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“Success hinges less on getting everything right than on how you handle getting things wrong.”
Michelle Russel
Happy Friday! I’m still buzzing from the energy of last week’s DevLearn. Combined with the unusually nice fall we’re still having around here, I feel like I’m floating on a cloud of happiness. I hope you’re feeling the same way. Have a great weekend!
Thanks for reading!
What I’m Listening to: This “Happy Mix” has been playing here all week. If you only listen to one track, make it “Good Day for a Good Day“. (If you’re on Spotify, you can follow me here.)
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Last week’s most clicked item:
My DevLearn Session Resources
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Modernize Your Learning Offerings Beyond Training
We all know that one-and-done training doesn’t work, right? Our brains need learning spaced over time and in the moment of need and this model invites you to shift your thinking from training to learning clusters –a group of learning assets that target on-the-job behavior change for a specific business need.
What It Takes to Drive Effective Design for Complex Skills in the Workplace
Mirjam Neelen unpacks a presentation she gave recently at the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum about improving learning transfer when designing for complex skills. It is largely based on Van Merriënboer’s 4C/ID model and a 4C/ID course. Be sure not to miss Part 2 as well.
The Non-linear Workdays Changing the Shape of Productivity
The pandemic has changed the traditional nine-to-five workday. Workers can now work asynchronously – keeping different hours to themselves and their colleagues. This means employees can craft their work schedules around their personal lives, rather than cramming life into fixed hours. Are you taking advantage of this new work arrangement?
5 Visual Treatments that Improve Accessibility
To design accessible visuals, account for color contrast, don’t rely on color alone, make interactive elements easy to identify, provide useful alternative text for images, and test your visuals with real users.
How to Explain Things
Whether you’re giving a speech, leading a meeting, or teaching something new, this article lists 16 steps you can take to make your explanation clear, enjoyable, and memorable.
- Why Learning Is the Engine of Employee Experience with Walmart’s Brandon Carson on the RedThread Research podcast
. - Shift Your Formal Course Design to Social Learning with Nicole Papaioannou Lugara on the Accidental Trainer podcast
. - Why Audio Content Is Underserved In L&D And How To Fix It with Richard Ward on the L&D Disrupt podcast
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