The eLearning Coach

JULY 3, 2020

Have you ever considered starting a learning design career in higher education? 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. Have you ever considered starting a learning design career in higher education?

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The eLearning Coach

AUGUST 14, 2020

Do you hear a lot about learning experience design (LXD) but aren't sure what it is? In this episode, we discuss the evolution of instructional design to learning experience design. Do you hear a lot about learning experience design (LXD) but aren't sure what it is? Check back please.

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The eLearning Coach

JANUARY 6, 2010

A reader named Michaela recently emailed to ask what an instructional designer does. There are lots of debates online regarding the value of instructional designers. Sure, instructional designers need to get unstuck, grow and shift things around. What is instructional design? Here’s mine.

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The eLearning Coach

JULY 10, 2012

How to improve the learning strategies of your learners. Post from: The eLearning Coach Metacognition And Learning: Strategies For Instructional Design.

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The eLearning Coach

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

What about gathering audience data before you start to design? There are many paths that help us build learning experiences that are in tune with the audience and the organization. We may do a post-event evaluation, but what if we used that data at the start, to inform our design? Lori Niles-Hofmann explains how.

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The eLearning Coach

JUNE 20, 2022

Jobs To Be Done can help you address the functional, emotional and social aspects of learning. As a group, learning designers have been trying to break out of the order-taker role for a long time. In this episode, I speak with Ger Driesen about applying the Jobs to Be Done framework to the instructional design process.

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The eLearning Coach

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

This will be the decade of maturation for the learning industry, where we apply relevant research findings from the learning sciences. I am hoping that this will be the decade of maturation for the learning industry. Mirjam is a coauthor of Evidence-Informed Learning Design: Creating training to improve performance.

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The eLearning Coach

DECEMBER 9, 2021

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). Do you wonder what learning experience designers will be doing in the future? Read my review of Design A Voice User Interface Workbook.

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The eLearning Coach

DECEMBER 13, 2009

A few months ago I published a list of the 10 Qualities Of The Ideal Instructional Designer. The comments more or less fell into a few categories: working with SMEs, designing and developing content, love of learning, business savvy and personal attributes. Be a good interpreter-a Rosetta Stone of learning.

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The eLearning Coach

AUGUST 11, 2011

I’m happy to announce that Instructional Design Guru , my new reference and performance support app for instructional designers, is now available for the iPhone. The inspiration for this occurred one day when I was writing a design document and needed a verb for a learning objective from Bloom’s taxonomy.

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The eLearning Coach

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Want to speed up the learning process? Post from: The eLearning Coach Metalearning, The Four Hour Chef, and Instructional Design. Here's one approach.

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The eLearning Coach

APRIL 6, 2023

In this episode, two researchers discuss how LXD adopts and adapts methods to improve the usability and outcomes of learning design. examined the usability of a new learning management system at Penn State. Their study validates the benefits of using the think-aloud method in learning experience design.

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The eLearning Coach

DECEMBER 15, 2023

If you're feeling lost or stressed regarding what you need to learn about AI for learning design work, here is an AI literacy framework. So, if you're feeling lost or stressed about what you need to learn, her AI Literacy Framework might help. She is the founder of Paradox Learning Inc.,

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The eLearning Coach

APRIL 1, 2023

When it comes to learning, less is more. Overloading learners with too much information interferes with the learning process.

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The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

If you are seeking to learn more about instructional design and eLearning, here is a selection of books for you to browse. Look no further. If you are already competent, there are a few books here that will expand your skills and mindset.

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The eLearning Coach

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Regardless of how anyone falls into a career of designing learning experiences, nearly everyone is surprised by the amount of writing that is involved. As writers, we must devise ways to inspire the audience even when the content is of little interest to them or when the content is dull and dry. One way to find […].

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The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

If you are intrigued by the future of learning design, you won’t want to miss the second half of this interview with Karl Kapp. Coach: What types of challenges do newer technologies, such as mobile and podcast, present to the instructional designer? Learning initiatives are not altruistic for companies.

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The eLearning Coach

OCTOBER 12, 2009

Today I attended a kickoff meeting to design and build a course that teaches medical personnel about venous access devices (VADs) and how to prevent infections from their use. This typical day reminded me of the hazards, joys and oddities of being an eLearning designer and developer, a few of which I’ll summarize here.

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The eLearning Coach

JANUARY 10, 2012

A painless way to learn instructional design. Post from: The eLearning Coach Design For How People Learn: Book Review. It's fun, accessible and practical.

