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Workplace Learning with Podcasting Presentation to the Executive Committee Medtronic Corporate Education & Training Minneapolis, Minnesota Presented by Mark G. Bearss Education & Training Program Manager Medtronic Revascularization & Surgical Therapies

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Workplace Learning with Podcasting

Presentation to the Executive CommitteeMedtronic Corporate Education & Training

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Presented byMark G. Bearss

Education & Training Program ManagerMedtronic Revascularization & Surgical Therapies

Workplace Learning with Podcasting

Mark G. Bearss, BS, MS Education & Training

Program Manager, Medtronic RST

Graduate student, Walden University Ed.S. Program, Educational Technologies

Workplace Learning with Podcasting: Is there a need?

Take.. A large diverse group of Mobile workers in Multiple time-zones with Unpredictable schedules

…..and EDUCATE THEM.

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The Web-Blog

How we got from the blog to the “pod”.

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How we got from the blog to the “pod”.

Th e R S SF e e d

The Adoption of Podcasting

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The Adoption of Podcasting

Workplace Learning with Podcasting:Business Rationale

The Predicate Technology: Apple iPod®

No re-inventing the wheel Improved workforce efficiencies Cost effectiveness

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Workplace Learning with Podcasting: Implementation

Beta-test or “Pilot-Test” Group Training Reflection_Collection of Feedback Re-assessment Refinement

Workplace Learning with Podcasting:

Implementation & Adoption

Workplace Learning with Podcasting:

Implementation & Adoption

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Workplace Learning with Podcasting: Implementation & Adoption

Strategies:2. Relative Advantages of Podcasting

Promotes learning efficiencies Promotes timeliness of communications

3. Ease of use Uses current technologies Uses adopted methods

Rate of

Adoption

• Change in perception

• Behavior shift

• Offset complexity with training

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Promoting adoption of podcasting

Promoting adoption of podcasting

Championing Insure reliability of the technology Insure end-user is knowledgeable Serve as an advocate for use and benefits Assure relative advantages

Contingencies Institutional support Management support

Workplace Learning with Podcasting: Implementation & Adoption

Workplace Learning with Podcasting:

Confirmation

User feedback to1. Identify benefits of using the innovation2. Identify improvements to insure

sustained use3. Present plan for post-market surveillance

Commercialization!!