If you’ve never heard of workflow automation, don’t worry—you’re not alone. The phrase sounds like corporate jargon, but at its heart, it’s simple: workflow automation means teaching your tools to do the boring, repetitive steps for you—automatically. What Is Workflow Automation? Imagine you’re making coffee. Normally, you grind beans, fill the filter, measure water, pressContinueContinue reading “Workflow Automation for Beginners (and Why L&D Pros Should Care)”
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My Top 10 Learning Tools for 2025
It’s survey time again! Jane Hart is collecting everyone’s top learning tools for her annual report. I love seeing what everyone’s using these days. Want to share yours? Head over to the Top Tools for Learning survey and submit your list. You’ve got until August 29th. Don’t wait! Here’s my lineup for 2025. No rankingsContinueContinue reading “My Top 10 Learning Tools for 2025”
Friday Finds — Emotional Design, L&D Trends, AI for Instructional Design
In this week’s newsletter, we look at the importance of emotional design in user experiences and its relevance in learning. We also highlight the dominance of AI in workplace learning, emphasizing the need for specialized AI tools in instructional design, which outperforms general AI like ChatGPT.
And don’t sleep on the podcast of the week and new tech tool recommendations.
Friday Finds — Emotions & Learning, Communities of Practice, Scaling ID using AI
This week’s newsletter has the impact of emotions on adult learning, emphasizing their role in enhancing engagement and memory retention. It highlights strategies for educators to incorporate positive emotions in teaching. Additionally, it addresses the importance of storytelling and leadership in Communities of Practice and explores the use of AI in scaling instructional design.
Friday Finds — 12 Prompts of Xmas, AI-Enhanced Learning, Automation Made Simple
The newsletter invites readers to subscribe for weekly updates and reflects on the past year while wishing them a smooth 2025. Featured are insights on AI integration into instructional design, improvements in learning with ChatGPT, and a tutorial on Zapier for workflow automation. There’s also mention of upcoming events and resources.
Friday Finds — Behavioral Science Books, Improving Readability, ChatGPT’s Canvas
This week we’ve got a holiday music playlist by Questlove, notable behavioral science books for 2024, and the importance of readability in workplace training. We also introduce OpenAI’s Canvas for improved collaboration using AI,and tech tools for training and onboarding.
Friday Finds — When to Use AI, AI Use Cases & Screens vs Paper Reading
This week’s Friday Finds digs into the complexities of human-AI interaction, the benefits of analog reading, and the potential of AI in instructional design.
We’ve also got fresh new tools and resources to share.
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Friday Finds | April 6, 2018
There are two ways that a human being can feel confidence. One is knowledge, and the other is ignorance.” — Charles Darwin Whoever said that time goes faster the older you get sure was right. How in the heck is it already April? I’ll get to check out the experience of April showers in Seattle whileContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds | April 6, 2018”
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