Podcast appearances and mentions of patti shank

Scenario-based learning takes learners beyond a short-term memory check, instead challenging them to respond to real-life situations. But how do we make sure they're effective? In this week's episode of The Mind Tools L&D Podcast, Ross G and Gemma are joined by instructional designer superstar Christy Tucker to discuss: ·       Why scenario-based learning is effective ·       The characteristics of a great scenario ·       How to write scenarios that are realistic and challenging During the discussion, Ross referenced that the French Horn isn't actually French: https://www.yourclassical.org/story/2019/06/25/why-do-we-call-it-a-french-horn He also referenced Dr Patti Shank's book Write Better Multiple-Choice Questions to Assess Learning: https://www.pattishank.com/books Christy referenced the work of Karl Kapp: https://karlkapp.com/ She also referenced Clark Quinn: https://quinnovation.com/index.html In ‘What I Learned This Week', Christy discussed amigurumi: https://www.amigurumi.com/ Ross discussed a video from Nicholas Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic, about a study on the impact of AI on radiology: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nicholasxthompson_mostinterestingthingintech-activity-7092255623727181824-f4_N/ The full paper is online at: Agarwal, N., Moehring, A., Rajpurkar, P., & Salz, T. (2023). Combining Human Expertise with Artificial Intelligence: Experimental Evidence from Radiology (No. w31422). National Bureau of Economic Research. https://www.nber.org/papers/w31422   For more from Christy, see: ·       Her blog - https://www.christytuckerlearning.com/ ·       Her business - https://www.syniadlearning.com/ ·       Her course - https://www.yourbranchingscenario.com/ For more from us, including access to our back catalogue of podcasts, visit mindtoolsbusiness.com. There, you'll also find details of our award-winning performance support toolkit, our off-the-shelf e-learning, and our custom work.  You can also contact rgarner@mindtools.com.   Connect with our speakers  If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with our speakers: ·       Ross Garner ·       Gemma Towersey ·       Christy Tucker  

Just because you have the skills to shoot and edit a video doesn't mean it's instructionally sound. This is why some videos are easier to learn from than others. And why that learning sticks. Watching video is a passive experience and therefore you might think there isn't much more to it than just making it more entertaining. Yea, you'd be wrong.Dr. Patti Shank joins us to discuss some of the mental processing models you can use to your advantage when producing videos. She's taught us all how to become better multiple-choice question writers with a scientific approach, and now she's applying that same researched-based rigor to producing better training videos. She reads ALL the research so we don't have too.Join us for another IDIODC with Patti as she continues to help the L&D community apply the research to all that we do. Save your spot today!Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on Twitter. Remember you can always stay in the loop by searching through the #IDIODC tag:Brent: @BSchlenkerChris: @Chris_V_WIDIODC: @TeamIDIODC Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions. Want to join us live? Follow us on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/@dominknow

Whitney talks with education specialist Patti Shank on what the current research tells us about the most effective methods of learning. In Episode 17 Til and Whitney talked about how massage and manual therapists chart their own path of learning, so here we talk to an education expert to help us figure out more about what makes a good learning experience. Things we cover include: Common myths around learning, such as "learning styles" What makes a good video lesson? What is best done online vs. in the classroom? How important is feedback in the learning process? Is text better than video or vice versa? ...much more Get the full transcript of their conversation on Til or Whitney's sites:  Til Luchau's Advanced-Trainings.com  Whitney Lowe's Academy of Clinical Massage Resources: Follow Patti on Twitter: @pattishank website: pattishank.com Sponsor Offers: Books of Discovery: save 15% by entering "thinking" at checkout on booksofdiscovery.com. ABMP: save $24 on new membership at abmp.com/thinking.  Handspring Publishing: save 20% by entering “TTP” at checkout at handspringpublishing.com.  About Whitney Lowe  |  About Til Luchau  |  Email Us: info@thethinkingpractitioner.com (The Thinking Practitioner Podcast is intended for professional practitioners of manual and movement therapies: bodywork, massage therapy, structural integration, chiropractic, myofascial and myotherapy, orthopedic, sports massage, physical therapy, osteopathy, yoga, strength and conditioning, and similar professions. It is not medical or treatment advice.)

