Patty Gaul

Jun 12, 2024 | td.org | Patty Gaul

Luke Hobson, senior instructional designer and program manager at MIT xPRO, writes about cohort learning: “This method is especially pertinent for adult learners. We, as educators, are always striving for our adult learners to become self-directed learners, and it makes sense with today’s day and age.

May 22, 2024 | td.org | Patty Gaul

Are you part of a team at work? Are you sure? Maybe, instead, you are part of a co-acting group of several individuals working independently on various tasks. A “real team,” as Treca Stark Bourne and Krister Lowe describe in Promote Better Team Effectiveness, has clear boundaries, is interdependent, and has a stable membership. Being a “real team” is one of three essential elements for team effectiveness, according to Harvard University and as laid out by Bourne and Lowe.

Apr 8, 2024 | td.org | Patty Gaul

How much do learners remember from your training courses? Would you like to help them retain more and help yourself as an L&D professional at the same time? If so, Dana Alan Koch offers some guidance in “Principles for Brain-Friendly Learning.” Based on research about the neuroscience of learning, how to make learning stick, and other related learning science topics, Koch and the team at Accenture’s Institute for the Applied Learning Sciences note eight principles to make learning more durable.

Mar 13, 2024 | td.org | Patty Gaul

Retaining top talent. Attracting skilled individuals. Upskilling current employees in a shorter time period. There are several reasons why learning and development leaders might want to create a credentialing program in their organization. A credential is a broad category, notes McKenzie Day in the article “Build a High-Value Credentialing Program.” It’s a qualification that proves an individual’s knowledge, skills, and achievements and encompasses badges, certificates, and certifications.

Mar 1, 2024 | td.org | Patty Gaul

Unique aspects of the healthcare industry present challenges to organizations seeking to increase satisfaction and well-being among clinicians. Healthcare workers have certainly been taxed in recent years. That strain, according to an AMN Healthcare survey, is leading workers—especially younger nurses—to leave the profession in droves. Pandemic-related stress, nurse shortages, burnout, and workplace culture are a few of the factors.