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...
Not always posting about L&D...
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Mark Sheppard
@marklearns.bsky.social
· Nov 16
for new, aspiring, and independent #LearningAndDevelopment folks, I pulled together a quick StarterPack! Who else should I add?
go.bsky.app/GuJAdsC
go.bsky.app/GuJAdsC
This is excellent news! #CanPoli #ThroneSpeech
May 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This is excellent news! #CanPoli #ThroneSpeech
Breaking his heart? Has he tried not being such a supporter of hate, division, and ignorance?
February 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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
February 26, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Ah, Toronto...don't ever change | ‘It was crazy’: Video of Torontonians rocking a parked vehicle out of a TTC streetcar’s path
Food for thought from Dr Ken Hudson...
February 12, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Food for thought from Dr Ken Hudson...
Holy crap...
Emails detail Saints' assistance to New Orleans Archdiocese in sexual abuse scandal www.tsn.ca/nfl/emails-d...
Emails detail Saints' assistance to New Orleans Archdiocese in sexual abuse scandal www.tsn.ca/nfl/emails-d...
www.tsn.ca
February 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Holy crap...
Emails detail Saints' assistance to New Orleans Archdiocese in sexual abuse scandal www.tsn.ca/nfl/emails-d...
Emails detail Saints' assistance to New Orleans Archdiocese in sexual abuse scandal www.tsn.ca/nfl/emails-d...
Welp, he pulled the trigger on a trade war with Canada, Mexico, and China.
FFS....nobody wins in a trade war.
FFS....nobody wins in a trade war.
February 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Welp, he pulled the trigger on a trade war with Canada, Mexico, and China.
FFS....nobody wins in a trade war.
FFS....nobody wins in a trade war.
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Leadership is knowing when to de-escalate the commitment to a failing strategy.
January 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Leadership is knowing when to de-escalate the commitment to a failing strategy.
Hope you can join us!
Do you struggle to say no to people? Or do you find yourself saying yes when you know it's not the right solution...but you need the gig?
Join @kimellis.bsky.social and @marklearns.bsky.social tomorrow at 1pm GMT for our free for everyone webinar.
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Join @kimellis.bsky.social and @marklearns.bsky.social tomorrow at 1pm GMT for our free for everyone webinar.
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
ldfreespirits.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Hope you can join us!
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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
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
January 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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
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
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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).
January 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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 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.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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 www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
For my fellow Ontario residents...
January 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
For my fellow Ontario residents...
BTW, if you're not already following @nathanwpyle.bsky.social, you're doing it wrong.
January 22, 2025 at 11:22 AM
BTW, if you're not already following @nathanwpyle.bsky.social, you're doing it wrong.
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🔥 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
January 10, 2025 at 6:15 AM
🔥 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...
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...
creators.spotify.com
January 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
#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...
I sat down recently with Patrick Healy to talk about learning, innovation, creativity, and a few other things.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/pjh...
@inge-ignatia.bsky.social lovely to see you here on BlueSky! I missed your contributions on Twitter. :)
January 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
@inge-ignatia.bsky.social lovely to see you here on BlueSky! I missed your contributions on Twitter. :)
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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.
New 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...
www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/15...
AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking
The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools has transformed numerous aspects of daily life, yet its impact on critical thinking remains underexplored. This study investigates the relations...
www.mdpi.com
January 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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.
Fellow L&D freelancers, mark your calendars!
h/t @kimellis.bsky.social @ldfreespirits.bsky.social
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h/t @kimellis.bsky.social @ldfreespirits.bsky.social
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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…
www.linkedin.com
January 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Fellow L&D freelancers, mark your calendars!
h/t @kimellis.bsky.social @ldfreespirits.bsky.social
www.linkedin.com/posts/ld-fre...
h/t @kimellis.bsky.social @ldfreespirits.bsky.social
www.linkedin.com/posts/ld-fre...
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.
December 29, 2024 at 9:50 PM
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.
December 27, 2024 at 8:08 PM
In case anyone needed a reminder, Kevin O'Leary is an ass.
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After his successful consolidation of power, the Leader prepares for show trials of those who resisted his first failed putsch.
December 18, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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"?!
How about "No"?!
December 18, 2024 at 12:55 PM
So, what's his name thinks that 🇨🇦 would make for a good 51st state?
How about "No"?!
How about "No"?!