The Dr. Luke Hobson Podcast

What does the day in the life of a senior instructional designer look like? Let's talk about it!

👉 Mentioned Links:

• Transcript

👉 Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level
• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?
• 📙 My Book
• 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs)
• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside)
• ✅ Backwards Design Course
• 👥 Join our Group

🤝 Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn
• 🐦 Twitter
• 👨‍💻 Blog

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• Check out D2L's Brightspace

Yikes! Let's talk about some of the worst advice out there on how to become an instructional designer.

👉 Mentioned Links:

• Transcript

👉 Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level
• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?
• 📙 My Book
• 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs)
• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside)
• ✅ Backwards Design Course
• 👥 Join our Group

🤝 Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn
• 🐦 Twitter
• 👨‍💻 Blog

🙌 Support the Channel!

• Check out IDOL Courses Academy

Today's episode is all about learning environments! You'll learn about the four different spaces and how making small changes can lead to huge results.

👉 Mentioned Links:

• Transcript

👉 Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level
• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?
• 📙 My Book
• 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs)
• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside)
• ✅ Backwards Design Course
• 👥 Join our Group

🤝 Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn
• 🐦 Twitter
• 👨‍💻 Blog

🙌 Support the Channel!

• Check out IDOL Courses Academy

Should we think of students as customers? On today's episode, I'll share with you 5 reasons why this shift in thinking can make a drastic impact.

👉 Mentioned Links:

• Transcript

👉 Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level
• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?
• 📙 My Book
• 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs)
• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside)
• ✅ Backwards Design Course
• 👥 Join our Group

🤝 Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn
• 🐦 Twitter
• 👨‍💻 Blog

🙌 Support the Channel!

• Check out IDOL Courses Academy

On today's episode, I'm going to break down why cohort based learning is so effective for adults. I'll cover my best tips for creating cohorts for your learning experiences and share the pitfalls to avoid. 

👉 Mentioned Links:

• Transcript

👉 Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level
• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?
• 📙 My Book
• 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs)
• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside)
• ✅ Backwards Design Course
• 👥 Join our Group

🤝 Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn
• 🐦 Twitter
• 👨‍💻 Blog

🙌 Support the Channel!

• Check out IDOL Courses Academy

Can you believe 2024 is just around the corner? Let's take some time to reflect back on 2023.

👉 Mentioned Links:

• How Learning Works
• The Accidental Instructional Designer
• Talk to the Elephant
• So, you want to become an instructional designer?
• Transcript

👉 Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level
• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?
• 📙 My Book
• 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs)
• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside)
• ✅ Backwards Design Course
• 👥 Join our Group

🤝 Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn
• 🐦 Twitter
• 👨‍💻 Blog

🙌 Support the Channel!

• Check out IDOL Courses Academy

Another day, another academic saying that online learning is inferior to face-to-face classes. On today's episode, I'll share why this idea is a disaster for higher education.

👉 Mentioned Links:

• Transcript
• LinkedIn Article
• Seth's Article 

👉 Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level
• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?
• 📙 My Book
• 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs)
• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside)
• ✅ Backwards Design Course
• 👥 Join our Group

🤝 Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn
• 🐦 Twitter
• 👨‍💻 Blog

🙌 Support the Channel!

• Check out IDOL Courses Academy

What do instructional design projects look like in the real world? On today's episode, I'll share 3 topics that seem to take folks by surprise.

Links and Transcript

👉 Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level
• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?
• 📙 My Book
• 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs)
• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside)
• ✅ Backwards Design Course
• 👥 Join our Group

🤝 Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn
• 🐦 Twitter
• 👨‍💻 Blog

🙌 Support the Channel!

• Check out IDOL Courses Academy

Happy Thanksgiving learning nerds! I hope you enjoy this bonus episode.

It's no secret that the instructional design market is highly competitive. How exactly did we get here and how can you stand out? Let's give you a competitive edge! 

Find the links and watch the video on YouTube

Transcript

👉 Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level

• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?

• 📙 My Book

• 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs)

• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside)

• ✅ Backwards Design Course

• 👥 Join our Group

🤝 Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn

• 🐦 Twitter

• 👨‍💻 Blog

🙌 Support the Channel!

