Modern Fire Instructor Podcast

User Questions Answered In this episode of Modern Fire Instructor, I answer many common technical questions that I get from my students, as well as common questions from listeners.  During this episode, I cover the following questions. 1.  How do I increase my YouTube recording limit?  You can get more information about the requirements to […] The post MFI 12: Increasing YouTube Record Limit & Much More! appeared first on Modern Fire Instructor.com.

Essential Plugins For Your WordPress Site (10:35) In this episode I discuss my essential plugins for your WordPress based department training site.  I know many of you are using WordPress to create your department training websites. If you have not yet got your site up and running, I would recommend hosting with Bluehost.  The ability […] The post MFI 11: Essential Plugins For Your WordPress Site appeared first on Modern Fire Instructor.com.

   My Top 10 iOS Apps of 2013(16:27) I am often asked what are the best apps that I have on my device, or what are the apps that I use    everyday.  In this segment I show the top applications that I used during 2013.   Choosing Your Apple ID & Why it Matters […] The post MFI 10: My Top 10 Apps Of 2013 – Using Multiple iOS Devices Under One Apple ID appeared first on Modern Fire Instructor.com.

4 Interactive Training Sessions guaranteed to Engage Your Members (16:27) I discuss 4 classroom activities that are proven to increase member engagement and interest in your department training.  These interactive lessons and techniques are sure to improve the interaction during your next training session.   Wirelessly Mirror Your iOS Devices to Your Projector Screen withReflector […] The post MFI 9: 4 Interactive Training Sessions Guaranteed to Engage Your Members | Mirror iOS Devices Wirelessly to a Projector appeared first on Modern Fire Instructor.com.

Improve Department Training by Understanding Adult Learning Principles (14:22:02) I cover the 5 principles of adult learning by Malcom Knowles.  By creating lesson plans and activities that are based around these principles, you will be able to better meet the learning needs of your members.  The more comfortable your members are with the learning process, […] The post MFI 8: Use These 5 Principles of Adult Learning to Keep Your Department Training on Target appeared first on Modern Fire Instructor.com.

5 Reasons Why You Should Be Creating Your Own Training Content (11:44) With the busy schedules we all keep these days, it is often very easy to forgo creating our own resources and content and instead use something that is publicly available on YouTube or via a quick google search.  In this episode I explain […] The post MFI 7: 5 Reasons Why You Should Be Creating Your Own Training Content appeared first on Modern Fire Instructor.com.

Interview with the Dr. David Griffin On June 18th, 2007 the Charleston SC. Fire Department lost 9 active duty firefighters in the line of duty at the “Sofa Superstore” fire.  The information and analysis from this fire has started the wheels of change for many fire departments worldwide, and changed the landscape of the fire […] The post MFI 6: In Honor of the Charleston 9 – A Study of Change Following Tragedy : Interview with author Dr. David Griffin appeared first on Modern Fire Instructor.com.

What is a LMS, and do you need to have one at your department? (25:11:00) Today’s podcast episode explores the capabilities of Learning Management System’s that can be used by your department.  Learning Management Systems combine several software tools into one package that can be used to track several aspects of your department training.  I […] The post MFI 5: What is a LMS…Should Your Department Have One? – Increase Productivity with Workflowy – Upcoming Online Training Program appeared first on Modern Fire Instructor.com.

“Bridging the Gap” Generational Differences in Today’s Fire Service (13:15:08) Today’s fire service encompasses four different generations who come from vastly different backgrounds.  It is paramount that we understand the needs and actions of each generation so we can work as one.  In this episode I highlight each generation and discuss the needs and opinions […] The post MFI 4: “Bridging the Gap” Generational Differences in Today’s Fire Service – Using #Hashtags with Twitter & Facebook appeared first on Modern Fire Instructor.com.

Flipped Training Workflow for your Career or Volunteer Department  –  (22:09:05) I walk you through the process to implement a flipped training lesson for your department.  I cover the benefits and deployment of both career and volunteer organizations.  The 5 step process to create content, host content, create testing tool, monitor student feedback, and utilize […] The post MFI 3: Flipped Training Workflow for Your Career or Volunteer Department – Improve Productivity with Sims-U-Share appeared first on Modern Fire Instructor.com.

Introduction & Website / FB Update A brief overview of the changes to the Modern Fire Instructor Facebook Page, and Website.  Also I mention that I am using my twitter handle @franklipski with the hashtag #MFI moving forward. Genius Scan  –  (08:46:00) Today I discuss my favorite mobile scanning application.  Genius Scan (Free) and Genius […] The post MFI 2: My Proven System to Transform Your Presentation Skills – New Facebook Page – Genius Scan + appeared first on Modern Fire Instructor.com.

Welcome to The Modern Fire Instructor Podcast Hello and welcome to episode 1 of the show My name is Frank Lipski, and you can hear more about me if you like.  I am very excited to get the MFI podcast up and running, and look forward to all of the interaction we will have on […] The post MFI 1: The 4 Challenges All Fire Instructors Face & How To Deal With Them – Flipped Training Overview – Screen Capture Tools appeared first on Modern Fire Instructor.com.