To change behavior, performance and attitudes, we must spend more time and effort thinking about the psychology of the audience.
ELC 033: Mapping Experiences To Improve Design
A Conversation with Jim Kalbach
How often do we look at the actions, thoughts and feelings of learners over time to better understand what they experience? In this episode I interview Jim Kalbach, about diagramming to understand experience.
ELC 032: Learning Myths and Misconceptions
A Conversation with Roddy Roediger, PhD
In this episode, I speak with Roddy Roediger, PhD, coauthor of Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning. We discuss learning myths and misconceptions. Dr. Roediger is a psychology researcher, distinguished professor and Dean of Academic Planning at Washington University in St. Louis. He is has edited or co-edited ten other books.
ELC 031: How To Do Course Evaluations The Right Way
Conversation with Will Thalheimer, PhD
Will Thalheimer, PhD, cares about improving the products that learning professionals create. He has spent years exploring the best ways to conduct course evaluations and has compiled his findings in an excellent book, Performance-focused Smile Sheets: A Radical Rethinking of a Dangerous Art Form.
ELC 030: Strategies for Organizing Instructional Content
A Dozen Ways to Organize Information
Learning experience designers handle all types of content for a wide variety of uses, from formal courses to performance support aids. Organizing this information for learning and/or quick access is crucial.
ELC 029: Social Learning Is A Way Of Life
Conversation with Marcia Conner
Use social media to improve learning through collaboration, sharing knowledge and staying current in learning and development.
ELC 028: Make Accessibility Part Of Your Design Process
Conversation with Sarah Horton and Whitney Quesenbery
You may think that accessible designs are only for people with disabilities. Actually, accessible designs are for diverse groups, such as people who are limited to using low bandwidth, people who may not be fluent in the language, as well as people who are using a mobile phone to access the Internet. In this conversation […]
ELC 027: Microinteractions: Designing The Small Details
Conversation with Dan Saffer
When designing interactions, attending to the small details can make a big difference. Listen to Dan Saffer talk about microinteractions.
ELC 026: Looking Into The Future Of Instructional Technology
Conversation with Abbie Brown and Tim Green
Are you curious about the future of instructional technology and learning? Abbie Brown, Ph.D., and Tim Green, Ph.D., make it a point to follow the trends and issues in our field—from the latest technologies to new research. Together, they produce the Trends & Issues in Instructional Design, Educational Technology and Learning Sciences Podcast. Abbie Brown […]
ELC 025: Insights For Designing Blended Learning
How to Design Blended Learning with Jennifer Hofmann
Jennifer Hofmann, author of What Works in Talent Development: Blended Learning, offers guidance on how to design blended learning.
ELC 024: All About eLearning Authoring Tools
Conversation with Joe Ganci
If you want to know something about authoring tools, Joe Ganci is usually the person to ask. eLearning Joe has a computer science background and has been designing and developing eLearning for many years. He is also adept at explaining and reviewing eLearning development tools and has a regular column (Toolkit) in Learning Solutions Magazine. […]
ELC 023: Why You Should Show Your Work
Conversation with Jane Bozarth
In this interview with Jane Bozarth, we discuss the benefits of showing or narrating your work to the individual, one’s colleagues and the organization.