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Powered by LearningEpisode 100: AI, Data, and the Future of Learning & DevelopmentWe’re celebrating 100 episodes of Powered by Learning with a special conversation with past podcast guests Dr. Kristal Walker, Marjorie Van Roon, Ajay Pangarkar, Robyn DeFelice, and Connie Malamed. Together, we reflect on the past five years in L&D—AI’s promise (and limits), the rise of data-informed decisions, accountability for performance and ROI, and the renewed push for personalized, human-centered learning. Listen for an energizing look at where L&D is headed—and how your organization can evolve. Show Notes: Our podcast guests and co-hosts share practical perspectives you can use now while...
2025-09-1834 min
ATD Accidental TrainerHow to Get Noticed Without Self-Promotion with Connie MalamedMany talented learning professionals feel invisible—despite doing incredible work. In this episode, Connie Malamed joins us to explore how to gain visibility by contributing meaningfully to the field. We talk about why visibility matters, how to build credibility without being performative, and the ripple effects of sharing your work. You'll also hear simple, low-pressure ways to raise your profile—whether it's online, inside your organization, or across the L&D field. We break down common barriers like imposter feelings, lack of know-how, and the misconception that visibility is ego-driven. Connie shares practical strategies and ideas—like trying...
2025-07-1628 minATD Accidental TrainerHow to Get Noticed Without Self-Promotion with Connie MalamedMany talented learning professionals feel invisible—despite doing incredible work. In this episode, Connie Malamed joins us to explore how to gain visibility by contributing meaningfully to the field. We talk about why visibility matters, how to build credibility without being performative, and the ripple effects of sharing your work. You'll also hear simple, low-pressure ways to raise your profile—whether it's online, inside your organization, or across the L&D field. We break down common barriers like imposter feelings, lack of know-how, and the misconception that visibility is ego-driven. Connie shares practical strategies and ideas—like trying...
2025-07-1628 min
The eLearning Coach PodcastELC 088: How to Begin Your Journey of Designing for All LearnersIf you're feeling overwhelmed about how to practice inclusive design, this episode gives you practical advice so you can start today.
2025-04-1135 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 087: Steal From Marketing to Improve Your TrainingMarketers use strategies, tactics, and technologies that can transform the work of L&D teams and individuals
2025-02-2535 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 086: Educational Technology: Surprising Careers You Didn’t ExpectEd Tech specialist, Matt Campbell, explains how to start a career in Educational Technology, the varied roles, and the most important skills.
2024-12-1725 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 085: Generating AI Podcasts for LearningCan an AI tool generate accurate and interesting podcasts for learning? Listen, react, and leave a comment.
2024-10-2720 min
The Learning + Performance Podcast#12 - Connie Malamed on Designing Interesting and Impactful Online LearningIn this episode of The Learning + Performance Podcast, I speak with Connie Malamed, a learning experience designer, consultant, author, speaker, and mentor to L&Ders around the world, about how to create interesting and impactful online learning experiences to promote learning and performance.
In our conversation, we discuss a number of topics related to enhancing learning and performance, including:
Myths and misconceptions about eLearning
Why scenario-based e-learning can be so powerful
Connie’s key elements of effective e-learning
Simple visual design principles that anyone can use to design more digestible learning experiences
Common struggles instructional designers an...
2024-08-221h 08The eLearning Coach PodcastELC 084: How to Develop Leadership Skills for Any Role in L&DDavid Kelly explains why developing leadership skills in L&D is important for people at every level of an organization and in any role.
2024-08-0729 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 083: Quality Management: It’s More Than Missing CommasHadiya Nuriddin explains how to start or improve a quality management program in your organization.
2024-06-0730 min
The Digital2Learn PodcastEp. 229: Instructional Animations and Visual Design with Connie Malamed Part TwoWhen should designers, course writers, and faculty use animated instruction to its greatest effect and when should it be removed? How does visual design affect learning in higher ed, and online, coursework? We explore all of these questions and more with our amazing guest, Connie Malamed, so you can apply her wisdom to your work and create more success for your courses and your students!
2024-05-2815 minThe Digital2Learn PodcastEp. 228: Instructional Animations and Visual Design with Connie Malamed Part OneWhen should designers, course writers, and faculty use animated instruction to its greatest effect and when should it be removed? How does visual design affect learning in higher ed, and online coursework? We explore all of these questions and more with our amazing guest, Connie Malamed, so you can apply her wisdom to your work and create more success for your courses and your students!