• Check out IDOL Courses Academy

Every instructional designer knows that accessibility and UDL are significant, but how can AI help with these principles? I'll share some new features with ChatGPT that I've been experimenting with to make learning experiences more accessible and UDL friendly.

Links and transript for this episode can be found on drlukehobson.com.

 👉 Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level

• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?

• 📙 My Book

• 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs)

• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside)

• ✅ Backwards Design Course

• 👥 Join our Group

🤝 Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn

• 🐦 Twitter

• 👨‍💻 Blog

🙌 Support the Channel!

• Check out IDOL Courses Academy

On today's episode, I'll share with you 5 habits that completely changed my life for the better. Hopefully, you can apply some of these tips into your own life!

All the links for the show and blog can be found on the website.

 👉 Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level

• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?

• 📙 My Book

• 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs)

• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside)

• ✅ Backwards Design Course

• 👥 Join our Group

🤝 Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn

• 🐦 Twitter

• 👨‍💻 Blog

🙌 Support the Channel!

• Check out IDOL Courses Academy

How do you design learning experiences for adults? In today's episode, I'll cover Andragogy, the method and practice of teaching adult learners. I'll share about my best tips around Andragogical principles and how to apply them into your learning experiences. 

Transcripts for the episode

Mentioned Links:

• The Adult Learner (Note: this is an affiliate link)

Recommendations:

• 🤝Collaborating and Building Relationships with SMEs

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level

• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?

• 📙 My Book

• 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs)

• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside)

• ✍ Backwards Design Course

• 👥 Join our Group

Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn

• 🐦 Twitter

• 👨‍💻 Blog

🙌 Support the Channel!

• Check out IDOL Courses Academy

What's it like to be a first-time leader? In this episode, you'll hear from Russell Sweep, Content Development Manager at Goodwill and host of the L&D Hot Seat. Russell was recently thrown into the deep end with leadership and we break down what it's like to manage a team of designers.

Mentioned Links:

• Video Interview and Transcript
• Connect with Russell
• Russell's Website
• GLDC Project Club
• GLDC Collections
• The L&D Hot Seat Podcast
• Developing Accessible Content Episode with Yvonne Urra Bazain

Recommendations:

• 🤝Collaborating and Building Relationships with SMEs

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level

• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?

• 📙 My Book

• 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs)

• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside)

• ✍ Backwards Design Course

• 👥 Join our Group

Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn

• 🐦 Twitter

• 👨‍💻 Blog

🙌 Support the Channel!

• Check out IDOL Courses Academy

Is the L&D market too saturated? Is there too much competition? On today’s episode, I unpack what I’ve been hearing and seeing about the job market. I also try to provide a few tips on how to stand out from the crowd.

Mentioned Links:

• So, you want to become an instructional designer

• The Accidental Instructional Designer by Cammy Bean

Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level

• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?

• 📙 My Book

• 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs)

• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside)

• ✍ Backwards Design Course

• 👥 Join our Group

Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn

• 🐦 Twitter

• 👨‍💻 Blog

🙌 Support the Channel!

• Check out IDOL Courses Academy

In this conversation, I chat with Maj. Elvin Fortuna, Army Officer and Instructional Designer for the Army University. We discuss more about Elvin’s latest project with modernizing the U.S. Army’s Captains Career Course and what the day in the life is life for an Instructional Designer at Army University. We also talk about transitioning into government positions.

Mentioned links:

• Video interview and transcript
• Elvin's LinkedIn
• Elvin's Email
• Modernizing the U.S. Army’s Captains Career Course:
• Captain’s Career Course Modernization 
• TPACK
• Blended Learning Approach

Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level
• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?
• 📙 My Book
• 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs)
• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside)
• ✍ Backwards Design Course
• 👥 Join our Group

Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn
• 🐦 Twitter
• 👨‍💻 Blog

Support the Channel!

