All Episodes
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Episode 29 - Learning Should Be Hard featuring Julia Phelan
We’ve often heard that our role in Learning and Development is to make learning easy. But what if that isn’t the case? What if the opposite was true, and that good lea...
Episode 28 - Game Design for Learning featuring Mohsin Memon
Hey do you want to play a game? Better yet, would you like to design a game that helps your audience learn and retain information better? I am sure that we ALL would ...
Episode 27 - How to be Effective on Camera featuring Suzanne Glover
Like it or not, the age of video communication is here to stay. From meetings, to presentations and workshops almost all of us find ourselves on camera for some portio...
Episode 26 - Emotional Intelligence Considerations featuring Tony Skinner
So you've all heard the term emotional intelligence by now. It's one of the hottest topics in leadership, learning & business. Well, what’s it all about? And more impo...
Episode 25 - Podcasting for Learning featuring Kara McLeland
Well it was bound to happen, a podcast about podcasting. In this episode the NERDS are joined by Kara Mcleland, an instructional designer who developed a very successf...
Episode 24 - The Value of Good Voice Over in Learning featuring Monique Danielle
We all put a lot of time and effort into our learnings and we want our audience to have an amazing and impactful experience. That’s why it’s so important that we consi...
Episode 23 - Destination Imagination featuring Rick Wimberly
Group dynamics and creative problem solving are important things for everyone to understand because we all must navigate within them. But can those dynamics be taught ...
Episode 22 - Training vs. Performance Management
When things in your organization don’t go the way you expected them to what should you do? Develop a formal training for it of course! Maybe… We have all been asked t...
Episode 21 - Classroom Management Best Practices
Question of the day, how did you learn how to facilitate learning? Did you take a class? Did you get a certification? Or did you learn by making mistakes? Today the ...
FLN After Show #1 Go Go Fabulous Learning Nerds!
Today we start something VERY special, it's our first FLN After show! This is a time when the NERDS get together and just chat NERDY STUFF, you know be human and stuff...
Episode 20 - Back to Work Culture Considerations
As our world begins to settle down and things begin to shift, what are your plans for getting back to work? Are you planning on going back into the office? Are you pla...
Episode 19 - That's EnterTRAINment featuring John Quattrucci
Is in-person, Instructor-Led Training dead? That's the question the NERDS discuss this week, as they speak with Master EnterTrainer John Quattrucci. John has been desi...
Episode 18 - Solving Opportunities Through Mobile Learning featuring Zach Boswell
When you think of relevancy in learning, it’s not just about having the right content, but also having it in the place where the learner expects to find it. You could ...
Episode 17- Transitioning from K12 to ID featuring Kristy Louden
Ever wonder what it would take to make a transition from teaching kids, to teaching adults? Well our guest this week successfully did just that and she has some great ...
Episode 16 - Leveraging Pop Culture in Learning Featuring Dakim Duncan
Getting you and your audience excited about the topic you are instructing on can be a very real and challenging thing. Well today, the NERDs explore this topic with so...
Episode 15 - Psychometrics and the Predictive Index featuring Jill Seeley
Often referred to as "measurements of the mind," psychometric tests measure the predictive behavior of people and are often used in both recruitment and leadership dev...
Episode 14 - Creative Openers, Closers and Activities featuring Glenn Brumley
Former FIRE Instructor Glenn Brumley is back! And this time he and the NERDS discuss some creative openers, closers and engaging activties that you can add to your tra...
Episode 13 - My Journey into ID Featuring Emily May
Ever wonder what it takes to get started in instructional design? Do you need a Master's degree? Do you need a portfolio? And what mindset do you need to take that lea...
Episode 12 - Let me Hear You V.O.A.A.R.
Let's face it, great courses have amazing, engaging openers that engage their audience and prepare them to learn. The question becomes, how do you do that, and is ther...
Episode 11 - Let's Talk about Data featuring John Lathbury
While most of us spend a great deal of time in the design process of our learning events, the results that come from them are equally as important. Data can tell us a...
Episode 10 - Lessons from our New Learning Normal
This past year has been quite challenging, but what an amazing year for learning! This week we are joined by Wendy Wyatt, an accomplished people leader, educational ex...
Episode 9 - Got Questions?
Like course objectives, the questions you as at the end of your course have a tremendous impact and are a key indicator of the strength of your learning. Sadly, they a...
Episode 8 - The Value of Coaching Featuring Jill Seeley
Coaching: what is it? Why is it important? What is the real VALUE of coaching both personally and professionally? And what is the return on investment and potential im...
Episode 7 - Make it Stick
Do your learning programs STICK the landing? That’s the question we are asking this week as the NERDs examine strategies to improve the effectiveness and impact of lea...
Episode 6 - Learnings from Covid - A Teachers Perspective featuring Paul Hart
Educators don't get nearly enough credit, especially with the unique challenges that have been brought on by the pandemic. How do you switch from in-person to online l...
Episode 5 - Epic Training Fails and the Lessons Learned From Them, featuring Glenn Brumley
Nobody's perfect, not even The Nerds. Learning from our mistakes however, is an awesome thing and so this week we invited former Fire Fighter Instructor, and all aroun...
Episode 4 - Taking Orders featuring Leesa Wallace
When should you be an expert and when should you be a servant? That is an all-too-common question that learning professionals struggle with. But don't worry, the Nerds...
Episode 3 - The Sales Training CHALLENGE! featuring Abby Dawson
Tonight the Nerds are joined by learning Rock Star and Sales Training Guru Abby Dawson. Abby has tackled the challenge of training sales teams to ensure performance in...
Episode 2 - Beating the Imposter Syndrome featuring Joey Acklin
Learning and Development rock star Joey Acklin joins us this week to talk about an all too prevalent topic; the imposter syndrome and its very real effects on instruct...
Episode 1 - Do it ALL ID
Welcome back! After some brief banter about the state of current events and how everyone is a scientist, Scott and Dan discuss the concept of a Do it ALL ID profession...