Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee

This week on IDIODC, Brent and Chris bring back on another special guest. We wanted to revisit the great conversation from last episode on the solo instructional designer, Emily Wood. Whether you’re a department of one, or want to improve your multimedia development with limited resources, Emily will talk about how she juggles multimedia development in her e-Learning development. We’ll talk about audio development, including recording actors, staff, and when or why to use text-to-speech. We’ll talk about video development and where to spend money to improve quality of the final product. Finally we’ll talk about finding, buying, or building graphics. Learning experience designer Emily Wood knows a thing or two about being an e-learning department of one. Learn more about Emily on her LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilywood/ Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter (and remember you can always stay in the loop with the #IDIODC hashtag): Emily Wood: @IDEmily https://twitter.com/IDEmily Bre

This week Brent and Chris change it up, bringing on two special guests - Gus Prestera and Belen Bilgic-Schneider. Belen and Gus share stories from the instructional design trenches, where they have been able to transform content design into a search for meaning by leveraging the power of critical incidents, stories, examples, non-exemplars, conversations, artifacts, scenarios, and cases. In other words, by putting context ahead of all other concerns, including content, interactivity, and aesthetics, instructional designers can architect more meaning-FULL learning experiences for their audiences, packing a greater learning punch, reducing time-to-proficiency, and maximizing return on learning investments. Once you buy into the idea that Context should be in charge, next comes the question of how you change the dynamic with your subject matter experts and stakeholders. We’ll talk about simple content gathering techniques you can start using immediately. Gus Prestera is an organizational effectiveness consultan

During this episode of IDIODC, the gang brings on special guest Tanya Seidel to chat inclusive design and accessibility. Inclusive design and ensuring courses are accessible to people with disabilities should not be an afterthought. With organizations like Microsoft putting a priority on inclusive design with all of their products, including their product packaging, a new bar is being set for expectations around accessibility and it's time for the e-learning community to follow suit. Historically, accessible e-learning has been categorized as having to be static and limited on engagement. It doesn't have to be! But, many of the rapid e-learning tools that are available today don't always make it easy on developers. So what can we do? Something is better than nothing, and even if you're not obligated to adhere to Section 508, you can take at least some steps to help make your courses accessible to people with disabilities. This session will focus on some of the easier things you can do in development that have

Join us on IDIODC for Mystery Learning Theater with Cara North. Well... okay... so we won't actually be doing a drama. But we WILL be having an exciting conversation with Cara North about multiple topics. She joined us last year as our very first IDIODC guests, and so we thought it might be appropriate to have her back on our 1 year anniversary! We going to followup on last year's conversation about the differences between ISD in Higher Education and ISD in Corporate/Enterprise environments. But we will also be asking her about the amazing presentation gave at TLDC19 that is so highly rated. It's a mystery... so you'll have to join us to learn more. Cara is an instructional designer and PhD student at Ohio State University who also works with #TLDCast as the Community Manager. Check out more about Cara here: https://caranorth.com/ You can learn more about Cara on her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caranorth11/ Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter (and remember you can always stay in t

In time of overloaded schedules, smartphones and on-demand resources everywhere, it is getting more and more difficult to get through to our learners. L&D programs need to be ruthlessly relevant in today’s world. We have to focus on the performance-outcomes and work our way backwards to create learning experiences that stick. One way to achieve this is to take a page out of the marketing playbook and use time-tested tools and techniques to create relevant and engaging content. This week Brent and Chris bring on special guest Bianca Baumann to chat ways to increase engagement amongst learners! Check out this helpful link from Jeff Kortenbosch on questions to ask before talking about making learners in an organization successful via engaging techniques. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hey-ld-professional-you-asking-right-questions-jeff-kortenbosch/ Bianca is a curious, self-driven and results-focused professional with 10+ years in the Education field. She is a consultant on learning solutions and leverage da

This is more than just an introduction to xAPI. This is a conversation about real world training and development issues. Megan Torrence from TorranceLearning joins back with us on IDIODC to chat about how xAPI empowers you and your training team to deliver more to the business than just attendance records. You don’t want to miss this conversation. And you don’t want to be in it alone. Invite your manager and other key leadership to hear how other high performing training organizations are shifting to a learning strategy that includes xAPI. This conversation will touch on technical concerns but only at the level that everyone can understand. So don’t let the technology scare you. 2019 is the year you need to understand xAPI. Megan Torrance is CEO and founder of TorranceLearning, which helps organizations connect learning strategy to design, development, data and ultimately performance. Megan has over 25 years of experience in learning design, deployment and consulting. Megan and the TorranceLearning team are p

In the past, teachers were responsible for “reading the room” and “getting a feel” for how learners were responding. But todays technologies help us discover more about them through their digital body language. Digital Body Language is more than just how you look on your webcam. That’s analog body language as seen through the webcam lens…and it’s important. But did you know that everything you do online tells us…them…someone… a little more about you and what your needs are, or might be? This has been the realm of digital marketing for decades, but it’s important to instructional designers as well. The learning experiences we create are part of a larger learning experience for the user. They may attend a virtual classroom session, take a self-paced eLearning course, and consume short videos to refresh the learning. And they’ll also be joining communities and chatting with peers about the same content. All of those contribute to learning and using analytics we can use data to discover what they need. Jo Cook i

