

#IDIODC Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee
Chris Van Wingerden, Paul Schneider
Grab your favorite brew (ours is coffee ☕) and sit down with Paul Schneider and Chris Van Wingerden from dominKnow.
Together they unpack the real-world headaches L&D pros face — managing learning content production, operations, and proving business value.
Expect lively chats with guest experts and practical tips you can plug straight into your learning strategies or production workflows.
Whether you’re a veteran L&D leader or a brand-new instructional designer, tune in for strategic, technology, and business insights into L&D operational excellence.
Together they unpack the real-world headaches L&D pros face — managing learning content production, operations, and proving business value.
Expect lively chats with guest experts and practical tips you can plug straight into your learning strategies or production workflows.
Whether you’re a veteran L&D leader or a brand-new instructional designer, tune in for strategic, technology, and business insights into L&D operational excellence.
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May 29, 2019 • 45min
Why CLOs are Reorienting L&D for the Digital Age: With Special Guest Brandon Carson
Learn how and why the corporate learning organization needs to reorient itself to the digital age. The digital age has created a massive increase in the speed and complexity of business, fundamentally disrupting the workplace. As new technology is integrated, workers at all levels are needing to re-skill much faster and navigate more complex systems and processes. The corporate learning function is in a unique position to lead the transformation required in workplace learning, but first it must transform how it operates.
Brandon will discuss how and why the corporate learning organization needs to reorient itself to the digital age and take a more proactive leadership role in driving the business transformation from a performance perspective.
Brandon is the author of "Learning in the Age of Immediacy: 5 Factors for How We Connect, Communicate, and Get Work Done" from ATD Press. Award winning, innovative and highly focused leader with a progressive track record of learning strategy and execution.
Brandon Carson holds an M.Ed. in eLearning Technology and Design and a B.A. in Business Communications as well as advanced ISPI certification in Analysis.
Brandon's specialties include: learning strategy, learning technology, instructional design, digital transformation, leadership, sales and technical training, corporate learning implementation, adult education application and theory, learning standards, game based learning.
Learn more about Brandon on his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandoncarson/
Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter (and remember you can always stay in the loop with the #IDIODC hashtag):
Brandon: @BrandonWCarson https://twitter.com/brandonwcarson
Brent: @BSchlenker https://twitter.com/bschlenker
Chris: @Chris_V_W 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 eLearning-authoring best. (And get a free 14-day trial after you watch the demo!) https://www.dominknow.com/demonstration.html
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May 22, 2019 • 32min
Meet the Authors at ATD: Live from the IDIODC Meetup & Hangout
Brent and Chris host the first ever live and in-person IDIODC Meetup and Hangout at the 2019 ATD International Conference and Expo!
But what are they talking about this week?
This IDIODC episode is recorded at the end of the meetup. Brent and Chris go live and talk with some folks joining us who have been recognized for their help in our community: Carla Torgerson, Megan Torrance, Karl Kapp, Emily Wood, Duncan Welder and Amy Shilliday (...and the xAPI Gnome too). The gang goes over the best parts of the show so far.
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://twitter.com/Chris_V_W
Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions.
Become friends with some of the guests who joined us live for this episode:
Carla Torgerson: @CTorgerson https://twitter.com/ctorgerson
Karl Kapp: @KKapp https://twitter.com/kkapp
Amy Shilliday: @LNAmy https://twitter.com/LN_Amy
Duncan Welder: @DuncanWIV https://twitter.com/DuncanWIV
Megan Torrance: @MMTorrance https://twitter.com/MMTorrance
Emily Wood: @IDEmily https://twitter.com/IDEmily
xAPI Gnome: @xAPIGnome https://twitter.com/xapignome?lang=en
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 eLearning-authoring best. (And get a free 14-day trial after you watch the demo!) https://www.dominknow.com/demonstration.html
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May 15, 2019 • 42min
How to Create a Winning eLearning Portfolio: With Special Guest Ashley Chiasson
Today we're talking with 2-time Demofest winner Ashley Chiasson to talk about how she creates winning projects for her professional portfolio. Her last winning project won for Best Video Solution and so we'll talk a little about that as well. But if you know you need to up your game, or freshen up your portfolio, then you'll want to listen to what Ashley has to say. There is a reason why her projects WIN! And she's willing to share those secrets with us on IDIODC. Join us and start building your winning portfolio.
In this session, you will learn:
About the importance of an eLearning portfolio
About common challenges in building an eLearning portfolio and how to overcome them
Ways of building out and promoting your portfolio
Ashley Chiasson is an award-winning eLearning developer with over a decade of experience as an instructional designer. eLearning developer, and consultant. She is the Senior eLearning Developer at Traliant, and holds a Masters of Education (Post-Secondary Studies) and a Bachelor of Arts (Linguistics and Psychology).
Learn more about Ashley on her LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-chiasson-02b95a59/
Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter (and remember you can always stay in the loop with the #IDIODC hashtag):
Ashley: @AMDChaisson https://twitter.com/amdchiasson
Brent: @BSchlenker https://twitter.com/bschlenker
Chris: @Chris_V_W 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 eLearning-authoring best. (And get a free 14-day trial after you watch the demo!) https://www.dominknow.com/demonstration.html
Brought to you by the dominKnow | ONE Platform - Produce, manage, and distribute impactful L&D content – efficiently, at scale.

