

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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Dec 15, 2022 • 1h 12min
Dr. Indi Marie Williams - Instructional Design Q&A
Today, we are joined by the one and only, Dr. Indi Marie Williams! She's an Instructional Designer and Program Manager at MIT xPRO. In this episode, we answer your instructional design questions like: ◼Where will AI take instructional design? ◼What tactics do you use keep learners engaged when the content is dry, stigmatized, or compulsory? ◼How do you get promoted from an instructional designer to a senior instructional designer? ◼How do you prepare for an instructional design job interview at a university? Mentioned Links: ◼ YouTube Video of Interview ◼Indi's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/indi-marie-williams-741153b3/ ◼ChatGPT: https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/ ◼MIT Center for Advanced Virtuality: https://virtuality.mit.edu/#ourwork ◼Stanford Homelessness Simulation: https://news.stanford.edu/2018/10/17/virtual-reality-can-help-make-people-empathetic/ ◼Offenders become the victim in virtual reality: impact of changing perspective in domestic violence: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-19987-7 ◼The Jossey-Bass Reader on Educational Leadership: https://www.amazon.com/Jossey-Bass-Reader-Educational-Leadership/dp/1118456211/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SMJKCRK6BBIE&keywords=educational+leadership+grogan&qid=1671127812&sprefix=educational+leadership+groga%2Caps%2C145&sr=8-1 ◼Harvard Business Review Manager's Handbook: The 17 Skills Leaders Need to Stand Out (HBR Handbooks): https://www.amazon.com/Harvard-Business-Review-Managers-Handbook-ebook/dp/B01I8S1LV2?ref_=ast_sto_dp ◼Instructional Design Leadership and Management Competencies: Job Description Analysis : https://ojdla.com/articles/instructional-design-leadership-and-management-competencies-job-description-analysis ◼What I Wish I Knew Before Applying for Instructional Design Jobs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_5cL1_IaFc&t=307s Recommendations: 📙 My Book 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs) 🤝 Collaborating and Building Relationships with Subject Matter Experts Use the Discount code "CMONDAY" for 20% off! 🎤 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 🦉 Try Instructional Design Institute for Free 🙌 Support the Channel! Check out the new book The Do It Messy Approach, A Step By Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers Check out IDOL Courses Academy

Dec 1, 2022 • 38min
How to Design Instructional Design Portfolios - Sneak Peek of Audiobook!
On today's episode, I'm going to walk you through step-by-step on how to design a portfolio. Everything you need to know about making one is covered in this episode. This episode is also a sneak peek of what my audiobook is going to sound like as this is a chapter taken right from the book! 👉 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 Closed Captioning for this Episode

Nov 17, 2022 • 55min
William Cronje - Instructional Design Principles for Course Creation (Eduflow Academy)
Today, we are joined by the one and only, William Cronje! He's been foundational behind the extremely successful course you've probably read about on LinkedIn called, "Instructional Design Principles for Course Creation" on Eduflow Academy. In this episode we talk more about his instructional design journey, cohort-based learning, social learning experiences, and more! Mentioned Links: William's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-cronje-95847729/ Instructional design principles for course creation: 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 Wes Kao – Cohort-based learning: https://www.weskao.com Bartle's Player Types of Gamification: https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/bartle-s-player-types-for-gamification Designing Social Learning Experiences: https://www.eduflow.com/academy/designing-social-learning-experiences Eduflow Blog: https://www.eduflow.com/blog Eduflow Platform: https://www.eduflow.com/demo?utm_source=luke_hobson_affiliate&utm_medium=newsletter Transcript for this episode 📙 My Book 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs) 🤝 Collaborating and Building Relationships with Subject Matter Experts ✍ Backwards Design Course 👥 Join our Group Connect with me: 👨💼 LinkedIn 🐦 Twitter 👨💻 Blog 🦉 Try Instructional Design Institute for Free 🙌 Support the Channel! Check out the new book The Do It Messy Approach, A Step By Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers Check out IDOL Courses Academy Check out Eduflow Check out SquadCast

Oct 26, 2022 • 1h 3min
Tim McKean - Q&A - Leaving the A&D out of ADDIE, Should you take the job, Transition to ID, & more
In today's episode, we are joined by ASU instructional designer and voice over artist, Tim McKean. We answered your pressing ID questions like: ◼What do you do when your company leave out the A and D in ADDIE and your projects are left to die? ◼Should you take a job offer for teaching professors about doing e-learning themselves? ◼Where do you start with trying to transition from teacher to instructional designer? ◼Is the IAM scale more effective for measuring outcomes for discussion boards compared to Bloom's Taxonomy? Connect with Tim: ◼LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-mckean-02719118/ ◼Website: http://timothymckean.com ◼Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/timothymckean?fbclid=IwAR1s8-rOCLQZwFuWZ59x13Dr9k-dHgDJ9Bx7WFeXUhcqC2YKcYjKI_0W2Oc ◼Voiceover Sample: https://www.fiverr.com/timothymckean/narrate-your-elearning-video-or-nonfiction-audiobook?utm_campaign=gigs_show&utm_medium=shared&utm_source=copy_link&utm_term=xenm2z Resources: ◼YouTube Video of Interview: https://youtu.be/3vY1qTAzuic ◼Alla's Portfolio Example: https://www.allazorenko.com/portfolio ◼Dear Instructional Designer Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-instructional-designer/id1111995456 ◼An Inside Look at the Instructional Designer and Subject Matter Expert (SME) Partnership: https://drlukehobson.com/podcast-episodes/ep-51-an-inside-look-at-the-instructional-designer-and-subject-matter-expert-sme-partnership ◼IAM Scale research: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261161448_In_support_of_the_Interaction_Analysis_Model_for_evaluating_discourse_in_a_virtual_learning_community#:~:text=The%20popularity%20of%20the%20Interaction,in%20just%20such%20an%20accumulation.&text=development%2C%20use%2C%20and-,inter%2Drater%20reliability%20accumulated%20from%2040%20published%20studies,the%20IAM%20over%2014%20years ◼Ment.io: https://www.ment.io 📙 My Book 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs) 🤝 Collaborating and Building Relationships with Subject Matter Experts ✍ Backwards Design Course 👥 Join our Group Connect with me: 👨💼 LinkedIn 🐦 Twitter 👨💻 Blog 🦉 Try Instructional Design Institute for Free 🙌 Support the Channel! Check out the new book The Do It Messy Approach, A Step By Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers Check out IDOL Courses Academy Check out Eduflow Check out SquadCast

