If you don't have the right strategy or tool to solve a problem, consider looking at ways to affect behavior change. In this episode, Julie Dirksen explains how to apply a behavior change model to instructional design.

ELC 080: Use Data and Analytics to Level Up Your Instructional Design

Jul 24th, 2023 33m 28s

Using data and analytics for instructional design may seem difficult. But Megan Torrance explains it in simple terms. Listen in to level up your ID skills.

ELC 079: The Updated Accidental Instructional Designer

May 17th, 2023 33m 2s

The Accidental Instructional Designer has a second edition! Author Cammy Bean provides the big picture view of the learning and development industry.

How to Get Feedback from Learners

Apr 29th, 2023 23m 26s

Usability of learning designs should include ease of use as well as instructional effectiveness. In this episode, we discuss many aspects of usability.

ELC 077: How to Get Feedback from Learners to Improve Your Designs Part 1

Apr 6th, 2023 27m 48s

In this episode, two researchers discuss how LXD adopts and adapts methods to improve the usability and outcomes of learning design.

ELC 076: How to Get Started With Data-Driven Learning Design

Feb 1st, 2023 26m 17s

What about gathering audience data before you start to design? Lori Niles-Hofmann explains how.

ELC 075 Finding a Career Path in Instructional Design

Dec 6th, 2022 15m 52s

In this solo episode, I talk about the diversity of career paths in instructional design for people who are trying to break into the field.

ELC 074: Creating Effective Surveys for Instructional Design

Aug 9th, 2022 36m 17s

When you create surveys for instructional design do you use a process that will get the most accurate results? In this episode, I explore survey design with forms specialist, Caroline Jarrett.

ELC 073: Using The Jobs To Be Done Framework In Learning Design

Jun 20th, 2022 29m 14s

Jobs To Be Done can help you address the functional, emotional and social aspects of learning.

ELC 072: The Wonderful World of No Code Tools

Mar 23rd, 2022 41m 37s

In this episode, we’re exploring the wonderful world of no code tools. These are powerful apps that you can use without programming.

Learning is the New Business Strategy

Feb 7th, 2022 36m 17s

We’re living in a time of exploding change and disruption. I speak with Brandon Carson who shows how Learning and Development can lead the way through the digital age where learning is the new business strategy.

Conversation Design for the Voice User Interface (VUI)

Dec 10th, 2021 29m 26s

A future skill for instructional designers is designing for voice controls. I speak with Myra Roldan about conversation design for the voice user interface (VUI).

ELC 069: Set Yourself Up to Create Quality eLearning

Sep 17th, 2021 33m 19s

The quality assurance practices in the elearning industry are subpar. Hadiya Nuriddin explains how to improve the quality of your eLearning.

ELC 068: Applying Social Learning Theory To Learning Design

May 13th, 2021 36m 51s

I speak with Etienne and Beverly Wenger-Trayner about the big ideas in their book, Learning to Make a Difference. They share ways that we can live and learn intentionally in a social learning context.

ELC 067: Educating the New Instructional Designer

Mar 22nd, 2021 30m 53s

How should instructors and professors educate instructional designers to meet the needs of the modern workplace? This episode focuses on the challenges and solutions facing instructional design educators.

ELC 066: Best Of | How to Write Compelling Stories

Feb 6th, 2021 31m 9s

Story coach and author, Lisa Cron, reveals how to transform your learning scenarios and vignettes into must-read stories. If you use stories in your instructional design and learning design practice, you'll want to listen.

ELC 065: Pro Tips For Working With Subject Matter Experts

Dec 7th, 2020 42m 15s

Subject Matter Experts or SMEs are indispensable in learning design. Diane Elkins and Dawn Mahoney provide strategies for dealing with SMEs.

ELC 064: How to Create Meaning From A Torrent of Information

Oct 14th, 2020 43m 54s

Information is ubiquitous and complex. In this episode, we discuss ways to create understanding from raw information.

ELC 063: The Evolution To Learning Experience Design

Aug 14th, 2020 33m 30s

Instructional design is evolving into learning experience design or LXD. We discuss the benefits for learners and learning professionals.

ELC 062: Starting an Instructional Design Career in Higher Education

Jul 3rd, 2020 38m 39s

Have you ever considered starting a learning design career in higher education? Have you wondered if academia is the best fit for your preferences and interests? In this episode, Peter Shea and I discuss the roles that instructional designers p

ELC 061: Getting Started With Inclusive Design

May 14th, 2020 33m 23s

Once you understand accessible eLearning and inclusive design, you can’t turn back. Change your design habits to impact more lives.

ELC 060: How to Practice Evidence-Informed Learning Design

Feb 25th, 2020 25m 11s

Evidence informed learning design draws from cognitive psychology research. It focuses on applying learning science to instructional design.

ELC 059: How Chatbots Can Support and Enhance Learning

Dec 30th, 2019 27m 46s

In this conversation, we discuss how to use chatbots to engage people in interactive activities that support learning and behavior change.

ELC 058 Virtual Training is Much More Than a Presentation

Nov 10th, 2019 38m 10s

How can you translate the in-person learning experience to an effective virtual classroom experience? In this episode, Cindy Huggett, virtual training expert, answers that question.