May 8, 2019 • 37min
Powerful Brain Based Learning Strategies: With Special Guest Margie Meacham
This week on IDIODC, Brent and Chris bring on Margie "The Brain Lady" Meacham! She shares brain-based learning design principles backed up by research. If you're interested in truly improving the ways you design, develop and deliver training, then you need to pay attention to newest research in neuroscience. Margie will talk with us about what works and what doesn't. We'll also talk about the myths surrounding the work we do and how current research better informs our design decisions.
During this episode Margie gives away a copy of her book, Brain Matters: How to help anyone learn anything using neuroscience
During this episode we will also be giving away an #IDIODC mug for the month of April! Join the IDIODC #MugShot gang!
Margie Meacham, aka “The Brain Lady” is one of the foremost experts in educational neuroscience and artificial intelligence. She helps organizations filter through the noise to find to enhance learning and performance through science. Margie is available for keynotes and custom workshops. She is a founding member of the global consultancy, “The Brain Ladies.” Watch for her new workshop “Build Your First Chatbot” with “eLearning Joe” Joe Ganci.
Margie teaches people how to design and deliver training that is compelling, memorable and immediately useful by applying the latest discoveries from the converging fields of learning science. The author of “Brain Matters: How to help anyone learn anything using neuroscience” believes that if you understand how the brain works you can become a better teacher, trainer, leader, spouse or parent and have more fun doing it. Margie is the Chief Freedom Officer of Learningtogo and hosts a Top Ten podcast on the science of learning. She is a recipient of the 100 Most Innovative in Learning award and a frequent keynote speaker at industry conferences. Check out Margie’s talk: “We are the Disruption”. She teaches the ATD online course, Essentials of Brain-Based Learning. You can learn more about Margie on her website at www.learningtogo.info
Learn more about Brain Matters: How to help anyone learn anything using neuroscience: https://learningtogo.info/brain-matters-book/
Purchase Margie's book here: https://www.amazon.ca/Brain-Matters-anyone-anything-neuroscience/dp/1508722137
Learningtogo: https://learningtogo.info/
Top 10 Podcasts: https://learningtogo.info/2017/07/12/the-learningtogo-podcast-is-8-for-learning-and-development-professionals-in-2017/
100 Most Innovative in Learning award: https://learningtogo.info/2017/10/05/margie-meacham-is-one-of-the-100-most-talented-global-training-development-leaders-for-2018/
Margie’s talk: “We are the Disruption”: https://disrupthr.co/vimeo-video/survive-thrive-5-disruptions-changing-hr-by-changing-what-it-means-to-be-human-margie-meacham-disrupthr-talks/
ATD online course, Essentials of Brain-Based Learning: https://learningtogo.info/2017/11/27/upcoming-event-essentials-of-brain-based-learning/
Learn more about Margie on her LinkedIn profile.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/margiemeacham/
Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter (and remember you can always stay in the loop with the #IDIODC hashtag):
Margie: @MargieMeacham https://twitter.com/margiemeacham
Brent: @BSchlenker https://twitter.com/bschlenker
Chris: @Chris_V_W 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 eLearning-authoring best. (And get a free 14-day trial after you watch the demo!) https://www.dominknow.com/demonstration.html
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May 1, 2019 • 49min
How to Build & Manage a Team of Instructional Designers: With Special Guest Lisa Goldstein
As an Instructional Designer, you may someday become the manager of a team of IDs. Making the transition can be challenging.
This week Brent and Chris talk with Lisa Goldstein to go over valuable notes of what it means to be a successful training manager on a team of IDs. And if you've been tasked with building a team of instructional designers, this conversation will help you understand what to look for in a new hire so that you get the right skillset and attitude on your team. Managing can be a difficult job, and as an instructional designer there are things you can be doing as well to help support your manager and turn your team into the high performing team you want it to be. Join us to learn more!
Lisa is a multi-award winning learning technologist and innovative leader. An enthusiastic go-getter who thrives when interacting with others and passionately believes that corporate learning should meet the needs of modern learners while focusing on desired business outcomes. Brainstormer, dot connector, visionary leader, achievement driver.
Learn more about Lisa on her LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-a-goldstein/
Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter (and remember you can always stay in the loop with the #IDIODC hashtag):
Lisa: @LisaAGoldstein https://twitter.com/lisaagoldstein?lang=en
Brent: @BSchlenker https://twitter.com/bschlenker
Chris: @Chris_V_W 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 eLearning-authoring best. (And get a free 14-day trial after you watch the demo!) https://www.dominknow.com/demonstration.html
Brought to you by the dominKnow | ONE Platform - Produce, manage, and distribute impactful L&D content – efficiently, at scale.