When done right, video learning can be so effective. But what does the research tell us we can improve? In this episode of The Visual Lounge, Patti Shank, President of Learning Peaks, explains how instructional video creators can make their work easier to process. Patti discusses how she got started in the industry, her articles on research around eLearning and tells us the one thing hindering instructional video creators in 2023. Patti is a renowned researcher, speaker, author and workplace learning expert so you can rest assured, these opinions are backed by research! Learning points from the episode include: 0:00 – Introduction 1:00 – Introducing Patti Shank 2:03 – How Patti got involved in video 4:45 – Success for instructional video 6:12 – One tip for working with video 10:48 - Patti's eLearning Industry articles 12:59 - How the brain processes video vs other media 21:19 - Surprising research around video 27:02 - Using video effectively in learning 34:17 - The biggest mistakes instructional video makers make 37:18 – Speed round questions 42:49 – How to follow Patti 43:33 – Final take from Patti 44:18 - Outro Important links and mentions: Follow Patti on LinkedIn Follow Patti on Twitter Patti's website Patti's piece on eLearning Industry

How difficult is writing a GOOD multiple-choice question?a) It's so easy anyone can do it.b) It's a standard skill for all L&D professionals.c) There's a lot more that goes into it than most people realize.The answer is always C - and that's the problem! A well-written multiple-choice question can efficiently measure a wide range of important learning outcomes - not just recall. Unfortunately, we've all taken bad tests with unclear questions, tricky distractors and answer choices packed with so much legalese that the correct option is obvious. So what constitutes a GOOD multiple choice question? Let's ask Patti Shank, PhD, International-recognized learning expert and author of Write Better Multiple-Choice Questions To Assess Learning. JD and Patti discuss the benefits of good questions, how to write them and why they're an essential part of a modern workplace learning strategy. In The Know is brought to you by Axonify, the mobile-first training and communication solution that helps make sure your frontline workforce is ready for anything. To learn more about Axonify's digital learning experience and check out success stories from companies like O'Reilly Auto Parts, Longo's, Briscoe Group, Citizen's Bank, MOL Group and Etihad Airways, visit axonify.com.

How do you balance aesthetics and helpfulness when creating videos? Diane Elkins, the Co-owner of Artisan E-Learning and E-Learning Uncovered, joins this episode of The Visual Lounge to discuss. Diane is a national e-learning expert. She's in the business of helping people create courses they can be proud of —and visual aids happen to play a big part. It's not simply about creating visuals that look great. They also have to be purposeful, offer value, and complement the rest of your content. For the yes's, maybes, and absolutely-nots of creating visual content that gets the message across, tune in to this episode of The Visual Lounge. Learning points from the episode include: 00:00 - 02:16 Intro 02:17 - 02:58 Diane tells us about herself 02:59 - 04:25  How Diane pivoted from graphic design to training and learning 04:26 - 07:51 The role of visuals in producing good learning material 07:52 - 09:55 Best practices in creating good visuals 09:56 - 13:33 How to pull back with design elements 13:34 - 15:48 The difference between a classroom trainer and an e-learning module 15:49 - 18:56 How much information should accompany visuals 18:57 - 25:42 Different levels to consider when creating visuals 25:43 - 27:33 How visuals can do more harm than good 27:34 - 29:36 A litmus test to check if your content helpful 29:37 - 32:03 Tips to get from analogies to solid visual concepts 32:04 - 32:50 Why the audience is more important than the content 32:51 - 33:29 Overlaps between training and marketing 33:30 - 41:02 Decorating vs illustrating your content 41:03 - 48:49 Diane gives practical tips on how to make visual content more helpful 48:50 - 52:35 Speed round questions 52:36 - 54:54 Diana and Matt chat about editing audio 54:55 - 55:47 How to connect with Diane 55:48 - 56:46 Outro Important links and mentions: E-Learning Uncovered: https://elearninguncovered.com/ (https://elearninguncovered.com/) Artisan E-Learning: https://artisanelearning.com/ (https://artisanelearning.com)/ Diane's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpelkins/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpelkins/) When Graphics Lower Learning by Patti Shank: https://elearningindustry.com/when-graphics-lower-learning (https://elearningindustry.com/when-graphics-lower-learning) Learn more about the https://academy.techsmith.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=visuallounge&utm_content= make-helpful-images (TechSmith Academy). To read the blog post on the topic or watch the video, go to: https://www.techsmith.com/blog/make-helpful-images (https://www.techsmith.com/blog/make-helpful-images)

