The world of Learning and Development has changed over the decades, but many companies have a difficult time deviating from the comfortable path of "the way they've always done it." As instructional designers and corporate training professionals we make it our responsibility to improve all forms of learning within the organizations we serve. But that is no easy task. It's often a very long journey that requires a strategy, patience, and more than a few skills we're never taught in our graduate s...
Mar 30, 2022•46 min•Ep. 183
As instructional designers, we're often working on projects related to very specific processes. We want to be clear, precise, and concise, in training that process. However, there are many other situations where training is asked to influence behaviors and build better cultures. This requires nuance, and creating training that impacts how the learners feel. This is where dramatic storytelling has a powerful effect for learning. Gagné's 9 events of instruction puts "gaining learning attention" at...
Mar 23, 2022•38 min•Ep. 182
We had so much fun with Jeanne Bakker last year that we had to invite her back. With a strong background in psychology and the science of education, Jeanne has a keen understanding of how we learn and has applied that understanding to training companies around the world. We'll talk with Jeanne about a broad range of topics related to designing instruction like storytelling, gamification, and measuring the success of your training programs. She has many successful case studies to share with us as...
Mar 16, 2022•45 min•Ep. 181
It seems like every time you blink, a new learning platform pops into existence with some new innovative twist. There are now well over 800 learning platforms on the market. The real question is: what are we supposed to do with that information? How does any organization even begin to make sense of the crazy LMS (...or more like Learning Platform) market place. Tune in for an informal discussion as Bryan Chapman shares his framework for learning platform market segmentation, with 10 primary segm...
Mar 09, 2022•46 min•Ep. 180
Have you ever wondered why training solutions often don't actually solve business problems? Or maybe you just inherently know that the REAL issue is something other than a training issue. How can you be sure? And if you're right, how do you effectively communicate that to management? Performance Improvement Consulting, or PIC, is an outstanding answer to that question. Guy Wallace is a long time Performance Analyst and Instructional Architect. He's joining IDIODC to share his knowledge of PIC an...
Mar 02, 2022•44 min•Ep. 179
Do you still look at Microlearning as simply shorter videos? That's not necessarily wrong, but if that's all they are, then why don't we just call them "short videos"? Microlearning has been a hot topic for several years now and we finally know what makes great microlearning more than just short videos. Dr. Robyn Defelice joins us to talk about Microlearning as a concept or methodology in addition to the final microlearning products we all want to create. Dr. Defelice will talk to us about micro...
Feb 23, 2022•46 min•Ep. 178
Video content is the future... of the internet. If you haven't noticed, everyone is creating and consuming more video content than ever before. Even interactive eLearning programs incorporate more video than I can ever remember. Not everyone has jumped on this particular trend, but it's never too late to get onboard. Josh Cavalier is joining us to talk about video production processes and other tips and tricks to help us all improve our processes. You may know how to press that record button, bu...
Feb 16, 2022•49 min•Ep. 177
Many Instructional Designers work within Human Resource departments. So, it would makes sense to learn as much as possible about the things that are important to HR leaders. Learning and Development has been a hot topic for HR departments for many years. However, in a post pandemic world suffering from "the great resignation" it is more important than ever. Janet Clarey, from McClean & Company has released their 2022 HR Trends Report. As a researcher familiar with the challenges of Learning and ...
Feb 09, 2022•48 min•Ep. 176
Most new small businesses fail. You've heard that, right? It seems even more common within our industry. But don't let it scare you. Some succeed where most fail. One of our industry success stories is Kevin Thorn. He's joined us for several Drink'n'Draw episodes over the years. But in this episode, The Chief Nuggethead of Nuggethead Studioz wants to help YOU start your eLearning consulting business. He'll be sketchnoting some of the pitfalls of starting your own business and point out some simp...
Feb 02, 2022•45 min•Ep. 175
From agriculture to transportation, entertainment to medicine, and banking to social media, artificial intelligence (AI) is changing how humans do practically everything. We experience AI in our daily lives through our fitness trackers, home digital assistant systems, and curated news services, to name a few examples. For talent development, this is no different. But does this change anything for Instructional Designers? Does it change ID methods, models, and techniques that have served us well ...
