The Dr. Luke Hobson Podcast

What does the day in the life look like for a learning experience designer? On today's episode, we are joined by Shreya Gupta. She's an LXD at Amazon and she breaks down for us what we need to know a…

Entrepreneurship and education go hand-in-hand. So many of you have mentioned that you are pursuing your own opportunities and that you are looking for some tips and strategies to follow. Joining us …

What if we could make the online learning experience more flexible for adult students? On today's episode, I'm going to share an idea on how to make learning paths and change the difficulty levels in…

I love being an instructional designer, but at the end of the day, it's still a job. Just like with any other career, there are good days and bad days. If you are thinking about making the switch to …

Lately, my feed has been filled with countless posts about the disappointing and disheartening process of applying and interviewing for instructional design roles. All of your stories remind me of my…

On today’s episode, we are joined by Peter Shea, the Creator and Chief Admin of Instructional Designers in Education. This 14K member online learning community is an incredible place for learning abo…

What is it about New Year’s resolutions that make them so difficult? You hear all the time about people accomplishing their goals from finding a new job, landing a promotion, buying a house, but actu…

2021 was an incredible year for instructional designers. To give back, I'm answering your questions on anything about instructional design. 

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How do you get your SMEs to buy into an idea? One method is to provide a demo of the final product. This podcast episode is a sneak peak of the new course, Collaborating and Building Relationships wi…

Everyone makes mistakes and I've certainly made quite a few as an instructional designer! On today's episode, I'll share with you my 3 biggest mistakes and what I learned from them.

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Do you ever feel disillusioned with L&D? Are you passionate about instructional design, but worry that spark you once had is fading? In today's show, Ant Pugh shares how he lost his way, details the …

Is instructional design a form of art? I think so! On today's episode, I'll tell you about my recent epiphany on this matter.

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Today’s episode is a special one because we have an amazing guest who is going to be talking about two relevant topics in instructional design land. The first is Camtasia. It’s the signature video ed…

The new ebook is out! It's called, "What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming an Instructional Designer." One thing I wasn’t expecting with this book release was how many of you would reach out to me about …

As instructional designers, we should be using data to help inform our decisions when it comes the learning experiences of our courses and programs. Data can tell us so much about our students with l…

Get ready for the future! On today's episode, I share 5 ideas on where I think instructional design is moving towards. Some of them have been implemented in the courses I teach, and others in the cou…

“What does an instructional designer actually do?” A quick Google search will pop up some amazing videos, podcasts, and blogs about a day in the life of an instructional designer from a corporate per…

If you research the term "instructional design" online, you'll often find another similar term called, "learning experience design." How are they related? What are their differences? Joining us today…

You've already heard from two experts on going back to school for another degree. The conclusion is that there is no right or wrong path to becoming an instructional designer. Whether you decide to d…

Should you go back to school for an instructional design degree? So far, we’ve covered how to be a successful ID without a degree. Today’s episode though covers the benefits of ID degrees and their v…