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  • How to Build an Effective Team and Culture (Episode 22) | Learning with Belvista Studios

    If you like this podcast, you will like our CREATOR HUB. It offers a range of services that aim to support you in developing, improving and growing to meet your future needs in the instructional design and eLearning industry.

    Visit it here: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/

    In this episode Hannah speaks with Eleni Dracakis. Eleni is a business psychologist and a ‘People Scientist’ who inspires personal, professional and organisational change (AKA makes you a BOSS at what you do). We chat about:  

    1. The power of mindset
    2. The impacts of the unconscious mind  
    3. The impacts of a lack of trust in teams  
    4. How to identify a team or leader's current state 
    5. Holding courageous team conversations 
    6. How to define what team success looks like 
    7. The changing landscape for business success  
    8. Questions to help you better understand how a team functions  
    9. How to create change  
    10. How to identify if someone is not on board with a change or process 
    11. Psychological strategies to use for learning design 
    12. Using models to support learning/change strategies  
    13. How to transform new skills into habits  
    14. Effective facilitation  
    15. How to work with unconscious behaviour  
    16. Resources for understanding human behaviour  
    17. How to be a great leader  
    18. How to create a growth mindset   

      19. Here are the resources mentioned:  

      1. Eleni's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleni-dracakis-ab910b25/ 
      2. Eleni's website: https://elenidracakis.co/ 
      3. Developing a growth mindset (Carol Dweck): https://youtu.be/hiiEeMN7vbQ 
      4. The Quick Wins Paradox: https://hbr.org/2009/01/the-quick-wins-paradox 
      5. Simon Sinek (thought leader): https://simonsinek.com/ 
      6. Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? (And How to Fix It) by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic (book): https://www.booktopia.com.au/why-do-so-many-incompetent-men-become-leaders-and-how-to-fix-it--tomas-chamorro-premuzic/book/9781633696327.html

        7. We hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! :)

        We're on Instagram! Daily tips and insights into our studio: https://www.instagram.com/belvistastudios/

        LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/belvista-studios

        We are an award-winning eLearning company in Brisbane, Australia with global clients, which provides end-to-end eLearning solutions including instructional design, graphic design, animation and development. http://belvistastudios.com/ Follow our journey as we learn how to create the best eLearning.

        49 min
      7. How to Transition from Teacher to Instructional Designer (Episode 21) | Learning with Belvista Studios

        If you like this podcast, you will like our CREATOR HUB. It offers a range of services that aim to support you in developing, improving and growing to meet your future needs in the instructional design and eLearning industry.

        Visit it here: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/

        In this episode Kim speaks with Ali. Ali is the founder of Teacher Transition. We chat about: 

        1. The similarities between teaching and instructional design 
        2. How to discover if instructional design is right for you  
        3. The types of instructional designer niches  
        4. Applying for instructional designer roles 
        5. Transferable skills between teaching and instructional design  
        6. Instructional design terms/processes related to the teaching world  
        7. Growing and developing as a teacher 
        8. Preparing your résumé 
        9. The biggest hurdle for teachers when interviewing for instructional designer roles

          10. Here are the resources mentioned:  

          1. Ali's Instagram to help with your transition: https://www.instagram.com/teachertransition/ 
          2. Teachertransition.com (where you can get the resources Ali spoke about): https://teachertransition.com/ 
          3. Readability website: http://www.hemingwayapp.com/

            4. We hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! :)

            We're on Instagram! Daily tips and insights into our studio: https://www.instagram.com/belvistastudios/

            LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/belvista-studios

            We are an award-winning eLearning company in Brisbane, Australia with global clients, which provides end-to-end eLearning solutions including instructional design, graphic design, animation and development. http://belvistastudios.com/ Follow our journey as we learn how to create the best eLearning.

            47 min
          4. Gamification for Learning (Episode 20) | Learning with Belvista Studios

            If you like this podcast, you will like our CREATOR HUB. It offers a range of services that aim to support you in developing, improving and growing to meet your future needs in the instructional design and eLearning industry.