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The eLearning Coach

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In this conversation, we discuss how to use chatbots to engage people in interactive activities that support learning and behavior change. Vince Han says that part of the learning journey is a conversation. What can a chatbot bring to different phases of the learning journey? What is the importance of tone in chatbot design?

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The eLearning Coach

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

She has degrees in curriculum studies and in writing and is a Certified Professional in Learning and Performance. Hadiya has two decades of experience in learning strategy, instructional design, elearning development, facilitation, storytelling and quality control and assurance. She is also a speaker and teacher for ATD.

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The eLearning Coach

MARCH 22, 2022

So, if you like to design, if you’re a techie, if you’re exploding with ideas or if you just like nerdy fun, this episode is for you. I’m speaking with Mathias Vermeulen and Mike Taylor who have been presenting and spreading the word to learning professionals about no code tools. He is also the organizer of Learning Tech Day in Ghent.

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The eLearning Coach

APRIL 23, 2019

John Sweller, who formulated cognitive load theory, explains how instructional designers can design more effective learning experiences.

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The eLearning Coach

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Subject Matter Experts or SMEs are indispensable in learning design. Subject matter experts or SMEs are usually an indispensable part of a learning development team. Even though they are on the same team, however, the SME and the learning professional may be living in different worlds. TIME: 42 minutes.

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The eLearning Coach

JULY 7, 2015

Today’s learning environment is wide open. But what’s the best way to design in this new environment? In this episode, I chat with Jennifer Hofman, who offers lots of tips and insights for designing blended learning. Today's learning environment is wide open. Follow Jennifer on Twitter @InSyncJennifer.

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The eLearning Coach

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

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. The Rules of Story article by Lisa Cron. * Why You Need to Use Storytelling for eLearning.

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The eLearning Coach

MAY 6, 2010

Instructional designers might be interfering with the learning process. Post from: The eLearning Coach Novice Versus Expert Design Strategies. Tags: DESIGN INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN expert learners expertise reversal effect novice learners novice to expert. Here's how.

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The eLearning Coach

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

She has degrees in curriculum studies and in writing and is a Certified Professional in Learning and Performance. Hadiya has two decades of experience in learning strategy, instructional design, elearning development, facilitation, storytelling and quality control and assurance. She is also a speaker and teacher for ATD.

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The eLearning Coach

APRIL 1, 2010

Instructional designers will increasingly be asked to design information, not just learning content. Here's a model for info design. Post from: The eLearning Coach We Design Information Too. Tags: DESIGN information design.

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The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Whether you fell into instructional design by accident or purposefully sought out a career designing learning experiences, you’ll enjoy this conversation with Cammy Bean. Cammy is the author of The Accidental Instructional Designer and Vice President of Learning Design at Kineo.

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The eLearning Coach

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Interactive learning may be more powerful than you think. Post from: The eLearning Coach The Power Of Interactive Learning. Tags: COGNITION DESIGN INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN cognitive science embodied cognition interactions interactivity.

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The eLearning Coach

MARCH 15, 2018

If humor grabs and sustains attention and if it evokes pleasant and positive feelings, why don't we use it more often in learning experience design? Here is what the research says about humor and learning.

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The eLearning Coach

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Smarter than an instructional designer. It's the New Learning Architect. Post from: The eLearning Coach The New Learning Architect: A Book Review. Faster than the speed of light.

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The eLearning Coach

MARCH 1, 2010

It’s quite clear from research on the effects of emotion and learning, that an emotional connection can be generated through instructional strategies and creative treatments. These have the potential to facilitate learning and performance. This is the third article in the series on emotions and learning.

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The eLearning Coach

JANUARY 15, 2018

The topics include finding a job in instructional design, social media for learning, storytelling, cognitive architecture, and information graphics. Tune in to this episode of The eLearning Coach podcast for some of my favorite gems from episodes in 2013.

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The eLearning Coach

MARCH 30, 2010

It looks like there will be some great webinars related to instructional design and development in April. So take a little time to grow and get involved in the online learning community. You’re bound to learn something new and you can contribute your ideas and experience through questions and comments.

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The eLearning Coach

JANUARY 22, 2010

I’ve worked with numerous design and development teams over the years and one noticeable characteristic of these teams was their creativity. Yet among some learner groups, online learning has a reputation for being boring and dull. Yet among some learner groups, online learning has a reputation for being boring and dull.

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