• 🙌 Check out IDOL Courses Academy

In this conversation, I chat with Stepanie Kratz about faculty burnout, learning about instructional design, and professional development. A few key topic areas we get into:

• Why faculty are interested in instructional design
• What's causing faculty to feel burned out
• What can be done to help them
• How faculty can learn about instructional design
• Professional development for faculty 
• Ungrading

Mentioned Links:

• Stephanie's Website
• Stephanie's LinkedIn
• Unraveling Faculty Burnout
• Sarah Cannistra's Episode
• Dr. Robin Sargent's Episode
• Submit your feedback
• Apply for the next cohort of Instructional Design Institute

Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level
• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?
• 📙 My Book
• 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs)
• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside)
• ✍ Backwards Design Course
• 👥 Join our Group

Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn
• 🐦 Twitter
• 👨‍💻 Blog

Support the Channel!

• 🙌 Check out IDOL Courses Academy

In this conversation, I talk with Luis Malbas about conferences, events, community building, and the awesomeness of TLDC. A few key topics we get into:

• The evolution of conferences

• How to get the most out of going to an event

• The idea for TLDC

• How to foster a welcoming community

• What’s overlooked about community building

• Women of L&D

• The Accessible & Inclusive Design Conference

• How Luis manages TLDC all on his own

Connect with Luis and TLDC!

• LinkedIn

• YouTube

• TLDC’s Website

Mentioned Links:

• Meeting up at DevLearn 2022

• ‍The Accessible & Inclusive Design Conference 2023

• Women of L&D Conference

• Submit your feedback

• Apply for the next cohort of Instructional Design Institute

Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level

• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?

• 📙 My Book

• 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs)

• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside)

• ✍ Backwards Design Course

• 👥 Join our Group

Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn

• 🐦 Twitter

• 👨‍💻 Blog

🙌 Support the Channel!

• Check out IDOL Courses Academy

In this conversation, Devlin and I explore the impact of AI on the instructional design industry.

We talk about:

• Our introductions to AI
• How AI can support instructional designers
• Best use cases with ChatGPT, Google Bard, etc.
• Where AI misses the mark
• Advancements with ChatGPT
• Risks and limitations
• Where are we going with AI?
• Devlin’s new AI sidekick tool

Connect with Devlin:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devlinpeck/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DevlinPeckYT
• Website: https://www.devlinpeck.com

Mentioned Links:

• Jasper: https://www.jasper.ai
• DALL-E: https://openai.com/dall-e-2
• Midjourney: https://www.midjourney.com/home/?callbackUrl=%2Fapp%2F
• ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com
• Google Bard: https://bard.google.com
• AI Agents: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/agents-artificial-intelligence/
• How to use ChatGPT to learn any skill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnDudvCyWpc&t=215s
• Yes Theory - Letting ChatGPT control our lives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kISB5sum51Y
• Getty Image Lawsuit: https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/17/23558516/ai-art-copyright-stable-diffusion-getty-images-lawsuit
• Devlin’s AI sidekick: https://www.devlinpeck.com/devlin-ai

Video Interview and transcripts

Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level with Instructional Design Institute
• 📚 So, you want to become an instructional designer?
• 📙 My Book
• 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs)
• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside): https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=luke-hobson
• ✍ Backwards Design Course
• 👥 Join our Group

Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn
• 🐦 Twitter
• 👨‍💻 Blog
• 📷 YouTube

Support the Channel:

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Amanda was a teacher for 15 years and then decided to become an instructional designer! We chat about her story, her best advice for teachers trying to transition, and what it was like being in the first cohort of Instructional Design Institute.

Video Interview

Connect with Amanda on LinkedIn

Resources

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level with Instructional Design Institute
• 📙 My Book
• 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs)
• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside): https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=luke-hobson
• ✍ Backwards Design Course
• 👥 Join our Group

Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn
• 🐦 Twitter
• 👨‍💻 Blog
• 📷 YouTube

Support the Channel:

• 🙌 Check out IDOL Courses Academy

Can masterminds actually help you achieve your goals? If they do, how do you find one? Let's talk about this!

Blog and Transcript:

• Masterminds

Resources

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level with Instructional Design Institute
• 📙 My Book
• 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs)
• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside): https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=luke-hobson
• ✍ Backwards Design Course
• 👥 Join our Group

Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn
• 🐦 Twitter
• 👨‍💻 Blog
• 📷 YouTube

Support the Channel:

• 🙌 Check out IDOL Courses Academy