2024-05-2116 min
The Wisepreneurs PodcastConnie Malamed on Mastering the Art of Instructional Design and Online LearningConnie Malamed, an e-learning coach and instructional designer with 25 years of experience, shares her knowledge on the significance of instructional design and online learning in enhancing workplace learning and performance. She stresses the importance of aligning learning solutions, like e-learning and interactive activities, with learners' needs and using user experience tools to boost engagement and effectiveness.As mentioned in this podcastAITD Australian Institute of Training and Development https://www.aitd.com.au/ASTD American Society for Training & DevelopmentBooksMake It...
2024-02-1541 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 082: A Blueprint for AI Literacy in Learning and DevelopmentIf you're feeling lost regarding what you need to learn about AI, this AI literacy framework maps out the areas of knowledge and skills.
2023-12-1628 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 081: Focusing On Behavior Change in Instructional DesignIf you don't have the right strategy or tool to solve a problem, consider looking at ways to affect behavior change. In this episode, Julie Dirksen explains how to apply a behavior change model to instructional design.
2023-10-0531 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 080: Use Data and Analytics to Level Up Your Instructional DesignUsing data and analytics for instructional design may seem difficult. But Megan Torrance explains it in simple terms. Listen in to level up your ID skills.
2023-07-2433 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 079: The Updated Accidental Instructional DesignerThe Accidental Instructional Designer has a second edition! Author Cammy Bean provides the big picture view of the learning and development industry.
2023-05-1733 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastHow to Get Feedback from LearnersUsability of learning designs should include ease of use as well as instructional effectiveness. In this episode, we discuss many aspects of usability.
2023-04-2923 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 077: How to Get Feedback from Learners to Improve Your Designs Part 1In this episode, two researchers discuss how LXD adopts and adapts methods to improve the usability and outcomes of learning design.
2023-04-0627 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 076: How to Get Started With Data-Driven Learning DesignWhat about gathering audience data before you start to design? Lori Niles-Hofmann explains how.
2023-02-0126 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 075 Finding a Career Path in Instructional DesignIn this solo episode, I talk about the diversity of career paths in instructional design for people who are trying to break into the field.
2022-12-0615 min
eLearning & Instructional Design for BeginnersVisual Approaches to Instructional Design and Online Learning | Interview With Connie MalamedDo you want to learn how to use visual elements to create polished, professional learning materials?
Visual design expert, Connie Malamed, shares the answer to that question in this educational episode. She is not just an expert in visual design, she’s also a consultant, author, and speaker in the fields of online learning and visual communication.
Connie is the author of Visual Design Solutions and Visual Language for Designers. She also publishes The eLearning Coach website and podcast. She was honored with the Guild Master award in 2018 for contributions to the learning technologies industry. ...
2022-11-2914 min
Beltway BroadcastDeveloping Engaging eLearning with Connie MalamedIn this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Connie Malamed. Connie is a learning experience design consultant, mentor, and international speaker. She is the host of the eLearning Coach podcast and the author of Visual Design Solutions: Principles and Creative Inspiration for Learning Professionals and Visual Language for Designers: Principles for Creating Graphics that People Understand. In this episode, Connie explains what it means to create engaging eLearning, describes components of successful eLearning, and shares tips and best practices for practitioners who are new to eLearning.
If you’d like to learn mo...
2022-11-1622 min
Leading Learning Podcast324: A Learner's Journey with Connie MalamedConnie Malamed, AKA the eLearning Coach, is a learning experience design expert who helps people learn, build, and grow instructional design skills. She’s also an author, blogger, and podcast host, and she leads a membership community that offers both live and self-paced courses. In this episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, co-host Jeff Cobb talks with return guest Connie about hybrid and blended learning, including the ambiguity of those terms. They also discuss the pandemic’s impact on learning designers, forgetting and retention, visual design, using community to support learning, personal networks as knowledge, and the impo...
2022-09-2728 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 074: Creating Effective Surveys for Instructional DesignWhen you create surveys for instructional design do you use a process that will get the most accurate results? In this episode, I explore survey design with forms specialist, Caroline Jarrett.
2022-08-1036 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 073: Using The Jobs To Be Done Framework In Learning DesignJobs To Be Done can help you address the functional, emotional and social aspects of learning.
2022-06-2129 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 072: The Wonderful World of No Code ToolsIn this episode, we’re exploring the wonderful world of no code tools. These are powerful apps that you can use without programming.
