Mark Sheppard
@marklearns.bsky.social
Xitter refugee. Perpetually upgrading L&D geek with too much to read. Practitioner, innovator, speaker, learner, owner @2sphynx. Cdn. /G\ Veteran. Fella. Unrepentant 🇨🇦🏈 fan. Not always posting about L&D...
Breaking his heart? Has he tried not being such a supporter of hate, division, and ignorance?
Ah, Toronto...don't ever change | ‘It was crazy’: Video of Torontonians rocking a parked vehicle out of a TTC streetcar’s path
Brutal... www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump administration evicts former Coast Guard leader from her house with 3 hours notice
Trump fired Linda Fagan, the first female Coast Guard commandant, on his second day in office. A Trump official told her she had three hours to leave her house on Tuesday.
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Sure. Let's watch the US further alienate the Middle East. www.bbc.com/news/live/cl...
Trump suggests US could 'take over' and redevelop Gaza as he hosts Netanyahu at White House - live updates
The president says the US could take the lead in removing unexploded bombs and rebuilding Gaza after resettling Palestinians in other countries.
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Holy crap... Emails detail Saints' assistance to New Orleans Archdiocese in sexual abuse scandal www.tsn.ca/nfl/emails-d...
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Welp, he pulled the trigger on a trade war with Canada, Mexico, and China. FFS....nobody wins in a trade war.
Leadership is knowing when to de-escalate the commitment to a failing strategy.
We're very excited to be expanding our social presence to Bluesky. Follow us for news and networking around Instructional Design. Nous sommes ravis d'étendre notre présence sociale à Bluesky. Suivez-nous pour des actualités et des échanges autour de la conception pédagogique. accp-caid.org
Enterprise L&D: A better approach to Enterprise Learning is helping people learn how to Apply the content in an Authentic Context. And then testing via recall and actual performance (real work or simulated real work).
This breaks my heart... A teen died by suicide after he was targeted in a sextortion scheme. His parents want change www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
A teen died by suicide after he was targeted in a sextortion scheme. His parents want change
RCMP have called sextortion a public safety crisis in Canada.
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BTW, if you're not already following @nathanwpyle.bsky.social, you're doing it wrong.
🔥 Canada to the rescue! Amphibious “Super Scooper” planes are pulling seawater from Santa Monica Bay to battle the raging Palisades Fire. Witness the incredible international effort in action. #PalisadesFire #WildfireResponse
#Podcast episode alert!! I sat down recently with Patrick Healy to talk about learning, innovation, creativity, and a few other things. creators.spotify.com/pod/show/pjh...
#16 - Mark Sheppard on Innovation in L&D Products, Processes, and Practices by The Learning + Performance Podcast
Overview: In this episode of the L&P podcast, I speak with Mark Sheppard, a learning architect, designer, and self-proclaimed L&D “geek" about ways that that L&D professionals and teams can innovate t...
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@inge-ignatia.bsky.social lovely to see you here on BlueSky! I missed your contributions on Twitter. :)
Academic study revealed significant negative correlation between frequent AI tool usage & critical thinking abilities, mediated by increased cognitive offloading. Younger participants exhibited higher AI dependence & lower critical thinking scores compared to older. we need new learning strategies.
Matthew Facciani@matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 2y agoNew study finds that frequent use of AI tools encourages offloading cognitive tasks and reduces critical thinking. Higher AI usage correlated with lower critical thinking skills, especially in younger users. www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/15...
Fellow L&D freelancers, mark your calendars! h/t @kimellis.bsky.social @ldfreespirits.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/ld-fre...
L&D Free Spirits on LinkedIn: January 2025 events
🌟 Happy New Year, Free Spirits! 🌟 2025 is here, and we're ready to kick it off with a bang! Our January line-up is bursting with webinars and meet ups…
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RIP #JimmyCarter. A man whose stature grew in the decades after he left office. Truly a decent and giving human being....a role model for everyone.
In case anyone needed a reminder, Kevin O'Leary is an ass.
After his successful consolidation of power, the Leader prepares for show trials of those who resisted his first failed putsch.
So, what's his name thinks that 🇨🇦 would make for a good 51st state? How about "No"?!
L&D people - are you ready for the Beige Wave? www.linkedin.com/posts/donald...
Donald H Taylor on LinkedIn: #learninganddevelopment #slop #genai #beigewave
You can hear it in the distance, you saw the first ripples of what’s coming in 2024. Get ready for its arrival in 2025: the Beige Wave. You’ll have seen signs…
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This article is so eminently quotable that its worth reading the whole thing. The results will not surprise you. #ReturnToOffice #WorkplaceResearch www.utimes.pitt.edu/news/study-r...
Study on return-to-office mandates gets international attention
Business professor found that forcing people back to office doesn’t improve company performance.
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Well, it didn't take long for the impersonators to show up. Not me, but one of my connections here. Be vigilant, BlueSky-ers. You'd think they would have run out of crypto/blockchain/catfish scams by now....
I'm excited to be part of the @ldfreespirits.bsky.social January lineup! I'll be hosting a talk about the incredible power of saying, "No". Join me on January 29, 2025, at 8AM EST. #LearningAndDevelopment #ProfessionalDevelopment #Freelancers ldfreespirits.com/product/the-...
The Power of "No": when and why you should use your "Superpower" - L and D Free Spirits
Wednesday 29th January at 1pm GMT
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