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The Dr. Luke Hobson Podcast

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The Dr. Luke Hobson Podcast discusses designing learning experiences, teaching, and learning. The purpose of this show is to help folks, like yourself, learn about best instructional design practices by sharing stories and bringing on incredible guests. We also discuss career tips and guidance for transitioning into instructional design and related learning and development positions. Other podcast topics include higher education and online learning. If you are a learning nerd, you are welcomed here. Dr. Luke Hobson is the Senior Instructional Designer and Program Manager at MIT xPRO and a Lecturer in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Miami's School of Education and Human Development. He's also the author of the book What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming an Instructional Designer, the host of the Dr. Luke Hobson Podcast and YouTube Channel, and the Instructor for Instructional Design Institute. Dr. Hobson was named as one of the top learning influencers in 2022 and top e-learning experts in 2023.

Episodes

The Future of Instructional Design and Job Titles

What will Instructional Designers be called in the future? In this episode, I revisit a fun question from a recent webinar that got me thinking. Our field has gone by many names over the years, from training specialists and curriculum developers to multimedia designers and learning engineers. These shifts often reflect the trends, tools, and technologies of the time, from Gagné’s Nine Events to the rise of LMSs and now AI. So, what’s next? While job titles may continue to evolve, our core compet...

Mar 21, 202519 minEp 122Transcript available on Metacast

4C/ID for Foreign Language Communication Teaching with Anna Lebedinets

In this episode, I sit down with Anna Lebedinets, a researcher and instructional designer exploring how empathic listening and culturally nuanced communication can transform language learning. Her and her colleagues recent study examines how integrating psychological and sociocultural components within the 4C/ID model can bridge performance gaps and enhance students' preparedness for real-life cross-cultural interactions. We discuss why traditional language teaching often falls short in developi...

Mar 05, 202531 minEp 121Transcript available on Metacast

Inside the Life of an Instructional Designer in Higher Education

What's it like working as an instructional designer in higher education? Let's talk about it all: the day-to-day, rewards, growth, compensation, politics, etc. 👉 Mentioned Links: Transcript and Blog 👉 Recommendations: 🎓 Take your instructional design skills to the next level 🙌 Collaborating and Building Relationships with SMEs course 📚 So, you want to become an instructional designer? 📙 My Book 👉 Connect with me: LinkedIn YouTube 👉 Support the Channel! Check out my favorite LMS: Brightsp...

Feb 20, 202534 minEp 120Transcript available on Metacast

30 Shorts in 30 Days - What I learned from a YouTube Challenge

What happens when you upload 30 shorts in 30 days? Here's what I learned and what you can pickup from doing these kind of timed challenges. 👉 Mentioned Links: Transcript and Blog 👉 Recommendations: 🎓 Take your instructional design skills to the next level 🙌 Collaborating and Building Relationships with SMEs course 📚 So, you want to become an instructional designer? 📙 My Book 👉 Connect with me: LinkedIn YouTube 👉 Support the Channel! Check out my favorite LMS: Brightspace...

Feb 06, 202525 minEp 119Transcript available on Metacast

Teaching and Designing a Taylor Swift Literature Course with Dr. Matt Kinservik and Rachel Lapp

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Matt Kinservik, a literary expert and professor, and Rachel Lapp, a self-proclaimed Taylor Swift expert and instructional designer, as they share the behind-the-scenes journey of co-creating a one-of-a-kind college course focused on Taylor Swift. Together, they discuss how their distinct expertise combines to craft an innovative curriculum and how they not only marketed the course with social media, but how they let students use Gen AI. Swifties and educators...

Jan 22, 202556 minEp 118Transcript available on Metacast

Why Discussion Boards Get a Bad Rap and How to Fix Them

👉 Mentioned Links: Transcript and blog post Breaking the Humdrum of “Post Once & Reply to 2” Online Discussions 👉 Recommendations: 🎓 Take your instructional design skills to the next level 🙌 Collaborating and Building Relationships with SMEs course 📚 So, you want to become an instructional designer? 📙 My Book 👉 Connect with me: LinkedIn YouTube 👉 Support the Channel! Check out my favorite LMS: Brightspace...

