100 episodes
The Dr. Luke Hobson Podcast Dr. Luke Hobson
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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.
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Are Instructional Design Portfolios Becoming Essential?
In graphic design, web design, and user experience design, portfolios are essential, but what about instructional design? They were once considered a nice-to-have, but I think we are moving towards portfolios being required. Let's chat today about the ID landscape and why you should be thinking about a portfolio.
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Blog post for this episode So, you want to become an instructional designer How to design an instructional design portfolio Instructional Design Fundamentals course 👉 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:
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Dr. Nicole L'Etoile - Making Online Content Accessible for All
On today’s episode, we are joined by Dr. Nicole L’Etoile! Nicole is a business owner, LMS specialist, and an instructional designer, who is passionate about accessibility. We just so happened to record this episode on Global Accessibility Awareness Day! In this episode, we discuss about what accessibility means, tools to help designers, strategies for working with stakeholders, success stories, where AI fits into accessibility, and more. If you are an instructional designer, teacher, or any kind of educator, this episode is for you.
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Transcript and YouTube Video Nicole’s LinkedIn Making Online Content Accessible for All Course W3C Accessibility Standards WAVE ARC Toolkit GrackleDocs Astra 👉 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 Check out my favorite LMS: Brightspace -
Holly Owens - Day in the Life of an instructional Designer at Amazon
Holly is back on the show! On today's episode, she talks about her journey from being a teacher to instructor to instructional designer at Amazon. We also take a deep dive into what a typical day looks like for her. If you have been thinking about wanting to work at an organization such as Amazon, this episode is for you.
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Holly's LinkedIn EdUp EdTech Podcast 👉 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 Check out D2L's Brightspace -
My Biggest Takeaway After 100 Podcast Episodes
Well, we did it! 100 podcast episodes in the books.
Whether you just started listening or you’ve been with me since day one, I can’t thank you enough. On today’s episode, I’ll share with you my biggest takeaway after 100 episodes.
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Transcript and Blog Harvard Study 👉 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 Check out D2L's Brightspace -
The Power of Reflections in Learning Experiences
Our society is stuck in a fast-paced go-go-go mode. Overworking is celebrated. Multitasking is expected. Do you know one thing you can’t rush though? The learning process. Today, we are talking about the benefits of slowing down by utilziing reflections.
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Transcript and Blog 👉 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 Check out D2L's Brightspace -
The Disconnect Between Instructional Design Degrees, the Real World, and How to Fix It
I need to take you behind the scenes for a moment to discuss a huge issue within the instructional design field.
There is a disconnect between instructional design degrees and real world expectations. It’s been a trend I’ve been monitoring for years, and it only seems to be getting worse. Students are graduating with these degrees and don’t know how to apply the lessons into the real world. They aren’t ready and don’t feel confident to take their next steps. When asked why, I hear that they spent two to four years learning about theories, models, and processes, but did not gain experience in practicing them. The topics of working with subject matter experts, managing projects, building a portfolio, and career guidance never even came up in some of these degrees, yet they advertise on their websites that they prepare students for a competitive job market.
On today’s podcast, I’m going to share with you what I’ve been hearing directly from instructional design students. The hope is that we can acknowledge their thoughts and make changes to fix this problem now before it gets any worse. You’ll also hear about institutions who are doing everything right to prepare their students for the real world and I give a shout out to a few of them.
After you’ve read the transcript or listened to the show, I’d love to hear your thoughts!
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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 Check out D2L's Brightspace
Customer Reviews
Worth the Listen!
Thank you for sharing your expertise! I’m finding your podcast very informative and helpful as a I transition into the field of ID~
Great Podcast to Learn About Varied L&D Topics
This is a great podcast to learn about a variety of learning and development topics, regardless of how long you’ve been in the industry - or if you are brand new to it.
Luke has lots of wonderful industry guests to share their perspective on that episode’s topic.
The quality of all aspects of the podcast is fantastic.
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This podcast got me an L
After I listened to a half-dozen episodes, I plunked down some dough to get his audiobook, Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming an Instructional Designer. With the help of a friend who was a professional Instructional Designer, I applied these teachings to the software applications recommended and trained myself on them for a couple months while doing the arudous job search. In May 2023 I started a job as an Instructional Designer for a major tech enterprise and, I can proudly say after working 20 years in marketing, I am so glad to have made the leap. ID is a natural fit for me with passion, purpose, professionalism, and steady paycheck. (Having a fantastic healthcare plan is the sweetest icing on the ID cake.)
Listen to the Doctor!