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If we're honest, ELearning development can be overwhelming, especially for newer instructional designers. There's a wealth of theory to learn, plus multiple disciplines that come together to form the requisite skillset. Who can we turn to to make it easier? Tim Slade is an author, speaker and …

Dr. Patti Shank joins us to talk about her new book, Write Better Multiple Choice to Assess Learning.  Often underestimated and sub-optimized, multiple choice questions are actually a powerful medium. Well-authored, they help us measure what matters in our learning. We explore the wa…

We chat with Rebecca Clark, Consultant and Learning and Development Professional, and the Creator/Host of Move Your Desk podcast. It's a wide-ranging conversation with Design as its theme. This interview was recorded for the podcast, Move Your Desk, and is replicated here. We hope you'll try out Re…

As the name would suggest, User Experience Design (UXD) relies on users to inform product development. We speak with Josh Flores, a UXD developer who shares about his approach to UXD and the user interviews he conducts to ensure good product outcomes. Listen in via Apple or wherever you subscr…

Learning content is taking many new forms in many contexts. A podcast like this one serves as an example. We're joined by Dr. Marina Theodotou of DAU, co-author of FORWARD FOCUSED LEARNING (2021, ATD Press) to discuss how it's not just content that's changing the paradigm. We explo…

Returning guest Dr. Clark Quinn discusses his new book, Learning Science for Instructional Designers, a helpful guide for practitioners who wish to understand the science behind the methods we employ in modern learning.  Join us! Listen via Apple or wherever you subscribe to podcasts…

The venerable ADDIE systems model, well known to Instructional Designers, has company. Megan Torrance explains the benefits of Agile and how LLAMA tailors the methodology for our world, transforming our approach, outlook and mentality. If you're overwhelmed with the complexity of today's pro…

This past year saw a massive movement to VILT. Rather than a mere "lift and shift" of old assets, the migration to VILT training is an act of redesign. We visit with DAU colleagues David Swinney and Jeffrey Craver to discuss their iterative approach to finding the blend for VILT. Listen …

We speak with Debra Moore, DAU's Learning Director for Performance Development about the distinction between performance and professional development. We discuss skilling and upskilling and how developing your workforce expands the enterprise capability.Listen via Apple or wherever you subscribe to…