The eLearning Coach Podcast

Learn what it takes to build a skills-based organization, why valid people data matters, and how L&D can lead this transformation in today’s evolving workplace.

If you're feeling overwhelmed about how to practice inclusive design, this episode gives you practical advice so you can start today.

Marketers use strategies, tactics, and technologies that can transform the work of L&D teams and individuals

Ed Tech specialist, Matt Campbell, explains how to start a career in Educational Technology, the varied roles, and the most important skills.

Can an AI tool generate accurate and interesting podcasts for learning? Listen, react, and leave a comment.

David Kelly explains why developing leadership skills in L&D is important for people at every level of an organization and in any role.

Hadiya Nuriddin explains how to start or improve a quality management program in your organization.

If you're feeling lost or stressed regarding what you need to learn about AI for learning design work, here is an AI literacy framework.

If 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.

Do you hear a lot about learning data and analytics, but aren’t sure how to gather data, interpret it, and use it? I think this conversation with Megan Torrance will clarify things for you. In this episode, I give Megan a scenario and she walks through possible ways to collect data and use it to understand the impact of learning on an organization. Megan will show you how to make data come alive! Megan is the author of important books in our field, including Data and Analytics for Instructional Designers and Agile for Instructional Designers. She is the Chief Energy Officer and founder of Torrance Learning, which helps organizations connect learning strategy to design, development, data, and ultimately performance. WE DISCUSS: How to define data and analytics Why instructional designers need to know about data and analytics Why departments may withhold data from learning design teams Interesting examples of how learning data is being used A scenario where Megan explains how to think about and frame a performance problem using a data measurement mindset Types of dirty data Finding the best timeline for measuring data Pros and cons of self-reporting data Collecting data on marketing campaigns for learning Benefits of building and collaborating with your operational network How to  build skills in learning data and analytics TIME: 33 minutes RESOURCES: Data and Analytics for Instructional Designers by Megan Torrance. Torrance Learning xAPI Cohort Measurement Demystified by David Vance and Peggy Parskey How to Get Started with Data-Driven Learning Design: Podcast with Lori Niles-Hofmann

The Accidental Instructional Designer has a second edition! Author Cammy Bean provides the big picture view of the learning and development industry.

Usability of learning designs should include ease of use as well as instructional effectiveness. In this episode, we discuss many aspects of usability.

In this episode, two researchers discuss how LXD adopts and adapts methods to improve the usability and outcomes of learning design.

What about gathering audience data before you start to design? Lori Niles-Hofmann explains how.

In this solo episode, I talk about the diversity of career paths in instructional design for people who are trying to break into the field.

When 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.

Jobs To Be Done can help you address the functional, emotional and social aspects of learning.

In this episode, we’re exploring the wonderful world of no code tools. These are powerful apps that you can use without programming skills.

We’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.

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).