2022-03-2341 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastLearning is the New Business StrategyWe’re living in a time of exploding change and disruption. I speak with Brandon Carson who shows how Learning and Development can lead the way through the digital age where learning is the new business strategy.
2022-02-0736 min
eLearning & Instructional Design for BeginnersInterview With Visual Instructional Design Expert, Connie Malamed
This week's podcast episode is an exclusive interview with visual design expert, Connie Malamed!
In this week's podcast episode, you'll learn:
The importance of visual instructional design for learners and eLearning
Biggest mistake in designing eLearning
Reasons why visual design is so important
What new instructional designers should know about visual design
Biggest developments in ID in the last 20 years
Words of wisdom for beginners in the field of ID
Connie Malamed helps people learn and build instructional design skills at M...
2022-01-0413 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastConversation Design for the Voice User Interface (VUI)A future skill for instructional designers is designing for voice controls. I speak with Myra Roldan about conversation design for the voice user interface (VUI).
2021-12-1029 min
Learning to Thrive PodcastImproving visual design in learning and training with US based consultant and industry legend Connie MalamedConnie Malamed is a life force for the learning and development industry. We were told to get in the Connie canoe and so we did. In this episode we meet Connie, US based learning experience consultant, the host of the eLearning Coach Podcast and author of a number of books including Visual Design Solutions which we explore with book club members from the Change Republic learning community. We touch on key principles from the book including visual design hierarchy, cognitive load, colours, process and more. This is a must - come and jump into the Connie canoe with us.
2021-12-091h 10
The Visual LoungeSecrets of Visuals for Instruction | Connie MalamedWhat’s the secret to great visual design?We asked Connie Malamed, The eLearning Coach, to share her eLearning and visual design expertise in this episode of The Visual Lounge.Connie helps people build their instructional design skills. She’s a consultant, an author, and speaker in online learning and visual communication. Connie is the author of ‘Visual Design Solutions: Principles and Creative Inspiration for Learning Professionals’ and also runs The eLearning Coach website and podcast.Connie’s interview is packed full of fantastic advice for instructional designers, experienced or otherwise. She explains how creati...
2021-09-2952 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 069: Set Yourself Up to Create Quality eLearningThe quality assurance practices in the elearning industry are subpar. Hadiya Nuriddin explains how to improve the quality of your eLearning.
2021-09-1733 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 068: Applying Social Learning Theory To Learning DesignI speak with Etienne and Beverly Wenger-Trayner about the big ideas in their book, Learning to Make a Difference. They share ways that we can live and learn intentionally in a social learning context.
2021-05-1336 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 067: Educating the New Instructional DesignerHow should instructors and professors educate instructional designers to meet the needs of the modern workplace? This episode focuses on the challenges and solutions facing instructional design educators.
2021-03-2230 min
Train Like You ListenBetter Visual Design: Advice from Connie MalamedThink charisma and good instructional design are enough to make up for mediocre visual design? Think again. Connie Malamed, Chief Mentor at Mastering Instructional Design and publisher of The Elearning Coach website suggests that we can be doing better when it comes to visual design.📖 Brian shows how the build-borrow-buy approach can help small L&D teams deliver amazing training in Instructional Design on a Shoestring. 📖 Brian’s first book, What’s Your Formula? helps professionals find the right approach for their business problems. You can also check out the companion website, 51 Elements of...
2021-03-2210 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 066: Best Of | How to Write Compelling StoriesStory coach and author, Lisa Cron, reveals how to transform your learning scenarios and vignettes into must-read stories. If you use stories in your instructional design and learning design practice, you'll want to listen.
2021-02-0631 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 065: Pro Tips For Working With Subject Matter ExpertsSubject Matter Experts or SMEs are indispensable in learning design. Diane Elkins and Dawn Mahoney provide strategies for dealing with SMEs.
2020-12-0742 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 064: How to Create Meaning From A Torrent of InformationInformation is ubiquitous and complex. In this episode, we discuss ways to create understanding from raw information.
2020-10-1443 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 063: The Evolution To Learning Experience DesignInstructional design is evolving into learning experience design or LXD. We discuss the benefits for learners and learning professionals.
2020-08-1433 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 062: Starting an Instructional Design Career in Higher EducationHave you ever considered starting a learning design career in higher education? Have you wondered if academia is the best fit for your preferences and interests? In this episode, Peter Shea and I discuss the roles that instructional designers play in higher education and what it's like to work in that environment.
