Learning Rebels

JANUARY 29, 2018

Click here to jump to the Learning Rebels BIG AUDACIOUS giveaway. We want to brighten our horizons, learn more, and to be better versions of ourselves. Once the reality of January 2nd hits, some of us might not sure what direction to go in and our commitment to lifelong learning falters. Sound familiar? . It does to me.

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Learning Rebels

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

It is time to move away from just movement…to learning activities that matter. They mean well, really – but it can be frustrating to participate in activities that have no connection to the learning at hand. The trick is to balance content with deep learning activities that benefit the end-user. Why does this matter?

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Learning Rebels

JULY 14, 2014

Yet, in my opinion, it is one of three elements that makes for a successful Learning and Development professional. Oh sure, college teaches you about such things as; cognitive load, pedagogy/andragogy, neuropsychology, and adult learning principles and that’s all well and good. What does this mean?

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Learning Rebels

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

“The millennial generation requires belonging to an organization where a strong learning culture is present.” It’s common knowledge employees increasingly value a workplace that nurtures learning. I’m here to tell you that if you are basing your learning strategy on what millennials want – you will fail.

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Learning Rebels

DECEMBER 30, 2014

All I can say is, YOWZA , there has been a lot of Kaizen going on in Learning Rebel “land” To refresh your memory, Kaizen is Japanese for “improvement” or “change for the best”, referring to philosophy or practices that focus upon continuous improvement. Learning Rebels goal for 2015? .

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Learning Rebels

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

I’ve pulled together seven of the most popular Learning Rebels Coffee Chats and organized them so that you can use the information to help you look ahead and directly meet the challenges ahead of you. To help keep our BHAGs front of mind, I created a short video to help work through the Learning Rebels BIG ROCK goal planner.

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Learning Rebels

JUNE 22, 2023

It’s an exciting time to be a Learning and Development (L&D) professional. The advancement of learning technologies notwithstanding, there is also more opportunity for an L&D professional to let their creative flag fly! Understanding how people learn is crucial for instructional designers and trainers.

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Learning Rebels

JUNE 20, 2022

Coming up on the next Learning Rebels Coffee Chat , we will be discussing Skills Gap Analysis as a tool to help us create stronger ties to the business and add real business value. 8 years ago, I wrote a post on why we need to put on our detective hat when investigating learning needs within the business. Top 15 Skills for 2025.

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Learning Rebels

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Learning and Development (L&D) industry has been undergoing a seismic shift. They felt that many of their learning initiatives were not adding value and were merely “feel-good activities” with limited impact. And then there was the wake-up call. The reason?

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Learning Rebels

MARCH 10, 2015

L&D is still looking for the formula to make their jobs easier, yet development more complex. There has been a lot of complex talk about the concept of micro-learning. “Micro-Learning” is HUGE. Dollars that if weren’t wasted, could be used to create more “Just in Time” learning. (ref

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Learning Rebels

APRIL 27, 2023

Coaching and Mentoring Two Different Approaches Coaching and mentoring are two valuable tools for professional development that can help us unlock our full potential and achieve success. Your coach helps you identify your strengths and weaknesses, develop a game plan, and provide feedback and support as you work to improve your skills.

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Learning Rebels

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Before we begin: One of the things I love about being a “Learning Rebel” is the network of other Learning Rebels which has been built up through this website! There are a lot of Rebels out there, all “Fighting the Good Fight” to bring learning innovation into the workplace. Want to join the Learning Rebel ranks?

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Learning Rebels

MARCH 2, 2022

When it comes to developing a learning program that is not only compelling and engaging but is highly accurate and relevant, successfully working with subject matter experts (SME) can be tricky. Developing your active listening skills will help you in all areas of your life, not just working effectively with subject matters experts.

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Learning Rebels

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Being a Learning Rebel depends on you being innately curious about everything around you. You just never know what is going to spark the imagination giving you a tremendous idea for lifting learning an extra notch. I ask people what they want to learn and what they want to know.) Rebels who want to learn, explore and grow.

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Learning Rebels

JULY 18, 2023

By realizing resistance exists and heading it off at the pass, we can overcome the barriers and unlock the full potential of educational comics in training and development initiatives. Comics frequently employ narrative structures, including plot development, character arcs, and storylines. 2: Enhanced Comprehension.

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Learning Rebels

MARCH 29, 2016

My name is Shannon and I am geeky about Learning Design. . I look at websites and I’m either wow’d by the user experience or I’m curious about how it could be tweaked for learning in the workplace. Alignment with learning goals and business outcomes is now more critical than ever. The Learning Practitioner.

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Learning Rebels

JANUARY 12, 2015

Curiosity is the gateway to learning. Those who are regular readers have heard me speak of this before in the the 5 Tips to Starting a Learning Rebellion . Here are a few great resources for debunking common learning myths – be curious, I dare you. The Myth of Learning Styles :by Cedar Riener and Daniel Willingham.

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Learning Rebels

AUGUST 17, 2023

Are you tired of the same brainstorming routines that fail to resonate and develop real ideas? Discover the power of Creative Problem Solving (CPS) in Learning & Development, where innovation thrives, and unique solutions are crafted to fit the real needs of your organization. Resource: Better Brainstorming by HBR 2.

