Katie Belle Nelson
Principal Organizational Learning and Development Specialist, Northrop Grumman
Katie Belle (Curry) Nelson is a doctoral student in the Learning, Design, and Technology program at the University of Georgia and is the Principal Organizational Learning and Development Specialist at Northrop Grumman. She has worked with companies such as Coinbase, and Moderna to leverage their learning data to demonstrate ROI and implement programs that have a measurable effect on strategic organizational goals. Her research interests include the Technology Acceptance Model, Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, systems thinking, and Human Performance Technology.
Latest from Katie Belle Nelson
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Establishing ROI at Every Phase of ADDIE
One of the hot topics in L&D right now is establishing an organization’s return on investment (ROI) from training offerings. This can feel daunting, especially if your L&D department lacks bandwidth. With increasing demands to do more with less, finding time to do the legwork to gather and compile all the data can feel like the final straw on the camel’s back.
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Investigating Informal Learning with Technology
Informal learning is having a moment right now, and it’s about time. As learning professionals, we can often get caught up in designing, developing, and implementing formal learning experiences, which can cause informal learning to fall to the wayside and easily be overlooked. However, informal learning experiences can have major, long-term effects on learning and business outcomes, so finding creative ways to track them can be valuable for L&D departments. What is informal learning? Informal learning is learning that is unstructured and self-directed. This is a broad definition, and there are different types of informal learning, but for our contexts,…
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Cultivating Creativity as an L&D Professional
Instructional designers and learning professionals are creative by nature. We are called upon to be creative with technology like Articulate, Camtasia, or Captivate. More often than we would like, organizations, red tape, and clients require us to be creative with timelines and budgets. Being creative is a core qualification and requirement of our work. So, what do we do when we feel like the creative river has run to a trickle or dried up entirely? Reframe your idea of ‘creativity’ First, it’s essential to acknowledge that creativity comes in many different forms, not just the art class variety we associate…
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Not All Learners Love Tech: 4 Ways to Create More Inclusive eLearning
“Knowing your learner” means accommodating those who are less comfortable with technology, whether due to their job role, their life experience, or other factors. Use these four simple strategies to ensure that your eLearning is inclusive.