Professional Development
The knowledge and skills sought by learning professionals to improve their current practice and support their career development.
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A Plus-One Approach to Accessible and Inclusive Learning Design
Starting with a topic you already teach, this session examines your current delivery methods and identify the assumptions they make about how learners engage with content.
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Designing Work for a New Era: How L&D Can Bridge Generational Gaps
Generational change isn’t a passing trend. The people entering the workforce now will shape its future. L&D has a role in helping organizations stay responsive to that shift.
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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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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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The AI Literacy Checklist: Self-Assessment and Reflection
This AI Literacy Checklist is designed to help you develop the essential knowledge and critical skills needed to confidently navigate the rapidly changing world of AI.
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Beyond Knowledge: Embedding Behavioral Change in Professional Development
Traditional professional development often focuses on delivering content, yet real impact comes from behavioral transformation. This session explores how learning design, neuroscience, and behavioral science can reshape professional development to create lasting change in workplace learning.
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How “Learning in the Flow of Work” Works
Learning professionals are well aware that people learn while doing their jobs, and “learning in the flow of work” is the primary stream of development for many roles and sophisticated skills. This session will explore the dynamics of these kinds of in-the-flow-of-work development activities, what makes them work, and how L&D can support people in effectively engaging in them.
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Hands-On Learning: Applying Social Cognitive Theory in Leadership Training
Want to move beyond lecture-based leadership training? In this highly interactive session, you’ll discover how to apply Albert Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) to design programs and improve skill development and confidence-building in leadership training.
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Small Steps, Big Shifts: The 2-Minute Approach to Change Management
Managing change might seem daunting, but this 2-minute habit can make it manageable.
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Connecting Employee Performance With Capability-Driven Learning
You’ll learn how to extract capabilities from job descriptions, benchmark them with competency levels, and connect them to learning opportunities. We’ll explore available tools and frameworks to help you build capability frameworks without reinventing the wheel. You’ll walk away with a step-by-step process to implement capability-based learning in your organization and drive real performance improvement. […]