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    Why You Need to Take a Consultative Approach to L&D and Common Pitfalls to Avoid
    Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
    • May 5
    • 4 min

    Why You Need to Take a Consultative Approach to L&D and Common Pitfalls to Avoid

    Taking a consultative approach to learning and development has changed my process, my clientele and my ability to make learning that matters
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    The Grey Area: Designing Learning When There's No Clear Answer
    Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
    • Apr 28
    • 3 min

    The Grey Area: Designing Learning When There's No Clear Answer

    It's about the wading through the grey area and making the best choice possible at that moment in time with the information you have in the
    140 views0 comments
    Learning in the Key of "New Mom": What Parent Training Has Taught Me about LXD
    Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
    • Jan 20
    • 5 min

    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.
    206 views0 comments
    How to Design Learning for Industries You Know Nothing About
    Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
    • Dec 30, 2021
    • 5 min

    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.
    402 views1 comment
    If Not a Course... What Do I Build?
    Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
    • Dec 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    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.
    360 views0 comments
    What Meant Something to Me: PD Done Right
    Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
    • Dec 15, 2021
    • 4 min

    What Meant Something to Me: PD Done Right

    This week, I want to talk about and deconstruct some of the meaningful professional learning experiences
    51 views0 comments
    Why Aren't There More Meaningful Learning Experiences for Professionals?
    Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
    • Dec 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    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...
    58 views1 comment
    How to Get Your IDs to Write Better
    Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
    • Sep 30, 2021
    • 4 min

    How to Get Your IDs to Write Better

    How do you help developing instructional designers improve their writing skills? Start with this blog post.
    476 views0 comments
    Making Assessments Meaningful: Developing Assessments, Pt 2
    Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
    • Mar 17, 2021
    • 5 min

    Making Assessments Meaningful: Developing Assessments, Pt 2

    Assessments are amazing learning tools. They provide an opportunity to check in on progress and get feedback.
    144 views0 comments
    Aligning Performance Objectives with Purpose: Developing Assessments, Pt 1
    Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
    • Mar 10, 2021
    • 5 min

    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
    233 views0 comments
    The Skeletons in My L&D Closet
    Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
    • Oct 28, 2020
    • 5 min

    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
    285 views0 comments
    How to Ask for More Design Decision-Making Power? You Don't.
    Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
    • Oct 21, 2020
    • 5 min

    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...
    175 views0 comments
    My Favorite Questions to Ask During a Project Kick Off
    Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
    • Oct 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    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...
    638 views1 comment
    Yes, This is How Long It Takes: Managing Client Expectations
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    • Aug 24, 2020
    • 4 min

    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.
    246 views0 comments
    What's at Risk When You Focus Only on Learning During Needs Analysis
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    • Jun 11, 2020
    • 4 min

    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.
    241 views0 comments
    3 Mistakes to Avoid When Writing Scripts for Video Lessons
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    • Jan 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    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.
    458 views1 comment
    "Assume the Learner Knows Nothing" is Bad Advice
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    • Dec 11, 2019
    • 3 min

    "Assume the Learner Knows Nothing" is Bad Advice

    Start by assuming the learner knows nothing... Well, it's bad advice, and here's why.
    80 views2 comments
    When the Ideal Isn't: Designing for Real Learners with 4 Simple Questions
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    • Nov 18, 2019
    • 3 min

    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...
    77 views0 comments
    WNFM? - A Question Learning Designers Should Be Asking
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    • Nov 6, 2019
    • 3 min

    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
    96 views2 comments
    Likeability is Likeable, but Ineffective: Better Ways to Evaluate Training Impact
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    • Oct 15, 2019
    • 4 min

    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?
    71 views0 comments
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