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ELC 073: Using The Jobs To Be Done Framework In Learning Design
Jobs To Be Done can help you address the functional, emotional and social aspects of learning.
How To Write A Visual Style Guide for eLearning
The most efficient way to achieve visual design consistency in eLearning and presentation slides is to create a visual style guide.
How to Write Instructional Design Case Studies for Your Portfolio
Adding instructional design case studies to your portfolio adds depth and insight to your work. It supplements the skills you want to demonstrate.
How To Be More Creative At Work
Being creative on demand can be difficult. See these strategies for how to be more creative at work.
10 Books Of Visual Ideas (from 2006 to 2012)
Ten compelling books from the early days of visualization show ways to visualize concepts, statistics and data. They are part of our graphic design history.
ELC 072: The Wonderful World of No Code Tools
In this episode, we’re exploring the wonderful world of no code tools. These are powerful apps that you can use without programming.
Strategies For Tacit Knowledge Transfer
If it is difficult to transfer tacit knowledge through language, then how can it be passed on? Here are six proven strategies for inferring and acquiring tacit knowledge.
8 Ways To Choose A Color Palette For eLearning
With access to millions of colors, it’s difficult to decide on a color palette for eLearning. Here are eight ways to come up with the colors for your next project.
ELC 071: Learning is the New Business Strategy
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.
Podcasts
ELC 070: Conversation Design for the Voice User Interface
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 play in higher education and what it’s like to work in that environment.
ELC 061: Getting Started With Inclusive Design
Once you understand accessible eLearning and inclusive design, you can’t turn back. Change your design habits to impact more lives.