Today’s guest is my father Dr. David Williams. Dr. Williams is an emeritus professor from the Department of Instructional Psychology and Technology at Brigham Young University where he conducted and studied evaluations of teaching and learning in various settings. He currently serves as a missionary with his wife Denise for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints. Today we discuss:  Everything Evaluation, what it is, and all of the moving parts associated with it The difference between evaluation, measurement, and assessment  Dr. Williams’ 10 part evaluation model, along wit ..read more

Today's show is a solo episode in which Greg gives an audio version of a mini-research study he conducted this year.  Check out the article here, and don't miss all the resources listed at the end! https://uxdesign.cc/solving-the-greatest-challenge-to-measuring-organizational-outcomes-of-learning-programs-5e4677a78ca7  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/lxleader ..read more

Aaron Airmet and Ash Roberts join me again, but this time to talk about career development using PM tools and mindsets. Together they host Path into Product, a podcast for college students or professionals considering a career as a product manager but don't know where to start. Both Aaron and Ash are currently working as Product Managers at Weave Communications and have previous experience working with and in learning design environments.  Today we discuss:  Building your career through curiosity, experimentation, and data collection  Examples and stories of using product mana ..read more

Today’s guests are Aaron Airmet and Ash Roberts. Together they host Path into Product, a podcast for college students or professionals considering a career as a product manager but don't know where to start. Both Aaron and Ash are currently working as Product Managers at Weave Communications and have previous experience working with and in learning design environments.  Today we discuss:  Different ways of defining product management Frameworks and mindsets instructional designers can utilize to build better learning solutions Curiosity, ruthless prioritization, and being a partner ..read more

Today I’m joined with Bryan Tanner, a recent PhD graduate from BYU’s Instructional Psychology and Technology department. He has a professional background in K-12, higher ed, and corporate instruction. Bryan is an avid reader of biographies and business nonfiction and our discussion today is all about this book.  From the book description: "To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick tur ..read more

Kate is a marketer turned L&D expert, microlearning addict, and founder and product leader at 7taps, a micro-learning technology tool we dig into here in the episode.  Today we discuss:  The features and overview of 7Taps and where it’s name comes from The principles Kate follows to develop the product How Kate leads her team with values and constraints in prioritizing what to build What microlearning is best used for, and what it isn’t Resources 7Taps company website - https://www.7taps.com/  MicroLearning: Short and Sweet (book) https://www.amazon.com/Microlearning-Shor ..read more

Dr. Stephan Taeger is a religious educator and an adjunct professor at Brigham Young University’s Department of Ancient Scripture. He has authored or co-authored chapters and articles in various instructional design, educational, and/or theological venues. Dr. Taeger’s research interests include homiletics and narrative instructional design. Today we discuss:  The principles of Narrative Distance and its applications to instructional design Insights from Homiletics –the practice and craft of preaching– for designing learning Creating cognitive and emotional space for people to learn thro ..read more

Laura Fletcher is a Senior Program Manager for Leadership Development at Salesforce where she designs and manages programs that improve performance and engagement. Prior to joining Salesforce, she was the Manager of Instructional Design at Bottom-Line Performance, where she led a team that designed and developed award-winning learning solutions. Laura co-authored the book, "Design Thinking for Training and Development," published by ATD Press in 2020 which we’ll get into in this episode.  Today we discuss:  Designing for learner value rather than engagement  Adapting the sweet ..read more

Today’s guest is Guy W. Wallace. Guy is a Performance Analyst and Instructional Architect – and has been designing and developing performance-based instruction and training content since 1979. Guy has been consulting since 1982 and has served 80+ consulting clients, primarily in the Fortune 500. Guy's work has won a host of awards and he has authored over 90 articles, 16 books, and 4500+ blog posts. He has presented professionally over 125 times. You can check out the tremendous resources on his website which I’ve linked in the show notes along with some specific items we discuss in this episo ..read more

Yolanda is the founder and owner of Lumiere Learning Experiences and the host of The L&D Lounge, a podcast show, and virtual gathering space. Yolanda seeks to use learning and development as a strategic tool to create behavioral change and improve on-the-job performance. She is especially passionate about crafting best-in-class leadership development programs to support high potentials, emerging leaders, and people managers. Over the past 15 years, she has worked with a large variety of organizations to foster intellectual curiosity and promote a culture of continuous learning.  Toda ..read more