Too often, on-the-job training is a euphemism for "welcome to your new job, now figure it out as you go!" Paul Smith has been leading training programs for years and offers some insights on how to structure on-the-job training programs to be effective and supportive.

Perhaps you just returned from ATD ICE. Perhaps you or someone on your team recently attended a virtual conference or a webinar. Today's podcast goes into detail on how you can spread the learning and new insights beyond just the person who attended a conference, webinar or other professional development session.

Augmented reality can be a shiny object that some have tried to use in training simply to use the technology, but it can also be used with profound results. This is just one example of a "radioactive" element that can be used in training programs, and in this podcast I'll talk briefly about a variety of these elements.

Darlene Brady Christopher has been working hard to make sure SMEs at the World Bank can be as effective as possible when they present. One major ingredient has been a community of practice.

Why would someone compile an annual list of the top 200 tools that learning professionals use? And what does someone learn from doing that for the past 14 years? Jane Hart has been doing this and shared some of the trends and most surprising discoveries from compiling such a list.

There are two big cliches in the world of L&D: "We need a seat at the table" and "We can't just be order takers". Those are merely platitudes unless we have actions to back them up. Brandon Carson offers some thoughts on actions we should be taking.

Your learners can't apply what they don't remember, so integrating effective learning reinforcement strategies is an extremely important step in your instructional design process.

Using "weirdness" just to be weird in a training may be a turn off. But using "weirdness" as an intentional strategy rooted in the science of how people learn can be a formula for success.

Compliance training doesn't have to solely serve to "check a box". It can be engaging and lead to behavior change if done right. Rance Greene shares some thoughts on how to bring storytelling to boost learner engagement in your compliance training.

There's a lot that training professionals can learn from other industries. Certainly marketing and advertising, brain science and k-12 education. But how often do we look to the U.S. armed services for inspiration on how to do our jobs better?