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

1. #NoCode
What Every Learning Pro
Should Know About
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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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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

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57. Q&A
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