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#IDIODC Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking CoffeeRethinking Microlearning: Moving Beyond 'Short and Cheap'Stop treating microlearning as "just short training" — and start tackling the misconceptions that kill most implementations. Robyn A. Defelice cuts through the hype to reveal what L&D leaders consistently miss when rolling out microlearning initiatives.Robyn will arm you with the critical questions that expose whether your organization is truly ready for microlearning success. Discover the hidden roadblocks sabotaging your campaigns, learn to assess your team's real capacity, and walk away knowing exactly what questions to ask about your unique situation._______Robyn A. Defelice is a learning and development strategist and co-author of "Mi...
2025-10-1046 min
Powered by LearningEpisode 100: AI, Data, and the Future of Learning & DevelopmentWe’re celebrating 100 episodes of Powered by Learning with a special conversation with past podcast guests Dr. Kristal Walker, Marjorie Van Roon, Ajay Pangarkar, Robyn DeFelice, and Connie Malamed. Together, we reflect on the past five years in L&D—AI’s promise (and limits), the rise of data-informed decisions, accountability for performance and ROI, and the renewed push for personalized, human-centered learning. Listen for an energizing look at where L&D is headed—and how your organization can evolve. Show Notes: Our podcast guests and co-hosts share practical perspectives you can use now while...
2025-09-1834 minPowered by LearningLeading, Learning & Giving Back Through Professional OrganizationsMembers of Central PA ATD’s leadership—Phyllis Metzler, Gina Sweeney, and Robyn DeFelice talk about the power of community, mentorship, and stepping up to lead. Discover how joining and volunteering with ATD helped them grow their careers and their networks—and how it can do the same for you. Show Notes: The current, past and future presidents of the Central PA Chapter of ATD share their journeys with the organization and how being involved has helped shape them as professionals. Their key takeaways include:You don’t have to lead to l...
2025-06-2633 min
The Visual LoungeSystems, Support, and Simplicity: Key Lessons in Effective Visual Learning Design | Abbey Cooke, Jeff Weaver, & Robyn DefeliceWant to know the secrets of the L&D content pros?Become an even better visual designer today with these simple, quick tips for improving your approach to creating content. We hear from three visual design and learning strategy experts in part two of our special 250th episode celebration.Hear how to escape the “curse of knowledge” from Abbey Cooke, Director of Training & Onboarding at Effective School Solutions, why visuals should be the supporting act not the star of the show from Jeff Weaver, Expert in L&D, Training, Culture, and OD, and how to stay...
2025-06-2518 min
Creative Training Techniques - The Bob Pike GroupSpeeding Up Training DevelopmentThe time needed to develop training can vary dramatically. Standardizing templates and processes can make a big difference. Becky applies a lesson she learned about packing for a trip that can speed up your training development.
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2025-03-2005 min
ifyouaskbetty21 Learning Leaders Leading Learning: LIVE from Learning 2024 with Robyn Defelice, PhDListen in as I chat LIVE from Learning 2024 with Robyn Defelice PhD. We talk about Learning Leaders Leading Learning while at the Learning Leadership 2024 conference.
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2025-01-2735 min
L&D Must Change11. L&D as an Organizational Contributor with Robyn A. DefeliceWhat if L&D showed up as an organizational contributor instead of a service provider? Today's guest, Robyn A. Defelice regularly models this approach and also partners with L&D leadership and teams to help them make the change. Turns out, it's about seeing the bigger picture and getting real curious. She asks why a lot. Oh, and it might have something to do with Captain Kirk from Star Trek. Listen in and hear about: L&D as a business function Shifting from complaining to contributing The mission statement as a rolled up version of capabilities in the organization The ne...
2024-08-211h 01
In The Know with AxonifySolving Everyday Performance Problems with Microlearning w/ Robyn Defelice (Consultant at RADLearning & co-author of Microlearning: Short and Sweet)It's our smallest episode ever! But it’s not the runtime that’s shrinking, it’s your learning strategy. That's right—we’re talking about microlearning. Robyn Defelice, Consultant at RADLearning and co-author of Microlearning: Short and Sweet, joins JD Dillon for the latest on all things microlearning. They break down the key principles of microlearning design, discuss how AI is making microlearning more effective and explain why it represents the outcome-focused approach L&D needs right now. Plus, JD challenges Robyn to our first-ever Microlearning Melée game! They use their microlearning skills to sol...
2024-04-0338 min
The FDIPMicrolearningFDIC Instructional Designer, Kim Ervin, discusses what is and is not "microlearning."Microlearning is ateaching strategy that helps disrupt forgetting by activating our brains working memory to help transition new information into long term memories. In the book Microlearning: Short and Sweet by Karl Kapp and Robyn Defelice, microlearning is defined as an instructional unit that provides a short engagement in an activity intentionally designed to elicit a specific outcome from the learner. There are 5 keys words or phrases in that definition that underpin its meaning – 1 is instructional unit, 2 is short, 3 engagement activity, 4 intentional, and 5 is specific outcome. Show Notes Ka...
2023-10-3010 minPowered by LearningMaking the Most of MicrolearningTo make microlearning successful in your organization you must first understand what it can and can’t do. Learning Strategist, Consultant and Author Dr. Robyn DeFelice explains how to think about microlearning as part of your overall training goals and not just a way to deliver training. Show notes:In this interview, Robyn DeFelice stresses how and when to successfully use microlearning and makes these key points.Microlearning is much more than creating short-form training. If the only thinking behind the learning is to make it short, the training may miss the...
