Adventures in Learning Design

A series of conversations about ideas, principles, research and practice. Join the LearnJam team as they explore how to make learning more effective and enjoyable, whether it's in the workplace, in school, university or at home.

S02 EP05: ILXD Dimensions – Interactions 02/02/2022

S02 EP05: ILXD Dimensions – Interactions Martin Bloomfield joins us again for yet another fascinating foray into neurodiversity and learning design. We discuss the differences between learning ‘input’ and what ‘output’ is expected from learners, why it’s so important to identify neurodivergence early in a learner’s life, and who’s responsible for ensuring learning is more inclusive. Martin also introduces us to a new acronym – PERDISOMOLO – and invites us to imagine we were wombats! (Stick with it – he’s making a very important point!) This episode is the last in our Season 2 mini-series focusing on inclusive learning design (ILXD). Download the ILXD Dimensions framework at www.learnjam.com/resources and find out more about our inclusive approach to learning design at www.learnjam.com/inclusive-online-learning /episode/index/show/learnjam/id/21834911

S02 EP04: ILXD Dimensions – The Materials 01/12/2022

S02 EP04: ILXD Dimensions – The Materials Michelle Mangal talks to LearnJam about why representation matters in learning resources, how to do justice to learners’ complex identities, and how good teachers can make learning materials interesting and relevant to young people. This episode is part of our Season 2 mini-series focusing on inclusive learning design (ILXD). Download the ILXD Dimensions framework at www.learnjam.com/resources and find out more about our inclusive approach to learning design at www.learnjam.com/inclusive-online-learning /episode/index/show/learnjam/id/21257063

S02 EP03: ILXD Dimensions – The Environment 12/07/2021

S02 EP03: ILXD Dimensions – The Environment How can a learner's environment – physical or digital – affect the inclusivity of learning design (ILXD)? Featuring special guest Runna Badwan, talking about the need to adapt techniques and approaches for learners in different contexts, the risk of making assumptions about learners' knowledge of digital technologies and how teachers and learners can thrive even in particularly challenging environments. /episode/index/show/learnjam/id/21257030

S02 EP02: ILXD Dimensions – The Learner 11/23/2021

S02 EP02: ILXD Dimensions – The Learner In this episode, we explore one very important factor in inclusive learning design (ILXD) – the learners themselves. Featuring special guest Martin Bloomfield, talking about how individuals think and learn in different ways, and how education and assessment need to reflect this diversity. /episode/index/show/learnjam/id/21256934

S02 EP01 – Welcome to Season 2! 11/10/2021

S02 EP01 – Welcome to Season 2! We reflect on some highlights from the first year of the Adventures in Learning Design podcast and look ahead to what's coming up in Season 2. Plus, Tim has an announcement to make... /episode/index/show/learnjam/id/21116705

EP. 14 - Learning through text messages 06/11/2021

EP. 14 - Learning through text messages In this episode we have a scintillating conversation with Rachel Nemeth, CEO of New York-based startup Opus. Opus is a digital platform that delivers text message courses to deskless workers. /episode/index/show/learnjam/id/19441046

EP. 13 - Storyboarding 03/23/2021

EP. 13 - Storyboarding In this episode, Tim and Laurie speak to Lucy Williams from the LearnJam team about how we use storyboarding in our online course development and why it works so well. We also share some tips and ideas for how to storyboard remotely. /episode/index/show/learnjam/id/18437339

EP. 12 - Inclusive Learning Design 03/09/2021

EP. 12 - Inclusive Learning Design Tim and Laurie talk to fellow LearnJammers Laura Patsko and Lucy Williams about an Innovate UK project we are working on to develop and share best practices in inclusive online learning. /episode/index/show/learnjam/id/18251030

EP. 11 - Agile 02/09/2021

EP. 11 - Agile Tim and Laurie speak to Jo Sayers, fellow co-founder of LearnJam, about how (and why) he uses the Agile product development methodologies to develop digital learning products and solutions. We find out a bit more about his approach and Jo shares advice for anyone looking to find out more about Agile and how it can be put into practice. /episode/index/show/learnjam/id/17880056