Jan 09, 202517 minEp 117Transcript available on Metacast

Side Hustles for Educators

In a recent poll, I asked educators (instructional designers, professors, teachers, developers, etc.) if they had a side hustle. 578 educators voted and 56% said yes. What opportunities are out there for educators though? In this episode, I'll share with you common side hustles for educators. 👉 Mentioned Links: Transcript and blog post Collaborating and Building Relationships with SMEs course Dr. Tom Tobin's Episode Christy Tucker's Episode Dr. Jason Gulya's AI Services Dr. Nicole LEtoile's New...

Dec 12, 202418 minEp 116Transcript available on Metacast

What to Do When You Can't Follow Your Instructional Design Model

As instructional designers, we have our go to models for designing learning experiences. What do you do though when you have to pivot? On today's episode, I'll share with you a crazy project I worked on where I had to heavily modify the backward design model. Also, Happy Thanksgiving! 👉 Mentioned Links: Transcript and blog post 👉 Recommendations: 🎓 Take your instructional design skills to the next level 📚 So, you want to become an instructional designer? 📙 My Book 🎤 My interview platform r...

Nov 27, 202426 minEp 115Transcript available on Metacast

The Power of Immersive Learning: Why It Works and Real-World Success Stories

Let's dive into immersive learning today and explore some real world examples! 👉 Mentioned Links: Transcript and blog post 👉 Recommendations: 🎓 Take your instructional design skills to the next level 📚 So, you want to become an instructional designer? 📙 My Book 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside) ✍ Backwards Design Course 👥 Join our Group 👉 Connect with me: 👨‍💼 LinkedIn 🐦 Twitter 👨‍💻 Blog 🙌 Support the Channel! Check out my favorite LMS: Brightspace...

Nov 15, 202421 minEp 114Transcript available on Metacast

Imagineering Instructional Design: Insights Inspired by Disney World

What can Disney World teach us about instructional design? Well, quite a bit! Here are some insights from the most magical place on earth. 👉 Mentioned Links: Transcript and blog post WCAG Dr. Nicole's New Course New YouTube Video on SMEs 👉 Recommendations: 🎓 Take your instructional design skills to the next level 📚 So, you want to become an instructional designer? 📙 My Book 📗 The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs) �...

Oct 31, 202419 minEp 113Transcript available on Metacast

What to Do When Your SME Ghosts You: 5 Strategies to Re-Engage

Don't you just love when you're working on a project, and suddenly your SME ghosts you? You have no idea why or what happened, but what you do know for sure is that your project is dead in the water until you hear from them again. So, how do you reengage? In today's blog and podcast, I'll share five tips to help you get things back on track. 👉 Mentioned Links: Transcript and blog post 👉 Recommendations: 🎓 Take your instructional design skills to the next level 📚 So, you want to become an ins...

Oct 16, 202417 minEp 112Transcript available on Metacast

AI’s Impact on Instructional Design and Podcasting (Google's NotebookLM)

Google's NotebookLM can generate a podcast about your material in a matter of minutes. What does this kind of technology mean for instructional design, online learning, and higher education? On today's episode, you'll hear a sample of what an AI generated podcast sounds like and we'll break down the pros, cons, and things to mindful of in the future. 👉 Mentioned Links: Transcript and blog post Notebook LM Example of NotebookLM 👉 Recommendations: 🎓 Take your instructional design skills to the ...

Sep 26, 202439 minEp 111Transcript available on Metacast

How to Recover When Your Project Becomes a Dumpster Fire

Let's say your beloved project has become a total dumpster fire. What do you do? How do you handle this situation? On today's show, we will talk about steps to help you and to put out that fire. 👉 Mentioned Links: Transcript and blog post 👉 Recommendations: 🎓 Take your instructional design skills to the next level 📚 So, you want to become an instructional designer? 📙 My Book 📗 The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs) ...

Sep 13, 202415 minEp 110Transcript available on Metacast

Real Instructional Design Cases Using GPTs

What can you use a GPT for? Under the right circumstances, these can be fantastic to help you and your students. On today's episode, I'll share with you three real world cases for how I'm using custom GPTs. 👉 Mentioned Links: Transcript and blog post 👉 Recommendations: 🎓 Take your instructional design skills to the next level 📚 So, you want to become an instructional designer? 📙 My Book 📗 The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Develop...

