Category Archives: Friday5

Sponsored by iSpring Sign up here to get Friday Finds in your inbox every Friday Without an understanding of human cognitive architecture, instruction is blind. John Sweller We’re enjoying the cool, refreshing Rocky Mountain air this week. We’ve checked out a couple more schools with my son, and Denver University is right up there onContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds — Stop Brainstorming, Behavioral Science Pros, Breakout Room Battle”

Sponsored by iSpring Sign up here to get Friday Finds in your inbox every Friday Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. Aristotle You know, relationships can be a real rollercoaster ride, right? A little something that I always try to keep in mind: “assume positive intent.” It’s like aContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds — Positive Propaganda, Seductive Details, Thinking Fast & Slow”

Sponsored by iSpring “The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” The days seem to be on fast-forward as my son hones his words for his college essay and gears up for another go at the ACT. It’s a tangible reminder, much like the loud ticking of a clock, that hisContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds — AI-Powered Learning Design, Content Books, Learning Principles”

Sponsored by iSpring “The fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” —Bertrand Russell Yesterday, I had the honor of speaking at the Learning Guild’s online marketing for learning event. I shared some of my favorite marketing tools that canContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds — Summer Book Lists, Art of Learning, Bad Design”

Sponsored by iSpring The best portion of a good man’s life is his little, nameless unremembered acts of kindness and love. — William Wordsworth Ted Lasso, an exceptional tale about a soccer coach from Kansas navigating his journey in Richmond, is an embodiment of optimism, grace, and humanity; it beautifully balances wholesome, aspirational storytelling withContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds — Learning How to Learn, Motivation, Scenario-based Learning”

Sponsored by iSpring “If you do not know how to ask the right question, you discover nothing.” — W. Edwards Demming Schools out, schools out, teachers let the monkeys out! The kids just wrapped up their final exams and we’re celebrating with a trip to New York City for some sightseeing and a Taylor SwiftContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds — Future of L&D, Learning Science Research, Visual Framework”

Sponsored by iSpring “Doom is inevitable. Gloom is optional. Gloom has no positive effects on ameliorating doom. Doom happens. Gloom is a choice.” — Seth Godin It has been an incredible week in the weather department for us around here. I’m trying to be outside as much as possible while the window is open before the summer heatContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds — Ultimate Curation Guide, Better Training Videos, AI Content Transformation”

Sponsored by iSpring “Be an encourager. The world has plenty of critics already.” — Dave Willis Last week for National Password Day, I got to do a live webcast from our new studio. I thought it might be nice but had no idea that it would probably make most of our local television stations jealous.ContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds — Cultivating Capabilities, Design Rules, xAPI”

Sponsored by iSpring “When you learn, teach. When you get, give.” — Maya Angelou Did you know that yesterday was World Password Day? May the 4th be with you! I wanted to take a moment to remind you that most of us have been taught to create passwords that are tough for us to remember,ContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds — AI Revolution, Prompt Engineering, Reducing Info Overload”

Sponsored by iSpring “The important thing is not your process. The important thing is your process for improving your process.” — Henrik Kniberg Our trip to Seattle was awesome! Both campuses we visited were beautiful, and we had a lovely waterfront dinner with one of my high school classmates. We also hit the Boeing MuseumContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds — Learning Tech Trends, Kindness Matters, L&D Research”