Episode 27: Prototyping Tools
In this episode, I talk about prototyping tools that I've used in the past, and why prototyping is a useful communication practice.
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Dear Instructional Designer
Kristin Anthony
The show about the instructional design journey.
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Episode 26: Interview with Joseph Suarez
In this episode, I sit down with Joseph Suarez, a really awesome and excellent instructional veteran of 10 years, who I met on the instructional design subreddit. Joseph talks with us about how his toolset has enabled him to create some award-winning learning experiences and the importance of continuing to learn.
Episode 25: Interview with Cara North
In this episode, I sit down with Cara North, instructional designer at a major state university. Cara talks to us about how she uses the LMS at her institution, paying attention to your technology needs, and finding the right tool for the job.
Episode 24: Creating with Adapt
If you haven’t heard of it, Adapt is Adapt is a free and easy to use e-learning authoring tool that creates fully responsive, multi-device, HTML5 e-learning content using the award-winning Adapt developer framework. In this episode, I detail my experience developing a personal project using the Adapt Framework.
Episode 23: Interview with EJ LeBlanc
In this episode, I interview EJ LeBlanc, ID business owner, avid experimenter, and a real model for continuing learning as an instructional designer. We talk about the latest tool that EJ is adding to his toolkit, the Unity gaming engine.
Episode 22: Interview with Jennifer Maddrell
I’m super excited to bring you my conversation with Jennifer Maddrell, the founder of the Designers for Learning, a non-profit dedicated to getting instructional designers hand-on practice through service learning. Listen in to learn more about this amazing opportunity to do real ID work.
Episode 21: Interview with Craig Wiggins
In this awesome, anchoring conversation for Season 2, Craig Wiggins, major xAPI advocate and all around great guy, talks with us about how we can get back to the real root of instructional design, crafting solutions to performance problems, and how the xAPI encourages us to break out of our perhaps subtle, unconscious coupling of instructional design with elearning.
Episode 20: Season 1 Wrap Up
Season 1 of DearID is over! Long live Season 2!
Episode 19: Interview with Ant Pugh
Today, I’m talking with Ant Pugh, elearning business owner from across the pond. Ant shares the hows and whys of building a free email subscription learning course around creating great elearning for a business.
Episode 18: Interview with Alyssa Gomez
This one is for all of you Instructional Design subredditors who are teachers looking to break into instructional design. Listen in to get the scoop on an alternative journey from teacher to instructional designer.
Episode 17: Interview with Ido Abramovich
Listen in on my conversation with Ido Abramovich, a technical trainer turned training business owner in Israel. Ido gives us insight into his growing training business, where he's made the move from full time employee to entrepreneur with a business partner and employees.
Episode 16: Highbrow Courses and Subscription Learning
So several weeks ago, I wrote a blog post called, Steal this Idea: Push and Pull Systems for Marketing your Training. I really love the idea of of creating push systems as well as pull systems. In this episode, I examine the Highbrow model of subscription courses and how we might appropriate the model for our own uses as IDs.
Episode 15: Interview with Jed Esposito
This episode, I talk with Jed Esposito, an amazing ID I met in an ID social media group. He talks to us about making the transition from public industry to private industry and how to be the kind of ID who is known for getting stuff done.
Episode 14: Interview with Jane Bozarth
In this episode, I talk with Jane Bozarth, instructional designer, presenter, and author. She gives us some really great tips on how to get our foot in the door to the presentation game.
Episode 13: Interview with Ashley Chiasson
Today’s guest is Ashley Chiasson, an incredible instructional designer, author, and presenter. Ashley talks us through yet another option for all you IDs out there: having a full time job, while also having a side business.
Episode 12: Side Project Marketing
As a follow up to our interview with James Finder, I wanted to share some insight about side projects as marketing. If you're thinking that you can't fit blogging into your life but you want to help build up some business for yourself, consider creating some side projects as a way to market yourself.
Episode 11: Interview with James Finder
Today’s interview is with James Finder, an ID I met on the instructional design subreddit. James is our first ID entrepreneur on the show. If you're thinking about starting up a business and striking out on your own, James shares valuable insight for this path.
Episode 10: Interview with Rachel Barnum
Today’s interview is with Rachel Barnum, a really awesome instructional designer who I’ve followed on Twitter for some time now. Interested in ID roles that focus on face-to-face workshops? This one's for you!
Episode 9: Planning and Tracking Personal Learning Work
Following our interview with Mel Milloway, I thought we could spend some time thinking about how to plan and track personal learning work and increase our chances of actually getting stuff done.
Episode 8: Interview with Mel Milloway
In this episode, I interview the fabulous, versatile, and prolific Mel Milloway. Mel talks to us about development work and her methods for practicing and trying new things.
Episode 7: Interview with Brian Washburn, Part 2
Part 2 of the Interview with Brian Washburn.
Episode 6: Interview with Brian Washburn, Part 1
In this episode, I interview Brian Washburn, instructional designer extraordinaire on his thoughts on instructional design, relationship building, and SMEs.
Episode 5: Getting the Gear for Your Portfolio
In the final episode of launch week, we talk about the gear for getting your portfolio up and online.
Episode 4: Making Time for Making
In this episode, we tackle one of the biggest portfolio pitfalls: getting stuff done. How can you make time for making?
Episode 3: What's in Your Toolbox?
In this episode, I talk about the tools that can help you make an instructional design portfolio.
Episode 2: What should you Make?
In episode 2 of launch week, we discuss some ideas about how you can get over the "What do I make?" hurdle of portfolio creation.
Episode 1: Why Create a Portfolio?
In this episode, we discuss the why you should be creating a portfolio as an instructional designer.
Episode 1 Sneak Peek
A sneak peek of the new instructional design podcast, Dear Instructional Designer. The topic: Why you need a Portfolio.