Today's Learning Workplace

  Guest Host: Jennie LeGates Topic: Influencing UP Managing Up: How to Influence Your Boss   Articles for this Week: 12 “Out-of-the-Box” Ways to use a 9 Box Model (Great Leadership) How and Why to Be a Leader (Not a Wannabe) (Harvard Business Review blog) 3 Ways Anyone Can Boost Team Performance (Random Acts of Leadership) […]

Guest Host: Kathryn Tripp   Topic: Blended Learning ‘New’ Blended Learning Definition Pros and Cons of Blended Learning Why Blended Learning is Really Just Blended Training   Articles for this Week: Experimenting with Facebook in the College Classroom (Faculty Focus) Build A Culture of Community (Chief Learning Officer blog) Four Easy Tactics to Engage Your […]

          Guest Host: Vince Nix   Topic: Supporting the Smart Worker How the Smart Knowledge Worker Learns Today   Articles for this Week: The MOOC Catch-Up Edition (ProfHacker) America Lags in Developing Leaders (Human Resource Executive Online) 7 Reasons Why Powerpoint Doesn’t Suck (Rapid eLearning blog)   Tip of the Week: […]

  Guest Host: Amy Christensen CORRECTION: In the audio Robin said this was show#123…it’s really show #124. Topic: Career GPS Following Your Career GPS: ReCalculating to Keep Yourself on Track (TLNT)   Articles for this Week: 8 Signs It’s Time to Leave Your Job (Mashable) 11 Secrets to a Happy Entrepreneurial Life (Income Diary) How […]

              Guest Host: Wendy Rettenmeier Topic: Getting the Most Out of Conferences How to Get the Most From a Conference (Don Peppers via LinkedIn) Ideas to Action: 10 Hints for Getting the Most From a Conference   Articles for this Week: Five Ways to Accelerate Leadership Development (Chief Learning Officer […]

      Guest Hosts: Wendy Rettenmeier Topic: Serious Play Tim Brown: Tales of Creativity and Play   Articles for this Week: Handling Tough Situations with Emotional Intelligence (ASTD Learning & Development blog) Is the Future of Learning Bite-Sized? (Chief Learning Officer blog) Meaningful Mentoring: 4 Tips on Taking Advice (Switch & Shift blog) 7 […]

          Guest Hosts: Julie Caspar, Amy Christensen, Vince Nix Topic: Career Advice The Graduation Advice We Wish We’d Been Given (HBR Blog)   Articles for this Week: 10 Reasons NOT to Create a Course and 10 Other Options (Learning in the Social Workplace) Manager’s Role in Employee Learning (ASTD Workforce Learning blog) […]

        Guest Host: Max Gage Topic: Creating the Right Conditions for Learning The Right Conditions for Learning (Learning Conversations)   Articles for this Week: Informal Learning’s Many Shades of Gray (Chief Learning Officer) Learning Theory Concept Map 7 Leadership Development Trends for a Stronger Bottom Line (Boston Globe online) 12 Advanced ipad […]

            Guest Host: Jennie LeGates Topic: Lost in the Doldrums Creating Sustainable Performance Are You Too Comfortable in Your Job?   Articles for this Week:  Learning in the Workplace 2013 Survey Results (Learning in the Social Workplace) The Peaceful Mind: 5 Step Guide to Feeling Relaxed Fast (PsyBlog) Six Simple […]

          Guest Hosts: Chris Hansen and Kale Bergeson Topic: First Time Teaching Tips for Faculty Teaching for the First Time (Washington University in St. Louis, MO) Preparing to Teach for the First Time (GradHacker) 10 Tips for New Trainers/Teachers (Creating Passionate Users blog) How to Conduct an Effective Training Session (Training […]

            Guest Host: Vince Nix Topic: Networking to Learn How to Network: 12 Tips for Shy People (CIO) Professional Networking Made Easy:Priming the Pump (Cisco) Why (And How) You Should Create a Personal Learning Network (edudemic) How to Create a Professional Learning Community (Edutopia) Twitter for Professional Development (Prezi presentation […]

          Guest Host: Wendy Rettenmeier Topic: Selling Training to Individuals and Organizations Top Tips for Encouraging Learners to Engage with Your Learning (Rob’s Learning and Technology blog) How to Sell Training Internally (Mindflash) Most Effective Closing Technique Ever (American Express OPEN)     Articles for this Week: Terms e-learning Designers Should Know […]

          Guest Host: Wendy Rettenmeier Topic:Maintaining Boundaries Setting Healthy Workplace Boundaries Maintaining Appropriate Boundaries in the Workplace How to Set Healthy Boundaries: 3 Crucial First Steps   Articles for this Week: Google Reader to Shut Down: Now What? (Profhacker) and Six Alternatives to Google Reader (NspiredD2 blog from the University of […]

          Guest Host: Janaan Haskell Topic:  Creating an effective online classroom experience Applying the Seven Principle for Good Practice to the Online Classroom (Faculty Focus)   Articles for this Week: Managing Controversy in the Online Classroom (Faculty Focus) 7 Characteristics of an Innovative Educator (TeachAmazing blog) 134 Awesome Twitter Accounts for […]

        Topic:  Conversations as Learning Tools What is Conversation?   Articles for this Week: Making the Most of Webinars (Harvard Business Review blog) The Most Important Phrase You’ll Ever Say in a Meeting (Dave Kerpen on LinkedIn) 10 Ways to Increase Your Job Satisfaction (Work Awesome blog) What 5 Insights Can You […]

          Topic:  Meetings! Kill a Company Meeting Today–and Thrive (CBWNews Moneywatch)   Articles for this Week: Social Media Training Is Now Mandatory: Five Ways To Make Sure Your Company Does It Right. (Forbes) Troubled Team? Consider Granting Amnesty (ASTD Workforce Development blog) Horizon Reports and the 2013 Higher Education Edition Preview […]

    Guest Host: Wendy Rettenmeier Topic:  Inspiration and Why Constraints Are Your Friend The Beauty of Constraints (Illustrated Agile) Articles for this Week: The Shift from Push to Pull Learning (Chief Learning Officer) Leadership Thoughts: Master the Art of Active Listening (Elsua blog) Learning Design: When You Just Don’t Know Where to Start (Mindflash) […]

  Topic:  Effectively working from home? Solving the Top 4 Pitfalls of Working at Home (American Express OPEN) 9 Pitfalls of Working from Home (Entrepreneur) How to work from home like you mean it (Fast Company)     Articles for this Week: Information learning, the 95% solution (Life in Perpetual Beta) The role of the L&D […]

        Guest Host: Cheryl Mosby Topic:  Learning from Lowes? 9 Valuable Business insights from My Visit to Lowe’s HQ (Kevin Jones blog)   Articles for this Week: Assessing the Value of Online Interactions (Learning Solutions Nuts & Bolts column by Jane Bozarth) How to Get People to Apply What they Learned: Just […]

        Topic:  Social + HR = ? 2013: The Year of Social HR (Forbes)   Articles for this Week: 50 Best e-Learning Posts of 2012 (Upside Learning) Engage Passive Learners (Chief Learning Officer blog) Generational Trait vs. Life Stage (Chief Learning Officer) Chasing Inbox Zero (ProfHacker blog–Chronicle of Higher Education) Tip of […]