Jan 26, 2022•42 min•Ep. 174
Most eLearning designers and developers don't have much say in choosing the LMS or authoring tool provided by their company. But successful practitioners always have a few tech tools and toys that level up their production capabilities. We all wear many hats. Building your own tool kit is part of being a successful eLearning practitioner in today's work environment, and even more so in a post-COVID workplace. Join us for a fast-paced show and tell conversation with Nick Floro. Nick is known for ...
Jan 19, 2022•49 min•Ep. 173
Games are great tools for learning. And just so we're clear, designing games for learning is very different from gamification. Learning is a large part of all games, but building a game with the specific intent of teaching a specific concept, idea or process, is not easy. Myra Roldan created a game to teach about the basics of blockchain. And if you're asking yourself what the heck is blockchain, then this episode, and the game, are for you. The game is temporarily titled: LearnCoin (for now). S...
Dec 08, 2021•47 min•Ep. 172
Supporting the future leaders of L&D is an important task for us all. The new young minds entering our field are unhindered by the past. They forge new trails in the training departments of businesses around the world. Unafraid of new technologies they experiment and innovate. They are curious and want to make corporate training better than it's been. Kavindya and LaTarshia will share their Learning Leaders experience with us and answer your questions. We're looking forward to learning more from...
Nov 24, 2021•43 min•Ep. 171
Engaging Learners in learning content is every instructional designer's goal. Why is it so hard to do? Why do so many instructional designers struggle to make engaging learning experiences? Karl Kapp joins us to share his wisdom about learner engagement. It turns out that engaging learners is not as mysterious as we thought. Karl is the author, and host, of ten LinkedIn Learning courses including the popular " Learning How to Increase Learner Engagement". In his years as an award-winning profess...
Nov 17, 2021•47 min•Ep. 170
Systems Thinking is the skill or ability to solve problems in complex systems. Hey! That sounds like a lot of the work done by instructional designers! Sometimes, yes. But not always. In many cases we learn about the learners by building personas, and we learn about the content from subject matter experts and the actual tasks of the job. But what about all the other elements that are a part of that learners complete, and complex environment? Luckily, in this episode of IDIODC, Qian Feng joins us...
Nov 03, 2021•46 min•Ep. 169
Storyboarding is a basic skillset often overlooked by instructional designers and project managers. For many developers the storyboarding process is bypassed in favor of building an eLearning "proof of concept". This is great for developers given the storyboarding task, and for one-person ID teams to optimize their project processes. However, storyboarding is a valuable skill for everyone to learn. Storyboarding can be used to communicate ideas and concepts in more powerful ways with stakeholder...
Oct 27, 2021•46 min•Ep. 168
Question: IDIODC stands for Instructional Designers in Offices Drinking Coffee Please select the best answer below. - True - False - None of the above "Multiple-choice questions are hard to write well. Too many multiple-choice questions measure recall of course content rather than achievement of (well-written) learning objectives! Poorly chosen and written multiple-choice questions damage assessment validity." - Patti Shank Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on Twitter. Remember you can...
Oct 20, 2021•47 min•Ep. 167
Many training teams are already deploying DE&I courses. Is yours? Are you building your own courses or buying off-the-shelf curricula, or maybe even both? What if there was more to it than that? It's not an easy decision to make, and in some cases, it's a difficult conversation to have within your team, organization, and/or company. On this episode, Liza Wisner joined us to talk about DE&I and so much more. She has an amazing background and unique experiences to share with the IDIODC community. ...
Oct 13, 2021•43 min•Ep. 166
Learning is often seen as a solo endeavor. But in reality our learning requires input from others. Sometimes that input comes from an instructor, and sometimes from your peers. However, input and engagement from management during training sessions, and as part of the overall learning process, is often overlooked, or viewed as not necessary. Managers want their employees trained but are often under a lot of pressure to "get them back to work". Their business objectives will always take priority o...
Oct 06, 2021•42 min•Ep. 165
If there were design principles that significantly improved the accessibility of your eLearning courses would use it? Universal Design for Learning might be new to you, and your instructional designers. But accessibility is something we are all familiar with and should be working towards improving. With today's authoring tools, like dominKnow, you can easily implement accessible learning content using universal design principles. Judy Tseng helps us all better understand how to create training c...
