Podcast appearances and mentions of Sheila B Robinson

Episode #222 - In the latest episode of "The Presentation Podcast," hosts Troy Chollar, Sandy Johnson, and Nolan Haimes sit down with Sheila B. Robinson, a seasoned expert in teaching and learning. The conversation is about the ins and outs of e-learning, self-paced learning, course creation, and where PowerPoint fits into everything. Sheila's extensive background in professional development has many invaluable insights into effective teaching strategies, audience engagement, and the challenges of course creation. Definitely a great conversation to listen to now! Full Episode Show Notes https://thepresentationpodcast.com/2025/e222 Show Suggestions? Questions for your Hosts? Email us at: info@thepresentationpodcast.com Listen and review on iTunes. Thanks! http://apple.co/1ROGCUq New Episodes 1st and 3rd Tuesday Every Month  

Episode summary/descriptionRetrieval practice is a technique used in teaching as a way of getting people to generate ideas and think actively. Today we are joined by an expert in this field, Sheila B. Robinson, who is a speaker, educator, and consultant. Tune in to this episode as we discuss some key retention strategies, how to incorporate them into your training, the benefits of the ‘Spacing Effect', and Sheila's top advice with where to begin.About Sheila B. Robinson      Sheila B. Robinson, Ed.D., of Custom Professional Learning, LLC, is a speaker, educator, and consultant with a passion for the science of teaching and learning, presentations, and asking good questions. Through her talks, professional development workshops and university courses, Sheila teaches people how to make learning stick and how to ask good questions, along with program evaluation, survey design, data visualisation, audience engagement, and presentation design.Sheila is author of Designing Quality Survey Questions (SAGE Publications, 2018), and writes a popular blog with numerous articles on survey design, learning, presentations and other topics. Sheila is also a Certified Presentation Specialist (CPS)™, Vice President of the Presentation Guild, and Senior Design and Facilitation Consultant with Evergreen Data.  Key takeaways:Why learning retention is our ultimate goal: it encompasses all universal aspects of learning, from school to work. It is about being able to pull from your brain what's there, because you've learned something. It's a great way to empower your learners with this skill so they can make the most out of your program.Testing evokes negative emotions and Sheila is reluctant to use the word ‘testing' because it leads us to think about assessment. People think they are being judged, which makes them anxious and not optimal. The idea of retrieval practice as self-testing is a chance to help you process newly learned material and integrate it with prior knowledge.Apply the spacing effect: it demonstrates that learning is more effective when study sessions are spaced out. It gives learners time and a chance to embed long-term memory. We have been doing this since our childhood at school, e.g when you first learn the times tables, then it spaces out over time until you no longer forget them.Segmented time stamps:[01:59] What learning retention means to Sheila[02:53] The universal aspect of learning retention[04:00] Ways to increase retention[07:18] The problems with the ‘Testing Effect'[11:10] The role of demonstration during training sessions[13:45] Understanding the ‘Spacing Effect'[19:51] Having a module to inform students about learning retention[21:13] Sheila's advice for increasing retentionLinks from the podcast  Connect with Sheila B. Robinson on LinkedInFind out more about ​​Custom Professional LearningCheck out the Head First series series of books   Check out Sheila's Blog

055 - Dr. Sheila B. Robinson shares teaching strategies, tips, and recommendations to help you create more effective and engaging learning experiences when teaching LONG classes. Classes that are 3+ hours long present new challenges when it comes to student engagement. Let's talk about what we can do to make long classes more successful for you and your students. lecturebreakers.com Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/blogs/lecture-breakers-blog/ep-55-lets-talk-about-teaching-long-classes-with-dr-sheila-b-robinson

Sheila B. Robinson, Ed.D., has spent decades in education, as a classroom teacher as well as working with adults in professional learning and program evaluation. Today, we ask Sheila about: Frequent challenges in professional learning How to collect and analyze data to understand if a professional learning program is meeting teachers’ needs and moving the needle on classroom practice How to ask questions of teachers that yield actionable insight into your PD program What to be careful of when analyzing the data Take a Deeper Dive: Want to take a deeper look at program evaluation? Be sure to download Sheila B. Robinson’s eBook, “Professional Development Program Evaluation for the Win: How to Sleep Well at Night Knowing Your Professional Learning is Effective.” It’s a detailed overview of program evaluation, including how to engage stakeholders, crafting quality evaluation questions, and collecting, analyzing and reporting on data around your professional learning program.

Couldn't make it to AEA2013?  In this episode we share our own personal highlights of the conference.  By the way:the Twitter hashtag for Michael Quinn Patton is #omgmqp.Sheila B. Robinson gives a great summary on her blog here.the evaluation typology map that Kylie mentions is here.Finally, don't forget to check out Chris Lysy's hilarious cartooning of the conference.Enjoy,James & Kylie   

This week we talk to Sheila B. Robinson about the great AEA365 Blog!cheers,Kylie and James