2023-01-1328 min
Train Like You ListenEp.116 Microlearning BasicsDid you know there are at least 6 different types of microlearning? In today's podcast, Karl Kapp and Robyn Defelice (authors of Microlearning Short and Sweet) go in depth about what microlearning is and what you should know before you get started.
2022-07-1833 min#IDIODC Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking CoffeeCreate Microlearning to Enhance Your Learning Solutions with Robyn DefeliceDo you still look at Microlearning as simply shorter videos? That's not necessarily wrong, but if that's all they are, then why don't we just call them "short videos"? Microlearning has been a hot topic for several years now and we finally know what makes great microlearning more than just short videos.Dr. Robyn Defelice joins us to talk about Microlearning as a concept or methodology in addition to the final microlearning products we all want to create. Dr. Defelice will talk to us about microlearning deriving an answer, creating extremely focused pieces of training that build o...
2022-02-2345 min#IDIODC Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking CoffeeLearning Game Design Show & Tell with Kevin Thorn, Deb Thomas, and Karl KappKarl Kapp, Deb Thomas, and Kevin Thorn are heavy hitters in our industry and specifically in learning game design. More specifically they are skilled at teaching others how to design games for learning. And that's why they started their event Stepaway.design. The pandemic shutdown of 2020 forced event producers to pivot towards virtual events and so they did the same. At the beginning of 2021 they ran their first virtual event and the attendee created games have been completed and they're ready for show'n'tell. We're excited to have them join us to talk about the game des...
2021-05-1250 min
Mosby LearningML030 – Metrics and Measurements
Your hosts Eli Berant, Adam Costakes and Dan Hirt discuss a couple of article (linked below) and what moves you can take to get into the L&D world.
Show notes found at mosby.ca/030 and you can email us at mosbylearning@gmail.com
How Long Does It Take to Develop Training? New Question, New Answers. by Robyn A. Defelice
Measuring Virtual Training by Cindy Hugget
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2021-02-0100 min
MosbyMetrics and Measurements, Mosby Learning
Your hosts Eli Berant, Adam Costakes and Dan Hirt discuss a couple of article (linked below) and what moves you can take to get into the L&D world.
Show notes found at mosby.ca/030 and you can email us at mosbylearning@gmail.com
How Long Does It Take to Develop Training? New Question, New Answers. by Robyn A. Defelice
Measuring Virtual Training by Cindy Hugget
Follow Mosby Learning on Twitter
Connect with Adam Costakes –> LinkedIn
Connect with Dan Hirt –> LinkedIn, Instagram, & Twitter
Connect with Eli...
2021-02-011h 20Train Like You ListenTime To Develop Learning ProgramsHow long does it take to develop training? On the 50th episode of Train Like You Listen, learning strategist and author Robyn Defelice joins Brian to discuss the insights gained from her 14 years researching this topic.Endurance Learning is a full-service training development partner, specializing in elearning, instructor-led training, and train-the-trainer programs. Since 2015, our team of expert instructional designers and developers has helped professionals with deep subject matter expertise design and develop training that delivers real impact.📖 Still struggling with quickly developing high quality training? Brian shows how the build-borrow-buy approach can help small L&D tea...
2021-02-0115 min
ConveYour: On Learning & Development#005 Microlearning Q & A - Part 1 of 5This is Part 1 of a 5 part series on Microlearning where Jason Kelske answers questions that people regularly ask ConveYour.In today's episode, Jason answers the question: What Is Microlearning?In Parts 2 through 5, he will answer:
#2 Why Should You Use Microlearning?
#3 Where Should Microlearning Be Used (and who uses Microlearning?)?
#4 What Is the Process for Developing Microlearning?
#5 What Should You Look for in a Microlearning Platform?
For the deep dive article on this topic, visit https://www.ConveYour.com/microlearningOn the site, you'll also find our summary video which covers these same...
2020-07-3106 min
Off-the-Cuff54 Robyn Defelice on the Value of Microlearning Off-the-Cuff EpisodeMicrolearning has been in the mouths of corporate learning professionals for the last 8 years or so. However, we still have much confusion of what it really is and what value it has for organizational learning. Robyn Defelice coauthored the book Microlearning Short and Sweet with Karl Kapp and she went off-the-cuff to set the microlearning record straight for us.
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2020-02-0932 min
The Learning CircleDr. Karl Kapp on MICROLEARNINGDr. Karl Kapp, co-author of the book MICROLEARNING (with Robyn DeFelice) visits The Learning Circle to discuss the theory, application and promise of Microlearning.
2020-01-0255 min
MYNDDCASTMYNDDCAST: Season 1 Episode 7 — Robyn A. Defelice, Entrepreneurial Spirit & Intrapreneurism
On this MYNDDCAST episode, Robyn A. Defelice shares how her entrepreneurial spirit shows up in her work as an entrepreneur and intrapreneur. Robyn’s creative and pragmatic thinking inspires her clients, audiences and readers. Robyn shares thoughts on her latest venture as co-author of Microlearning: Short and Sweet (Amazon.com link). Join me and Robyn and share your thoughts on how entrepreneurial spirit influences entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs alike.
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2019-12-0226 min