Sep 29, 2021•42 min•Ep. 164
So you want to be a CLO? Are you sure? Do you really know what it means to be a CLO? According to Wikipedia: "A chief learning officer (CLO) is the highest-ranking corporate officer in charge of learning management. CLOs may be experts in corporate or personal training, with degrees in education, instructional design, business or similar fields. Qualified CLOs should be able to drive the corporate strategy and align the development of people with the business goals of the organization. A full co...
Sep 22, 2021•45 min•Ep. 163
Have you ever done an Escape Room? There are real world versions as well as virtual versions. They started as a fun group activity and now instructional designers are learning about eLearning engagement from Escape Rooms. Alexander Salas is back to guide us through his Escape Room design process. In this session you'll create a short backstory where learners are trapped and the only way to escape is through applying what they need to learn. Bring a topic and let’s have fun transforming it into a...
Sep 15, 2021•48 min•Ep. 162
Meeting your learners where they're at means delivering learning content outside of the traditional learning management system. And giving your users just the right information at just the right time in just the right amount is also a challenge. This challenge only increases as your audience grows to hundreds or thousands spread across the globe. Enter the chatbot. Now that the world of work has been disrupted, with no sign of turning back, collaborative apps like Slack and Teams become a centra...
Sep 08, 2021•42 min•Ep. 161
I think it's safe to say that over the last 18 months the #1 concern for training professionals has been moving live face-to-face classroom courses to online virtual classrooms. Many of us are still redesigning those courses, improving and adapting them to the new world of work. DEI initiatives are at an all time high with L&D departments challenged to re-train employee populations. And with disruption comes opportunities like moving into management roles. In this episode, we'll talk with Sravan...
Sep 01, 2021•45 min•Ep. 160
We do a lot of drawing with Kevin. In this episode we're looking at taking those drawing skills and adding them to instructional videos. There are a lot of methods for adding graphical elements to videos and we'll talk about a few techniques and concepts that can be very useful for instructional videos. Kevin will be sharing some advanced video methods like converting your videos to animated gifs and rotoscoping. Gifs may not be viewed as possible instructional media, but we'll help you see them...
Jul 28, 2021•47 min•Ep. 159
The term Gamification is often used, and over-used, in our industry. But any time I hear about measurable results I am immediately interested. In this episode we're talking with Jeanne Bakker, founder of Brain Bakery. You may have seen her YouTube videos or attended one of her many keynotes around the world. She also hosts the podcast No More Boring Learning, but it's not in English so I haven't heard it yet. We'll discuss how one of her client companies used gamification, storytelling, rewards,...
Jul 21, 2021•44 min•Ep. 158
Classroom training is still the most common method of delivering courses. Even after 2 decades of internet disruption and new technologies. It's not only time to change but we're way past it being the right time to change. It's important to remember that training is an event while learning is a long-term process. Simple enough, right? Once you understand this simple truth you begin to realize how traditional classroom events are inadequate in supporting the entire learning process. We need to de...
Jul 14, 2021•46 min•Ep. 157
Making learning and development (L&D) content inclusive and accessible for everyone is not only a good thing to do, it's the right thing to do. Designing Accessible Learning Content provides evidence-based advice on designing digital learning content that ensures all learners are included and are therefore able to perform to their full potential. Join us for a conversation with Susi Miller, author of Designing Accessible Learning Content.We'll cover the wide ranging topic of accessibility and ho...
Jul 07, 2021•47 min•Ep. 156
Why do I need to know digital design if I'm already an instructional designer? Opinions vary on the answer to this question but the average instructional design is often also responsible for creating the final eLearning product that is loaded into the LMS. So while ID is critical for the training organization you can level up your career quickly by upskilling with some digital design skills. Mark Lassoff will be joining us to discuss some of the things you'll need to learn in order to effectivel...
Jun 30, 2021•47 min•Ep. 155
Just because you have an instructional design degree doesn't mean you're limited to only working in training teams. The growing number of Software as a Service companies in recent years has placed Customer Experience teams above the standard training department. You might ask, but how could any department be more important than the training department? It's a long story, but here's the short version: Customer Experience directly impacts the company's bottom line. Internal training is important, ...
Jun 23, 2021•46 min•Ep. 154
