

The Dr. Luke Hobson Podcast
Dr. Luke Hobson
The Dr. Luke Hobson Podcast discusses designing learning experiences, teaching, and learning. The purpose of this show is to help folks, like yourself, learn about best instructional design practices by sharing stories and bringing on incredible guests. We also discuss career tips and guidance for transitioning into instructional design and related learning and development positions. Other podcast topics include higher education and online learning. If you are a learning nerd, you are welcomed here.
Dr. Luke Hobson is the Senior Instructional Designer and Program Manager at MIT xPRO and a Lecturer in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Miami's School of Education and Human Development. He's also the author of the book What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming an Instructional Designer, the host of the Dr. Luke Hobson Podcast and YouTube Channel, and the Instructor for Instructional Design Institute. Dr. Hobson was named as one of the top learning influencers in 2022 and top e-learning experts in 2023.
Dr. Luke Hobson is the Senior Instructional Designer and Program Manager at MIT xPRO and a Lecturer in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Miami's School of Education and Human Development. He's also the author of the book What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming an Instructional Designer, the host of the Dr. Luke Hobson Podcast and YouTube Channel, and the Instructor for Instructional Design Institute. Dr. Hobson was named as one of the top learning influencers in 2022 and top e-learning experts in 2023.
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Aug 4, 2023 • 50min
Luis Malbas - Conferences, Building Communities, and TLDC
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

Jul 20, 2023 • 54min
Devlin Peck - AI's Impact on the Instructional Design Field
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: 🙌 Check out IDOL Courses Academy

Jul 7, 2023 • 39min
Amanda Vaughn - From Teacher to Instructional Designer
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

Jun 22, 2023 • 20min
Why and How You Should Join a Mastermind
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

Jun 8, 2023 • 32min
Introduction to the ADDIE Process
Ah, good ol’ ADDIE. ADDIE is the original design process that many, many designers and organizations swear by. It’s also created quite the commotion within the instructional design space with some folks having strong feelings questioning the fundamentals of ADDIE. So, let's talk about ADDIE and break things down. Mentioned Links: Blog and Transcript Affiliate link for the book: Instructional Design the ADDIE Approach 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 Support the Channel: 🙌 Check out IDOL Courses Academy

May 25, 2023 • 53min
Instructional Design Q&A with Dr. Heidi Kirby and William Cronje | Learning Objectives, AI, Learning Engineering vs LXD vs ID, Promotions, and more
Joining us today are the wonderful Dr. Heidi Kirby and William Cronje! Today's questions: What are the best ways to list learning objectives at the course and unit levels in a way that learners can effectively connect with them and understand what they will learn? Why hasn't AI been able to replicate human voice and mannerisms yet for the ed tech space? What exactly is learning engineering, and how is it different from instructional design and learning experience design (LXD) Should instructional designers have web development skills like HTML, CSS and JavaScript? Will instructional designers replace the traditional learning and development roles in corporate training that are mostly human resource roles today? Is there a trend towards more corporations promoting senior instructional designers to the role of Chief Learning Officer or will that continue to be a human resource role? YouTube Video and Transcript https://youtu.be/SuxpFrOqWbQ Mentioned Links: Shout out to Dr. Rex Holiday for some of these questions! Should we list learning objectives by Christy Tucker Will Thalheimer’s Rethinking Instructional Objectives Creating Performance Based Learning Objectives Heidi’s post on AI and robotic voice AI Recreates Slipknot’s Snuff with Chester Bennington’s Voice Netflix Contract with AI and Voice Dr. Aaron Kessler and Learning Engineering What is Learning Engineering Are You Doing Learning Engineering—Or Instructional Design? By Dr. Jim Goodell The Difference Between Emergency Remote Teaching and Online Learning Instructional Design (ID) vs Learning Experience Design (LXD) by Dr. Ray Pastore Connect with Heidi Connect with William 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 Support the Channel: 🙌 Check out IDOL Courses Academy

May 11, 2023 • 17min
Instructional Design PSA - You Deserve a Break
It is perfectly okay to just coast in your efforts for a period of time! We live in a world where everyone seems to be crushing it at all times with sharing their accomplishments, promotions, certificates, etc. It’s like we need permission from someone to take a break for some reason. So hey, here’s your sign to slow things down, regroup, and try again later on. Your time will come, but only if you take care of yourself. Mentioned Links: Original Post Video and Transcript Recommendations: 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level 📙 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 🙌 Support the Channel! Check out IDOL Courses Academy

