Tag: T is for Training

Host notes from T is for Training 329

These are the notes I took while hosting T is for Training 329 “This Sucks, Start Over.” Read Jill’s Organized and otherwise awesome recap.

Live notes help me both remember excellent quotes and select a name title, since the title of the show is always something said in the podcast. [I did this before Lucifer, btw.]

Our guest was fanTASTIc Glenn Seki, Ed. D. Author of the book How to Become the Best at Anything did not disappoint. Stories, idioms and a book thrown in for good measure.

I didn’t want the world to remember him like that.  [Glenn was the LMU photographer when Hank Gathers died on the court]

K Anders Ericsson, the Expert at Expertise.

[I would make a bad photojournalist] because I want to save the kid on fire.

Companies should retrain injured employees for free.

I learned to compensate.

Make sure you have a plan B.

Planning and Pre-focusing. Anticipation matters in photography

You can only use one good eye for photography.

Have an editor who can tell you “This Sucks, Start Over.”

Glenn practiced action photography by following seagulls.

Drive to get better. Takes deliberate practice with goals.

Observe habits. 

You don’t have to be born the best; you have to work at it.

Persistence is the key.

It depends on where you attribute failure.

“Practicing Knowledge”

Teach me how to tell someone to f-off and they say thank you.

Education and Expertise don’t go hand in hand. 

Be your own coach.

Tom quoted the book “Deschooling Society” by Ivan Illitch.

I just needed help cracking my chest.

You’re about to experience some discomfort.

Automate Procedure,  Going on Auto-Pilot to a destination.

A note from the host…

4748 days ago, the first T is for Training happened. I had an idea to start a podcast for library trainers, since we were usually the lone wolves in our places of work.

It was a pilot show with three friends, Beth, Bobbi and Jennifer, and we talked about 23 Things and learning while playing (remember that?), Active Shooter Training (unfortunately still needed) and a Trainer Bi*ch Session (also still needed.) With show links on Delicio.us *RIP*

Also, the very cool Trainer’s Alphabet was discussed on FriendFeed (RIP) Here is a link to the two August 2008 posts about the pilot show and the Trainer’s Alphabet. August 2008 T is for Training Posts

Unfortunately, those older shows, along with the first 150 episodes or so, are lost in the ether.

If you happen to have any copies of our older shows, drop us a line!

This show as survived MANY changes.

Life changes.

Job Changes.

Support Changes.

But we still try to do something useful every two weeks (most of the time.)

The real first show took place on September 12th, 2008. But the show on August 29th is the first place T is for Training happened.

It has been a long and fun thirteen years and counting.

Thank all (five) of you for listening, and I hope you all continue to support us with your kind words and thoughts.

Also JOIN US on a Thursday night. You know you want to…

Maurice @baldgeekinmd Coleman

T is for Training @ #ATD2019 – Sunday AI Can’t Do This (not now but later maybe) Edition

I have the current pleasure of attending the 2019 ATD International Conference https://atdconference.td.org/ in Washington DC for the next couple of days.

I have some cool new lightweight equipment to record some interviews (which I already have put to good use) and will be sharing some things here as well as on the feed for the show.

Highlights of today include a great presentation from Paul Signorelli, Koko Nakahara, Evert Prius and Amit Nagpal gave a presentation on Implementing Machine Learning and AI in Learning—Global Cases and Best Practices. 

Program highlights:

  • AI and Machine Learning is taking us from the construction industry in Japan, to India, to KLM Cargo in the Netherlands to URI in the United States. A truly global presentation.
  • Fail to Learn. You have to fail to learn. AI is not to replace but enhance the learning experience for the learners. AI does some stuff WITH us not as US.
  • Fact: 46% of job descriptions are obsolete. HR should move from workforce planning to WORK Planning. Need to create or be sure what work is coming in near future.
  • AI will impact ALL types of industries and learning. Even in places where the trainer never thought MY job could be in jeopardy. Change is coming.

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Also, I interviewed Paul after the program about his session and then interviewed @HalellyAzulay host of   and author of Employee Development on a Shoestring from ATD Press.    

The interviews will be on this page and on our Talkshoe page soon. 