Question: IDIODC stands for Instructional Designers in Offices Drinking CoffeePlease select the best answer below.- True- False- None of the above"Multiple-choice questions are hard to write well. Too many multiple-choice questions measure recall of course content rather than achievement of (well-written) learning objectives! Poorly chosen and written multiple-choice questions damage assessment validity." - Patti ShankBecome virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on Twitter. Remember you can always stay in the loop by searching through the #IDIODC tag:Brent: @BSchlenkerChris: @Chris_V_WIDIODC: @TeamIDIODC Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions. Want to join us live? Follow us on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/dominknow

Dr. Patti Shank joins us to talk about her new book, Write Better Multiple Choice to Assess Learning.  Often underestimated and sub-optimized, multiple choice questions are actually a powerful medium. Well-authored, they help us measure what matters in our learning. We explore the ways in which we go wrong and how to right the situation so we may make the most of the format, even projecting learners into vivid performance-oriented scenarios. Join us via Apple or wherever you get your podcasts... https://apple.co/3927E7R

Practice and feedback are essential to effective learning, yet all too often they aren't given the time and attention they deserve by learning businesses. Practice and feedback are powerful tools for moving a learning experience away from pure theory and content and towards deeper learning and application in the real world. In this fifth episode in our seven-part series on learning science's role in a learning business, we feature key insights related to practice and feedback from conversations with learning design experts Myra Roldan, Ruth Colvin Clark, Patti Shank, Michael Allen, and Cathy Moore. We connect their perspectives to highlight the importance of practice and feedback as evidence-based tools and critical components of designing effective learning experiences. Full show notes and transcript available at leadinglearning.com/episode276. We are grateful to our sponsor for this series, SelfStudy. *** SelfStudy is a learning optimization technology company. Grounded in effective learning science and fueled by artificial intelligence and natural language processing, the SelfStudy platform delivers personalized content to anyone who needs to learn either on the go or at their desk. Each user is at the center of their own unique experience, focusing on what they need to learn next. For organizations, SelfStudy is a complete enterprise solution offering tools to instantly auto-create highly personalized, adaptive learning programs, the ability to fully integrate with your existing LMS or CMS, and the analytics you need to see your members, users, and content in new ways with deeper insights. SelfStudy is your partner for longitudinal assessment, continuing education, professional development, and certification. Learn more and request a demo to see SelfStudy auto-create questions based on your content at selfstudy.com.

In this episode, Ian, Laura, and Wesley talk about the importance of communication skills, specifically writing, for people in technical roles. Ian calls writing the single most important meta skill you can have. And the good news is that you can get better at it, with deliberate practice! Ian and Wesley both come from engineering backgrounds but have moved into more writing-intensive roles as their careers have progressed. Laura is an instructional designer with experience across many industries. They all agree that writing plays several different important roles for people, whether it's to educate, persuade, or even mark a decision. So if writing is such a critical part of what you're doing from an engineering perspective, how can you get better at it? Laura offers a handful of practices, including providing context, supplying the appropriate level of detail for the audience, using stories or analogies, incorporating repetition, and finding a good editor (even if it's yourself coming back to a piece with fresh eyes). The guests close the episode by sharing some of their favorite resources for improving communication skills, which are listed below. Links from this episode “Programming as Theory Building" by Peter Naur Example of an RFC process Illusion of Explanatory Depth The Sense of Style by Steven Pinker Write and Organize for Deeper Learning by Patti Shank Tech Writing course from Google

This week on The Good Practice Podcast we're joined by instructional designer Cara North, who shares her experiences of working in both corporate and Higher Education environments. What are the similarities? What are the differences? And what can these two domains learn from each other? We discuss: the impact of working with subject matter experts who are educators designing for students vs designing for colleagues the learner as consumer. Show notes You can find out more about Cara at: caranorth.com Cara referenced Cammy Bean's book The Accidental Instructional Designer, available from Amazon: amazon.co.uk/Accidental-Instructional-Designer-Learning-Digital/dp/1562869140 James referenced a number of researcher/practitioners who write publicly about instructional design and online learning. These were: Jane Bozarth, Jane Hart, Harold Jarche, and Clark Quinn. Ross would add Will Thalheimer and Patti Shank to that list. For more from us, including access to our back catalogue of podcasts, visit emeraldworks.com. There, you'll also find details of our award winning performance support toolkit, our off-the-shelf e-learning, and our custom work. In What I Learned This Week, James bemoaned the number of 'no shows' to UK restaurants: bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-53496326/coronavirus-restaurants-struggle-with-overwhelming-no-shows Cara recommended Kath Ellis and Kim Tuohy's learning design competition 'The Show', with episodes available on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCQrSBktwEPqsfM4iYZkv1Tw  From this, Cara learned about the apps Appy Pie (appypie.com) and WebFlow (webflow.com). Ross shared his 70(plus)-year-old "hot take" on Disney's back catalogue, giving capsule reviews of Snow White (1937, 83 minutes), Pinocchio (1940, 88 minutes), Bambi (1942, 70 minutes) and Cinderella (1950, 74 minutes). All available on Disney+. Connect with our speakers If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with our speakers on Twitter: Ross Garner @RossGarnerEW James McLuckie @JamesMcLuckie Cara North @CaraNorth11