Aug 30, 202428 minEp 109Transcript available on Metacast

How to Get Promoted as an Instructional Designer

Let’s say you’re an instructional designer and you’re trying to get promoted. How do you achieve this goal? Well, there are a few ways you can go about this, and on today’s podcast, I’ll share with you 10 tips on how to get promoted as an instructional designer. 👉 Mentioned Links: Transcript and blog post 👉 Recommendations: 🎓 Take your instructional design skills to the next level 📚 So, you want to become an instructional designer? 📙 My Book 📗 The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide...

Aug 15, 202418 minEp 108Transcript available on Metacast

My Top 3 Instructional Design Pet Peeves

There are certain types of phrases that can trigger an instructional designer. Learning styles, using “understand” in learning objectives, cognitive overload, last minute stakeholder changes, and more are enough to drive the best instructional designer crazy. Over the years, I’ve had to channel these grievances into more productive ways with sharing best practices. But even now, there are still some things that pop up where I shake my head and pray for divine intervention. So come commiserate wi...

Aug 01, 202418 minEp 107Transcript available on Metacast

5 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Next Learning Conference

Are you planning on going to a learning conference soon? I just came back from D2L's Fusion and it was amazing. There were a few changes I made compared to my normal conference routine and it made a huge difference. On today's episode, you'll hear my top 5 tips on how to get the most out of your next conference. 👉 Mentioned Links: Transcript and blog post 👉 Recommendations: 🎓 Take your instructional design skills to the next level 📚 So, you want to become an instructional designer? 📙 My Boo...

Jul 17, 202414 minEp 106Transcript available on Metacast

From Concept to Catastrophe in Instructional Design: Understanding Why Ideas Fail

How do amazing concepts turn into disasters? Well, I can think of quite a few reasons. On today's show, you'll hear about some real-life examples and blunders about how ideas can quickly take a turn for the worse. 👉 Mentioned Links: Transcript and blog post 👉 Recommendations: 🎓 Take your instructional design skills to the next level 📚 So, you want to become an instructional designer? 📙 My Book 📗 The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning ...

Jul 03, 202423 minEp 105Transcript available on Metacast

Joseph Diaz: How Instructional Designers Can Network on LinkedIn Without Feeling Gross

Joseph Diaz joins the show to shares his insights on networking on LinkedIn and how to do it effectively without feeling slimy. On this episode, you’ll hear about: 👉 Key Takeaways: · Engaging with Other People's Content: Emphasizing the importance of engaging with other people's content through comments. Discussing the strategy of starting meaningful conversations. · Curating and Sharing Valuable Resources: Curating and sharing valuable resources in carousels to spark discussions. · Benefits of...

Jun 20, 202456 minEp 104Transcript available on Metacast

Are Instructional Design Portfolios Becoming Essential?

In graphic design, web design, and user experience design, portfolios are essential, but what about instructional design? They were once considered a nice-to-have, but I think we are moving towards portfolios being required. Let's chat today about the ID landscape and why you should be thinking about a portfolio. 👉 Mentioned Links: Blog post for this episode So, you want to become an instructional designer How to design an instructional design portfolio Instructional Design Fundamentals course ...

Jun 06, 202416 minEp 103Transcript available on Metacast

Dr. Nicole L'Etoile - Making Online Content Accessible for All

On today’s episode, we are joined by Dr. Nicole L’Etoile! Nicole is a business owner, LMS specialist, and an instructional designer, who is passionate about accessibility. We just so happened to record this episode on Global Accessibility Awareness Day! In this episode, we discuss about what accessibility means, tools to help designers, strategies for working with stakeholders, success stories, where AI fits into accessibility, and more. If you are an instructional designer, teacher, or any kind...

May 23, 202454 minEp 102Transcript available on Metacast

Holly Owens - Day in the Life of an instructional Designer at Amazon

Holly is back on the show! On today's episode, she talks about her journey from being a teacher to instructor to instructional designer at Amazon. We also take a deep dive into what a typical day looks like for her. If you have been thinking about wanting to work at an organization such as Amazon, this episode is for you. 👉 Mentioned Links: Holly's LinkedIn EdUp EdTech Podcast 👉 Recommendations: 🎓 Take your instructional design skills to the next level 📚 So, you want to become an instruction...

