Tune in to this episode of The eLearning Coach podcast for some of my favorite gems from episodes in 2013. The topics include finding a job in instructional design, social media for learning, storytelling, cognitive architecture, and information graphics.
ELC 045: The Art And Science Of Practice And Feedback
Designing the appropriate type of practice and providing effective feedback requires a lot of know-how. Patti Shank, PhD., has been studying the research on this topic and wrote a book about it.
ELC 044: Behind The Scenes With Three Voice Actors/Artists
Conversations with Kim Handysides, George Washington III and Rebecca Haugh
What do narrators need in a script? What can we provide to ensure we support them to do their best. Do they want to be called narrators, voice actors, voice talent or voice artist? These questions and more are answered in this episode.
ELC 043: Will you design intelligent agents in the future?
A Conversation with Chris Noessel
The future is now. I’m talking about the fact that software we use every day is based on artificial intelligence algorithms and the trend is growing. How will you be using AI in the future? Will you benefit from automation? Will you design AI software for learning? Will you be training AI agents?
ELC 042: The Power and Practice of Digital Curation
A Conversation with Allison Anderson and Ben Betts
Digital curation is emerging as a sound strategy in learning experience design to replace or enhance courses. Find out how to be successful at curation.
ELC 041: Technology Implementations Are About People
A Conversation with Donald H. Taylor
Learning technology implementations for learning and development are complex. I speak with Donald Taylor about how to make them a success.
ELC 040: How To Improve Your Skills And Products With Design Critiques
A Conversation with Adam Connor, Co-author of Discussing Design
Design critiques, whether formal or informal, are an important tool to have in your toolbox. When they focus on the goal of meeting your objectives they may provide some of the most valuable feedback you can get.
ELC 039: How To Plan, Design and Write Tests
A Conversation with Michael Rodriguez, PhD
Testing expert, Michael Rodriguez, PhD, gives advice, guidance and guidelines for effective test design and writing better test items.
ELC 038: Learning Games, What Works And What Doesn’t
A Conversation with Karl Kapp, PhD
Do you want to design learning games or improve your skills, but you’re not sure where to go? I suggest listening to the learning game guru, Karl Kapp.
ELC 037: Applying Agile Principles To eLearning Projects
A Conversation with Megan Torrance
Agile principles call for iterative and incremental development that improves as a project advances. It’s an effective way to make project corrections as requirements change. In this session, I speak with Megan Torrance about Agile project management for eLearning design and development.
ELC 036: Strategies For Effective Online Instruction
A Conversation With Michelle D. Miller
Does learning with technology rewire our brains? Can we use technology to enhance memory? Listen to this conversation with Michelle D. Miller.
ELC 035: There’s More Than One Way To Storyboard
A Conversation with Kevin Thorn
In this episode, I speak with Kevin Thorn about eLearning storyboards. We compare our process for how to make elearning storyboards.