Blog — The Training Doctor

How to Build a Better Leader

Employee / Workforce D..., The Business of TrainingNanette MinerJune 27, 2017empathy, leaders, leadership development, leadership skill development, self-managementComment

Better Decision Making Through Reducing Bias

Employee / Workforce D..., Thinking + Brain RulesNanette MinerJune 15, 2017bias, decision making, overcoming bias, unconcious bias, workplace trainingComment

If Colleges Don't Teach Thinking - Who Will (us)

Adult Learning, Employee / Workforce D..., Higher EdNanette MinerJune 13, 2017college, critical thinking, curriculum, higher ed, lack of critical thinking, thinking skillsComment

Why Thinking Skills Have Disappeared in the Last 50 Years

Adult Learning, Thinking + Brain RulesNanette MinerMay 16, 2017higher ed, scranton bubble test, thinking skills, workplace learningComment

A "Gut Feeling" or Intelligence?

Adult Learning, Thinking + Brain RulesNanette MinerMay 3, 2017employee learning, employee training, intuition, performance development, performance improvement, thinking skills, workplace learning, workplace trainingComment

Announcing our Teaching Thinking Curriculum

Press + EventsNanette MinerMarch 23, 2017business acumen, teaching thinking, teaching thinking curriculumComment

Now You See It... Now You GET It - The Power of Visuals in Learning

Adult Learning, Employee / Workforce D..., Instructional Design, Thinking + Brain RulesNanette MinerMarch 15, 2017brain rules, instructional design, john medina, learning design, Lewis Howes, Nelson Dellis, training design, visual learning, visuals, workforce education, workplace learningComment

Want to test your cognitive abilities?

Thinking + Brain RulesNanette MinerJanuary 23, 2017brain, cognition, learning, thinkingComment

Teaching Thinking Through Synthesis

Adult Learning, Employee / Workforce D..., Instructional Design, Thinking + Brain RulesNanette MinerDecember 22, 2016employee development, employee training, teaching thinking, workforce development, workplace trainingComment

Interview with Karl Kapp re: Gamification

Adult Learning, Higher EdNanette MinerDecember 20, 2016employee development, employee training, Gamification, Karl Kapp, workplace trainingComment

Writing Learning Objectives

Instructional DesignNanette MinerDecember 16, 2016learning objectivesComment

The Limits of Working Memory and Training Effectiveness

Adult Learning, Employee / Workforce D..., Instructional Design, Thinking + Brain RulesNanette MinerDecember 15, 2016adult learning, employee development, employee learning, employee training, instructional design, workplace education, workplace learning, workplace trainingComment

How will YOU reinforce the learning, once the training is over?

Adult Learning, Employee / Workforce D..., The Business of TrainingNanette MinerDecember 12, 2016employee training, training and development, training reinforcement, workplace trainingComment

Interview with Darlene Christopher, author

Online Learning, vILTNanette MinerDecember 6, 2016Darlene Christopher, The Successful Virtual Classroom, vILT, virtual classroom, virtual instructor led training, virtual learningComment

Entry Level Employment Skills - What Do Employers Want?

Employee / Workforce D...Nanette MinerDecember 2, 2016employee development, employee training, workforce development, workforce trainingComment

Is it a Knowledge Check or a Quiz?

Instructional Design, Training EvaluationNanette MinerNovember 29, 2016knowledge check, level 2 evaluation, quiz, training evaluation Comment

Who Will Give Their Sign-Off on the final design of the training?

The Business of TrainingNanette MinerNovember 25, 2016employee development, employee training, training consultant, workplace trainingComment

Teaching Thinking Through Comparison

Adult Learning, Facilitation, Instructional DesignNanette MinerNovember 21, 2016employee development, teaching thinking, workforce trainingComment

Stop Teaching So Much! Learn to Chunk.

Adult Learning, Employee / Workforce D..., Instructional Design, Training TriageNanette MinerNovember 1, 2016employee development, employee training, instructional design, training design, workforce development, workforce trainingComment

What is most important in solving this problem - Quality, Speed or Cost?

Instructional Design, The Business of TrainingNanette MinerOctober 27, 2016employee development, employee training, project management, training projectComment