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Learning Rebels

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Jane Hart recently posted an OpEd, called, “The L&D World is Splitting in Two” quickly followed by a rebuttal post from Will Thalheimer, “The Two-World Theory of Workplace Learning – Critiqued” If you haven’t read them, I’ll wait here for you to review. Context with this post will be important.

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Learning Rebels

JANUARY 14, 2021

I’m not going to join a learning technologies group that is focused on LMS building, because 1) It’s not my thang and 2) I don’t always agree with the concept of having an LMS in place. 11,703 different groups dedicated to Training and Development. Contact Learning Rebels to learn how we can make your training stick!

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Learning Rebels

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

With the ease of access to information, our continuous demand for information drives everything from the global economy to learning motivation. This means tightening the relationship between learning and business to build curiosity practices into the business ecosystem. . One must fight to develop a practice of curiosity.

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Learning Rebels

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Between designing workshops, crafting engaging training materials, and nurturing employee development, finding time to breathe, let alone be productive, feels like a pipe dream. Ease of Use: Intuitive interface: Learn the tool quickly and minimize the learning curve. Develop your workflow first.

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Learning Rebels

MAY 11, 2023

Let’s address the elephant in the room – in the business world today, Learning and Development (L&D) teams can’t just focus on creating cool learning programs. This means getting out of our “development” comfort zones and understanding how a business operates. Being business partners. Lose money?

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Learning Rebels

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Toward this end, before we agree to develop any training program – it’s time to ask some meaningful, relevant training questions. When you target everyone, no one learns. Many times we get a training request and we smile and nod, runoff and develop a solution. Not as a learning objective, but as a business result?

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Learning Rebels

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Next up on our Learning Rebel tour of DevLearn 2014 – Laura Payette. Laura currently is a Learning Rebel who’s day job is with Nielsen GTO. A chance to step outside of daily rhythms and really connect with others who appreciate and are passionate about what’s happening on the tech side of learning and development.

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Learning Rebels

JUNE 21, 2017

Here is Chris Coladonato, Learning Consultant with Farmers Insurance – with her wrap up thoughts about ATD ICE and connections. Connecting employees with each other, ideas, resources and learning. Our role in Talent Development is shifting and is no longer just about creating and facilitating content.

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Learning Rebels

MAY 8, 2017

There is a common misconception in the training world that people within organizations don’t want to learn new stuff. We want people to be active in their professional development, but then won’t let them choose their own “professional development” path. Connecting the learning to real-life.

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Learning Rebels

MARCH 24, 2021

Having “new normal” fatigue makes us think that life will not give us opportunities to learn deeply or allow us to break free into new opportunities. What does this mean for Learning and Development in particular? Focus more on “ business first ” rather than “Learning first”? The New Normal for L&D.

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Learning Rebels

JANUARY 4, 2019

I hear many L&D (Learning and Development) peeps tell me they “cannot” or “are not allowed” to do this or tha t. Take every opportunity to learn something new about your business or your field. It’s time to put the power back in the Learning and Development. Know your stuff.

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Learning Rebels

MARCH 14, 2018

In order to kick off 2018 in the right way, there are a couple of things happening right now: Discovery Friday – Each Friday I will post a prompt for us to share positive discoveries about ourselves, and/or about the world we live in on the Learning Rebels Facebook page. Discovering your inner Learning Rebel.

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Learning Rebels

MAY 2, 2018

Back in 2014, David Kelley interviewed me for the (then) upcoming Dev Learn Conference sponsored by the Elearning Guild, he was writing a series on what people bring to the conference with them. This is an important message, as we learn and grow within ourselves and our careers, our goals change. They should change. So away we go.

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Learning Rebels

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

What is it about a training needs assessment that makes learning professionals panic? We already know will take 42 hours to create one hour of passive elearning, (Defelice, Robyn (2018, 01/09) How Long to Develop One Hour of Training? The post The Lonely Training Needs Assessment appeared first on Learning Rebels.

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Learning Rebels

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Without going all brain science on you – in short, scientists say that such behaviors, such as building in positive filters are a learned and conscious effort. However, through my travels – and by my count, Learning Rebels traveled 23 times, for a total of 124 days in 2016. What habit could you develop to reflect this?

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Learning Rebels

AUGUST 9, 2016

Your organization still using a program developed in 1990? So, if your sales training was developed in 1995, it’s time to look for new stuff. Leadership training circa 2005 needs to be discarded and a new strategy developed. No one learns the MVV from a PowerPoint deck and some talking head. SUPER DUSTY!

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Learning Rebels

APRIL 20, 2016

Maybe this time I’ll learn something. Bad training experiences and poorly designed (or non-existent) job resources have become the brand of “Learning and Development” or “Training”. Action learning sets. Secondarily, create learning steering committees with involvement from leadership. There goes my day.

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Learning Rebels

MAY 4, 2018

Therefore, I try to enlist the help of our Learning Rebel village and I have quite the list for you. You have a PLN (Personal Learning Network), don’t you? The post Mark Sheppard: Entering the Backchannel of ATD ICE 2018 appeared first on Learning Rebels. Heidi Matthews. Kate Pinto . All is not lost! . The key to success?

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Learning Rebels

JULY 30, 2016

A good friend, who also runs her own consultancy in the L&D world, asked her audience recently, “What are the barriers getting in the way of your own professional development?” Is what we are saying that we don’t believe developing ourselves professionally has value? Common sense ain’t common.

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