The eLearning Coach Podcast
Connie Malamed: Helps people build stand-out careers in learning design.
Connie Malamed is founder of Mastering Instructional Design and publisher of The eLearning Coach. She helps people learn, build and grow instructional design skills. Listen to interviews with expert designers, developers, authors, and professors who provide strategies for effective learning design. If you have a passion for instructional design, cognitive psychology and visual communication, this podcast is for you.
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May 13, 2021 • 37min
ELC 068: Applying Social Learning Theory To Learning Design
I speak with Etienne and Beverly Wenger-Trayner about the big ideas in their book, Learning to Make a Difference. They share ways that we can live and learn intentionally in a social learning context.
Mar 22, 2021 • 31min
ELC 067: Educating the New Instructional Designer
How should instructors and professors educate instructional designers to meet the needs of the modern workplace? This episode focuses on the challenges and solutions facing instructional design educators.
Feb 6, 2021 • 31min
ELC 066: Best Of | How to Write Compelling Stories
Story coach and author, Lisa Cron, reveals how to transform your learning scenarios and vignettes into must-read stories. If you use stories in your instructional design and learning design practice, you'll want to listen.
Dec 7, 2020 • 42min
ELC 065: Pro Tips For Working With Subject Matter Experts
Subject Matter Experts or SMEs are indispensable in learning design. Diane Elkins and Dawn Mahoney provide strategies for dealing with SMEs.
Oct 14, 2020 • 44min
ELC 064: How to Create Meaning From A Torrent of Information
Information is ubiquitous and complex. In this episode, we discuss ways to create understanding from raw information.
Aug 14, 2020 • 34min
ELC 063: The Evolution To Learning Experience Design
Instructional design is evolving into learning experience design or LXD. We discuss the benefits for learners and learning professionals.
Jul 3, 2020 • 39min
ELC 062: Starting An Instructional Design Career in Higher Education
Have you ever considered starting a learning design career in higher education? Have you wondered if academia is the best fit for your preferences and interests? In this episode, Peter Shea and I discuss the roles that instructional designers play in higher education and what it's like to work in that environment.
May 14, 2020 • 33min
ELC 061: Getting Started With Inclusive Design
Once you understand accessible eLearning and inclusive design, you can’t turn back. Change your design habits to impact more lives.
Feb 25, 2020 • 25min
ELC 060: How to Practice Evidence-Informed Learning Design
Evidence informed learning design draws from cognitive psychology research. It focuses on applying learning science to instructional design.
Dec 30, 2019 • 28min
ELC 059: How Chatbots Can Support and Enhance Learning
In this conversation, we discuss how to use chatbots to engage people in interactive activities that support learning and behavior change.
