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
   

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2. Mike Taylor
   Eternally curious | Honorary Canadian
   Exploring the intersection of learning,
   technology & social media
   mike-taylor.org
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3. bit.ly/coatd21
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   https://nocodelinks.spread.name/
   

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4. #NoCode
   WTH is that?!
   

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5. No-code development
   platform (NCDPs)
   Allows anyone to create application
   software through graphical user
   interfaces and configuration instead
   of traditional computer programming.
   

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6. CAN’T CODE?
   No Problem!
   

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7. JUST AS PHONES GAVE RISE TO
   CITIZEN JOURNALISTS
   WE’RE NOW SEEING THE DAWN OF
   CITIZEN DEVELOPERS
   

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8. JUST AS PHONES GAVE RISE TO
   CITIZEN JOURNALISTS
   WE’RE NOW SEEING THE DAWN OF
   CITIZEN DEVELOPERS
   

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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,
   

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10. Big & Growing
    Number of Options
    

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11. Not Just the Little Guys
    

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12. 9 OUT OF 10
    #NOCODE platform users said they
    are essential to business success
    

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13. Automation
    (Logic)
    Data
    Design &
    Content
    (UI)
    App Elements
    

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14. App Elements
    NoCode options for all 3
    

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15. What NoCode tools
    are you using?
    You might be using some and not even know it!,
    (Airtable, Typeform, MailChimp, Rise, etc.)
    

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16. Where We’re Headed
    WORKFLOW
    AUTOMATION
    CUSTOM
    APPS
    

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17. WORKFLOW
    AUTOMATION
    

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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.
    

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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.
    

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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
    

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21. Plumbing for
    the internet
    

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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.
    

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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
    

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29. Example
    Avoid manual "grunt work"
    This saved me
    SO many hours!
    

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30. Blended Learning Program
    Registration data sent to other apps automatically
    

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32. Quick Start Guide
    https://zapier.com/learn/zapier-quick-start-guide/
    zapier.com/learn/
    

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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?
    

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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
    

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35. Onboarding Example
    100% Custom App
    built by connecting other apps via Zapier
    

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36. Onboarding Example
    

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37. What could you
    automate?
    

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38. CONTENT
    MANAGEMENT
    

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39. Who has data like this?
    

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40. That you wished looked like this?
    

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41. and mobile-friendly?
    

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43. Auto-updates New Content
    Configure & Align Data
    

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45. Choose display & options
    Configure & Align Data
    

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46. Mobile App from Spreadsheet
    http://bit.ly/canadian-app
    

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47. #NoCode Makes Content Management Easy!
    

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48. Where We’re Headed
    WORKFLOW
    AUTOMATION
    CUSTOM
    APPS
    

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49. CUSTOM
    APPLICATIONS
    

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50. Message To The Future
    

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51. Lndjobs.be
    

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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 +
    …)
    …
    

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53. “Don’t worry,
    Be crappy."
    Guy Kawasaki | Chief evangelist of Canva
    

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55. bit.ly/coatd21
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56. THANK YOU!
    Drop your email here and
    we’ll send you everything.
    http://gettalk.at/coatd21
    mike-taylor.org
    

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57. Q&A
    http://gettalk.at/coatd21
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