2020-07-0338 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 061: Getting Started With Inclusive DesignOnce you understand accessible eLearning and inclusive design, you can’t turn back. Change your design habits to impact more lives.
2020-05-1433 min
Learning UncutDisruption Series: Using eLearning Smartly Right Now – Connie MalamedThis episode is part of the Learning Uncut Disruption series. This pop-up daily series aims to equip learning professionals with practical guidance and tips to get started or scale up with practices needed as part of their organisational response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. eLearning design and development is not something to be rushed into, especially if you are just getting started. The eLearning Coach, Connie Malamed, provides tips for both absolute beginners and those who are moving from face to face to online solutions quickly. She discusses solid evidence-informed approaches you can draw on and suggests ways...
2020-03-1917 min
#IDIODC Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking CoffeeTop 5 Questions to Ask Before Replacing ADDIE with Design Thinking With Connie Malamed #IDIODCWe've all been using the traditional ADDIE model for Instructional design for so long that most of us probably follow the model without even thinking about it. But is there a better way? Perhaps the trend in Design Thinking can offer a fresh look at the classic instructional design model. It's a conversation that many are having. And most of know a little bit about what design thinking is. So let's talk about how we may, or may not, replace ADDIE with Design Thinking. Over this IDIODC episode, we're talking with ama...
2020-03-1136 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 060: How to Practice Evidence-Informed Learning DesignEvidence informed learning design draws from cognitive psychology research. It focuses on applying learning science to instructional design.
2020-02-2525 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 059: How Chatbots Can Support and Enhance LearningIn this conversation, we discuss how to use chatbots to engage people in interactive activities that support learning and behavior change.
2019-12-3027 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 058 Virtual Training is Much More Than a PresentationHow can you translate the in-person learning experience to an effective virtual classroom experience? In this episode, Cindy Huggett, virtual training expert, answers that question.
2019-11-1038 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 057: How To Plan And Design MicrolearningIn this episode, the authors of Microlearning Short and Sweet clarify misunderstandings about microlearning and provide best practices for planning and designing it.
2019-10-0232 min
Leading Learning Podcast190: Designing Smarter Learning Experiences with Connie MalamedConnie Malamed – a learning experience design consultant and author of Visual Design Solutions: Principles and Creative Inspiration for Learning Professionals – has been helping organizations create meaningful learning experiences for more than two decades. She’s also the publisher of The eLearning Coach Web site and podcast, where she shares actionable strategies, practical content, product reviews, and resources. She is truly passionate about helping others design, develop, and understand learning to improve performance and effectiveness. In this episode of the Leading Learning podcast, Celisa talks with Connie about the role of visual design in learning as well as the imp...
2019-06-1134 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 056: How To Develop Your CreativityDo you ever wish you could improve your creativity? In this episode, you'll learn proven ways to generate more creative ideas.
2019-06-0533 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 055: What You Need to Know About Cognitive LoadJohn Sweller, who formulated cognitive load theory, explains how instructional designers can design more effective learning experiences.
2019-04-2336 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 054: Do learners understand your instructional graphics?Can we assume that people understand our intent in the instructional graphics that we use? Professor Elizabeth Boling says we should not be over confident.
2019-03-2130 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 053: Creating Long-term Engagement with Game ThinkingIn this conversation with author, game designer and start-up coach, Amy Jo Kim, we discuss how to apply game thinking to learning experience design.
2019-01-0742 min
#IDIODC Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking CoffeePsychology, Design and eLearning: With Special Guest Connie MalamedThis week Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee brings on special guest Connie Malamed. The three will talk about visual design and creativity as well as the psychology around eLearning, as presented in her two books: Visual Design Solutions and Visual Language for Designers. This session speaks volumes about the importance of psychology in design, and the roles those in an L&D team have in order to target a learning audience in the most effective way.
Connie Malamed is a learning experience design consultant with Connie Malamed Consulting and publisher of The eLearning Coach website and...
2018-11-1442 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 052: The Story of Becoming a Great ManagerIf you are a new, experienced or aspiring manager, or if you want to understand your manager, you will benefit from this episode. In this session, I speak with Katy Tynan about the misconceptions people have about management, the best ways to manage a creative team, the relationship between leadership and management and much more.
2018-11-1436 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 051: Tips and Tools for Creating an eLearning PortfolioYou never know when you might need to show an eLearning portfolio.This episode will inspire you to create one or to make your current portfolio stand out.
