Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Learning in the Key of "New Mom": What Parent Training Has Taught Me about LXD
First time parent during a pandemic means lots of learning to do. This post talks about what we can learn about from parent training tools.
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Dec 29, 20215 min read
How to Design Learning for Industries You Know Nothing About
How can you design training about something you're not an expert in, especially something so technical? Let's talk about it.
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Dec 22, 20212 min read
If Not a Course... What Do I Build?
Today, I want to share some of that toolkit with you by walking through some of the tools you might use in four different common use cases.
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Dec 15, 20214 min read
What Meant Something to Me: PD Done Right
This week, I want to talk about and deconstruct some of the meaningful professional learning experiences
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Dec 10, 20212 min read
Why Aren't There More Meaningful Learning Experiences for Professionals?
Last night, we had the last meeting of From Data to Design - Cohort 3, and as always, it was bittersweet seeing how much growth there had...
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Sep 29, 20214 min read
How to Get Your IDs to Write Better
How do you help developing instructional designers improve their writing skills? Start with this blog post.
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Mar 16, 20215 min read
Making Assessments Meaningful: Developing Assessments, Pt 2
Assessments are amazing learning tools. They provide an opportunity to check in on progress and get feedback.
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Mar 10, 20215 min read
Aligning Performance Objectives with Purpose: Developing Assessments, Pt 1
Too many times, learning objectives focus on vague notions of "learning." For example, understand is probably one of the most overused verbs
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Oct 27, 20205 min read
The Skeletons in My L&D Closet
I've had a lot of time to make mistakes! There are definitely some skeletons in my L&D closet I'd rather forget about. But today, I want to
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Oct 20, 20205 min read
How to Ask for More Design Decision-Making Power? You Don't.
Many new IDs tell me: "There are times when I don't think the design approach my organization/client wants to take is the best one, but...
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Oct 15, 20202 min read
My Favorite Questions to Ask During a Project Kick Off
I've done... ok, I honestly can't remember how many any more... but a lot of kick off meetings with different kinds of clients from all...
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Aug 24, 20204 min read
Yes, This is How Long It Takes: Managing Client Expectations
Clients who are new to eLearning are often surprised when I show them the schedule for production/development.
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Jun 11, 20204 min read
What's at Risk When You Focus Only on Learning During Needs Analysis
Either way, there's a cost to wasted training. At worst, you might design something that makes people want to leave the organization.
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Jan 19, 20203 min read
3 Mistakes to Avoid When Writing Scripts for Video Lessons
But if you write a poor script, then no matter how high your production value, your video is not going to be engaging and effective.
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Dec 11, 20193 min read
"Assume the Learner Knows Nothing" is Bad Advice
Start by assuming the learner knows nothing...
Well, it's bad advice, and here's why.
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Nov 18, 20193 min read
When the Ideal Isn't: Designing for Real Learners with 4 Simple Questions
Trainers and leaders design for the folks they wish they had and the training environments they wish existed instead of the real people...
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Nov 6, 20193 min read
WNFM? - A Question Learning Designers Should Be Asking
The one we don't always think about is WNFM. (Never heard of it? That's because I made it up.) WNFM-- what's not for me?-- is the question w
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Oct 15, 20194 min read
Likeability is Likeable, but Ineffective: Better Ways to Evaluate Training Impact
Is likeability a good measure of whether or not you should continue to use or to remove an approach from your training tool kit?
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Apr 16, 20193 min read
Learning Ecosystems: Leveraging the Work Environment to Support Training
Picture this: you're a nurse working in a busy hospital. New regulatory compliance is issued regarding HIPAA. The hospital issues...
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Oct 22, 20183 min read
Cooking Up Some Training
This paella looks pretty good, doesn't it? It took me hours to make. The ingredients were expensive. I wanted to impress my guests (my...
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