Become an IDOL: Instructional Design and Online Learning

Dr. Robin Sargent•www.idolcourses.com

Education

Courses

Business

Careers

Instructional Design and Online Learning developer tips, tricks, advice, expert interviews, and insider information.

Follow on

Episodes

Instructional Design Fundamentals with IDOL Mentor Nyla Spooner | 18

In this episode, I’ll be chatting with Nyla Spooner. Nyla is an instructional designer and eLearning developer for a giant multinational corporation. She shares her wisdom and advice for new instructional designers and she is on a mission to help 100 women of color in our field. This episode is what happens when two ID mentors get together. We chat, giggle, and teach! Shownotes: https://www.idolcourses.com/blog/mentor Build Your Online Portfolio Self-Directed Online Course: https://www.idolcours...

Feb 13, 2020•39 min•Ep. 19

IDOL Hiring Manager Elizabeth Pehlke Shares How to Land a Job | 17

In this episode, I’ll be chatting with Elizabeth Pehlke. Elizabeth was a hiring manager at Pearson and she was hiring between 10-20 instructional designers a year. She shares her best interview, resume, and application tips for those looking to land their first or next instructional design job. The IDOL courses Academy is now open for enrollment until 1/31. www.idolcourses.com/academy Show Notes: www.idolcourses.com/blog/hiring...

Jan 16, 2020•52 min•Ep. 18

UX and UI design for Online Learning with Melanie Sexton | 16

In this episode of Become an IDOL, I’ll be chatting with Melanie Sexton, Learning and Experience Designer, about her experience in creating graphic interfaces for online courses and E-Learning development. We will be discussing Melanie’s tools, best practices, tips, challenges, and resources for designing the most effective User experiences (UX) and User Interfaces (UI). Check out the show notes here: https://www.idolcourses.com/blog/ux

Dec 11, 2019•37 min•Ep. 17

Teaching Teachers Instructional Design with Bejanae Kareem | 15

In this episode, I’ll be chatting with Bejanae Kareem about k-12 teachers and how they can incorporate instructional design practices in their classrooms. Bejanae shares how she got interested in instructional design and helping teachers implement the principles in their own STEM classes. She also talks about teacher burn out. Bejanae is the founder of BK International Education Consultancy. A program that offers online courses and continuing education credits for teachers. Find the show notes a...

Nov 06, 2019•23 min•Ep. 16

Instructional Design Freelancing with Belvista Studios | 14

In this episode, I’ll be chatting with Kim Tuohy about making the transition to a freelance instructional designer. Kim shares a wealth of knowledge from her own transition from full-time employee to a self-employed business owner. Belvista Studios is an instructional design and eLearning company located in Australia and as the founder, she has a lot of experience working with clients to share. Even if you don’t want to be a freelancer you don’t want to miss hearing from Kim. She is a bright lig...

Oct 07, 2019•44 min•Season 1Ep. 15

IDOL courses Academy Student Success Story with Erika Rellstab | 13

In this episode, I’ll be chatting with Erika Rellstab. Erika is a recent IDOL courses Academy alumni and she wanted to share her success with the Become an IDOL family. Erika was a secondary school teacher and she knew she wanted to make the leap into corporate IDOL, so she joined the Academy and started working as a contractor at Price Waterhouse Cooper only 4 weeks into the program. Keep listening to hear her full story. It’s good. You don’t want to miss this. I’m personally blown away by her ...

Sep 10, 2019•22 min•Ep. 14

Learning Experience Design with Matthew Daniel | 12

In this episode, I’ll be chatting with Matthew Daniel about learning experience design. If you’ve heard this term before, but you aren’t sure how it’s different from instructional design you’ll definitely want to learn from Matthew. We’ll talk about the differences between LXD and ID, the process of LXD, and practical actions you can take to implement these very important principles in your next or even first-course project. The IDOL courses Academy is open for enrollment from 9/12--9/20. Get on...

Sep 03, 2019•43 min•Ep. 13

Writing for Instructional Design with Nicole Papaioannou Lugara | 11

In this episode, I’ll be chatting with Nicole Papaioannou Lugara about her expertise in writing for instructional design. She shares tips and advice on how to be a better instructional design writer. You’ll also learn how Nicole became an IDOL without an ID degree or experience. In addition, she only had one full-time IDOL job before she became a freelancer. Show notes: www.idolcourses/blog/idolwriting

Aug 15, 2019•26 min•Ep. 12

Instructional Design Jargon Defined with Rachel Hudish | 10

In this episode, I’ll be chatting with Rachel Hudish about the jargon and industry terms that are used in instructional design. We’ll be sharing stories, analogies, and definitions to illuminate the meaning of each word. Check out our show notes .

Jul 30, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 11

eLearning Community Project with Dana Kocalis | 09

In this episode, I’ll be chatting with the LinkedIn famous Dana Kocalis about her journey to become an IDOL and the eLearning community project she led and learned from last year. Dana is the owner of eLearning by Dana and a regular LinkedIn conversation starter. Last year we met when she started the eLearning Community project by posting on LinkedIn. Show notes.

Jul 15, 2019•48 min•Ep. 10

← Prev