tips and tricks for awesome learning design
Learning theories are design tools
A surgeon has tools, a builder has tools. And learning theories are some of the most powerful tools a learning designer can use to build learning experiences. Different learning designers will...
Tomer Garzberg: AI, blockchain, and why we need more technology translators
What is the point of education in a world of less work? How can educators and their institutions prepare their learners for a future transformed by AI? How do we educate for irreplaceability? And...
Why empathy is the ultimate tool in learning design
1.2 The role of empathy in learning design Empathy often makes people roll their eyes. They think it's all about being warm and fluffy. Not so. In learning design, and in teaching, empathy is about...
Jeremy Hunsinger: how to avoid the creepy treehouse of learning design
What metaphors might best describe some of the side-effects of the pandemic on universities, their staff and their teaching? How can educators and their learners keep up with the increasing...
Should educators have exceptional digital literacies?
To what extent is it an educator's responsibility to be not just technologically literate, but exceptional? This question formed the basis of our first weekly Soap Box debate in the Creative...
Adity Saxena: Intercultural learning design for the Covid era
What has the pandemic taught us about the diverse needs of learners? How should we be designing learning in response to a digital-first higher education environment? In this episode, our guest is...
How to do speed networking on Zoom
Why is speed networking on Zoom useful? One of the biggest things we've lost through the move to online working is the ability to socialise. This is not good for two reasons: a great deal of...
Acrobat Global: helping people communicate more effectively
To what extent are we mindful of how we communicate? How could we communicate better? And what about when we're communicating online? Our guests in this episode are Zanne Gaynor and Kathryn...
Explain your course design to your learners
Why should you take the time to explain your course design? Well, helping your learners understand why they are learning in a certain way can be a powerful tool for engaging learners and overcoming...
Meg Bisineer: insights from a year of teaching remotely
How do you teach animation when you’re stranded on the other side of the world? Meg Bisineer had no choice but to find out after she was stranded in London during the first wave of the pandemic....
Video lectures: how long should they be?
How long should video lectures be? Shorter than six minutes, according to the largest ever study of engagement with online videos. So why is it that tutors continue to produce long video lectures?...
Why HEIs should be focusing on employee experience
The loss of the familiar My colleague Phil recently wrote about how many tutors in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are dealing with a form of bereavement. The shift to online teaching during...
Why a solutionist approach doesn’t work for online learning
Learning happens everywhere, and online learning is no different. So why do so many universities only permit tutors to use the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)? Prior to the Covid pandemic,...
Tom Whitford: practical advice for designing effective online learning environments
Tom Whitford is Head of Learning Design at Curio, a global learning consultancy, and he has a research background in designing social online learning experiences and communities. He also has a lot...
Constance Steinkuehler: What games design can teach learning design
A few episodes back, we talked with games designer Emma Henry about the overlaps between games design and learning design. In this episode, we return to this relationship and are honored to have the...
Paul Hoskins: Opportunities for universities in a challenging environment
Despite the challenges currently facing the higher education sector, strategic opportunities exist. Paul Hoskins is Principal at Curio, a global higher education consultancy. Paul has been at the...
Jo Nolan: Why conversation is the key to creative learning
Our guest in this episode is Jo Nolan, who is the managing director of cultural development agency Screen South. Now, what’s a cultural development agency I hear you ask? Well, Screen South connect...
Jordan Buckner: The value of teaching where your learners are
Jordan Buckner is a film-maker, artist and lecturer in animation. In response to lockdown, he moved his teaching into online spaces that his students were already using - particularly Twitch and...
