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Tiktokification of Learning: What EdTech Can Learn from Social Platforms
Content formats and learner expectations are changing fast, now more than ever before. If you could gain the insight you need in just 30 seconds instead of 30 minutes, wouldn’t you choose the faster option?
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What if I Don’t Know Yet? Finding Direction as a Young L&D Professional
The early years in L&D come with a unique set of challenges that can make it hard to find your footing. But there are ways to approach this stage that will help you navigate the uncertainty, build confidence, and set yourself up for long-term success.
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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 boost your creativity and impact: 1. Think Differently – By disrupting traditional approaches and reimagining the ordinary, we can create moments that grab learners’ attention and inspire deeper engagement. The best content creators look for ways to defamiliarize the ordinary to make a greater impact. …
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Navigating Divides: How CQ Strengthens DEI in Today’s World
Employees with higher CQ perceive stronger inclusion within their work groups. This creates a reinforcing cycle: Inclusive environments help CQ grow, and CQ helps environments become more inclusive.
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Vibe Coding: The Power & Paradox for L&D
Vibe coding has shifted from curiosity to capability. With tools like Opal, instructional designers and SMEs can build directly, experiment cheaply, and test what resonates.
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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 understand, evaluate, and responsibly use AI technologies. The L&D Professional as Translator Think of yourself as a translator. Your job is to bridge the gap between complex technology and the people in your organization—from front-line employees to senior leaders. To do this, you must be…
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Supercharge Learning with NotebookLM
Imagine you have a complex task or topic you need to understand, but you’re short on time for extensive reading. My experience with NotebookLM and Gemini 2.5 Pro offer a way to streamline this process. I have found it to be this combination to be the ultimate tool for understanding things.
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Creating a Culture of Learning to Retain & Grow Early-Career Talent
In the era of emerging new technologies, organizations need to create, develop, and retain their workforce, especially early-career professionals, to match the growing demands of the customers.
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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 started in learning and development? A: I transitioned from teaching. I used to be a language teacher, and observing how my students were struggling with a one-size-fits-all approach triggered me. The demands and mandatory requirements of the administration, such as saying that you just have…
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AI Bot-Based Experiment Sheds Light on Learner Behavior in Corporate Training
When integrated systematically into corporate training environments, GenAI goes beyond streamlining tasks: It becomes a mirror that reflects behaviors that are often overlooked, needs that are unmet and questions that were waiting to be raised.