EdTech Speaks Sher Downing, PhD

Welcome back to the EdTech Speaks podcast where this episode dives into Terawatt, a groundbreaking B2B marketplace reshaping the coaching landscape by making it more affordable and accessible through group coaching.



Francie Jain introduces us to this concept of recruiting and vetting expert coaches, then offering services to multiple individuals, allowing costs to be shared among them. This approach fosters cultural adaptation and change within organizations while covering a wide range of coaching topics from leadership and feedback to negotiation and speaking skills. The emphasis on customization ensures relevance and effectiveness in training.



We explore the crucial role of effective communication in teams and organizations, underscoring how coaching can enhance understanding and goal achievement.



Francie says, "The more you understand about yourself and the more that you're able to connect with other people, great things happen."


Join us as we unravel the journey of creating a marketplace for coaching services, empowering individuals in navigating career transitions and realizing their full potential.



Learn more and connect with Francie here:

https://terawatt.co/https://www.linkedin.com/company/terawattgroups/https://www.instagram.com/terawattgroups/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY2GkgkYtJT1AdULC6To03A

Have you heard the term, "make it stick?"



Join me for an interesting conversation as I interview Chris Fenning on the EdTech Speaks podcast. Chris discusses his book '39 Ways to Make Training Stick' and the importance of making training memorable and effective.


Chris makes it easier for us to communicate at work, helping experts talk to non-experts, teams talk to executives, and much more. Chris's practical methods are used in organizations like Google and NATO, and have appeared in the Harvard Business Review. He is also the author of multiple award-winning books on communication and training that have been translated into 15 languages.


In the interview, he shares his background in communication and training, as well as the inspiration behind writing the book. Chris emphasizes the need for practical, how-to guides that provide actionable steps for trainers and educators. He also highlights the challenge of training retention and the forgetting curve, and how organizations can support behavior change.

He focuses on the importance of making training stick and providing ongoing support for learners. Chris emphasized the need for practical and applicable training methods that can be used in any industry or culture. He also discussed the power of gamification in learning and highlighted the success of Duolingo as an example. Chris shared various low-cost or no-cost methods for reinforcing training, such as email tip series, quiz series, and challenges. He emphasized the role of companies in providing support and reinforcement for training to ensure its effectiveness.

Here are some key takeaways:


Training often doesn't stick, and there is a need for effective methods to make it memorable and impactful.
Practical, how-to guides are valuable resources for trainers and educators, providing actionable steps and examples.
The forgetting curve shows that a significant amount of training is forgotten within a short period of time.
Businesses now have access to affordable training through online platforms, but the challenge remains in making the training stick.
Organizations have a duty to support behavior change and provide tools for managers to help their teams.
Different delivery methods, such as live events, online follow-ups, and self-paced activities, can be used to reinforce training.
Making training timeless and adaptable to different situations is crucial for long-term effectiveness.
The book '39 Ways to Make Training Stick' provides practical methods and examples to help trainers and educators improve training retention. Practical and applicable training methods are essential for making training stick.
Gamification can be a powerful tool for engaging learners and reinforcing learning.
Low-cost or no-cost methods, such as email tip series and quiz series, can be used to provide ongoing support and reinforcement for training.
Companies need to recognize the importance of supporting employees after training to ensure the long-term value of training.



Learn more and connect with Chris here:

www.chrisfenning.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-fenning/

https://twitter.com/CMFenning

In this week's episode of the EdTech Speaks podcast, Dr. Sher Downing interviews one of our own team members, Jeremy Hopper, Senior Director of Learning Solutions at Downing EdTech.

Throughout the conversation, Jeremy shares about his journey in the field of instructional design and its evolution over the years, as the challenges arose from moving to virtual content and the importance of the user experience in online courses.

Jeremy shares his experience working in both higher education and the private sector, highlighting the different roles and responsibilities of instructional designers in different contexts. Discussions lead to the transition and impact of the pandemic on the shift to hybrid learning and the use of technology in instructional design. They conclude with a discussion on the future of learning experience and the importance of continuous learning and intentional design.

Takeaways:


Instructional design has evolved over the years and now encompasses various roles and responsibilities, including instructional development, training, writing, and technology integration.
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift to online and hybrid learning, highlighting the value and benefits of online education.
Instructional designers need to stay updated with emerging trends and technologies, such as AI, AR/VR, adaptive learning, and media development, to create engaging and effective learning experiences.
The future of learning experience lies in personalization, cultural relevance, and catering to different learner preferences and needs.
Visual design, interactive content, and microlearning are key elements in creating engaging and consumable learning experiences.
Curiosity, continuous learning, and intentional design are essential for instructional designers to stay innovative and deliver high-quality educational content.

On the topic of Instructional Design evolution, Jeremy says, "A lot of businesses can just take what they have now and put it up online and sell it, but that doesn't mean people are going to engage with it or resonate with it. Instructional designers are having to transition to learning experience designers. So in the past, it was very much instructional design. It's just taking the instructions, designing them, putting them up. You're just designing the educational process. Now we're designing the educational experience where we want students to really engage with the material. We want the material to resonate with them. We want to shape how they're experiencing everything."

