ELC 030: Strategies for Organizing Instructional Content
Organizing instructional content to facilitate learning and for easy access is a crucial part of instructional design. Here's how.
Feb 05, 2016•10 min
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Connie Malamed is founder of Mastering Instructional Design and publisher of The eLearning Coach. She helps people learn, build, and grow instructional design skills. Listen to interviews with expert researchers, designers, developers, authors, and professors who provide strategies for effective learning design.
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ELC 029: Social Learning Is A Way Of Life
Use social media to improve learning through collaboration, sharing knowledge and staying current in learning and development.
Dec 17, 2015•23 min
ELC 028: Make Accessibility Part Of Your Design Process
You may think that accessible eLearning design is only for people with disabilities. Actually, accessible learning 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 with accessibility and usability specialists Sarah Horton and Whitney Quesenbery, they explain how all users win when we design for accessibility first. And how...
Nov 05, 2015•35 min
ELC 027: Microinteractions: Designing The Small Details
When designing interactions, attending to the small details can make a big difference. Listen to Dan Saffer talk about microinteractions.
Sep 09, 2015•25 min
ELC 026: Looking Into The Future Of Instructional Technology
Are you curious about the future of instructional technology and learning? These professors follow the trends and issues in our field—from the latest technologies to new research.
Aug 03, 2015•33 min
ELC 025: Insights For Designing Blended Learning
Jennifer Hofmann, author of What Works in Talent Development: Blended Learning, offers guidance on how to design blended learning.
Jul 07, 2015•31 min
ELC 024: All About eLearning Authoring Tools
If you want to know anything about eLearning authoring tools, ask eLearning Joe. He is adept at explaining eLearning development tools.
Apr 30, 2015•35 min
ELC 023: Why You Should Show Your Work
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.
Mar 20, 2015•38 min
ELC 022: All About Digital Badges
Digital badges may become increasingly important in workplace learning and higher ed. What do learning professionals need to know?
Feb 20, 2015•29 min
ELC 021: An Expanded View Of Mobile Learning
We know that mobile learning is more than eLearning on a phone. But what is mobile learning? Learn how you can use mobile learning.
Jan 21, 2015•31 min
ELC 020: How To Avoid Clicky-Clicky-Bling-Bling
Does your audience complain about boring eLearning or eLearning that is all glitz and no substance? Then listen to this.
Nov 13, 2014•27 min
ELC 019: Shifting To Learning Environments
Find out how to design a learning environment to fulfill a specific need. These have the potential for providing a rich and broad learning experience.
Sep 25, 2014•32 min
ELC 018: Designing Awesome Game Experiences
If you're interested in learning games or gamification, you'll like this insightful interview with the author of Playful Design, John Ferrera.
Aug 22, 2014•44 min
ELC 017: The Limitless Possibilities of xAPI (Tin Can)
xAPI allows learning designers to track diverse types of data, whereas SCORM is limited to around four data points.
May 20, 2014•33 min
ELC 016: Strategies That Improve The Interface To Learning
If you're looking for strategies to improve learner engagement, you'll want to listen to this interview with Dorian Peters.
Apr 10, 2014•37 min
ELC 015: Don’t Fear The Data
Ellen Wagner Ph.D., explains big data and learning analytics and how it can be leveraged to improve learning and development and higher ed.
Mar 12, 2014•30 min
ELC 014: Are you getting any better?
The learning industry isn’t improving as quickly as many practitioners would like. Closing the feedback loop will help us improve.
Jan 15, 2014•22 min
ELC 013: Best Practices For Interviewing Your Audience
Interviewing your learners can have a big impact on the success of the learning experiences you design. Upgrade your interview skills here.
Nov 25, 2013•42 min
ELC 012: Content Curation For Learning
Best techniques, practices and tools for content curation, a skill for the 21st century.
Oct 16, 2013•46 min
ELC 011: eLearning Design Challenges And Solutions
Listen as Tom Kuhlmann discusses common issues eLearning designers and developers face and how to overcome them.
Sep 17, 2013•42 min
ELC 010: How To Design Real Information Graphics
Learn how to plan, design and create information graphics you can use when designing infographics for learning.
Aug 27, 2013•46 min
ELC 009: How To Make Better Explanations
You can learn how to make better explanations from Lee LeFever of Common Craft Videos.
Jul 24, 2013•31 min
ELC 008: Creating A Connected And Engaged Organization
How do we help companies create engaged employees? How do we improve the connections they feel? Dan Pontefact has answers to these questions.
Jun 26, 2013•31 min
ELC 007: Leverage How The Brain Works
By understanding more about learning and the brain, you can create more effective learning experiences.
May 22, 2013•29 min
ELC 006: Creating Virtual Classrooms And Webinars
How to adapt in-person classroom training to a virtual learning experience.
Apr 18, 2013•21 min
ELC 005: How To Stop Making Boring Training Videos
Jonathan Halls provides expert guidance on how to make training videos for employees that won't put them to sleep.
Mar 28, 2013•37 min
ELC 004: How To Write Compelling Stories
Learn to match your storytelling with the natural tendencies of the brain. Discover ways to write irresistible stories and scenarios.
Feb 27, 2013•31 min
ELC 003: Why You Need Scenario-Based eLearning
How to use eLearning scenarios to impact learning and accelerate expertise.
Feb 13, 2013•20 min
ELC 002: Using Social Media For Learning
Jane Bozarth, social media expert, reveals all.
Jan 29, 2013•37 min
ELC 001: Finding a Job in Instructional Design
In this first episode from 2013, you'll get a fresh perspective on job seeking, hiring and finding your career path as a learning experience designer.
Jan 07, 2013•23 min
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