• 30 Shorts in 30 Days - What I learned from a YouTube Challenge
    Feb 6 2025

    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

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    25 mins
  • Teaching and Designing a Taylor Swift Literature Course with Dr. Matt Kinservik and Rachel Lapp
    Jan 22 2025

    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

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    56 mins
  • Why Discussion Boards Get a Bad Rap and How to Fix Them
    Jan 9 2025

    👉 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

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    17 mins
  • Side Hustles for Educators
    Dec 12 2024

    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

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    18 mins
  • What to Do When You Can't Follow Your Instructional Design Model
    Nov 27 2024

    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

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    26 mins
  • The Power of Immersive Learning: Why It Works and Real-World Success Stories
    Nov 15 2024

    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

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    21 mins
  • Imagineering Instructional Design: Insights Inspired by Disney World
    Oct 31 2024

    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

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    19 mins
  • What to Do When Your SME Ghosts You: 5 Strategies to Re-Engage
    Oct 16 2024

    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

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    17 mins