 In this podcast Robin is talking with Patti Shank about blending learning design for live online sessions. Patti Shank focuses on transforming research into learning with tactics and practical approaches we can use in workplace learning.  A lot of her recent focus has been on assessment and she uses examples in this podcast from her Writing Learning Assessments course. The rush to provide live learning often highlights what is wrong with our face-to-face session, as too often face-to-face is focused on content delivery. Patti and Robin start off by talking about what synchronous learning and asynchronous learning is best suited from a learning design perspective. Asynchronous learning is better for content, synchronous learning is great for aiding learners with  their deep mental processing.  Links from the podcastConnect with Patti Shank   Find out more about Patti ShankPatti’s online course on Writing Learning AssessmentsPatti’s eLearning Industry articles on (The Right) Learning Modalities To Deliver Digital Learning: Part 1, Part 2 , Part 3, Part 4Bridging (Neuro)Science & Education - Efrat Furst 

Writing Quality Multiple Choice Questions - Theories, Tips, and the Titanic (EP:10) With Patti Shank, PhD. Multiple choice questions are ubiquitous in education. We all use them, and they are essential to assessing and gathering data of all sorts. But, are we doing it right? What does the research show about what we need to be doing better? In this episode, award winning author, former eLearning Guild Research Director, and education expert Patti Shank, PhD, chats with Stacy Craft about what it takes to create quality multiple choice questions, how to validate them, and why it is so important to outcomes. From immediate tips you can start using today to an in depth exploration of all things multiple choice – who knew there was so much to ponder about the art of multiple choice questions? Questions? Feedback? Ideas? Contact us at edufi@mayo.edu Additional Resources Do THIS, Not THAT When Writing Multiple-Choice Questions by Patti Shank Designing Quality Multiple Choice Questions -Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning Common Mistakes in Writing MCQs Vyas, Rashmi & Supe, Avinash. (2007). Multiple choice questions: A literature review on the optimal number of options. The National medical journal of India. 21. 130-3. Video Writing Good Multiple Choice Questions - Presented by: David J. DiSantis, MD Recorded September 13, 2016 at RSNA's Faculty Skills Update: Beyond the Podium—Tips for Teaching and Testing https://youtu.be/uNW1ZVddu5E  

As an internationally recognized learning designer, speaker, and researcher, Dr. Patti Shank uses evidence-based analysis aimed at improving training, learning, and performance outcomes.  She was an award-winning contributing editor for Online Learning Magazine, research director for the eLearning Guild, and is a regular contributor to eLearning Industry. Patti is also author of the Deeper Learning series ­– Write and Organize for Deeper Learning, Practice and Feedback for Deeper Learning, and Manage Memory for Deeper Learning ­– which offer practical tactics for improving outcomes based on training and other research. In this episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, Celisa talks with Patti about what it means to design for deeper learning, how to effectively use feedback and practice, and what learning designers need to keep in mind when it comes to memory and cognitive load. They also discuss the pros and cons of multiple-choice questions and tips for navigating research initiatives. Full show notes available at https://www.leadinglearning.com/episode213.  We are grateful to our sponsor for this quarter, Community Brands: ** Community Brands provides a suite of cloud-based software for organizations to engage and grow relationships with the individuals they serve, including association management software, learning management software, job board software, and event management software. Community Brands’ award-winning Crowd Wisdom learning platform is among the world’s best LMSes for corporate extended enterprise and is a leading LMS for association-driven professional education programs. Award-winning Freestone, Community Brands’ live event learning platform, is a leading platform for live learning event capture, Webinars, Webcasts, and on-demand streaming. 

As an internationally recognized learning designer, speaker, and researcher, Dr. Patti Shank uses evidence-based analysis aimed at improving training, learning, and performance outcomes.  She was an award-winning contributing editor for Online Learning Magazine, research director for the eLearning Guild, and is a regular contributor to eLearning Industry. Patti is also author of the Deeper Learning … The post Diving into Deeper Learning with Dr. Patti Shank appeared first on Leading Learning.

