In this episode, I sit down with Anna Lebedinets, a researcher and instructional designer exploring how empathic listening and culturally nuanced communication can transform language learning. Her and her colleagues recent study examines how integrating psychological and sociocultural components within the 4C/ID model can bridge performance gaps and enhance students' preparedness for real-life cross-cultural interactions. We discuss why traditional language teaching often falls short in developing meaningful communication skills and how this innovative approach can help learners become more culturally adaptive.

👉 Learn more about Anna and her research:

• LinkedIn
• Publication
• ResearchGate

👉 Mentioned Links:

• Transcript and Blog

👉 Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level
• 🙌Collaborating and Building Relationships with SMEs course
• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?
• 📙 My Book

👉 Connect with me:

• LinkedIn
• YouTube

👉 Support the Channel!

• Check out my favorite LMS: Brightspace

What's it like working as an instructional designer in higher education? Let's talk about it all: the day-to-day, rewards, growth, compensation, politics, etc.

👉 Mentioned Links:

• Transcript and Blog

👉 Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level
• 🙌Collaborating and Building Relationships with SMEs course
• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?
• 📙 My Book

👉 Connect with me:

• LinkedIn
• YouTube

👉 Support the Channel!

• Check out my favorite LMS: Brightspace

What happens when you upload 30 shorts in 30 days? Here's what I learned and what you can pickup from doing these kind of timed challenges. 

👉 Mentioned Links:

• Transcript and Blog

👉 Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level
• 🙌Collaborating and Building Relationships with SMEs course
• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?
• 📙 My Book

👉 Connect with me:

• LinkedIn
• YouTube

👉 Support the Channel!

• Check out my favorite LMS: Brightspace

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Matt Kinservik, a literary expert and professor, and Rachel Lapp, a self-proclaimed Taylor Swift expert and instructional designer, as they share the behind-the-scenes journey of co-creating a one-of-a-kind college course focused on Taylor Swift. Together, they discuss how their distinct expertise combines to craft an innovative curriculum and how they not only marketed the course with social media, but how they let students use Gen AI. Swifties and educators alike—this one’s for you!

👉 More About the Course and Staff:

• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tortured_profs_dept
• IG: https://www.instagram.com/torturedprofs/
• Rachel's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-lapp-a8255519/
• Matt's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-kinservik-80a85226/
• University of Delaware: https://www.udel.edu/academics/winter-summer/

👉 Mentioned Links:

• Transcript and YouTube video

👉 Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level
• 🙌Collaborating and Building Relationships with SMEs course
• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?
• 📙 My Book

👉 Connect with me:

• LinkedIn
• YouTube

👉 Support the Channel!

• Check out my favorite LMS: Brightspace

👉 Mentioned Links:

• Transcript and blog post
• Breaking the Humdrum of “Post Once & Reply to 2” Online Discussions 

👉 Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level
• 🙌Collaborating and Building Relationships with SMEs course
• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?
• 📙 My Book

👉 Connect with me:

• LinkedIn
• YouTube

👉 Support the Channel!

• Check out my favorite LMS: Brightspace

In a recent poll, I asked educators (instructional designers, professors, teachers, developers, etc.) if they had a side hustle. 578 educators voted and 56% said yes. What opportunities are out there for educators though? In this episode, I'll share with you common side hustles for educators. 

👉 Mentioned Links:

• Transcript and blog post
• Collaborating and Building Relationships with SMEs course
• Dr. Tom Tobin's Episode
• Christy Tucker's Episode
• Dr. Jason Gulya's AI Services
• Dr. Nicole LEtoile's New Course 

👉 Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level
• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?
• 📙 My Book
• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside)
• ✍ Backwards Design Course
• 👥 Join our Group

👉 Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn
• 🐦 Twitter
• 👨‍💻 Blog

🙌 Support the Channel!

• Check out my favorite LMS: Brightspace

As instructional designers, we have our go to models for designing learning experiences. What do you do though when you have to pivot? On today's episode, I'll share with you a crazy project I worked on where I had to heavily modify the backward design model. 

Also, Happy Thanksgiving! 

👉 Mentioned Links:

• Transcript and blog post

👉 Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level
• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?
• 📙 My Book
• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside)
• ✍ Backwards Design Course
• 👥 Join our Group

👉 Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn
• 🐦 Twitter
• 👨‍💻 Blog

🙌 Support the Channel!

• Check out my favorite LMS: Brightspace

Let's dive into immersive learning today and explore some real world examples!

👉 Mentioned Links:

• Transcript and blog post

👉 Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level

• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?

• 📙 My Book

• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside)

• ✍ Backwards Design Course

• 👥 Join our Group

👉 Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn

• 🐦 Twitter

• 👨‍💻 Blog

🙌 Support the Channel!

• Check out my favorite LMS: Brightspace

What can Disney World teach us about instructional design? Well, quite a bit! Here are some insights from the most magical place on earth.

👉 Mentioned Links:

• Transcript and blog post
• WCAG
• Dr. Nicole's New Course
• New YouTube Video on SMEs

👉 Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level

• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?

• 📙 My Book

• 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs)

• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside)

• ✍ Backwards Design Course

• 👥 Join our Group

👉 Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn

• 🐦 Twitter

• 👨‍💻 Blog

🙌 Support the Channel!

• Check out IDOL Courses Academy

• Check out my favorite LMS: Brightspace

Don't you just love when you're working on a project, and suddenly your SME ghosts you? You have no idea why or what happened, but what you do know for sure is that your project is dead in the water until you hear from them again. So, how do you reengage?

In today's blog and podcast, I'll share five tips to help you get things back on track.

👉 Mentioned Links:

• Transcript and blog post

👉 Recommendations:

• 🎓Take your instructional design skills to the next level

• 📚So, you want to become an instructional designer?

• 📙 My Book

• 📗The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs)

• 🎤 My interview platform recommendation (Riverside)

• ✍ Backwards Design Course

• 👥 Join our Group

👉 Connect with me:

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn

• 🐦 Twitter

• 👨‍💻 Blog

🙌 Support the Channel!

• Check out IDOL Courses Academy

• Check out my favorite LMS: Brightspace