EP. 10 - Research 01/22/2021

EP. 10 - Research Tim and Laurie talk to Laura Patsko – a language and pedagogy consultant exceptional researcher. Laura shared insights into how she worked through vast quantities of learning research and evidence in order to develop our evidence-informed Learning Design Principles. /episode/index/show/learnjam/id/17646656

EP. 09 - Motivation 01/07/2021

EP. 09 - Motivation Tim, Laurie and Katy talk about motivation – one of the most important aspects of learning, but also one of the most difficult to design for. We discuss some of the theories of motivation and share examples of how they can be put into practice – including recent learning experiences we've taken part in which succeeded in motivating us. /episode/index/show/learnjam/id/17456765

EP. 08 - Innovation 12/09/2020

EP. 08 - Innovation In this episode Tim and Laurie speak to fellow LearnJam co-founder, Nick Robinson. As well as his LearnJam work, Nick does a lot of executive coaching and training with a focus on innovation and creativity. We discuss whether people can be trained to be innovative and what an innovative organisation looks like. /episode/index/show/learnjam/id/17126987

EP. 07 - Dyslexia and Learning Design 11/23/2020

EP. 07 - Dyslexia and Learning Design In this episode we talk to Martin Bloomfield, the author of Dyslexia Bytes, which won a special commendation for equality, diversity and inclusion at the 2020 ELTon awards. /episode/index/show/learnjam/id/16918019

EP. 06 - Our Learning Design process 11/04/2020

EP. 06 - Our Learning Design process In this episode we unpack the stages we go through in our Learning Design process, we confront our lack of building expertise, and Laurie coins the phrase "cathedral of learning". /episode/index/show/learnjam/id/16681919

EP. 05 - Positive framing in Learning Design 10/21/2020

EP. 05 - Positive framing in Learning Design In this episode, we chat to LearnJam's Learning Designer, Katy Asbury. Katy tells us the story of a particularly horrendous hike that she did in New Zealand and how, subsequently, she was able to reframe that from a really negative experience to one of the absolute highlights of her year. She shares her thinking and reading around what positive framing might mean for Learning Design. /episode/index/show/learnjam/id/16489040

*Short contributor shoutout* 10/14/2020

*Short contributor shoutout* In this short shoutout Laurie and Tim invite you to get in touch with questions or observations about your own Learning Design practice. /episode/index/show/learnjam/id/16398791

EP. 04 - Design thinking 10/07/2020

EP. 04 - Design thinking In this episode, we talk about design thinking; what it is, how it works, and how we use it in our own projects, including how we applied it to develop a prototype of a chatbot that the world wasn't ready for. We also talk about how Tim had to go back to school to learn empathy and how mirrors can solve the problem of slow elevators. /episode/index/show/learnjam/id/16304402

EP. 03 - Our Learning Design Principles 09/23/2020

EP. 03 - Our Learning Design Principles In this episode we talk about our three research-based Learning Design principles, Laurie shares a recent confrontation with an enraged optometrist around a less than optimal digital learning experience, and we uncover a couple of areas in which we realise we could have done better. /episode/index/show/learnjam/id/16127870

EP. 02 - What does a Learning Designer do? 09/15/2020

EP. 02 - What does a Learning Designer do? In this episode, we talk about how you need to tell your clients they're wrong sometimes, and we somehow managed to compare a Learning Designer to a film director. Hosted by Laurie Harrison and Tim Gifford - cofounders of LearnJam, a digital learning agency and consultancy. /episode/index/show/learnjam/id/16020185

EP. 01 - What is Learning Design? 09/08/2020

EP. 01 - What is Learning Design? In this episode, we talk about the futility of asking people what they want, and we somehow managed to clumsily compare Learning Design to both music and medicine. /episode/index/show/learnjam/id/15930197

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