Apr 24, 2019 • 50min
Designing for Augmented Reality - A Better ADDIE Model: With Special Guest Debbie Richards
New tech requires new thinking. Old design models rarely translate successfully into new technology solutions. Instructional designers need something other than ADDIE if they are going to effectively design from new technologies like augmented reality.
This week for IDIODC, Brent and Chris bring on special guest Debbie Richards to chat all about the new design model for augmented reality solutions: ADDEDD. Analyze, Determine, Design, Experience, Develop, and Deploy. We’ll break it down for you and help you feel confident finding the resources you need to design your first AR Learning Solution.
Debbie is the president of Creative Interactive Ideas. And listed on the of E-learning Movers & Shakers for 2018. Serving as a consultant to corporations and organizations and supports clients in the area of instructional technology. Debbie works with organizations to design, develop and deliver technology-based adult learning programs with measurable impact.
Passionate about working with and mentoring other learning professionals, Debbie is also the past president of the ATD Houston chapter and a past National Advisor for Chapters. She serves as the VP, Marketing and Communications for the ATD Houston chapter, and also as a mentor to ATD chapter leaders.
Learn more about Debbie on her LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cre8iveii/
Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter (and remember you can always stay in the loop with the #IDIODC hashtag):
Debbie: @Cre8iveii https://twitter.com/cre8iveii?lang=en
Brent: @BSchlenker https://twitter.com/bschlenker
Chris: @Chris_V_W 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 eLearning-authoring best. (And get a free 14-day trial after you watch the demo!) https://www.dominknow.com/demonstration.html
Brought to you by the dominKnow | ONE Platform - Produce, manage, and distribute impactful L&D content – efficiently, at scale.

Apr 17, 2019 • 44min
Workflow Learning - Why Your Business Needs It: With Special Guest Shannon Tipton
The training industry has a legacy of creating events that take learners out of the context of their work. Over the years new technologies have disrupted that model. We now have the tools to educate and support learners while they work. Workflow Learning is a relatively new concept but has it's roots in performance support. There is also a significant element of microlearning in the mix. All of these concepts have come together as a new comprehensive solution that improves business outcomes. And that is why businesses are asking for it.
This week Brent and Chris bring back returning guest Shannon Tipton for her second appearance on the show! We'll be talking about workflow learning and how it works. She'll go over some of her tips and tricks and examples of success stories using workflow learning.
Shannon Tipton is CLO of Learning Rebels, an organization focused on improving business L&D through unique blended and microlearning training designs. She also is the author of her book "Disruptive Learning: Discover Your Inner Learning Rebel".
Learning Rebels: https://learningrebels.com/
Check out her book: Disruptive Learning: Discover Your Inner Learning Rebel on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Disruptive-Learning-Discover-Inner-Rebel-ebook/dp/B00XFIIVLY
Learn more about Shannon on her LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannontipton/
Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter (and remember you can always stay in the loop with the IDIODC hashtag):
Shannon: @STipton https://twitter.com/stipton
Brent: @BSchlenker https://twitter.com/bschlenker
Chris: @Chris_V_W 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 eLearning-authoring best. (And get a free 14-day trial after you watch the demo!) https://www.dominknow.com/demonstration.html
Brought to you by the dominKnow | ONE Platform - Produce, manage, and distribute impactful L&D content – efficiently, at scale.