2018-10-1029 min
Learning While Working PodcastDesign thinking and learning: Designing thinking and instructional design, with Connie Malamed - No 41In this third podcast in the design thinking and learning series, we explore the relationship between the processes of design thinking and instructional design. Traditional instructional design is a form of designing thinking, but often it lacks the creative elements. Also, the ADDIE process does not have the prototyping phase that is so important for finding out if a solution is going to work. This podcast is a great exploration of design thinking in action within learning design.
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2018-08-1221 min
Fast Leader Show | Customer Experience Leadership185: Connie Malamed: You have to want to give to themConnie Malamed wrote a book about visual language for instructional design to achieve quick and effective communication - but she had to speak about it. Considering herself more of a writer and not a speaker, she was terrified of public speaking. Eventually, she found a tactic that helped her to move onward and upward.
2018-08-0830 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 050: Learning Myths You Might BelieveAre you inadvertently believing learning myths? Are your best practices based on hearsay? In this episode, I speak with Clark Quinn about many of the myths, superstitions and misconceptions learning professionals may believe.
2018-07-1138 min
TLDCast PodcastTorrance Learning takeover! Megan Torrance and Connie MalamedMegan Torrance and Torrance Learning takes over TLDCast with guest Connie Malamed. Not to be missed!
2018-07-081h 00The eLearning Coach PodcastELC 049: How to ‘Find Funny’ When Speaking, Writing and Installing MufflersResearch shows that appropriate humor can set instill a positive attitude toward learning. How can writing humor fit into learning design?
2018-06-0232 minTLDCast PodcastConnie Malamed aka The eLearning Coach on Design Thinking in L&DToday we welcomed back the always amazing Connie Malamed to TLDCast.
This was a fantastic episode on using Design Thinking in L&D. We also talked about the importance of looking outside of our own industry for ideas, systems, and processes that might benefit the learners we impact.
If you’re at all interested in implementing Design Thinking into your instructional design strategies, this is an excellent episode that will offer some an nice overview and some helpful tips to get started.
2018-05-061h 05The eLearning Coach PodcastELC 048: The Strategic Use of Learning Management SystemsIf you want to get the most out of your learning management system or if you want to purchase or research one, this interview will help you make a more informed decision.
2018-04-1029 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 047: The Action Mapping AlternativeIf you are frustrated with the limited models available for instructional design, then you’ll be interested in this conversation with Cathy Moore. She is the creator of Action Mapping, a model of training design that focuses on improving workplace performance.
2018-02-2324 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 046: Best Podcast Gems Of 2013Tune in to this episode of The eLearning Coach podcast for some of my favorite gems from episodes in 2013. The topics include finding a job in instructional design, social media for learning, storytelling, cognitive architecture, and information graphics.
2018-01-1527 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 045: The Art And Science Of Practice And FeedbackDesigning the appropriate type of practice and providing effective feedback requires a lot of know-how. Patti Shank, PhD., has been studying the research on this topic and wrote a book about it.
2017-11-2724 minTLDCast PodcastConnie Malamed: The eLearning CoachToday we were joined by Connie Malamed, The eLearning Coach. Connie was fantastic as expected, and offered tremendous insight into her approach for designing learning, especially as a visual designer. Get to know Connie, she is easily one of the top learning designers in our industry.
We discussed:
Connie’s history in the field
“Perfect” learning solutions
Graphic design in L&D
L&D field evolution
Predictably irrational
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2017-11-1358 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 044: Behind The Scenes With Three Voice Actors/ArtistsWhat do narrators need in a script? What can we provide to ensure we support them to do their best. Do they want to be called narrators, voice actors, voice talent or voice artist? These questions and more are answered in this episode.
2017-10-0931 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 043: Will you design intelligent agents in the future?How will you be using AI in the future? Will you design AI agents for learning? Will you be training AI agents?
2017-08-1339 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 042: The Power and Practice of Digital CurationDigital curation is emerging as a sound strategy in learning experience design to replace or enhance courses. Find out how to be successful at curation.
2017-07-0631 min
The Learning CircleEP014: Connie Malamed on Visual CommunicationWe speak with visual design expert and author, Connie Malamed, about the craft of communicating with type and image, and how these skills may be acquired by instructional designers who are being asked to do more than ever in our industry. Connie is the author of VISUAL DESIGN SOLUTIONS.
