T Is For Training

Paul, Tom, Jared, Aaron and Mark discussed mastery-based learning, what learning is, and how training and higher education succeed and fail in preparing learners for when they leave the learning space. Thanks to Paul again for being a better host than the regular guy. Full show notes with links to stuff at tisfortraining.wordpress.com

Paul, Aaron, Maurice, & guest, Jimmy Glanos, “The Volunteerist,” President Elect of ATD South Florida, discuss fostering Leadership and Creativity. Show notes and more at tisfortraining.wordpress.com

With T is for Training Host Maurice Coleman away for the evening, we were faced with a simple choice: persevere with a substitute host or pull the plug. The fact that you’re reading this and about to listen to the recording tells you that substitute host Paul Signorelli—along with Regular Suspects Jared Bendis, Aaron Blumberg, Tom Haymes, and Mark Corbett Wilson—persevered with a conversation centered on “Persevering or Pulling the Plug in Training-Teaching-Learning.” Among the ideas bubbling up during the conversation: the nature of heroism in learning and persevering, helping learners persevere by making things crystal clear, engaging learners to produce, and peer learning as the highest level of learning. Hope you enjoy the conversation. Full notes (and links!) on tisfortraining.wordpress.com

T is for Training 391- Mad Lib Framework for the Breakroom Wall. Maurice, Tom, Jared, Mark, and Aaron talked about the Department of Labor’s AI Literacy Framework Full notes and show information at tisfortraining.wordpress.com

We had the pleasure of a full house today – Paul, Mark, Jared, Tom, Aaron, Dorothy & Maurice. Premise: Let's look at our own communities of learning (including T is for Training), how they have changed over the years, and identify what makes them work in our blended onsite/online world. Find notes (mostly) at tisfortraining.wordpress.com Next Show on March 5th at 9 pm Eastern on Talkshoe. Seeds: Priming the Pump: "What Is a Learning Community?' California Learning Resource Center (real or memorex or ai) February 11, 2025 https://www.clrn.org/what-is-a-learning-community/ "Learning, Innovation, and Instagram: Building a Community of Leaning" Paul Signorelli /Building Creative Bridges blog February 10, 2020 https://buildingcreativebridges.wordpress.com/2020/02/10/learning-innovation-and-instagram-iitb-building-a-community-of-learning/ "Learning Community' Wikipedia Accessed February 19, 2026 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_community

T is for Training 389 –Drifting Through Rabbit Holes. I must apologize, my mic was muted, so my headset picked me up. And I am so damn loud, you can still sort of hear me. (ED.) Paul, Tom, Mark, Jared, Aaron, and Maurice talk about rabbit holes. This article primed the pump. Obsessive Learning: Level Up by Going Down (The Rabbit Hole)," Christopher Kokoski, Medium, July 15, 2023 https://medium.com/better-advice/obsessive-learning-level-up-by-going-down-the-rabbit-hole-bee52535dcd1 The show ended up being a rabbit hole. See you in two weeks on the 19th. Find notes and information at tisfortraining.wordpress.com

Paul, Tom, Mark, Aaron, Jared, and Maurice talk about reducing barriers to learning. Here is the link to the article we primed the pump. https://www.ispringsolutions.com/blog/barriers-to-learning We started with who is the author? Is the author real, or memorex, group think, or AI. This was a bit of a discussion. While the article is ok, is it citeable? Then, creating space for the person learning to engage with the trainer and authors, to create a community of learning and inquiry. How do we get people to value the road, not the destination? Our job is to break down the barriers to learning. And putting them in touch with their voice. And how to express that voice. Full notes at tisfortraining.wordpress.com

#387 Emotional Woo Woo Thing Paul, Tom, Aaron, and Maurice talk about what we are looking forward to in 2026 and discover some same (bleep,) different years. The ever-changing world requires the application of sublime emotional intelligence. Care about the result not the tool. Seed articles: https://assets.trainingindustry.com/content/uploads/2025/11/Trends-2026.pdf https://hybridhorizons.substack.com/p/the-thinking-class Resources https://ii.inc/web The Last Economy Free E-book. @ https://ii.inc/web/the-last-economy Books mentioned: Teaching with AI, Focus: The Hidden Driver, The Last Economy (link above) Find T is for Training @ tisfortraining.wordpress.com Next show January 22nd 9 pm ET

We wrap 2025 with Paul, Aaron, Jared, and Maurice talking about quality control, personal responsibility, changing hearts, and committing to professionalism everywhere. Show them the mountain behind the clouds. tisfortraining.wordpress.com next show on Jan 8th, 2026.