May 09, 20241 hr 11 minEp 101Transcript available on Metacast

My Biggest Takeaway After 100 Podcast Episodes

Well, we did it! 100 podcast episodes in the books. Whether you just started listening or you’ve been with me since day one, I can’t thank you enough. On today’s episode, I’ll share with you my biggest takeaway after 100 episodes. 👉 Mentioned Links: Transcript and Blog Harvard Study 👉 Recommendations: 🎓 Take your instructional design skills to the next level 📚 So, you want to become an instructional designer? 📙 My Book 📗 The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Desi...

Apr 25, 202425 minEp 100Transcript available on Metacast

The Power of Reflections in Learning Experiences

Our society is stuck in a fast-paced go-go-go mode. Overworking is celebrated. Multitasking is expected. Do you know one thing you can’t rush though? The learning process. Today, we are talking about the benefits of slowing down by utilziing reflections. 👉 Mentioned Links: Transcript and Blog 👉 Recommendations: 🎓 Take your instructional design skills to the next level 📚 So, you want to become an instructional designer? 📙 My Book 📗 The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instruct...

Apr 07, 202417 minEp 99Transcript available on Metacast

The Disconnect Between Instructional Design Degrees, the Real World, and How to Fix It

I need to take you behind the scenes for a moment to discuss a huge issue within the instructional design field. There is a disconnect between instructional design degrees and real world expectations. It’s been a trend I’ve been monitoring for years, and it only seems to be getting worse. Students are graduating with these degrees and don’t know how to apply the lessons into the real world. They aren’t ready and don’t feel confident to take their next steps. When asked why, I hear that they spen...

Mar 21, 202421 minEp 98Transcript available on Metacast

A Day in the Life of a Senior Instructional Designer

What does the day in the life of a senior instructional designer look like? Let's talk about it! 👉 Mentioned Links: Transcript 👉 Recommendations: 🎓 Take your instructional design skills to the next level 📚 So, you want to become an instructional designer? 📙 My Book 📗 The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs) 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside) ✅ Backwards Design Course 👥 Join our Group 🤝 Connect with ...

Mar 07, 202416 minEp 97Transcript available on Metacast

3 Worst Pieces of Advice for Aspiring Instructional Designers

Yikes! Let's talk about some of the worst advice out there on how to become an instructional designer. 👉 Mentioned Links: Transcript 👉 Recommendations: 🎓 Take your instructional design skills to the next level 📚 So, you want to become an instructional designer? 📙 My Book 📗 The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs) 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside) ✅ Backwards Design Course 👥 Join our Group 🤝 Connect...

Feb 22, 202415 minEp 96Transcript available on Metacast

Why Learning Environments Deeply Matter

Today's episode is all about learning environments! You'll learn about the four different spaces and how making small changes can lead to huge results. 👉 Mentioned Links: Transcript 👉 Recommendations: 🎓 Take your instructional design skills to the next level 📚 So, you want to become an instructional designer? 📙 My Book 📗 The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs) 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside) ✅ Bac...

Feb 08, 202420 minEp 95Transcript available on Metacast

5 Reasons Why Universities Should Think of Students as Customers

Should we think of students as customers? On today's episode, I'll share with you 5 reasons why this shift in thinking can make a drastic impact. 👉 Mentioned Links: Transcript 👉 Recommendations: 🎓 Take your instructional design skills to the next level 📚 So, you want to become an instructional designer? 📙 My Book 📗 The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs) 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside) ✅ Backwards...

Jan 25, 202416 minEp 94Transcript available on Metacast

Why Cohort-Based Learning is so Effective for Adults

On today's episode, I'm going to break down why cohort based learning is so effective for adults. I'll cover my best tips for creating cohorts for your learning experiences and share the pitfalls to avoid. 👉 Mentioned Links: Transcript 👉 Recommendations: 🎓 Take your instructional design skills to the next level 📚 So, you want to become an instructional designer? 📙 My Book 📗 The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs) 🎤 ...

Jan 10, 202419 minEp 93Transcript available on Metacast