Oct 14, 2022 • 20min
The In-betweens of Instructional Design
They aren't pros or cons, but kind of fall in the middle. Let's chat about the in-betweens of instructional design. 👨💻 YouTube Video 📙 My Book 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs) 🤝 Collaborating and Building Relationships with Subject Matter Experts ✍ Backwards Design Course 👥 Join our Group Connect with me: 👨💼 LinkedIn 🐦 Twitter 👨💻 Blog 🦉 Try Instructional Design Institute for Free 🙌 Support the Channel! Check out the new book The Do It Messy Approach, A Step By Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers Check out IDOL Courses Academy Check out Eduflow Check out SquadCast

Sep 29, 2022 • 23min
The Cons of Instructional Design
Let's continue our deep dive into the pros and cons of instructional design. Today's episode covers the cons! Transcript 📙 My Book 🤝 Collaborating and Building Relationships with Subject Matter Experts ✍ Backwards Design Course 👥 Join our Group Connect with me: 👨💼 LinkedIn 🐦 Twitter 👨💻 Blog 🦉 Try Instructional Design Institute for Free 🙌 Support the Channel! Check out the new book The Do It Messy Approach, A Step By Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers Check out IDOL Courses Academy Check out Eduflow Check out SquadCast

Sep 15, 2022 • 28min
The Pros of Instructional Design
Let's do a deep dive into the pros, the cons, and the in-betweens when it comes to instructional design. This first episode covers the pros! Youtube video that goes with this ep. 📙 My Book 🤝 Collaborating and Building Relationships with Subject Matter Experts ✍ Backwards Design Course 👥 Join our Group Connect with me: 👨💼 LinkedIn 🐦 Twitter 👨💻 Blog 🦉 Try Instructional Design Institute for Free 🙌 Support the Channel! Check out the new book The Do It Messy Approach, A Step By Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers Check out IDOL Courses Academy Check out Eduflow Check out SquadCast

Sep 1, 2022 • 30min
Fulfillment in Higher Education / Other Roles Besides Instructional Designer / Confused Subject Matter Experts
Should you leave higher education for another sector to feel more fulfilled? What other roles exist in L&D besides instructional design? How do you guide your confused subject matter experts? The best part of producing content has been to connect with you, learning nerd nation. And many of you write to me on LinkedIn or email about some fantastic instructional design related questions. They are so fantastic, that I want other learning nerds to hear them so I thought it would make more sense to create an entire episode based around some of these questions. If you like the format of this feedback episode, let me know! Mentioned Links: Transcript and Blog Why ID is so Confusing List of ID Related Jobs Sarah Cannistra's Page 50 L&D Roles 📙 My Book 🤝 Collaborating and Building Relationships with Subject Matter Experts ✍ Backwards Design Course 👥 Join our Group Connect with me: 👨💼 LinkedIn 🐦 Twitter 👨💻 Blog 🦉 Try Instructional Design Institute for Free 🙌 Support the Channel! Check out the new book The Do It Messy Approach, A Step By Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers Check out IDOL Courses Academy Check out Eduflow Check out SquadCast

Aug 18, 2022 • 23min
Why the Instructional Design Field is so Confusing
As the instructional design field grows, so does the confusion around what "instructional design" actually means. Today, I'll talk about the current trends, job postings, the essence of instructional design, and what you should be thinking about with your future. YouTube video Show Links: Learning Nerd Nation 📙 My Book 🤝 Collaborating and Building Relationships with Subject Matter Experts ✍ Backwards Design Course 👥 Join our Group Connect with me: 👨💼 LinkedIn 🐦 Twitter 👨💻 Blog 🦉 Try Instructional Design Institute for Free 🙌 Support the Channel! Check out the new book The Do It Messy Approach, A Step By Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers Check out IDOL Courses Academy Check out Eduflow Check out SquadCast

Aug 4, 2022 • 56min
Christy Tucker - Everything Freelance Design
On today's episode, we are joined by Christy Tucker! We talk about all things related to freelance: knowing when to start, time tracking, finding clients, creating an LLC, pricing accordingly, making sure it's the right fit, and much more! Mentioned Links: Christy's Website Syniad Learning Branching Scenario Course Freelancer Bootcamp Time Tracking Template Consulting Basics Online Network of Independent Learning Professionals LinkedIn Twitter Transcript Show Links: Learning Nerd Nation 📙 My Book 🤝 Collaborating and Building Relationships with Subject Matter Experts ✍ Backwards Design Course 👥 Join our Group Connect with me: 👨💼 LinkedIn 🐦 Twitter 👨💻 Blog 🦉 Try Instructional Design Institute for Free 🙌 Support the Channel! Check out the new book The Do It Messy Approach, A Step By Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers Check out IDOL Courses Academy Check out Eduflow Check out SquadCast