            Visit it here: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/

            In this episode Kim speaks with Valary Oleinik. Valary is a gamification of learning speaker and coach. We chat about: 

            1. Learning from the games that you play  
            2. Creating characters that emotionally involve your learner 
            3. How a gamification project can fail 
            4. Using gamification that fits the context  
            5. How to create a support structure for your project  
            6. The importance of managers supporting learning initiatives  
            7. Gaining buy-in from your learners  
            8. Creating effective and realistic scenarios 
            9. Using pre-tests to assess prior knowledge  
            10. People to follow/learn from in the instructional design world  
            11. How to be creative in your craft  
            12. Designing for the project goal 
            13. Learner motivation   

              14. Here are the resources mentioned:  

              1. Valary's website: https://www.valarywithawhy.com/ 
              2. Valary's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valaryoleinik/ 
              3. Valary's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valarywithawhy/ 
              4. How to Write Scenarios for Learning Design: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUVeMUi-V-s 
              5. Cathy Moore's scenario-based training examples to explore: https://blog.cathy-moore.com/scenario-based-training-headquarters/scenario-examples/ 
              6. Self-Determination Theory (SDT): https://selfdeterminationtheory.org/theory/ 
              7. Serious Play Conference: https://seriousplayconf.com/ 
              8. Dan Keckan of CineCraft who wrote "7 Better Learning Principles For Custom eLearning": https://elearningindustry.com/custom-elearning-project-design-principles

                9. We hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! :)

                We're on Instagram! Daily tips and insights into our studio: https://www.instagram.com/belvistastudios/

                LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/belvista-studios

                We are an award-winning eLearning company in Brisbane, Australia with global clients, which provides end-to-end eLearning solutions including instructional design, graphic design, animation and development. http://belvistastudios.com/ Follow our journey as we learn how to create the best eLearning.

                1 hr 1 min
              9. How to Create Simulation Training (Episode 19) | Learning with Belvista Studios

                If you like this podcast, you will like our CREATOR HUB. It offers a range of services that aim to support you in developing, improving and growing to meet your future needs in the instructional design and eLearning industry.

                Visit it here: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/

                In this episode Kim speaks with Brandy Rhodes. Brandy is an instructional designer and nurse practitioner who specialises in education and teaching. We chat about: 

                1. Understanding your learner and their real world environment 
                2. How to break down resistance between the learner and the learning content 
                3. How to deliver training for learners with a range of backgrounds and environments 
                4. How to build on your learners current knowledge/skill set 
                5. How to use an engaging and simplistic form of language when training 
                6. Strategies for motivating your learner 
                7. Simulation training strategies 
                8. Instructional design strategies 
                9. The importance of having empathy for your end-user  

                  10. Here are the resources mentioned:  

                  1. Brandy's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandy-rhodes-2a334b89/ 
                  2. Brandy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandylrhodes/ 
                  3. SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) Tool: http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/Tools/SBARToolkit.aspx

                    4. We hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! :)

                    We're on Instagram! Daily tips and insights into our studio: https://www.instagram.com/belvistastudios/

                    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/belvista-studios

                    We are an award-winning eLearning company in Brisbane, Australia with global clients, which provides end-to-end eLearning solutions including instructional design, graphic design, animation and development. http://belvistastudios.com/ Follow our journey as we learn how to create the best eLearning.

                    45 min
                  4. What L&D can Learn From Rugby (Episode 18) | Learning with Belvista Studios

                    If you like this podcast, you will like our CREATOR HUB. It offers a range of services that aim to support you in developing, improving and growing to meet your future needs in the instructional design and eLearning industry.

                    Visit it here: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/

                    In this episode Kim speaks with Nate Rowlan. Nate is a strategic leader, developer of engaging learning experiences and lover of rugby. We chat about: 

                    1. The connection between rugby values and Learning and Development (L&D) 
                    2. How to leave a legacy through your craft 
                    3. How to put your learner first 
                    4. Lessons from rugby that translate to the L&D world 
                    5. How to show your learner respect 
                    6. How to engage your audience 
                    7. How to solve problems with the best return on investment 
                    8. The importance of a trust culture 
                    9. The importance of team work 
                    10. How to design with intention 
                    11. Being excited about your craft

                      12. Here are the resources mentioned:

                      1. Nate's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-rowlan-67013624/ 
                      2. The 5 Whys Technique: https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_5W.htm 
                      3. The Speed of Trust by Stephen M. R. Covey (book): https://www.speedoftrust.com/  
                      4. The Kirkpatrick Model: https://learning.linkedin.com/content/dam/me/learning/blog/2017/april/Kirkpatrick-Model.png

                        5. We hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! :)

                        We're on Instagram! Daily tips and insights into our studio: https://www.instagram.com/belvistastudios/

                        LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/belvista-studios

                        We are an award-winning eLearning company in Brisbane, Australia with global clients, which provides end-to-end eLearning solutions including instructional design, graphic design, animation and development. http://belvistastudios.com/ Follow our journey as we learn how to create the best eLearning.

