SSSC LearnCast

In this episode, Barrie Wilson one of our Learning & Development Advisors welcomes Scott Tees to the team.  Hear about Scott's background and what he will do in his new role with us at the SSSC.

In this episode we talk with George Burton about the new SSSC ‘MyLearing’ service and smartphone app. George also outlines our plans for the future of MyLearning, about how you can get involved in the that development and how we can help you get the most from ‘MyLearning’ in your organisation. Find the download links at http://www.mylearning.scot User forum: https://www.badges.sssc.uk.com/forums/forum/mylearning/  

This is the 3rd and final part of our 3 part Lockdown special. Today we talk with Tracy Parish, education technology specialist at Southlake regional health centre in Newmarket, Ontario, Teemu Patala, Co-founder and Director of online Learning at the Change learning alliance and founding partner and Head of R&D at Context Learning in Helsinki and Cindy {Plunkett, Director of Learning Design and Development at PointClickCare in Toronto about the impact of the pandemic on their work and implications for the future of workforce development. 

This episode of Learncast is Part 2 of a 3 part Lockdown special. Today we talk with Lee Ballantyne, Head of Education Futures at the University of the West of Scotland, and Natalie Lafferty, Director of the Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning at the University of Dundee. about the impact of the pandemic on their work and implications for the future in higher education. These conversations took place around a Month apart over May and June this year…

This episode of LearnCast is Part1 of a  3 part Lockdown special. Today we talk with Don Taylor (Chairman of the Learning and Performance Institute & Chair of the Learning and Skills Group), David Kelly (Executive Vice President and Executive Director of The Learning Guild) and Bianca Woods (Founder of Clever Raptor, L&D design studio, and Senior Manager, Programming for The Learning Guild) about the impact of the pandemic on their work and their take on the future of L&D. 

In this episode we talk with Christy Tucker, learning experience design consultant from North Carolina in the USA. Christy has over 15 years’ experience in creating engaging eLearning with the aim of making a difference in how people do their jobs. In this discussion we talk about about story-based learning and scenario-based approaches to online learning (amongst other things). You can find more of Christy’s work at https://www.christytuckerlearning.com and follow her on twitter @ChristyATucker

In this episode we talk with Teemu Patala from Context Learning in Helsinki about the challenges facing small to medium sized employers in adopting digital learning, the trends emerging across the EU, collaborative approaches to designing digital learning and opportunities for learning & development professionals to network with their peers. More information: https://www.xedu.co ; https://changelearningalliance.wordpress.com

In this episode, Barrie Wilson talks to Lisa Williamson and Jennifer Dow from the Quality Team at The Action Group, a Third Sector provider based in Edinburgh. Lisa and Jen have started to use podcasts to support learning and development, and to provide information to their workers. In this podcast they describe their experiences of doing this and explain the benefits and impact they have found from using podcasts in this way.

This month we are talking with Tracy Parrish about how to survive and thrive in digital learning as a department of one, delivering learning experiences with free tools and on virtually no budget, the role of social media in providing support and CPD opportunities and, about the limitations we place on others.   You can find more of Tracy’s curated list of free tools at https://e-learning.zeef.com/tracy.parish and connect with her at http://www.tracyparish.ca

In this episode George Burton from SSSC Digital Learning talks open education and elearning 3.0 with Stephen Downes from the Digital Technologies Research Centre at the National Research Council of Canada. You can find more from Stephen at https://www.downes.ca

This month we are talking with Julie Dirksen. We know her best for her excellent book “Design for how people learn” - a fantastic guide to the fundamental concepts of instructional design both to improve your own learning and to engage your audience. We’re often asked for advice on how to get started with designing digital learning and the answer is always, “read Julie’s book”. You can find more of Julie’s work at https://designbetterlearning.com, http://usablelearning.com and http://nerdyshoptalk.com

SSSC Digital Learning talks with Natalie Lafferty (Assistant Director LLC and Head of Centre for Technology & Innovation in Learning at The University of Dundee) about the role of social media in learning and the potential of open source tools to have a positive impact on learners’ skills and engagement in the learning process. Follow Natalie on Twitter (@nlafferty) and check our #pressedconf19

This month we’re talking with Lee Ballantyne (Head of Education Futures at University of the West of Scotland) about building digital skills, culture change in learning and addressing barriers to implementing digital learning approaches. Follow Lee on Twitter - @lee_ballantyne and find out more about the Certificate in Digital Learning Design at https://www.uws.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/undergraduate-course-search/digital-learning-design/

Open Badges have become very popular in our sector since we introduced them and are becoming more and more popular with learners with each passing month. In this episode, Rob Stewart from SSSC Digital Learning talks with Don Presant, the president and executive producer at Learning Agents (a Canadian digital learning consultancy and producer of innovative learning tools - http://learningagents.ca/raconteur/services/services/ ) about the experience of Open Badges internationally.

In this month’s episode we talk with Jeff D’Anza and Joe Meyer from Nationwide Insurance in the USA. Our conversation focuses on how they have used serialised podcasts and stories to promote learning in a diverse and dispersed workforce They give us an insight into their production process from idea, through scripting, to final product, and offer some hints and tips on how you can do the same. To view the BBC script archive referred to in this episode, visit https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts

This month we’re talking with Coleen Wylie & Robbie Ross from Police Scotland and Kirsty Steele from the Scottish Government’s Cyber Resilience Unit about how to stay safe online. This episode gives some practical hints and tips about how to avoid falling foul of some of the common risks online. Useful resource: http://www.turnon2fa.com

In this month’s episode of LearnCast we’re in conversation with Don Taylor, Chairman of the Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) and workplace learning and learning technologies consultant. Amongst other things we talk about the changing role of learning and development in organisations and the skills profile needed for the potential future roles of learning and development professionals. To view the LPI Capability Map referred to in this episode, visit https://www.thelpi.org/resources/capability-map/

In this month's episode, SSSC’s George Burton speaks to Stephanie 'Charley" Farley from the University of Edinburgh about their respective 23 Things programmes to support the development of digital capabilities, Open Education, Open Badges, and the role of playfulness and fun in learning.

Do you want to use better visual design to improve the effectiveness of your online learning but aren't sure you have the skills to do it? We talk with Bianca Woods of Clever Raptor Learning Design about how to maximise the impact of your designs, even if you don't consider yourself a 'designer'. You can follow Bianca on Twitter - @eGeeking or via her website: http://www.cleverraptor.ca

In this month's episode, we talk to Matthieu Poyade from Glasgow School of Art's School of Simulation and Visualisation about the work they are doing in developing learning and for solutions using Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality technologies: http://www.gsa.ac.uk/research/research-centres/school-of-simulation-and-visualisation/

In this month's episode we chat with David Kelly, Executive Vice President and Executive Director of The eLearning Guild (http://www.elearningguild.com) about emerging trends and technologies in digital learning.

In this episode we talk with Lisa Sokoloff and Cindy Plunkett from Baycreat Health Sciences - a specialist healthcare facility in Toronto, Ontario about their take in using digital learning to support staff.

In this first episode of LearnCast, meet the SSSC Digital Learning Team and find out about the projects they're working on right now.