associated with journalists. But these are the exact same skills that can help us improve as learning and development (L&D) professionals.

On this week's GoodPractice Podcast, L&D's editor-in-chief Martin Couzins joins Ross and Owen to share his insight into the crossover between those two professions, and the lessons you can learn from journalism.

If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find Martin on Twitter @MartinCouzins, Ross @RossGarnerGP and Owen @OwenFerguson.

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The Jeremy Paxman v Michael Howard interview that Martin referenced can be viewed on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyqnu6ywhR4.

Mary Meeker's 2017 Internet Trends report can be found at: http://www.kpcb.com/internet-trends.

The tl;dr version can be found at TechCrunch, which includes a bullet list of key points and a highlights version: https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/31/mary-meeker-internet-trends-2017/.

A good demo of Hololens can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihKUoZxNClA .

The official Microsoft page for Hololens is at: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/hololens.

This video demonstration of a Hololens game demonstrates Ross' point about the relatively low-quality graphics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29xnzxgCx6I.

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Next week, our guest is international speaker Ger Driesen, who will be sharing his advice for getting started delivering online learning.

We recently spoke about the importance of user experience design, but how does this differ in a learning context?

On this week's GoodPractice Podcast: Julie Dirksen, author of 'Design for How People Learn', joins Ross and James to explore the importance of 'desirable difficulty'.

If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find Julie on Twitter @UsableLearning, Ross @RossGarnerGP and James @JamesMcLuckie.

You can also tweet @GoodPractice or @GoodpracticeAus.

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Julie has written about why 'clear and easy to understand' can be a bad thing at:http://usablelearning.com/2011/07/06/why-clear-and-easy-to-understand-can-be-bad/.

She has also presented on UX for learning, which you can see here: https://www.slideshare.net/usablelearning/ux-for-learning-design.

Finally, if you are interested in the conversation around Ericsson's work on deliberate practice, you can join the Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/designforhowpeoplelearn/ .

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Next week, our guest is Martin Couzins, discussing journalism's tips for L&D.

Mobile technology and the growing popularity of freelancing have helped fuel a boom in co-working. But what does this mean for L&D?

This week, Ross Dickie is joined by podcast-regular James McLuckie, along with first-time guests Fiona McBride and Michelle Parry-Slater, to discuss the implications of co-working for L&D.

If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find Fiona on Twitter @fionamcbride, Michelle @MiPS1608, James @JamesMcLuckie and Ross @ross__dickie.

You can also tweet @GoodPractice or @GoodpracticeAus.

If you'd like to find out more about our upcoming events, blogs and whitepapers, visit goodpractice.com.

More information about #LnDcowork can be found at https://about.me/lndcowork. You can also tweet @LnDcowork

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At GoodPractice, we're big fans of research-based decision-making. So today on the show, we're speaking to Laura Overton from Towards Maturity.

Towards Maturity's annual benchmark gives you an opportunity to reflect on your department's achievements, then compares your performance with every other participating organisation. By doing so, you can come up with a plan for where to go next and learn what works for top performers.

If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find Laura on Twitter @LauraOverton, Peter @PeterCasebow, and Ross @RossGarnerGP.

You can also tweet @GoodPractice or @GoodpracticeAus.

If you'd like to find out more about our upcoming events, blogs and whitepapers, visit goodpractice.com.

You can take part in the Towards Maturity Benchmark by visiting: towardsmaturity.org/benchmark.

The academic paper Ross referenced, on the impact of visualised performance data on learner motivation, was: Gašević, D., Dawson, S., Siemens, G. 2015. Let's not forget: Learning analytics are about learning. TechTrends, vol 59, no. 1, pp. 64. It's available at: www.research.ed.ac.uk/portal/files/19113410/techtrends2015.pdf

And for more on Working Out Loud circles, see: workingoutloud.com/circle-guides.

Over the past year or so, the GoodPractice team have produced 50 podcast episodes. To celebrate this milestone, we've asked three of our favourite L&D podcasters to join us in a panel discussion on: podcasting for learning.

From 'Emotion at Work', we have Phil Willcox.

From 'From Scratch', we have Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine.

And from the GoodPractice team we have Ross Garner and Owen Ferguson.

Thanks for listening.

If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find Phil on Twitter @PhilWillcox, Nigel @ebase, Martin @MartinCouzins, Owen @OwenFerguson, and Ross @RossGarnerGP.

You can also tweet @GoodPractice or @GoodpracticeAus.

If you'd like to find out more about our upcoming events, blogs and whitepapers, visit goodpractice.com.

You can subscribe to 'Emotion at Work' on iTunes. 'From Scratch' is available at fromscratchpodcast.com.

For anyone interested in starting their own podcast, we tend to record using Blue Snowball USB microphones. We speak over Skype or Google Hangouts, with each contributor recording themselves on Audacity (PC) or QuickTime (Mac). The host then collects that week's recordings from all contributors and edits them together in Adobe Audition. Audacity or Garage Band are free alternatives. We host our podcasts on Libsyn. You can submit your podcast to iTunes here.

We all make decisions based on evidence, whether hard data or personal experience. But are we really interpreting that evidence correctly, or are we basing decisions on hunch and opinion?

