You know how, at the beginning of the year, you make a bunch of plans and resolutions? You start out strong, everything is going great and then suddenly it’s...
Tell Me the Meaning of Stupid
Sometimes a word is more than that. “I’m stupid about this stuff.” I’d heard this phrase from a family member as she spoke about saving docs to Google Drive....
Telling Ain’t Training – Pt 6: Technology Integration
Overview During this final post, I’ll cover the potential benefits of integrating technology in training. There are several considerations, most importantly the impact they can have on the efficacy...
Telling Ain’t Training – Pt 5: Training in a Collaborative Workplace
I’m going to tell you a not-so-secret. Training adults is a game of social circles and politics. At one of my employers, training required a lot of buy in...
Utilizing Confirming and Corrective Feedback
A Familiar Scenario Imagine you spent an entire weekend writing a paper for your Instructional Design course. It’s a lot of work and you’re unfamiliar with the content. You...
Telling Ain’t Training – Pt 3: Training the Right Way
Overview The first two posts in this series talk about what we generally encounter as trainers – what we might define as failures in ourselves or our learners. I...
Telling Ain’t Training – Pt 2: Blame Isn’t the Solution
You’re Really Good at That! (Or How You Become a Trainer) When I took my first position as a trainer over 10 years ago, I had no idea how...
Program Evaluation in Adult Learning Environments
A Little About this Project Although this case study focused on my role and the product my company was selling, the key components of evaluation remain the same. As...
Understanding Your Learner
This is the first in a series building on the core concepts explored in Telling Ain’t Training. Click here to read the rest of the series. Understanding Your Learner...
Using Inter-team Collaborations to Promote Critical Thinking Skills
This is part of a 3-part series focusing on applying adult learning theory in the workplace. To see the other articles, view A Brief Intro to Adult Learning Theory and...