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
A Conversation with Peter Shea
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
A Conversation with Brian Dusablon
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
A Conversation with Mirjam Neelen
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
A Conversation with Vince Han
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
A Conversation with Cindy Huggett
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.
ELC 057: How To Plan And Design Microlearning
A Conversation with Karl Kapp and Robyn Defelice
In this episode, the authors of Microlearning Short and Sweet clarify misunderstandings about microlearning and provide best practices for planning and designing it.
ELC 056: How To Develop Your Creativity
A Conversation with Brad Hokanson
Do you ever wish you could improve your creativity? In this episode, you’ll learn proven ways to generate more creative ideas.
ELC 055: What You Need to Know About Cognitive Load
A Conversation with John Sweller
John Sweller, who formulated cognitive load theory, explains how instructional designers can design more effective learning experiences.
ELC 054: Do learners understand your instructional graphics?
A Conversation with Elizabeth Boling
Can we assume that people understand our intent in the instructional graphics that we use? Professor Elizabeth Boling says we should not be over confident.
ELC 053: Creating Long-term Engagement with Game Thinking
A Conversation with Amy Jo Kim
In this conversation with author, game designer and start-up coach, Amy Jo Kim, we discuss how to apply game thinking to learning experience design.
ELC 052: The Story of Becoming a Great Manager
A Conversation with Katy Tynan
If you are a new, experienced or aspiring manager, or if you want to understand your manager, you will benefit from this episode. In this session, I speak with Katy Tynan about the misconceptions people have about management, the best ways to manage a creative team, the relationship between leadership and management and much more.