Learn more and connect with Jeremy here:

Jeremy Hopper, Sr Director of Learning Solutions

Downing EdTech Consulting

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-hopper-989b2194/

https://jeremymhopper.wixsite.com/designportfolio

https://www.downingedtechconsulting.com/

Welcome to the EdTech Speaks podcast where today's guest, Xenia Muether, shares her journey as the founder of Pink Orange, an agency with a mission to revolutionize education marketing. Xenia is the Founder, CEO and Startup mentor who focuses on targeted and customized strategies for clients. Xenia, a digital native, draws from her extensive experience in the education marketing space, having collaborated with over 100 countries across 6 continents.
Tune in to discover how Xenia and her London-based, globally remote team create culturally aware and innovative education marketing campaigns, helping companies establish a strong global presence. Learn why Xenia is passionate about helping educational institutions find their unique voice in the marketplace and use it to their advantage. During our interview, she discusses the shift towards a conscious, values-based approach in the industry. Her recommendation is to automate everything you can.

Xenia cleverly says, "Resilience is key! There have been plenty of times in my entrepreneurial journey when I was really close to giving up. Building a business is hard but if it's something you love doing, it's worth pushing through those hard times."
Learn more and connect with Xenia here:
www.pink-orange.co.uk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/xenia-muether-education-marketing-agency-consulting-advertising-edtech/
Ad account audit: https://pink-orange.co.uk/ad-account-audit
30-minute ThinkTank session: https://www.pink-orange.co.uk/office-hours 
Resources page: https://www.pink-orange.co.uk/resources 
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When is the last time you heard about data fraud? Living in 2023, it probably wasn't long ago that you read an article or heard a news piece on the topic.
We welcome you to listen in to this week's EdTech Speaks episode as we interview Nick Lambert. Nick has been working with technology companies his entire career. Starting out with IBM and Sanmina-SCI, Nick moved into the decentralized space in 2011 with Scottish start-up MaidSafe and was their Chief Operating Officer for seven years. Nick is now the CEO of Dock Labs AG, the company behind the Dock network who has created Dock Certs, a platform that enables organizations to create and manage decentralized identities and verifiable credentials.
We live in a world where anything can be faked. In a digital world, it's harder and harder to know what information is true and what isn't. Our most important data is now digital, and it's increasingly easier for people to manipulate and fake it to their advantage. This has led to widespread mistrust between people and puts companies at risk of serious liabilities.
Nick says, "To make it worse, traditional verification processes are broken. Verifying the authenticity of data is costly, time-consuming and inefficient. It's a huge burden to put on companies that need to consume data. Manual data verification is not suited for today's fast-moving world."
Enter...DOCK. When using Dock, organizations can end data fraud and reduce verification costs. Dock's Verifiable Credentials Platform makes data fraud-proof and allows stakeholders to verify its authenticity in seconds – making expensive, time-consuming, and manual verification processes disappear. Specifically, organizations in the education sector can now prevent diploma and certificate fraud, and reduce the time and cost of verifying these documents. Diplomas can now be fraud-proof and instantly verifiable.
Learn more and connect with Nick and his work here:
Nick's Twitter: https://twitter.com/N1ckLambert
Nick's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-lambert-a760811b/
https://dock.io
https://twitter.com/docknetwork
https://www.linkedin.com/company/docknetwork
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Curious about communication? Tune in to this week's episode of the EdTech Speaks podcast where we interview Matt Abrahams, a leading expert in communication with decades of experience as an educator, author, podcast host, and coach.
As a Lecturer in Organizational Behavior at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, he teaches popular classes in strategic communication and effective virtual presenting. He received Stanford GSB’s Alumni Teaching Award in recognition of his teaching students around the world. Outside of the classroom, Matt is a sought-after keynote speaker and communication consultant. He has helped countless presenters improve and hone their communication, including some who have delivered IPO road shows as well as Nobel Prize, TED, and World Economic Forum presentations.
He also consults for the United Nations’ Secretary General’s Strategic Planning and Communication Office. His online talks garner millions of views and he hosts the popular, award-winning podcast Think Fast, Talk Smart The Podcast. His new book Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot provides tangible, actionable skills to help even the most anxious of speakers succeed when speaking spontaneously, such as navigating Q&A sessions, shining in job interviews, providing effective feedback, making small talk, fixing faux pas, persuading others.
He shares a persuasive childhood story - "My mom said to misspell the word garage while we were making the signs. We had a 'Garbage Sale' while everyone else in the neighborhood was having 'Garage Sales'. So, at a very early age, I learned how important communication can be in influencing other people and communicating your idea in a way that stands out."
Learn more and connect with Matt here:
https://mattabrahams.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maabrahams
https://www.youtube.com/@ThinkFastTalkSmart
https://twitter.com/tftsthepod
https://www.instagram.com/thinkfasttalksmart/
https://www.threads.net/@thinkfasttalksmart
https://www.tiktok.com/@thinkfasttalksmart
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