Our learning design process (Podcast episode 6)
In this post we share the stages of our Learning Design process that we go through when helping someone design a digital learning experience or course.
Understanding learner context: brain, body and beyond
For a learning designer, understanding a person’s micro and macro learning contexts is the first critical step in designing something that will work well for them individually.
An introduction to Design Thinking (Podcast episode 4)
In Episode 4 of our podcast, Adventures in Learning Design, Tim and Laurie explore design thinking and how it applies to our field of practice. This is an abridged version of that conversation.
Learning principle spotlight: Developing intrinsic motivation
A few of the LearnJam team share products that they feel effectively helped develop their intrinsic motivation. Great design is often invisible to the user, we don’t think about how something works until, well – it’s not working! If you follow us here LearnJam, you’ve probably heard us talking about how we use our Learning … Read more
What does a Learning Designer do? (Podcast episode 2)
In the second episode of our podcast series, Adventures in Learning Design, Tim and Laurie explore what we actually do. This is an abridged version of that conversation …
What is Learning Design? (Podcast episode 1)
In the inaugural episode of our new podcast series Adventures in Learning Design, Tim and Laurie explore what we actually mean by that term.
Meet Reobot, the world’s first Māori language chatbot
We caught up with Jonnie Cain, the Experience Designer behind the world’s first Māori language chatbot in New Zealand.
5 learning and design gems we had to share
We thought we’d share a few things that have caught our eye of late.
The power of positive framing in learning design
Research tells us that learning best occurs when we’re in a positive emotional state. ‘Framing’ is a powerful device from the field of positive psychology to keep a positive mindset in adverse situations. Read about one tool borrowed from design thinking that could help learners apply a positive frame throughout their learning journey, resulting in … Read more
Online learning events with the LearnJam team: out and about
Being a distributed team here at LearnJam, we’re used to collaborating together and running remote workshops fully online. So, over the last month, we’ve loved seeing online communities grow and have been showing our virtual faces at as many online learning events as possible. Here are some of the Zooms and Hangouts we’ve been in … Read more
Learning and Time
Day 55 in isolation, or is it day 5… I, like many others, have lost track of time spent in lockdown conditions, finding that without the normal spatial cues of a commute or regular social engagements, time somehow has less meaning. Time is immensely fluid – we know that it can fly by when you’re … Read more
#Remote Together – Learning Design Checklists
At the moment, we’re really focused on helping our clients move their face-to-face and print-based courses online as quickly as possible. That can be deceptively simple to do if the goal is just to get some materials online, and you have a platform available already. But doing this without a considered approach to learning design … Read more
#Remote Together – Week 3: Online Teaching
In these uncertain times, we want to contribute by sharing our digital learning knowledge and experience – and encouraging everyone to do the same. We’re creating a video series under the hashtag #RemoteTogether to bring us all together, brainstorm, discuss and share how we as learning professionals can respond to the challenges we’re facing. Week … Read more
#RemoteTogether – Week 2: Remote Workshops
In these uncertain times, we want to contribute by sharing our digital learning knowledge and experience – and encouraging everyone to do the same. We’re creating a video series under the hashtag #RemoteTogether to bring us all together, brainstorm, discuss and share how we as learning professionals can respond to the challenges we’re facing. Every week we’re … Read more
#RemoteTogether
In these uncertain times, we want to contribute by sharing our digital learning knowledge and experience – and encouraging everyone to do the same. We’re creating a video series under the hashtag #RemoteTogether to bring us all together, brainstorm, discuss and share how we as learning professionals can respond to the challenges we’re facing. Every … Read more
Our remote working tips
We share some of our tips in the hope that it helps people who are new to remote working or organisations looking to support a transition of their teams.
LX Berlin Begins: A new event for learner experience designers
Berlin is perhaps best known for its blend of creativity, culture and art. It’s this innovative outlook that’s made it one of Europe’s most dynamic business scenes. In fact, a new startup is founded every 20 minutes, according to the German Times. And if you work in education, you’ll soon find yourself amongst a growing … Read more
Meet the team: Interview with Katy Asbury
Meet Katy, Learner Experience Designer. She helps us make sure all our digital products are pedagogically solid, contain engaging and useful content, facilitate user interaction and have a great user experience. We asked her to share her story and what LXD means to her.
2019 Internet Trends Report: 5 Takeaways for Education Companies
Tuition fees continue to rise and more and more learning is taking place online. Read on to find out our top 5 takeaways for education companies from Mary Meeker’s 2019 internet trends report.
