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Creating a train-the-trainer lesson plan in 7 minutes

In today’s blog post, I share a short video of exactly how I used Soapbox (an online tool) to create a train the trainer lesson plan in minutes.

Soapbox

Beyond ChatGPT: Combining AI and Sound Instructional Design

ChatGPT can do a lot, but it’s not (yet) able to generate all the stuff you need for an effective training session. Combining ChatGPT and Soapbox, however, might actually get you there.

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Job Aids

3 Job Aid Design Lessons from a Beach in Hawaii

An effective job aid might be able to replace the need for actually training someone. At the very least, it can be distributed as part of a training to help people remember a rule or how to do something new. Drawing inspiration from “job aids” we see every day when we walk around can make our job designing effective job aids easier.

Hybrid Learning: When to use it

Recently I had an opportunity to talk with the folks at Mimeo about hybrid learning and when to use it. In today’s post, I share a link to that podcast, which is one in a series of podcasts they did with industry leaders on hybrid learning strategies.

Train-the-Trainer Program Effectiveness Research Released by The Learning Guild

Wondering what makes for an effective train-the-trainer program? The Learning Guild just released a 29-page report to shed some light on the topic.

PowerPoint

Creating Better PowerPoint Slide Decks, Faster

PowerPoint can be a very powerful visual aid and important tool for training… if it’s done well. Creating a better PowerPoint Slide Deck is about organizing your thoughts before you even open PowerPoint on your computer.