                        48 min
                      5. How to Become an Effective Manager (Episode 17) | Learning with Belvista Studios

                        If you like this podcast, you will like our CREATOR HUB. It offers a range of services that aim to support you in developing, improving and growing to meet your future needs in the instructional design and eLearning industry.

                        Visit it here: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/

                        In this episode Kim speaks with Abdallah Khazma. Abdallah works in the senior HR strategic development space. We chat about:

                        1. How to build critical thinking skills
                        2. How to build natural curiosity in your field
                        3. How to enable your team members to understand their contribution and significance
                        4. How to discover what is important to your team members
                        5. How to find your purpose and passion in the workplace
                        6. How to give value without expectation of anything in return
                        7. The role of memory in learning
                        8. How to become an effective manager
                        9. How to influence individuals to perform

                          10. Abdallah's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdallah-khazma/

                          Abdallah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abdallah_khazma/

                          We hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! :)

                          We're on Instagram! Daily tips and insights into our studio: https://www.instagram.com/belvistastudios/

                          LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/belvista-studios

                          We are an award-winning eLearning company in Brisbane, Australia with global clients, which provides end-to-end eLearning solutions including instructional design, graphic design, animation and development. http://belvistastudios.com/ Follow our journey as we learn how to create the best eLearning.

                          39 min
                        10. How to Write Scenarios for Learning Design (Episode 16) | Learning with Belvista Studios

                          If you like this podcast, you will like our CREATOR HUB. It offers a range of services that aim to support you in developing, improving and growing to meet your future needs in the instructional design and eLearning industry.

                          Visit it here: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/

                          In this episode Kim and Hannah speak with Nicole Papaioannou Lugara. Nicole's focus is on performance-focused training and learning design. She has written and storyboarded 300+ instructional video scripts. We chat about:  

                          1. How to write video, voiceover, scenario and storyboard scripts
                          2. Writing techniques for learning design
                          3. How we can replicate successful TV shows and movies
                          4. Script writing that reflects reality
                          5. Practical quick wins for writing a good story
                          6. Why it is okay to write a shitty first draft
                          7. How to write stories with meaning
                          8. How to evaluate performance change
                          9. How to understand the problem that you are solving
                          10. How to effectively QA your scripts
                          11. How to incorporate drama and humour into your writing
                          12. Adopting a human-centred design approach
                          13. Learning design tools and resources

                            14. Here are the resources mentioned:  

                            1. Nicole's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolepapaioannouphd/  
                            2. Canva is a design tool: https://www.canva.com/ 
                            3. Pixabay for free photos, images and vectors: https://pixabay.com/ 
                            4. Vyond is an online animation creator: https://www.vyond.com/ 
                            5. Camtasia for screen recording and video editing: https://www.techsmith.com/video-editor.html 
                            6. Shitty First Drafts by Anne Lamott: http://wrd.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/1-Shitty%20First%20Drafts.pdf 
                            7. Dr. David Chandross who is the lead game designer/researcher at Game and Train: https://elearningindustry.com/members/dr-david-chandross 
                            8. Bloom's Taxonomy: https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/59/Bloomtaxonomy.jpg  
                            9. The Kirkpatrick Model: https://learning.linkedin.com/content/dam/me/learning/blog/2017/april/Kirkpatrick-Model.png 
                            10. Grammar Girl for quick and dirty tips on grammar: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl 
                            11. The OWL is an online writing lab: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html  
                            12. Hemmingway App is an editor that highlights and corrects grammar, fluency and sentence structure: http://www.hemingwayapp.com/  
                            13. eLearning Heroes Challenges are ongoing opportunities to learn, share, and build your e-learning portfolios: https://community.articulate.com/hubs/e-learning-challenges 
                            14. Freelance Instructional Designers, eLearning developers and LXD group on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/freelanceID 
                            15. Upskill Experience, which is where Nicole hosts her workshops for IDs and freelancers: https://www.upskillexperience.com/ 
                            16. Map it by Cathy Moore helps you turn training requests into projects that make a real difference: https://blog.cathy-moore.com/book-map-it/

                              17. We hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! :)

                              We're on Instagram! Daily tips and insights into our studio: https://www.instagram.com/belvistastudios/

                              LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/belvista-studios

                              We are an award-winning eLearning company in Brisbane, Australia with global clients, which provides end-to-end eLearning solutions including instructional design, graphic design, animation and development. http://belvistastudios.com/ Follow our journey as we learn how to create the best eLearning.

