What Every Learning Pro Should Know About NoCode

What if you could turn your ideas into real projects and build tools for automating work without needing to know how to code? Until recently, the only people who could build things on the internet were a few ambitious people who spent months learning to code before publishing even the most basic website. Today, anyone with a little creativity and access to the internet can use GUI-based (no code) tools quickly and easily to build not only websites, but also to create fully functional custom applications without writing any code. What seemed impossible a few years ago is now a reality: drag, drop, and deploy. This session is perfect for those who want to learn how to take advantage of opportunities to adapt and leverage the right technologies at the right time to meet organizational goals.

#NoCode tools allow anyone to create automated workflows between your favorite apps and services to synchronize files, get notifications, collect data, and more. They can boost business productivity to get more done in less time and even create custom apps without needing to write any code. In this session you’ll discover how, with the help of these #NoCode tools, you can develop, integrate, and automate your important L&D processes quickly and easier than ever before.

In this session, you will learn:

* What #NoCode is and why you should care
* How to use a variety of task automation platforms such as IFTTT, Zapier, and * Microsoft Power Automate, which enable anyone to spend less time doing operational tasks (aka busy work)
* How and where to find the right tool for your projects
* About some of the options available for designing and creating websites and applications without involving (much, if any) coding
* The best people and resources for learning how to extend what you learn beyond the end of this learning experience

Transcript

1. #NoCode What Every Learning Pro Should Know About mike-taylor.org
2. Mike Taylor Eternally curious | Honorary Canadian Exploring the intersection of learning, technology & social media mike-taylor.org tmiket
3. bit.ly/coatd21 Format Shape » Fill » File…or Clipboard https://nocodelinks.spread.name/
4. #NoCode WTH is that?!
5. No-code development platform (NCDPs) Allows anyone to create application software through graphical user interfaces and configuration instead of traditional computer programming.
6. CAN’T CODE? No Problem!
7. JUST AS PHONES GAVE RISE TO CITIZEN JOURNALISTS WE’RE NOW SEEING THE DAWN OF CITIZEN DEVELOPERS
8. JUST AS PHONES GAVE RISE TO CITIZEN JOURNALISTS WE’RE NOW SEEING THE DAWN OF CITIZEN DEVELOPERS
9. "It's not just engineers that can build something useful on the internet. It really could be anyone." Ryan Hoover | Founder of Product Hunt,
10. Big & Growing Number of Options
11. Not Just the Little Guys
12. 9 OUT OF 10 #NOCODE platform users said they are essential to business success
13. Automation (Logic) Data Design & Content (UI) App Elements
14. App Elements NoCode options for all 3
15. What NoCode tools are you using? You might be using some and not even know it!, (Airtable, Typeform, MailChimp, Rise, etc.)
16. Where We’re Headed WORKFLOW AUTOMATION CUSTOM APPS
17. WORKFLOW AUTOMATION
18. What is Workflow Automation? Tools that help you automate repetitive tasks between two or more apps— no code necessary. When an event happens in one app, these automation tools can tell another app to perform a particular action.
19. Good Candidates Tasks you do frequently. Sending a weekly reminder to your team to fill out a meeting agenda. Moving data between apps Adding tasks from a project management app into your personal to-do list app. “Brain dead” work Copying the emails of event attendees to a spreadsheet.
20. Using Automation No Matter Your Role or Industry Saving files to the cloud Updating calendars Scheduling calls Keeping everything and everyone on track Receive and send notifications about upcoming events Turn emails and messages into tasks Save contracts and invoices to the cloud Notify your team when a task is completed Save important tasks to a to-do list Automate your calendar Fill out invoices Get top industry news in the channel of your choice
21. Plumbing for the internet
26. Start in minutes, save hours Zapier is faster and easier than building your own integration, and you won't need to write any code.
28. A form response submitted Register email to webinar session A new video in Dropbox Upload to Wistia A new Eventbrite registration Add to Zoom registration
29. Example Avoid manual "grunt work" This saved me SO many hours!
30. Blended Learning Program Registration data sent to other apps automatically
32. Quick Start Guide https://zapier.com/learn/zapier-quick-start-guide/ zapier.com/learn/
33. Creating an Automation – Part 1 Always start with a challenge or a problem. What do you want to solve? What problem do I want to fix? Break-down the challenge in smaller steps What steps are there in the process of fixing the problem? A form app and a webinar app What apps do I need for these smaller steps? Check if your existing apps and tools can help you out What apps do I already use/have? Check if your existing apps and tools can be connected Can I connect my apps or do I need an automation tool?
34. Creating an Automation – Part 2 What event will trigger my automation? New submission in our form app What event will my automation perform? Register the person for a webinar What information do I want to move between those apps? Contact’s name and email address
35. Onboarding Example 100% Custom App built by connecting other apps via Zapier
36. Onboarding Example
37. What could you automate?
38. CONTENT MANAGEMENT
39. Who has data like this?
40. That you wished looked like this?
41. and mobile-friendly?
43. Auto-updates New Content Configure & Align Data
45. Choose display & options Configure & Align Data
46. Mobile App from Spreadsheet http://bit.ly/canadian-app
47. #NoCode Makes Content Management Easy!
48. Where We’re Headed WORKFLOW AUTOMATION CUSTOM APPS
49. CUSTOM APPLICATIONS
50. Message To The Future
51. Lndjobs.be
52. Some other ideas… Spaced e-mail course (MailerLite) New hires program (Typeform + Zapier) Assessment tool with pdf report (Typeform + Eledo) Knowledge sharing app (Glide + Zapier) Knowledge base app (SpreadSimple) Event page with registration and follow-up (Carrd + Airtable + Gmail) FAQ training chatbot (Landbot) Automated content curation (Feedly + Airtable + Slack + …) Auto-generated xAPI statements (Google Sheet + GrassBlade) Adaptive courses (Typeform + Rise) Online course with payment (Podia + Gmail + Stripe + …) …
53. “Don’t worry, Be crappy." Guy Kawasaki | Chief evangelist of Canva
55. bit.ly/coatd21 Format Shape » Fill » File…or Clipboard https://nocodelinks.spread.name/
56. THANK YOU! Drop your email here and we’ll send you everything. http://gettalk.at/coatd21 mike-taylor.org
57. Q&A http://gettalk.at/coatd21 Get supporting links & resources at: