T Is For Training

The pump priming article: “You’re Not an Imposter. You’re Actually Pretty Amazing” Kess Eruteya Harvard Business Review, January 3, 2022 Maurice, Paul, Tom and Mark were on the call. https://hbr.org/2022/01/youre-not-an-imposter-youre-actually-pretty-amazing Imposter Syndrome and how to combat it. Reflection is an important tool for combating the imposter syndrome. Also, learn how to accept a compliment with grace. Surprise someone with your appreciation.

tisfortraining.wordpress.com Maurice, Paul, Tom and Mark talked about the need for refocusing and improvisation during live and virtual training sessions. Also, being flexible allows the facilitator to meet the needs of the audience, when they need it and where they are. Our kickoff document was the Dynamic Facilitation Process: https://coco-net.org/wp-content/uploads/To%20add%20to%20media%20library/DynamicFacilitationOverview.pdf We're back in two weeks on October 3rd at 9 Eastern. Join us!.

Paul, Tom and Maurice talked about joy and how to incorporate joy in your training, we started with an educause article called Sparking Joy. https://www.edutopia.org/article/sparking-teaching-joy find use at tisfortraining.wordpress.com

We talked about current leadership thinking inspired by this LinkedIn Article https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/rethinking-leadership-paradigm-shift-modern-world-rohan-patrick-o34ae/ by Rohan P. Mark, Paul, Tom and Maurice talked about styles of leadership, breaking things down to the essential elements, management theories and the difference between leaders and managers and why you need to be or have both.

Paul, Diane and Maurice used this article https://memberclicks.com/blog/new-member-orientation/ to jumpstart a talk about the importance of welcoming new people, cultivating relationships with them, and how new blood keeps the organization going after the founders move on. And a little about T is for Training itself.

Join Paul, Maurice, Tom, Andrea, Diane and guest Gee Kin Chou, co-founder of the Boombox,https://www.theboombox.org/ a collaborative not for profit connecting students with professionals who share their network with the students as needed. We talked about how to create, curate and the power of the conversation. Also take some damn notes.

How do we simplify our messaging to make it clear, relatable and understandable to as many as possible? There were book mentions, an article about simplifying Employee Training and other tidbits. Show notes at tisfortraining.wordpress.com Paul, Tom, Mark and Maurice were on the call.

Well, we started with one subject. Then branched to another subject. Talked about divides, engines and stuff. Notes will be up later on tisfortraining.wordpresss.com Thank you, Mark, Paul, Tom, Jared and the universe. Maurice.

Maurice, Paul, Tom, Mark, Diane and special guest Jared talked about expanding your knowledge and empathy. Change your location, change your mind, read something that offends you. Create a culture of understanding and empathy by exploring history and new places. And taking mass transit. Go to tisfortraining.wordpress.com for more information and poorly written show notes.

Maurice, Paul Michael, and Tom talk about imposter phenomenon (not syndrome) and what can we do to recognize it and stop it. We should realize we are all knowledgeable and should be in the room we are in. And recognize that many suffer IP quietly, and be proactive about acting inclusively welcoming everyone into the room and acknowledge their experience and skills. tisfortraining.wordpress.com is where the notes live. Like, Click and Subscirbe.

Anthony Chow, the head of SJSU's iSchool joined us to take a look at how SJSU prepares the next generation of information scientists.. Paul Signorelli, Tom Haymes, Mark Corbett Wilson joined Maurice Coleman to talk about school libraries, Haves and have nots, the digital divide in its many forms, AI, and future thinking. "It's not about money, it's about how you think about information and what literacy means." Tom Haymes There were many alternate titles to this show - Support to Succeed, GPS Thinking, The robot followed him home and antiquated is a mind set. Books were mentioned. find notes at tisfortraining.wordpress.com

Maurice, Paul, Tom and Daniel talked about collaborative learning, how learning needs a revolution, technology and application to the learning process, and slide design. T is for Training on the web at tisfortraining.wordpress.com Maurice is at colemanassociates.net

Today’s T is for Training 355 – Zero Engagement Droning featured Paul, Tom, Maurice and our new/old friend Dorothy Stoltz. Find complete notes about today's show @ tisfortraining.wordpress.com Our jumping-off point was this excellent article from the Association of Talent Development by Cornelius “Neil” Dowdell – https://www.td.org/magazines/td-magazine/agility-will-elevate-your-facilitation-skills

Ironically, there was an AI commercial added to the beginning of the recording. Go to tisfortraining.wordpress.com for full notes. Next show on March 7th. Paul, Tom and Maurice talked with Mark Corbett Wilson, who is working with Tom on an Open AI course. Here are some things mentioned in the pod -

Paul, Tom, Diane with Aaron Blumberg and special guest Connie Guglielmo (CNET) Transparency, AI, Garbage In Garbage Out, Open vs Closed AI Systems. Good for brainstorming. Disruptive to copyright. Protecting IP. Useful for older information depending on the service Neural Network within Large Language Model. The chatbots can give you a hallucination as an answer. Less likely now. The EU and Bletchley Park accords. tisfortraining.wordpress.com for notes

Look for the show notes on tisfortraining.wordpress.com alternate title: the joy of finding simplicity We talked about what inspires us as trainer-teachers-learners. Photography, books, our students, our colleagues and music are some of the usual suspects.

We talked about what things we saw this year. Said a magic word. Noted a desire to create/sustain communities of tolerance and help people connect to others and themselves. Also reach out to those who are important to you. Make their day (Thanks Howard!) http://tisfortraining.wordpress.com for notes.

Last show of 2023 Well, not really... Next time on the 28th will be the last show of 2023. We talked with guest Sardek Love sardeklove.com (brand spanking new website) about how we can channel engagement across platforms and delivery styles. And what two questions lead to better experiences (What and How) And about AI. And about elevators that attack. Notes as usual at tisfortraining.wordpress.com

Tonight we talked about George Needham -- https://buildingcreativebridges.wordpress.com/2023/11/30/george-needham-hope-and-inspiration/ a true pebble.... Thanks to Paul, Janie H. Diane, Joan Frye Williams, Peter Bromberg, and David Lankes for joining us to talk about George.

Jill, Paul, Tom and Maurice talked about How Training-Teaching Has Changed (and Continues to Change) Our Own Lives and the Lives of Those We Serve. There are notes on tisfortraining.wordpress.com Jill wrote them. They are wonderful. Catch me at colemanassociates.net. See y'all in two weeks.