2017-06-2118 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 041: Technology Implementations Are About PeopleLearning technology implementations for learning and development are complex. I speak with Donald Taylor about how to make them a success.
2017-06-0833 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 040: How To Improve Your Skills And Products With Design CritiquesDesign critiques, whether formal or informal, are an important tool to have in your toolbox. When they focus on the goal of meeting your objectives they may provide some of the most valuable feedback you can get.
2017-04-2033 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 039: How To Plan, Design and Write TestsTesting expert, Michael Rodriguez, PhD, gives advice, guidance and guidelines for effective test design and writing better test items.
2017-03-1644 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 038: Learning Games, What Works And What Doesn’tDo you want to design learning games or improve your skills, but you're not sure where to go? I suggest listening to the learning game guru, Karl Kapp.
2017-02-0136 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 037: Applying Agile Principles To eLearning ProjectsMany instructional designers are moving away from traditional L&D methods. We discuss how to apply Agile principles to eLearning.
2016-11-2829 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 036: Strategies For Effective Online InstructionDoes technology rewire our brains? Can we use technology to enhance memory? We discuss strategies for effective online instruction.
2016-10-0631 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 035: There’s More Than One Way To StoryboardIn this episode, I speak with Kevin Thorn about eLearning storyboards. We compare our process for how to make elearning storyboards.
2016-08-1726 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 034: Psychology, Behavior and DesignTo change behavior, performance and attitudes, we must spend more time and effort thinking about the psychology of the audience.
2016-07-1438 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 033: Mapping Experiences To Improve DesignHow often do we look at the actions, thoughts and feelings of learners over time to better understand what they experience? In this episode I interview Jim Kalbach, about diagramming to understand experience.
2016-06-0831 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 032: Learning Myths and MisconceptionsYou could be basing instructional strategies on learning myths. Find out if you're unintentionally accepting learning misconceptions.
2016-04-2835 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 031: How To Do Course Evaluations The Right WayCourse evaluations should provide the instructional designer with feedback for improvement. Instead, they often provide useless information.
2016-03-0724 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 030: Strategies for Organizing Instructional ContentOrganizing instructional content to facilitate learning and for easy access is a crucial part of instructional design. Here's how.
2016-02-0510 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 029: Social Learning Is A Way Of LifeUse social media to improve learning through collaboration, sharing knowledge and staying current in learning and development.
2015-12-1723 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 028: Make Accessibility Part Of Your Design ProcessYou 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 Universal Design is the path that provides the best access to digital products for the widest audience. We can...
2015-11-0535 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 027: Microinteractions: Designing The Small DetailsWhen designing interactions, attending to the small details can make a big difference. Listen to Dan Saffer talk about microinteractions.
2015-09-0925 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 026: Looking Into The Future Of Instructional TechnologyAre 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.
2015-08-0432 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 025: Insights For Designing Blended LearningJennifer Hofmann, author of What Works in Talent Development: Blended Learning, offers guidance on how to design blended learning.
2015-07-0831 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 024: All About eLearning Authoring ToolsIf you want to know anything about eLearning authoring tools, ask eLearning Joe. He is adept at explaining eLearning development tools.
2015-04-3034 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 023: Why You Should Show Your WorkIn this interview with Jane Bozarth, we discuss the benefits of showing or narrating your work to the individual, one's colleagues and the organization.
2015-03-2038 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 022: All About Digital BadgesDigital badges may become increasingly important in workplace learning and higher ed. What do learning professionals need to know?
2015-02-2028 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 021: An Expanded View Of Mobile LearningWe know that mobile learning is more than eLearning on a phone. But what is mobile learning? Learn how you can use mobile learning.
2015-01-2131 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 020: How To Avoid Clicky-Clicky-Bling-BlingDoes your audience complain about boring eLearning or eLearning that is all glitz and no substance? Then listen to this.
2014-11-1326 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 019: Shifting To Learning EnvironmentsFind out how to design a learning environment to fulfill a specific need. These have the potential for providing a rich and broad learning experience.
2014-09-2532 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 018: Designing Awesome Game ExperiencesIf you're interested in learning games or gamification, you'll like this insightful interview with the author of Playful Design, John Ferrera.
2014-08-2244 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 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.
2014-05-2032 minThe eLearning Coach PodcastELC 016: Strategies That Improve The Interface To LearningIf you're looking for strategies to improve learner engagement, you'll want to listen to this interview with Dorian Peters.
2014-04-1136 min