Apr 10, 2019 • 39min
Re-envisioning Training Strategies Through a Learner-Centric Lens: With Special Guest Bianca Baumann
During this episode of IDIODC, Brent and Chris bring back on Bianca Baumann to chat about learner-centric styles of training. Similar to the first discussion with Bianca on staying relevant in today's age of technology (you can catch the recording of that conversation here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/Engage-the-Modern-Learner-With-Bianca_Baumann), the gang discusses the core of what's important in our eLearning - ways to stay engaging and relevant.
L&D professionals think they know what’s best for their learners, but do they? When was the last time we asked? When developing new training strategies, L&D professionals often assume what learners want and need. It could be based on a current performance issue, or because a new product or service is introduced. Whereas training might be the solution, maybe a short email would do. And even if training is needed, what should it look like?
In her new eBook The Little Black Book of Marketing, Bianca describes ways of re-envisioning training strategies through the use of marketing techniques that are focused on the learner.
Bianca, Chris and Brent will highlight:
Use of training campaigns for learner-centric content
Leveraging data points to uncover training needs
Use of personas to understand the learners needs
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 data to make learning stick, personalized and delivered just-in-time. Bianca has a mix of education, digital marketing and customer success experience. She's not one for the LMS, seat-time or the next button. Challenging the status quo, Bianca asks the tough questions in order to bring L&D into this century, leaving behind old learning styles that don't work.
Learn more about Bianca on her LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/biancabaumann/?originalSubdomain=ca
Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter (and remember you can always stay in the loop with the #IDIODC hashtag):
Bianca: @BiancaBaumann https://twitter.com/biancabaumann
Brent: @BSchlenker https://twitter.com/bschlenker
Chris: @Chris_V_W 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 eLearning-authoring best. (And get a free 14-day trial after you watch the demo!) https://www.dominknow.com/demonstration.html
Brought to you by the dominKnow | ONE Platform - Produce, manage, and distribute impactful L&D content – efficiently, at scale.

Apr 3, 2019 • 46min
More Voice Recording Tips for eLearning Developers from a Professional VO Artist: With Special Guest John Kissinger
For this session of IDIODC, Brent and Chris bring back special guest John Kissinger, voice over master who knows what he's talking about, pun intended. John is back for his second IDIODC session to share more tips and tricks from a voice over professional’s perspective. - But don’t let the term professional scare you, we’ll be talking about the easy ways instructional designers and eLearning developers can improve their own voice recording.
We don’t all have a budget for a professional, so we need to do it ourselves. It can be frustrating to hear our own voices and be dissatisfied with the quality. You may be surprised that there are a few very simple things you can do to take your recordings to the next level. Join us and level up your skillset in audio recording.
John is an accomplished trainer and voice actor, John has worked with clients from Facebook to Ford! With over 20 years experience entertaining and educating learners, John is a certified Master Trainer through the Association for Talent Development (ATD) and an American Business Awards-winning instructional designer.
Looking to enhance your own voice acting skills and tune up the vocal cords? Check out the book recommended by John on tongue twisters by Rodney Saulsberry.
Learn more about John Kissinger and all his amazing skills here through his LinkedIn and his website!
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnkissingervo/
https://www.johnkissinger.com/
Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter (and remember you can always stay in the loop with the #IDIODC hashtag):
John: @JognKissingerVO https://twitter.com/johnkissingervo
Brent: @BSchlenker https://twitter.com/bschlenker
Chris: @Chris_V_W 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 eLearning-authoring best. (And get a free 14-day trial after you watch the demo!) https://www.dominknow.com/demonstration.html
Brought to you by the dominKnow | ONE Platform - Produce, manage, and distribute impactful L&D content – efficiently, at scale.

Mar 27, 2019 • 31min
Using xAPI to Support and Track Spaced Repetition: With Special Guest Duncan Welder
This week, Brent Schlenker and Chris Van Wingerden bring on special guest, master of xAPI from RISC, Duncan Welder to chat xAPI applications. - xAPI is a step in the right direction for learning technologies. But many struggle with identifying a good use case within their business to justify the upgrade in their systems.
On this episode we talk with Duncan Welder live about how xAPI can support and track spaced repetition. And if you're new to the idea of spaced repetition, we'll get you up to speed on that as well. Since spaced repetition is most effective with short bursts of content, we're certain we'll be making the connection to the latest trend in micro-learning as well. It's going to be an eye-opening episode with real world application for you and your eLearning team. Join us, live from Learning Solutions!
Duncan Welder is a director of client services for RISC. He is an educational technology geek, having spent over 20 years implementing learning management systems, domestically and abroad, to manage regulatory compliance. As an xAPI enthusiast with a career grounded in instructional design and eLearning, Duncan has provided presentations to professional organizations including the Connections Forum, The eLearning Guild, and the Association for Talent Development. Duncan is an active member of the Houston ATD and the IEEE Industry Consortium on Learning Engineering.
You can learn more about Duncan Welder on his LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncanwiv/
Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter (and remember you can always stay in the loop with the #IDIODC hashtag):
Duncan: @DuncanWIV https://twitter.com/duncanwiv
Brent: @BSchlenker https://twitter.com/bschlenker
Chris: @Chris_V_W 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 eLearning-authoring best. (And get a free 14-day trial after you watch the demo!) https://www.dominknow.com/demonstration.html
Brought to you by the dominKnow | ONE Platform - Produce, manage, and distribute impactful L&D content – efficiently, at scale.