This was one of the most memorable sessions in the entire conference – not only was it thought-provoking, but the presenters Megan and Jess really connected with the audience emotionally through storytelling and sharing their own experience with this topic! Find the full slide deck for the presentation posted on the Learning 2022 Resources Page (highly recommend!!) […]
This year, I was intentional to select more case-study sessions during the conference over ones about tools, trends, or concepts. I am currently looking to build more sustainable and scalable learning programs at my organization, so it is of high value to me to learn the successes and mistakes from other organizations. This is why
The women in leadership session by Rebecca Shambaugh was one of my favorite sessions during Learning 2021 last year, so I did not hesitate when I saw her colleague Kerry will be presenting this year! Powerful message and important takeaways. 108 Expand the Lens of Leadership: The Opportunity for Women to Rise Speaker: Kerry Preston,
GS01 Future of Work Panel Panelists: Donald H. Taylor, Megan Torrance, Debbie Richards, Bob Mosher, Frank Nguyen My takeaways: Don’t overcomplicate things. This quote seriously cracked me up, “This sounds like a solution looking for a problem.” Some of the roles in future L&D teams in the order of importance: Data Analyst, Data Engineer, Business
Hi all, Posting this update after a LONG 13-hour first day at the Learning 2022 Conference. While my brain is certainly fried, I really wanted to document and share my notes and takeaways from the sessions I attended. Plus, knowing myself, if I didn’t do this now I would be too overwhelmed to do it
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Description: Video featuring footage I captured with my new drone in Heceta Beach, Oregon over Thanksgiving weekend. Background: My husband Kevin bought me a drone for my birthday and of course I had to try it out during our visit of the Oregon Coast. It was a little difficult at first to figure out how
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Just wrapped up Day 2 of the Learning 2021 virtual conference and it’s been a great experience so far. I have so many nuggets and takeaways from the amazing speakers and my peers from the Thirty Under 30 cohort. Fun fact: We actually started a Slack channel #learningnuggets to share resources, quotes and key takeaways
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I’m extremely honored to be recognized and named a member of The Learning Guild’s 2021 Thirty Under 30 Cohort! I look forward to meeting everyone at this year’s Learning 2021 Conference in Orlando. Excited to share experiences and ideas, stay connected, and bring each other up as we continue to grow our contribution within the industry. To
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Description: Did you know that Mandarin is the world’s most spoken language? In this 5 minute course, you will learn interesting facts about Mandarin Chinese and practice identifying the 4 tones in the language. Background: I was inspired to create this course to help my husband Kevin learn Mandarin. He has been using Duolingo every day but
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Description: A modified version of the wonderful Family Feud, perfect for a group icebreaker activity. Background: I’ve always loved how many cool things you can create using Articulate Storyline aside from e-learning courses. Here I used it to create a tool for an in-person Family Feud game that a facilitator can easily operate. Of course, the questions
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