Apr 27, 2023 • 1h 1min
Sarah Cannistra - Finding Your L&D Niche
When I think of coaching, I think of Sarah Cannistra from the Overnight Trainer. Sarah has helped hundreds of folks from newbies to senior executives find their calling within the L&D space. In this episode, we talk about finding your L&D niche, identifying your skills under stress, overcoming guilt, using AI, and more! Video Interview and Transcript Mentioned Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scannistra/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theovernighttrainer/?hl=en The Overnight Trainer: https://www.theovernighttrainer.com The Overnight Trainer Podcast: https://www.theovernighttrainer.com/podcast L&D Career Club: https://www.theovernighttrainer.com/ldcc My episode with Sarah: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-you-should-know-before-becoming-an/id1540650959?i=1000548232486 The Artist’s Way: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+artists%27+way&hvadid=616863381057&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9002479&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=8472302154297735017&hvtargid=kwd-468317885&hydadcr=24659_13611768&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_5ew7jys30x_e Nail Your L&D Niche: https://theovernighttrainer.thinkific.com/courses/nailing-your-niche-workshop-series Overcoming Job Search Guilt While Still Working: https://theovernighttrainer.podbean.com/e/overcoming-job-search-guilt/ Using Boolean Search on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a524335/using-boolean-search-on-linkedin?lang=en HBR How to Write a Resume: https://hbr.org/2022/05/how-to-write-a-resume-that-will-stand-out L&D Resume Reprogram Workshop (Includes Nail Your L&D Niche): https://theovernighttrainer.thinkific.com/courses/l-d-resume-reprogram Recommendations: 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level 📙 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 🙌 Support the Channel! Check out IDOL Courses Academy

Apr 13, 2023 • 1h 13min
Q&A with William Cronje- ADDIE, Instructional Design Internships, AI, Recommendations, Designing Learning Environments
Let's answer your questions with our buddy, William Cronje! Today's questions: What type of jobs and common project tasks match up to each part of the ADDIE process? Your instructional design internship is ending. What do you do next? What should instructional designers know about AI? What are the best recommendations for learning about instructional design? How do you actually start designing and constructing a technology-based learning environment? YouTube video and transcript: https://youtu.be/A3sEsFRp7A8 Mentioned Links: Shreya Gupta Interview: https://drlukehobson.com/podcast-episodes/ep-48-shreya-gupta-learning-experience-design-lxd-at-amazon-design-thinking-and-landing-an-lxd-job IDPCC: https://www.eduflow.com/academy/instructional-design-principles-for-course-creation?utm_source=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&utm_campaign=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eduflow.com%2Facademy&utm_medium=utm_append_script ATD Self-Assessment - https://www.td.org/capability-model/access Designing Social Learning Experiences: https://www.eduflow.com/academy/designing-social-learning-experiences?utm_source=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&utm_campaign=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eduflow.com%2Facademy&utm_medium=utm_append_script Getty Image Lawsuit Over AI: https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/02/06/getty-images-sues-ai-company-over-hideous-frankenphotos/ Shutterstock and Meta: https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/Meta-Signs-Content-Access-Deal-with-Shutterstock/640561/ Learning with AI: https://www.eduflow.com/academy/learning-with-ai-exploring-the-potential-of-generative-tech Design for How People Learn: https://www.amazon.com/Design-People-Learn-Voices-Matter/dp/0134211286/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3NZXCZD3VZ277&keywords=instructional+design&qid=1681328067&sprefix=instructional+desig%2Caps%2C128&sr=8-6 100 Learning Influencers: https://www.eduflow.com/blog/learning-influencers Great Minds on Learning by Donald Clark: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/instructionalists-with-donald-clark/id1582598860?i=1000536706712 Khan Academy AI: https://www.khanacademy.org/khan-labs Gagne’s 9 Events: https://www.niu.edu/citl/resources/guides/instructional-guide/gagnes-nine-events-of-instruction.shtml Progressive Enhancement: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/04/progressive-enhancement-what-it-is-and-how-to-use-it/ Graceful Degradation: https://blog.hubspot.com/website/graceful-degradation Dreambox: https://www.dreambox.com Building an Inclusive Quality Assurance Rubric: https://www.eduflow.com/academy/building-an-inclusive-quality-assurance-rubric Recommendations: 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level 📙 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 🙌 Support the Channel! Check out IDOL Courses Academy

Mar 29, 2023 • 1h 12min
Dr. Tom Tobin - Alternative Academic Careers
Dr. Tom Tobin discusses alternative academic careers, burnout, and reinventing oneself in the learning and development field. He shares strategies for pursuing alternative careers, leveraging a dissertation for real-world impact, and considering consulting as an option within academia. The hosts emphasize the importance of building a habit of documentation for professional portfolios.


