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Rob Hamblen: How design sprints can guide learning design
What is a design sprint, and how does it relate to learning design? In this episode, we talk with Rob Hamblen, founder of the LEAP design agency where he helps companies build better digital...
Andragogy, motivation, and how learning designers add value to businesses
Geraldine Murphy was a learning designer before learning design was invented. After completing her teacher training back in 2009, Geraldine has applied her knowledge of learning and technology in...
Agnese Spona: Exploring the intersection of customer experience, service and learning design
What is service design? How does it relate to learning design, user experience (UX) and customer experience (CX) design? And what can service design teach learning designers about great...
Alice Brazil-Burns: How human-centred storytelling can lead to better experience design
Storytelling may sound like something more suited to children. But it's increasingly recognised as a valuable counterpart to the huge amounts of data that organisations use to inform experience...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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
Paul Hoskins is Principal at Curio, a global higher education consultancy. Paul has been at the forefront of digital transformation in Higher Education for over 30 years, during which he grew...
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...
Allan Atlee: How creative higher education is responding to COVID
In this week’s podcast, we’re privileged to talk with Allan Atlee. Allan recently took up the role of Deputy Director at the Glasgow School of Art, and is the former Dean of Academic Strategy...
Emma Henry: why gamification often fails
Emma Henry is a learning designer who helps businesses develop products and apps that have a positive impact on learning. She's also a gamification ninja, and regularly helps companies align their...
Dr Emi Garzitto: Managing conflict in remote learning and working
Dr Emi Garzitto is a conflict coach and workplace climate specialist. For years, Emi has been doing awesome work in schools to help kids deal with conflict, and she’s now helping people and...
David James: How data and experiments can save L&D
David James is Chief Learning Officer at Looop, where he helps businesses use a data-driven approach to solving business problems with Learning and Development. In this episode, David argues how...