Which instructional design path should you follow: higher education or corporate? It’s a fantastic question that many instructional designers are trying to answer. On today’s episode, Heidi Kirby, host of the BLOC podcast, shares her perspectives about being a corporate instructional designer. We break down several topics about being an instructional designer and share our experiences. There isn’t a right or wrong answer here, but this episode will help to steer you in the right direction.

On today’s episode, I’m joined by my friend, Holly Owens from Jolly Holly Ed Services. She’s the Assistant Director of Instructional Design with Online Education at Touro College and University System. She also helps folks transition into the instructional design field.

On today’s episode, I’m joined by my friend, Dr. Enilda Romero-Hall. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Education at The University of Tampa and the Graduate Coordinator of the Instructional Design and Technology program. We talk about her and her colleagues’ latest book, Research Methods in Learning Design and Technology.

Every time I talk to someone about instructional design, the concept of how I became an ID comes up. My path to becoming an ID is a strange one and it all starts with failing out of high school.

What's the best way to use a podcast in your course? In today's episode, I cover three ways to incorporate podcasts into the online learning experience.

What do Instructional Designers wish they knew before becoming IDs? I couldn’t find this information anywhere, so I did the research. I asked 50 Instructional Designers what they wish they knew before becoming IDs.

Today’s episode is a real special one. I had the privilege of talking to Dr. Katie Novak and Tom Thibodeau. They are the authors of UDL in the Cloud: How to Design and Deliver Online Education Using Universal Design for Learning. What’s UDL? You’re about to find out and it’s going to change the way you design your next course.

How do you convert a face-to-face class into an online course? I've simplified the process for you for what I have done at MIT.

As online courses are designed at a rapid rate, I want to slow down and bring attention to one group who needs our support the most: the students.

How do you revise an online course to make it the best it can possibly be? My research at MIT and for my dissertation has given me a unique approach to improving online courses and yes, it's ridiculously nerdy.

If you have worked in higher education before, you probably noticed that the culture was different depending who you talked to and where. Why is that?

Are you stuck in ABD limbo? Let me help you finally finish your dissertation.

Welcome in to your new podcast! My name is Dr. Luke Hobson. I'm a Program Manager for MIT and an Online Instructor for SNHU. The purpose of this podcast is to share my experiences with you about instructional design practices, effective teaching methods, working with SMEs, writing your dissertation and more.