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From A(I) to X(R): A Technical Training Specialist Shares All
Shelley Pinder, Technical Training Specialist at ENMAX, started in Learning & Development accidentally. However, what has followed so far is a career full of innovation and a deep love of performance improvement technology. I caught up with Shelley to discuss her role, her current challenges, and her upcoming speaking engagement at DevLearn 2025. Q: What […]
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5 Ideas to Boost Your Creativity
Creativity is essential in the current performance improvement environment. As learners are constantly bombarded with information, designing learning experiences that inspire and engage is a non-negotiable. At DevLearn 2024, keynote speaker Erik Wahl shared powerful insights on how L&D professionals can generate ideas to keep their work fresh and innovative. Here are five ways to […]
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Mastering AI Literacy: A New Core Competency for L&D Professionals
In a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, the role of Learning and Development (L&D) professionals is evolving. It’s no longer enough to simply be aware of AI; a deeper AI literacy is becoming a core competency. This isn’t about becoming a data scientist or a coder, but about developing the knowledge and skills to […]
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Confessions of an L&D Consultant
Whether or not these are considered confessions might depend on your definition. However, I did interview Dr. Elham Arabi, Global Learning Consultant, Northeastern University, about the challenges her university clients are currently facing, her thoughts on AI replacing instructional designers, and the perspectives she’ll bring to the Learning Leadership Conference: Q: How did you get […]
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Learning Leadership Conference 2025 to Spotlight Workplace Belonging in the Age of AI
New York, NY — The Learning Leadership Conference, the premier event for learning and development leaders, produced by the Learning Guild, returns to Orlando, October 1–3, 2025 at the Rosen Centre. This year’s urgently needed conference focus is on leading during a time of rapid AI adoption and workplace change. The opening keynote will be […]
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Learning Leader Q&A on Agentic AI and Learning Strategy
I recently got the opportunity to ask Greggory Wright, Strategic Learning Partner at Southwest Airlines, for all the details on his team’s challenges, agentic AI, learning strategy, and his Learning Leadership Conference sessions: Q: What’s been your Learning & Development career journey? A: My learning and development career journey has definitely had its mountain peaks […]
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Learning Leader Q&A on AI research and Award-Winning L&D
I recently caught up with Dr. Becky Burke, VP Learning & Strategic Development at BankWest, Inc., to discuss her team’s challenges, her AI research, her award-winning L&D program, and her Learning Leadership Conference sessions: Q: How did you get your start in learning and development? A: When I began working at BankWest full time, I […]
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Keynote Speakers Announced for the Learning Leadership Conference 2025
New York, NY – The Learning Guild has announced keynote speakers for the Learning Leadership Conference 2025, which takes place October 1–3 at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, FL. This year’s program will feature presentations by Wendy Gates Corbett and Frank Nguyen, two of the most prominent figures in the learning and development field. […]
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Four AI-Proof Skills to Develop in Yourself and Your Workforce
There’s no question that AI is changing the face of work, including what skills employees need to have. In Justin J. Shaifer’s keynote at DevLearn 2024, he expanded on four skills that learning & development professionals will need to have in the future and that they will need to teach to the workforce at large: […]
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The Illusion of Engagement: Why Some Virtual Classrooms Fall Short
In today’s digital learning landscape, where virtual sessions dominate, there’s a pervasive problem often masked by good intentions: the illusion of engagement. While facilitators and instructional designers strive to make learning “interactive” with quick polls, chat prompts, and icebreakers, these superficial tactics frequently miss the mark, leading to a significant disconnect between activity and actual […]