How to Make Generative AI Your L&D Thought Partner

How I use ChatGPT as an L&D Consultant

I use ChatGPT pretty regularly as an L&D consultant. Just last week I shared a video with 3 recent prompts I'd asked.

I've also used ChatGPT for brainstorming ways to bring collective impact to life in a training for a nonprofit client. I asked a series of prompts:

💡Give me an example of collective impact. 

💡What was the common agenda in that example? 

💡How might the partners measure success toward their goals? 

I was able to then take those responses and customize them for my learner's needs. 

I actually love using ChatGPT in this way. 

I imagine something, like in this case, I wanted to use an example to illustrate collective impact.

Then I ask ChatGPT for some ideas that I can use to help build out that example. 

But, there's still a lot of human in the process. 

I have to know what I want to get out of ChatGPT so that I can ask the right questions.

I have to be able to interpret and use whatever it is that ChatGPT gives me so that it's relevant for my learners. 

Other ways I've used ChatGPT:

I've used ChatGPT for the Learning for Good podcast. 

I've used it for LinkedIn posts. 

I've used it for training. 

And while I don't yet rely on it daily, it's becoming a better partner for me, because I'm getting better at using it. 

Four Ways to Leverage AI in Training and Development

“AI is clearly powerful, but it's up to us as humans to determine how we're going to wield it.”

- Valerie Futch Ehrlich, PhD , episode 98 of Learning for Good

In episode 98 of Learning for Good, Valerie shares four ways we can leverage AI in training and development:

1. Brainstorming
2. Adapting existing learning materials
3. Revising learning content based on evaluations
4. Anticipating and practicing giving and receiving feedback

We also discuss the security and ethical considerations with using AI.

To learn more about making generative AI your L&D thought partner, tune into episode 98 of Learning For Good.

Upcoming Events for L&D Pros

Let's Talk about the Future of L&D!

Learning for Good is going LIVE to celebrate our 100th episode!

Hear first hand from L&D and L&D-adjacent professionals about what they hope for the future of L&D!

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📅 Sept 19

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Using Miro in Your L&D Workflow!

Taking a Learning and Development project from idea to completion takes a lot of management. Keeping track of priorities, needs, changes, strategy, and deliverables, along with making sure that what you create actually does what you want it to do, while collaborating across teams…that’s going to take more than a to-do list and some sticky notes.

Fortunately, there are new tools and software for L&D professionals to take advantage of. At the Nonprofit L&D Collective’s next free Tech Talk, Dan Smith of Miro will show us how to use the AI-powered, visual workspace for L&D workflows.

Join us on September 30, at 12:00 PM for a demo and private Q&A on Zoom.

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📅 Sept 30

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This event is open to all Nonprofit L&D Collective members. Join today!

Additional Resources Just for You

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➡️ Join the Nonprofit Learning and Development Collective, a community of nonprofit and association L&D pros where you can connect with each other, learn from industry leaders and tech vendors, and find the support you need to make a real impact.

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