                              56 min
                            17. How to Improve Employee Experience (Episode 15) | Learning with Belvista Studios

                              If you like this podcast, you will like our CREATOR HUB. It offers a range of services that aim to support you in developing, improving and growing to meet your future needs in the instructional design and eLearning industry.

                              Visit it here: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/

                              In this episode Kim speaks with Ale Wiecek. Ale is a human-centred design and life design prototyper, international keynote speaker, despacito fan and founder at Sqr One & PCX. We chat about: 

                              1. The importance of the employee experience
                              2. How to improve the employee experience
                              3. The results of human-centred design
                              4. How to encourage human-centred design
                              5. Recommendations for learning practitioners

                                6. Here are the resources mentioned: 

                                1. Ale's website (SqrOne): http://www.sqrone.com.au/
                                2. Ale's LinkedIn because she's so cool and passionate (good vibes to be connected with): https://www.linkedin.com/in/alewiecek/
                                3. TedTalk on Grit (great mindset stuff): https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_grit_the_power_of_passion_and_perseverance?language=en
                                4. Book for practitioners (Creative Confidence): https://www.creativeconfidence.com/
                                5. Book for practitioners (The Design Thinking Playbook ): https://www.amazon.com.au/Design-Thinking-Playbook-Transformation-Businesses/dp/1119467470

                                  6. We hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! :)

                                  We're on Instagram! Daily tips and insights into our studio: https://www.instagram.com/belvistastudios/

                                  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/belvista-studios

                                  We are an award-winning eLearning company in Brisbane, Australia with global clients, which provides end-to-end eLearning solutions including instructional design, graphic design, animation and development. http://belvistastudios.com/ Follow our journey as we learn how to create the best eLearning.

                                  35 min
                                6. Transition Design Explored (Episode 14) | Learning with Belvista Studios

                                  If you like this podcast, you will like our CREATOR HUB. It offers a range of services that aim to support you in developing, improving and growing to meet your future needs in the instructional design and eLearning industry.

                                  Visit it here: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/

                                  In this episode Kim and Hannah speak about their initial insights into transition design. They chat about:  

                                  1. What transition design is
                                  2. Examples of transition design in practice 
                                  3. Wicked problems 
                                  4. Systems thinking
                                  5. Solving problems for human rights
                                  6. The transition design mindset
                                  7. Introducing transition design to stakeholders
                                  8. Unintended negative design consequences
                                  9. Practical tips for transition design
                                  10. Transition design questions to ask yourself

                                    11. Here are the resources mentioned:  

                                    Terry Irwin (Professor and Director of the Transition Design Institute): https://design.cmu.edu/people/faculty/terry-irwin

                                    We hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! :)

                                    We're on Instagram! Daily tips and insights into our studio: https://www.instagram.com/belvistastudios/

                                    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/belvista-studios

                                    We are an award-winning eLearning company in Brisbane, Australia with global clients, which provides end-to-end eLearning solutions including instructional design, graphic design, animation and development. http://belvistastudios.com/ Follow our journey as we learn how to create the best eLearning.

                                    36 min
                                  11. Robin Sargent from Idol Courses Shares Value (Episode 13) | Learning with Belvista Studios

                                    In this episode, Kim speaks with Robin Sargent from Idol Courses. Robin  provides value to the industry in many ways and we were very excited to  chat to her. We chat about:   

                                    - lnstructional design through a transferrable perspective, which  allowed us to tell different stories to help outline good instructional  design 

                                    - How curriculum developers for university/college can enhance their  classroom experience for today's world 

                                    - How to enhance your instructional design resume.  

                                    We hope you enjoy and thanks for watching! :)   

                                    RESOURCES: Robin's valuable website: https://www.idolcourses.com/

                                    Robin's LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinsargent/ 

                                    M. David Merrill's First Principles of Instruction:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Principles_of_Instruction  

                                    How to write a business goal:  https://blog.cathy-moore.com/2013/11/how-to-create-a-training-goal-in-2-quick-steps/  

                                    Robin's Online Course Idea Success Predictor:  https://www.idolcourses.com/online-course-idea-success-predictor   

                                    How to Conduct Successful User Interviews to Get the Information You  Need:  http://blog.belvistastudios.com/2018/03/how-to-conduct-successful-user.html  

                                    User Observation for Creating Gold Star Learning Solutions:  http://blog.belvistastudios.com/2020/02/user-observation-for-creating-gold-star.html


                                    If you like this video, you will like our CREATOR HUB. It offers a range  of services that aim to support you in developing, improving and  growing to meet your future needs in the instructional design and  eLearning industry.   Visit it here: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/

                                    48 min

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