For the second episode of 2019, Brent and Chris bring on special guest Emily Wood. Many companies are still exploring the e-learning space for training and development, they often task lone individuals to bear the load unaware that there is a professional discipline specifically designed for this task. You might be an instructional designer asked to start with e-learning, or an experienced marketer developing a sales support e-learning module, or a classroom trainer taking your content online. Emily Wood recent book, E-Learning Department of One can be your lifeline. https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Department-One-Emily-Wood/dp/1947308823 Learning experience designer Emily Wood knows a thing or two about being an e-learning department of one. This week on IDIODC she shares shortcuts to create quality products when faced with limited resources, help, and time. You can learn more about Emily on her LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilywood/ Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter (and rememb

We're kicking off the new year of #IDIODC with an amazing guest outside of the training world. But everything he does represents the signposts directing us towards the future of learning. Brian Fanzo, better known as @isocialfanz, is going to talk with us about the importance of video. He is often asked to keynote marketing events because the marketing community is often driving innovation faster than the L&D industry. But what most people don't know is that Brian comes from OUR world. He's a training professional turned social media rock star. You don't want to miss this wide-ranging conversation around social media and video, and why your learning strategies need to take advantage of video. Brian Fanzo inspires, motivates and educates businesses on how to leverage emerging technologies and digital marketing to standout from the noise and reach the millennial and generation z consumers. He has a diverse background working for the Department of Defense in cyber security, then as a technology evangelist at

For this special last episode of IDIODC before the holiday season really begins (and the last episode of 2018), Dr. Ray Jimenez will talk with us about this major new trend in instructional design that integrates learning experience, not training events, into the regular flow of our business process making learning a major part of working. Ray is an accomplished learning architect, facilitator, author, systems developer and consultant for eLearning. As the Chief Learning Architect and Founder of VignettesLearning.com, Ray's passion focuses on helping evolve the way organizations deliver learning experiences via context-driven, micro-content to better fit real-world practices. Based on his research and work with clients, Ray has developed learning design methodologies and software application that reflect such context-driven learning concepts.The core of his expertise is in Story-Based Learning Designs (SBLD) and Contextual Learning Platforms (CLP). He invented the kernel learning design called "SRIA"

This week on IDIODC, Brent and Chris bring on special guest Thomas Stone to chat i4cp and workplace collaboration. The Institute for Corporate Productivity, or i4cp, focuses on the cultural, leadership, workplace, and talent practices that can increase collaboration in organizations. A recent study by i4cp revealed many best and next practices that drive increased collaboration at high-performing organizations, but also shed light on the dark side of collaboration—the issue of collaborative overload. Fortunately, there are practices you can follow to both avoid and address collaborative overload when it occurs. Tom Stone is a Senior Research Analyst with i4cp, the Institute for Corporate Productivity, where he is a writer, researcher, and speaker. He has 20 years of experience in the L&D and broader Human Capital industry. Prior to joining i4cp Tom was Director, Technology Based Learning at Dale Carnegie Training, where he led the product development for their live online and other digital offerings. Earl

For this episode of IDIODC, Chris and Brent chat holiday season. It's gift giving season! And you're wondering what the heck to get for that instructional designer or eLearning developer in your life. Well, IDIODC has got you covered. This episode is all about the things we love to use in our professional work. We'll count down the top 10 hot gift ideas for learning professionals. If you're like me you'll use this list for the after holiday specials and buy a few items for yourself. And, in the spirit of being budget conscious, we're going to keep all items under $100USD. However, there may be a couple exceptions that will be well worth the added expense. And no, these aren't just the items you should send to Chris and Brent for the holidays. But you'll need to join us to find out why we chose each of them. Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter (and remember you can always stay in the loop with the #IDIODC hashtag): Brent: @BSchlenker https://twitter.com/bschlenker Chris: @Chris_V_W https://t

For this 36th episode of IDIODC, Chris and Brent bring on our pal Mike Taylor! The three chat about great ways to instil entertaining and digestible learning experiences. Looking for more information related to this session? Check out Mike's recent post summarizing his DevLearn DemoFest blended and responsive mirco-doing project. https://mike-taylor.org/2018/10/30/a-quick-tour-of-our-blended-responsive-micro-doing-demofest-project/ With over two decades of real-life, in-the-trenches experience, designing and delivering learning experiences, Mike Taylor understands that effective learning isn’t about the latest fad or trendy new tools. Known for his practical, street-savvy style; Mike directs learning technology and online learning at Mindset Digital in Columbus, Ohio. He shares what he learns on his website at mike-taylor.org. He also has an MBA from OhioUniversity and a Master's in Educational Technology from San Diego. Check out Mike on his LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/miketaylor/ Become virtual fr