In HR and L&D, proponents of evidence-based practice (EBP) encourage us to gather the best available evidence from multiple sources and to weight it appropriately. On this week's GoodPractice Podcast, EBP-enthusiast Mark Hendy joins Owen Ferguson and Ross Garner to share his experience with EBP, as well as tips to get you started.

If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find Mark on Twitter @MarkSWHRF, Owen @OwenFerguson, and Ross @RossGarnerGP.

You can also tweet @GoodPractice or @GoodpracticeAus.

If you'd like to find out more about our upcoming events, blogs and whitepapers, visit goodpractice.com.

The Freakonomics podcast episode that Ross referenced makes a case for evidence-based policy. It is available at: http://freakonomics.com/podcast/most-famous-political-operative-america/.

The ASK Manager app that Mark recommended is available from the Apple Store at: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/ask-manager/id1143524652.

The two CIPD reports that Owen recommended are available at: https://www.cipd.co.uk/Images/rapid-evidence-assessment-of-the-research-literature-on-the-effect-of-goal-setting-on-workplace-performance_tcm18-16903.pdf and https://www.cipd.co.uk/Images/rapid-evidence-assessment-of-the-research-literature-on-the-effect-of-performance-appraisal-on-workplace-performance_tcm18-16902.pdf.

The CIPD's 'Evidence-based HR' discussion forum can be accessed at: http://www2.cipd.co.uk/community/discussion-forum/evidence-based-hr.

Other useful resources include the Center for Evidence Based Management (https://www.cebma.org) and Science for Work (http://scienceforwork.com).

Mark's HR blog is available at: http://hendyshrblog.co.uk/.

The article Owen recommended on Deep Blue's psychological battle with Kasparov is available at: https://backchannel.com/what-deep-blue-tells-us-about-ai-in-2017-3284f92b2a93.

And the source for Ross' German word game was: http://hellogiggles.com/10-fabulous-german-words-english-equivalent/.

Finally, because it's 2017, the text-to-speech voice used in this podcast was Google Translate, not Microsoft Sam. Ross apologises for any confusion caused.

At work, a great learning experience doesn't start when they access a course or resource: it starts when they make a decision to become better at their job.

On this week's episode of the GoodPractice Podcast, Gemma Critchley from Aviva joins Ross and Owen to discuss UX design for L&D. What is UX design? How far does it's remit extend and how can you start applying UX principles to your learning solutions?

If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find us on Twitter @RossGarnerGP, @OwenFerguson, and @GemStGem.

You can also tweet @GoodPractice or @GoodpracticeAus.

Gemma's blog can be found at beatifnik.wordpress.com.

Fuchsia, Google's experimental OS, was featured in Fast Company at: https://www.fastcodesign.com/90124729/fuschia-googles-experimental-mobile-os-solves-glaring-problems-that-apple-doesnt-get You can find out about the Concern Task Resource model at: http://www.aconventional.com/2015/03/concern-task-resource-model.html Another useful UX resource can be found from Semantic Studios: http://semanticstudios.com/user_experience_design/ And the Tim Hartford blog that Owen referenced is available at: http://timharford.com/2017/05/why-prize-winners-are-heading-for-a-fall/.

The internet has changed a great deal in the past 10 years, but has e-learning design kept pace with the consumer market? This week on the GoodPractice Podcast, Wes Atkinson from Appitierre speaks to Ross and James from the GoodPractice team about the importance of responsive design and the future of the e-learning industry.

If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find us on Twitter @RossGarnerGP, @JamesMcLuckie, and @WesAtkinsonUK.

You can also tweet @GoodPractice or @GoodpracticeAus.

You can find out more about Appitierre at appitierre.com, or get in touch with Wes @WesAtkinsonUK.

Wes' educational dragon game is available from the http://dragonbox.com/.

James' article on the science of music is available at: https://www.unbelievable-facts.com/2015/04/facts-about-music.html.

And Ross' Freakonomics podcast episode on Google searches is available at: http://freakonomics.com/podcast/big-penis-things-ask-google/.

This week on the GoodPractice Podcast: building an online learning community can be difficult. How do you encourage people to sign up? And how do you make them stay? Ross and Owen speak to Mike Collins and Ady Howes from DPG to learn about their experience with the DPG Community.

Then, in part two, we take a look at Facebook's moderation guidelines to ask if there's anything to be learned for online learning communities in the workplace?

If you want to share your thoughts on anything we discussed on the show, you can tweet @OwenFerguson, @RossGarnerGP, @AdyHowes or @Community_Mike.

You can also tweet @GoodPractice or @GoodPracticeAUS, or visit www.goodpractice.com.

Facebook's secret rules and guidelines were covered by The Guardian at: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/may/21/revealed-facebook-internal-rulebook-sex-terrorism-violence.

The article Owen referenced on film ratings can be found at: https://medium.freecodecamp.com/whose-reviews-should-you-trust-imdb-rotten-tomatoes-metacritic-or-fandango-7d1010c6cf19?gi=1549fcfc768b.

You can find out more about DPG, and join the Community, at dpgplc.co.uk.