Looking forward to more interviews and sessions tomorrow.  Follow @tisfortraining or @baldgeekinmd for my updates, or follow the twitter hashtag #ATD2019 for great content

 

T is for Training 157: Fail Away

On the call were Maurice Coleman, Andrea Snyder, and Jill Hurst-Wahl.  We began with this quote:

One challenge with learning—and where most get stuck—is the emotional challenge that results from being confronted with not knowing. Being wrong is typically more comfortable than uncertainty, which is why we have to learn to let go. In whitewater kayaking that may mean literally dropping into something scary in an entirely new way—and remaining open to that experience. With the proper mindset, curiosity is more powerful and certainly more useful than fear. – From “Winning When It Counts“, Spirituality & Health

Topics included:

  • Emotional challenge and learning
  • Learning those auxiliary lessons and not just the topic being taught
  • Failure and learning
  • Teaching through failure
  • And random other topics like the John Green video “Places I’ve Never Been.”

You can listen to the episode here.

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Addendum: Andrea found this after we were done recording: A Quick Note On Getting Better At Difficult Things

T is for Training 156: Doesn’t Matter What’s in the Cup

On the call were Maurice Coleman, Andrea Snyder, Courtney Young, Laura Botts, and Jill Hurst-Wahl.

Talking about what Courtney Young, current ALA president, has learned from her ALA travels thus far. Then the conversation moved onto interesting library spaces, including libraries that are in shopping malls and libraries that have innovation space.

Courtney was asked about the non-book[1] things that she has seen, as she as traveled:

  • Other type of lending programs, e.g., cake pans, art, tools
  • Programs on specific skills, e.g., butchering
  • Spaces for specific portions of the community, e.g., teens

Maurice mentioned the loaning of American Girl dolls through his library.  It was mentioned that you have to consider your community and ensure that the programs (e.g., how to raise roosters) is appropriate.

You can listen to the show here.

Resources:

[1] As Andrea mentioned, books are a container.  Information comes in a variety of containers.

T is for Training 153: Career as a Disruptive Syllabus

The first T is for Training of 2015 (recording) and the participants were Maurice Coleman, Andrea Snyder, Paul Signorell, Jill Hurst-Wahl, and Steve Thomas.  The conversation began with discussing:

Boss, Jeff.  “How Smart Learners Stay Smart: 16 Ways to Stay on the Cutting Edge.” Forbes.  Nov. 16, 2014.

And continued with discussing the need for professional development and for people to take charge of their professional development activities.  We also discussed the happenings at Harford County Public Library.

Links mentioned:

This T is for Training can be listened to here.

T is for Training 127: On That Note…

In episode 127, Maurice talks with Andrea Snyder, Kate Kosturski and Jill Hurst-Wahl.  They talked about the New York Library Association Annual Conference (NYLA), memorable conference presentations, public speaker (joys, pains, good and bad), and other stuff (e.g., problems with the Metro North rail line). 

The recording can be downloaded here.

Announced during the recording is that Maurice and Jill are giving a webinar on Oct. 8, 7-8 p.m. ET on “Giving Your First Conference Presentation”.  Details on this free webinar are available here.

100th show today…. 2 pm eastern

WE MADE IT TO 100!!!!!!!! shows.  

Join us today at 2 pm eastern for virtual cake and adult beverages and training and library talk.

Here is the link to our talkshoe space:  http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/24719

Hope you can come by.

Or come to our ALA taping On Monday at 4 pm in the Networking Uncommons.

Yeah!

 

@tisfortraining 92 Coming at you tomorrow 2-10 at 2 pm Eastern

Got something to say about training? Libraries?  Library Training?   Come join us tomorrow at 2 eastern time for a conversation that is only a phone call away.

Details here on our Talkshoe Show Page:  http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/24719

Hope to see you then!

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T is for Training 2 pac – Number 90 and 91 aka Fresh Shows in 2012

We returned on the 13th of January 2012  with a show featuring @jill_hw and @baldgeekinmd discussing information freedom, sources, resources and many other topics, such as the WHITE HOUSE allows you to start electronic petitions on its site.  Yeah, that White House.

Download Episode 90 “You Can Get It, But Who Wrote It?” here

Today, 27 January 2012, we recorded another fantastic show.   Called ” Honey, People Don’t Walk In Texas”  was a ride about ALA Midwinter, Life, Dallas and other fun topics.  Featuring @librarian_kate @alsnyder02 @strnglibrarian, and Diane Huckabay (our newest USUAL SUSPECT!!!!! ) of Washington State on the call.

Download Episode 91 – “Honey, People Don’t Walk In Texas” here

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Follow @tisfortraining on twitter for the latest (Usually show info and links are here first!)

See you in two weeks on February 2nd at 2 pm eastern time. 1 pm central.