This week on Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee, Brent and Chris bring on one of the most influential stewards of the xAPI standard, Aaron Silvers. He knows more about the history of xAPI than most and holds all the scars of battles won taking it from idea to Government standard. We're going to take a trip down memory lane and talk about WHY xAPI needed to be born, and how a small but dedicated band of OG's made that happen. Aaron is now working with analytics and big data in a BIG way. So we're certain to cover that topic as well. Join us for a conversation you won't soon forget. Aaron E. Silvers works with leaders, teams and data to accelerate innovation, cost savings, and organizational effectiveness aligned with business objectives in high compliance environments. A common theme throughout his 20-year career is an embrace of emerging technology, creativity and entrepreneurialism that charts paths towards the most beneficial outcomes for all stakeholders. At Elsevier, Aaron is responsible f

This 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 podcast. Connie is an author, speaker and workshop facilitator in the fields of learning experience design, design thinking, and visual communication. She has helped nonprofit, government, and corporate clients improve performance by creating meaningful learning experiences for more than 20 years. She was honoured with the Guild Master award for 2018. Check out Connie on LinkedIn. Check out a few of these awe

Interactive video often has a wow factor that’s hard to deny. What’s critical for L&D, though, is thinking beyond the wow factor to ensure interactive video truly supports learning and performance improvement. Interactive video offers a range of design models, each with different strengths. Understanding how to align those strengths to different learning needs simplifies your design process, reduces development costs, and produces the best results for your organization. During this episode of IDIODC, Chris and Brent will rally through a couple great examples of interactive video seen and used, in order to build a reference framework. You’ll discover how these models can then be applied to different types of learning needs, contexts, and situations to take advantage of each model’s strengths. You’ll gain a range of practical tips to help you make your designs come to life with the best possible results for your organization. Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter (and remember you can alway

This week Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee brings on special guest Zsolt Olah to chat about the six essential traits of instructional design, and his book: Engage the WORL&D. During this chat the two ID's will chat about training solutions, current myths, curating content, mobile learning and more! Zsolt Olah, a creative learning consultant at Kineo, is a strong believer in building impact, not (only) courses. Zsolt has 20 years of experience in the learning and development space, mostly focusing on the synergy of technology, creativity, and human-centered design. He’s also the author of the book, Engage the WORL&D! and a certified boredom resuscitator. Check out more about Zsolt via his site: https://www.rabbitoreg.com/ Become virtual friends with Zsolt and the IDIODC gang (and remember you can always stay in the loop with the #IDIODC hashtag)! Zsolt: https://twitter.com/rabbitoreg Brent: https://twitter.com/bschlenker Chris: https://twitter.com/Chris_V_W Brent Schlenker is dominKno

From October 24 - 26 Vegas holds DevLearn - the learning and technologies conference. DevLearn is commonly known as one of North America's favourite cutting edge conferences for technologies. Every year with fail The ELearning Guild brings outstanding keynotes, sessions and activities allowing for some serious learning and networking opportunities. This year, IDIODC goes live with Brent at the conference giving us the scoop on whats to come! Stay tuned and in the loop with #IDIODC and #DevLearn2018 this year with the hashtags. Become virtual friends with Brent and Chris on Twitter too and stay in the loop with the #IDIODC hashtag! Brent: https://twitter.com/bschlenker Chris: https://twitter.com/Chris_V_W Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions. Want to join us live? Follow us on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/dominknow Interested in learning more about dominKnow? Sign up for our next live platform demo to learn why we do powerful eLea

For this special episode of #IDIODC, the gang brings on Bianca Woods. The three chat about this years upcoming and greatly anticipated Learning and Tech conference in Las Vegas, DevLearn. The three go over what's new this year and what makes DevLearn so great. Bianca Woods is Senior Manager of Programming for The eLearning Guild and the founder of Clever Raptor, an L&D design studio. With degrees in both art education and education media design & technology, she's passionate about demystifying design and technology for others. Become virtual friends with Marco and the IDIODC gang (and remember you can always stay in the loop with the #IDIODC hashtag)! Bianca https://twitter.com/eGeeking Brent: https://twitter.com/bschlenker Chris: https://twitter.com/Chris_V_W Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions. Want to join us live? Follow us on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/dominknow Interested in learning more about dominKnow? Sign up

Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee This audio cast was recorded candid and live, we apologize for technical difficulties with sound. This week we bring on another special guest from Gamification Nation, Marco Faccini to talk about VR. Currently used as one of the most modern forms of gamification and game-based learning (and just flat out gaming) in the world; virtual reality is so much more than just a shiny toy! Marco joins the IDIODC guys to showcase VR's pros on business impact to training and learning. Looking to learn a little more about VR before the live cast? Check out this website and blog post by Marco! http://www.aquinasvr.com/ http://www.aquinasvr.com/insights/the-instructional-experience-designer/ From starting out as an e-learning professional back in 2001, Marco is passionate about making a difference in Learning & Development and Education. Marco works as Gamification Nations Non-Executive Director and CEO at SilkRoad Edtech/ Marco works with many modern, new and innovat