The L&D Explorers Podcast

Welcome to the L&D Explorers podcast from GoSkills! 🎙️ In today’s episode, we talk to Dr. Clark Quinn, founder of Quinnovation.com and a renowned expert in Learning Experience Design and Development.He joins us to discuss the importance of learner engagement, how to keep learners engaged, the role of feedback, and what we can learn from game design to inform our L&D efforts.🎬 The highlights: 00:00 Introduction 00:21 What is learner engagement? 03:54 The trilogy of mind: cognition, affect, and conation 04:30 How to make people want to learn 06:08 How to engage learners from the start 10:00 How to maintain engagement 13:09 How to avoid overwhelming learners 16:18 The role of feedback in learning 21:15 What games can teach us about learning 26:02 How to assess learning effectiveness 28:36 Conclusion 📚 Get the key takeaways from this episode here: ⁠https://www.goskills.com/Resources/learner-engagement-podcast⁠ 👨‍🏫 Simplify course creation with the GoSkills course builder, our AI-powered authoring tool. Try it for free: ⁠https://www.goskills.com/course-builder⁠ 🚀 Discover how our LMS and course builder can transform your team’s learning journey: ⁠https://www.goskills.com/lms⁠ 🤝 Join our L&D Explorers Club — your hub for insights, community, and growth: ⁠https://www.goskills.com/l-and-d-community-explorers⁠ About Dr. Clark Quinn: Clark Quinn, Ph.D., is a recognized leader in learning technology strategy, helping organizations leverage information systems to meet learning, knowledge, and performance needs. His approach, learning experience design, combines what we know about how people think and learn with an understanding of technology’s capabilities to address real needs. In addition to leading Quinnovation, he currently serves as Co-Director of the evidence-based L&D society The Learning Development Accelerator and as Science Advisor to the learning-extending platform Elevator 9. 👉 Visit his website: https://quinnovation.com/ 👉 Visit his accelerator: https://ldaccelerator.com/ 👉 Visit Elevator 9: https://www.elevator9.com/ Subscribe to ⁠ @GoSkillsCourses ⁠ for the latest podcast episodes! 🔔 Follow us on social media for more L&D advice: ☑️ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/school/go-skills/ ☑️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoSkills/ ☑️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goskills/ ☑️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/getgoskills #LearnerEngagement #InstructionalDesign #InstructionalDesigner #LearningAndDevelopment #CorporateTraining #LearningDesign #Elearning #LDExplorersPodcast #GoSkills

Welcome to another episode of the L&D Explorers Podcast! 🎙️ In this episode, we’re joined by the inspiring Holly Owens to dive into the exciting—and sometimes challenging—world of instructional design. Holly shares her journey into ID roles, the challenges she overcame, the skills that helped her thrive, and the essential tools and communities that can help new instructional designers succeed.

We're thrilled to chat with Dr. Robin Sargent, founder of @idolcourses, about social learning. We'll be diving into its four key elements, how it operates within organizations, and practical ways L&D teams can integrate it into formal training. Plus, we'll discuss the impact of social learning on workplace culture and the vital role of learning artifacts.

Welcome to another episode of our L&D Explorers podcast! 👋 Today, we're talking with Marina Arshavskiy, an award-winning instructional design and e-learning expert, about how to design a successful e-learning course. We'll discuss each step in the course-building process, from needs assessment to creating learning objectives, understanding your audience, and ensuring the content of your course resonates with your learners.

Welcome to our second episode of the L&D Explorers podcast! 🎙️ In this session, we have a very special guest...🥁...Rachel Schell from @EmergingLeadersLD! Together with Dan Gorgone, Rachel discusses how to train the next generation of leaders. From the first key steps to developing a leadership training plan to how mentoring factors into the equation, here are some golden nuggets you don’t want to miss out on if you are developing a leadership training program in your organization. 00:00 Introduction 01:22 The First Step to Creating a Leadership Development Plan 04:17 A Holistic Approach to Leadership Training 07:41 Core Soft Skills Leaders Need 09:31 Tailoring Leadership Development Programs 10:59 Spotting Potential Leaders 11:43 Bridging Generational Differences 13:30 Leveraging Technology for Mentorship 15:13 The Role of a Mentor in Leadership Development 18:30 3 Key Elements in a Leadership Development Program 20:03 Key Takeaways and Next Steps 23:09 The Importance of Communication 23:57 Conclusion 📌 Training a team? Explore our learning solutions and help your team unlock its full potential: https://www.goskills.com/lms 📌 Looking to network with fellow L&D enthusiasts? Join our L&D Explorers Club on Slack: https://goskills.typeform.com/to/tExJ... Rachel is a seasoned L&D professional dedicated to empowering her peers to excel in leadership roles and the founder of @EmergingLeadersLD. Get to know her more: ☑️ Rachel’s website: https://www.raspersonalized.com/ ☑️ Emerging Leaders in L&D website: https://www.emergingleadersld.com/ ☑️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-sc... ☑️ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@EmergingLeade... Follow us on social media for more L&D advice: ☑️ LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/school/go-ski... ☑️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoSkills/ ☑️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goskills/ ☑️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/getgoskills