Will goes away. Thiagi steps in for him. Thiagi and Matt discuss the role of the learner. Will comes back. We are joined by Patti Shank and explore the impact and methodology of asking good questions when evaluating learning. And, of course... the Best and the Worst of the Week.

The humble course was once the go-to solution for learning and development teams across the world, but in recent years it has suffered from a damaged reputation. This week on The GoodPractice Podcast, we discuss whether traditional formal learning has a role in the modern workplace. And, if so, when? To dig into this topic, Ross G and James are joined by author and learning designer Patti Shank. In this episode we discuss: why courses are so unpopular when a course is a good solution the characteristics of a good course If you'd like to get in touch with us about any of the things we've said on this show, you can tweet @RossGarnerGP, @JamesMcLuckie and @PattiShank. You can also tweet @GoodPractice or @GoodPracticeAUS. To find out more about what we do, visit goodpractice.com. The book Ross mentioned, by Don Norman, was The Design of Everyday Things, available on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Design-Everyday-Things-MIT-Press/dp/0262525674 The learning platform Patti referenced was New Zenler. You can request early access at: https://www.zenler.com/ Ross' 'zip file' life hack came from Twitter, courtesy of @Helena_LB via John MacMillan (@_jmac_).

Need better results from training? In this episode of IDIODC we’re talking with Patti Shank who’s written the books on applying targeted, scientifically-proven tactics that deliver needed results. As she states on her web site... "Too much training lacks the elements needed to learn, remember, and apply. Too much instruction actually makes it harder to learn! Not okay!" With her intense focus on research Patti points us to tactics that are proven and improve outcomes. You won’t need a Ph.D for today’s session because will help us all understand how to put the research into practice in practical ways as we design and develop our training content. She digs deep into research-driven tactics from training, cognition, educational psychology, information design, usability, and other fields. Stay for the conversation but leave with the knowledge of how you can improve your training design & development. Join the learning chat, ask questions, participate in answering others questions and get involved in the community! Patti is known to use science to improve the results from instruction. Often working with experts, instructional designers, companies, and others to select and apply needed tactics, in order to get critically-needed results. Patti Shank PhD is listed as one of the Top 10 Most Influential People in eLearning internationally. She has written numerous books and her articles are found all over the Internet . You can find out more about Patti on her site here at: https://www.pattishank.com/ Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter. Remember you can always stay in the loop by searching through the #IDIODC tag: Patti: @PattiShank https://twitter.com/pattishankBrent: @BSchlenker https://twitter.com/bschlenkerChris: @Chris_V_W https://twitter.com/Chris_V_WIDIODC: @TeamIDIODC https://twitter.com/TeamIDIODC Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions.Interested in learning more about dominKnow? Sign up for our next live platform demo to learn why we do powerful eLearning-authoring best. (And get a free 14-day trial after you watch the demo!) https://www.dominknow.com/demonstration.html

Jon, Jo and Kate catch up in Berlin and talk OEB, Patti Shank discusses her most recent work, and we outline the best bits of this month's magazine too. Plus, a review of the year, sort of. Tune in today!

Deputy ed Jo Cook takes a few minutes out of her busy OEB schedule to talk to Patti Shank, instructional designer, author, learning outcomes specialist and panellist at this year's Big Debate. For more about Patti Shank have a look here. https://www.pattishank.com/

Saul Carliner is a Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Education at Concordia University in Montreal, and Research Director for Lakewood Media (publishers of Training Magazine) and has consulted with organizations like Alltel Wireless, Boston Scientific, Bronx Zoo, Canada School of Public Service, PwC, ST Microelectronics, and Turkish Management Centre. He is the author of several best-selling and award-winning books on e-learning, including An Overview of Online Learning, Training Design Basics, Informal Learning Basics, e-Learning Handbook (with Patti Shank), and Advanced Web-Based Training (with Margaret Driscoll). He chairs the Certification Steering Committee for the Institute for Performance and Learning and is a Fellow of that organization and the Society for Technical Communication. Saul's analysis of Informal Learning, Certification, and Industry 4.0 is a must listen for Instructional Designers or anyone interested in workplace behavior. Saul also offered a little bit of what he thought the future held for those of us in L&D. Sponsored by:

