Podcasts About Instructional Design
It goes without saying that as an Instructional Designer, I love to learn! As such, I make it a priority to keep updated with what’s currently happening in the field. Podcasts are an incredibly accessible and convenient way for anyone to stay up to date on best practices and trending topics in Instructional Design. Allow me to share with you two Instructional Design-related podcasts that you can add to your list of podcast subscriptions!
Instructional Designers in Offices Drinking Coffee (#IDIODC)
Each week, hosts Brent Schlenker (dominKnow Community Manager) and Chris Van Wingerden (dominKnow Sr. VP Learning Solutions) welcome an industry leader to discuss eLearning tips and tricks and current issues in the field. Audiences can attend the live recording of these sessions every Wednesday at 10am EST, where they have the opportunity to engage with the hosts and guests. Recordings are later made available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Spotify. You can visit their website to learn about upcoming live recordings and sign up for them.
Example of podcast topics:
- Why Instructional Designers need to understand xAPI
- How to balance Instructional Design visuals that avoid cognitive overload
- How to storyboard for eLearning
- Create microlearning to enhance learning solutions
Dr. Luke Hobson is a Senior Instructional Designer and Program Manager at MIT, an Online Instructor for SNHU, and the Founder of Instructional Design Institute. He is also the author of What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming an Instructional Designer. In his podcast, Dr. Hobson shares his expertise with his audience and engages in pertinent discussions with guests, all with the aim of exploring online learning, learning and development, and instructional design.
Example of podcast topics:
- Debunking 5 myths about Instructional Design in Higher Education
- The Pros and Cons of Online Learning
- An inside look at the Instructional Designer and Subject Matter Expert partnership
- What I’ve learned from designing and teaching online courses for adults (instructional design and instructor perspective)
These are simply two podcasts about Instructional Design worth exploring, but there are certainly more out there. If you have a favourite podcast about Instructional Design, please share it in the comments!
Comments
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This is great, Amanda! I enjoy listening to podcasts, but hadn't found any good instructional design ones as of yet - these both look promising. I've watched a talk by Dr. Hobson on YouTube about his book, and it was really illuminating, so I am particularly excited to learn he has a podcast. Thanks for sharing!
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Great suggestions, Amanda. I have crossed paths with Connie Malamed at conferences and recommend her podcast: The eLearning Coach Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Some of her episodes are very practical like one on designing effective surveys. There are lots of good references to other resources.
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Subscribing to all of these!
So grateful for these recommendations!
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Thanks for sharing these Amanda! I'm definitely going to check out Dr. Hobson's podcast.
Another good one to add to the list, for those of you that enjoy scenario- and narrative-based designs (or struggle with it as I sometimes do!) is Scenario Secrets with Anna Sabramowicz.
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Thanks for sharing these podcasts Amanda! Will definitely have a listen :)