T is for Training 385 - I Love The Penny? With Paul, Maurice, Tom & Aaron. tisfortraing.wordpress.com is the place you can find notes when I post them. Adaptability discussion primed with https://status.net/articles/what-is-adaptability-in-the-workplace/ article. We will next record on December 11th, then January 8th, 2026. Happy every damn holiday to you if you don't join us. 1) How do we effectively move learning from one environment to another (and, sometimes, back to the original environment)? 2) What are the key skills related to adaptability in learning that we foster among ourselves and the learners we serve?

Lively hour podcast focusing on Training/Teaching/Learning. Usually with Maurice, Paul, Tom, Mark and a cast of friends. When the lazy host writes them, notes are up at tisfortraining.wordpress.com Aaron B joined us as we talked about what preparation goes into a successful training session, started with this https://www.sessionlab.com/blog/training-session-plan/ article.

Lively hour podcast focusing on Training/Teaching/Learning. Usually with Maurice, Paul, Tom, Mark and a cast of friends. When the lazy host writes them, notes are up at tisfortraining.wordpress.com We talked about how we influence with words, who influenced us and how we can show others how they can shine. Inspiration - https://georgecouros.com/resilience-and-risk/

This article sparked our talk about How to Teach During Turbulent Times. https://searle.northwestern.edu/resources/our-tools-guides/learning-teaching-guides/turbulent-times-guide-page.html Let's see if Talkshoe recorded THIS version. Paul, Aaron, Tom and Maurice talked about how to deal with BIG OUTSIDE topics in a learning session. Like a shutdown, or AI. You know, easy subjects. find notes usually on tisfortraining.wordpress.com

Paul, Maurice, Aaron and Tom talked about the Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning (new edition just came out) Here is an introductory PDF link https://the6ds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Introduction-to-the-6Ds-3.0.pdf Find our show notes (when the host writes them) at tisfortraining.wordpress.com Next show September 4th, 9 eastern.

Maurice, Tom, Paul, Mark and Aaron used this https://www.lisedunetwork.com/training-and-professional-development-of-library-professional/ article as a jumping off point to talk about what WE get out of training/teaching/learning. Mostly we talked about how teaching others energizes us. Notes eventually on tisfortraining.wordpress.com Next show on August 7th then September 4th.

Lively hour podcast focusing on Training/Teaching/Learning. Tom, Maurice, and Paul were joined by Madeline Shellgren from https://onlinelearningconsortium.org and Laura Geringer from https://pumpkinberryconsulting.com/ (this is their consulting group) We talked about excape rooms and how to apply escape rooms to create different learning pathways and an engaging way to convey many different types of information. Be present, be authentic, and have some fun designing your escape room. Records on Thursdays notes usually up by Sunday at tisfortraining.wordpress.com

Lively hour podcast focusing on Training/Teaching/Learning. Usually with Maurice, Paul, Tom, Mark and a cast of friends. Records on Thursdays notes usually up by Sunday at tisfortraining.wordpress.com

Lively hour podcast focusing on Training/Teaching/Learning. This week featured Maurice, Tom, Mark and Aaron B. We started off talking about reflective writing and then went tangentially many interesting places. Records on Thursdays notes up by Sunday at tisfortraining.wordpress.com

We used the excellent article from Political Librarian Safeguarding Libraries, Schools, and Communities from Political Threats: A Strategic Framework for Engagement, Advocacy, and Sustainable Organizing as a jumping off point of what we can do as trainers/teachers/leaners to create a civil and civic minded society. Libraries are non-partisan political entities and need to start acting like it. Lively hour podcast focusing on Training/Teaching/Learning. Records on Thursdays notes up by Sundayish at tisfortraining.wordpress.com

Paul, Tom, Mark and Maurice discuss the recent news about IMLS, what we can do as trainers to help library staff deal with the good and the bad of modern libraries. And on Public Service and On Bullshit. Lively hour podcast focusing on Training/Teaching/Learning. Records on Thursdays notes up by Sunday at tisfortraining.wordpress.com