Last week on the podcast we gave our thoughts on the Learning Technologies conference. Today, we ask whether we should resist the urge to jump on the latest tech and focus on learners instead. Author and consultant Patti Shank joins Ross G and Owen to discuss. If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can tweet us @RossGarnerGP, @OwenFerguson, and @PattiShank. You can also find us @GoodPractice or @GoodpracticeAus. To find out more about GoodPractice, visit goodpractice.com. For more from Patti, see pattishank.com. The chess paper that Ross described was: Chase, W. G., & Simon, H. A. (1973). Perception in chess. Cognitive psychology, 4(1), 55-81, available at:  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0010028573900042  Learn Better, by Ulrich Boser, is available from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Learn-Better-Mastering-Business-Anything/dp/1623365260  Tim Harford's guide to statistics in a misleading age is online at: https://www.ft.com/content/ba4c734a-0b96-11e8-839d-41ca06376bf2 The Freakonomics podcast on Harold Pollack's financial advice is here: http://freakonomics.com/podcast/everything-always-wanted-know-money-afraid-ask/  Footage of the two Space X booster rockets landing in unison can be found at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42969020  Scott Kelly's biography, Endurance, is available from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Endurance-Year-Space-Lifetime-Discovery/dp/1524731595  The Apollo 11 transcript is available at: https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11transcript_tec.html  And Public Service Broadcasting's album, The Race for Space, can be heard on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/65KwtzkJXw7oT819NFWmEP 

Patti Shank is a leader in evidence-based learning. We're excited about the release of her book Practice and feedback for deeper learning, and Patti is our guest on this episode of the Learning While Working podcast where she and Robin discuss the need for more research in L&D.

Designing the appropriate type of practice and providing effective feedback requires a lot of know-how. Patti Shank, PhD., has been studying the research on this topic and wrote a book about it.

With special guest Patti Shank in the box, we explored the question of how to get into the field of L&D, tips on working with clients, and even some insight to self-publishing. There were great questions in the Q&A and the chat was full of great conversation related to the video chat. Be sure to scroll up and read along with the video. How and why we got into the L&D field Skillsets for the L&D industry Working with clients Client interviews and relations Self-publishing Book layout This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Meet Patti Shank, author of “Write and Organize for Deeper Learning: 28 evidence-based and easy-to-apply tactics that will make your instruction better for learning (Make It Learnable)”. With Special Guest Host Karen Hyder. Patti Shank, PhD is writing the Make It Learnable series to help anyone who builds adult instructional materials (content experts, instructors, instructional designers, trainers, and so on) apply critical learning, writing, information design, and usability principles. These principles make it easier for people to learn, remember, and apply what they are learning. The great news is that applying these principles is not hard! Write and Organize for Deeper Learning tackles four strategies and 28 specific tactics. For each strategy, Patti offers specific actionable tactics that you can implement this very moment, with examples, checklists, and job aids. The four strategies are: Strategy 1: Understand your audience’s needs. Strategy 2: Write for clarity. Strategy 3: Make text readable and legible. Strategy 4: Organize for memory and use. We are honored to have Karen Hyder hosting this broadcast with Patti. Karen Hyder has been teaching about technology using technology since 1991 when she began delivering applications-software courses for Logical Operations/Ziff-Davis Education in the middle of the Windows and Microsoft Office explosion. In 1995, she was promoted to Director of Trainer Development, teaching classes to help trainers improve skills and earn Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+) certification. In 1998, Karen spearheaded a trainer-development program in the United Kingdom through Corporate Learning Ltd., providing the only Microsoft and CompTIA approved trainer certification courses in the UK at that time. Upon her return to the United States, Karen founded Kaleidoscope Training and Consulting, which offers courses for technical trainers and subject-matter experts to improve online and in-person delivery. She also consults with organizations as they implement virtual classrooms, ensuring they make a good impression from the very first session. Karen helped launch and currently produces and hosts The eLearning Guild Online Forums, a series of online conference sessions for eLearning development professionals. She also supports Thought Leader Webinars, and Best of webinars such as Best of DemoFest, a multi-presenter, multi-demonstration event that showcases the winning DemoFest submissions (Free Login required). To date, Karen has coached hundreds of speakers to prepare for Online Forum sessions using Adobe Connect. Karen has served as a member of CompTIA’s Advisory Committee for the Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+) certification exams since the program’s inception in 2001. Karen was a driving force behind the development of CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+) for online trainer certification. Link to video recording: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/062017?rfsn=530134.af795 This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm