E-Learning Lane with Brady Licht

What is the Difference Between Project and Product Management in LXD/ID?

Learning designers often end up doing both project management and product management without distinguishing between the two. This episode clarifies the difference and considers how each mindset applies to learning design work.
E-Learning Lane is a short-form podcast where Brady Licht works through questions about educational technology, learning design, and training. Episodes are recorded on the go, so the audio is informal and occasionally rough around the edges. If you have a question or topic you'd like covered, send it to licht.education@gmail.com. For more articles, tools, and resources, visit bradylicht.com.

How Do We Use Book Studies for Workplace Training?

Book studies are a low-cost, discussion-driven approach to professional development that can work surprisingly well in workplace settings. This episode explores how to structure them effectively and when they're a good fit.
E-Learning Lane is a short-form podcast where Brady Licht works through questions about educational technology, learning design, and training. Episodes are recorded on the go, so the audio is informal and occasionally rough around the edges. If you have a question or topic you'd like covered, send it to licht.education@gmail.com. For more articles, tools, and resources, visit bradylicht.com.

How Do We Onboard Learners Into Online/Distance Learning?

The first experience a learner has with an online course sets the tone for everything that follows. This episode covers onboarding practices that help new online learners get oriented without overwhelming them.
E-Learning Lane is a short-form podcast where Brady Licht works through questions about educational technology, learning design, and training. Episodes are recorded on the go, so the audio is informal and occasionally rough around the edges. If you have a question or topic you'd like covered, send it to licht.education@gmail.com. For more articles, tools, and resources, visit bradylicht.com.

How Do We Promote & Incentivize Training?

Getting people to actually complete training is a different challenge from designing good training. This episode considers strategies for promotion and incentivization, including what works, what backfires, and where the line is between encouragement and coercion.
E-Learning Lane is a short-form podcast where Brady Licht works through questions about educational technology, learning design, and training. Episodes are recorded on the go, so the audio is informal and occasionally rough around the edges. If you have a question or topic you'd like covered, send it to licht.education@gmail.com. For more articles, tools, and resources, visit bradylicht.com.

How Do We Support Adult Learners' Tech Skills?

Not everyone who needs to use technology for learning is comfortable with it. This episode covers approaches for building tech skills with adult learners in ways that are supportive rather than condescending.
E-Learning Lane is a short-form podcast where Brady Licht works through questions about educational technology, learning design, and training. Episodes are recorded on the go, so the audio is informal and occasionally rough around the edges. If you have a question or topic you'd like covered, send it to licht.education@gmail.com. For more articles, tools, and resources, visit bradylicht.com.

What Are the Benefits of Hybrid Training?

Hybrid training combines in-person and online elements, but doing it well requires more than just offering both options. This episode looks at what hybrid training actually gains you and what it takes to execute it effectively.
E-Learning Lane is a short-form podcast where Brady Licht works through questions about educational technology, learning design, and training. Episodes are recorded on the go, so the audio is informal and occasionally rough around the edges. If you have a question or topic you'd like covered, send it to licht.education@gmail.com. For more articles, tools, and resources, visit bradylicht.com.

What is the Spiral Model of Instructional Design?

The spiral model treats instructional design as iterative rather than linear, cycling through phases of defining, designing, demonstrating, developing, and delivering. This episode explains how it works and why it can be a better fit than traditional models for complex projects.
E-Learning Lane is a short-form podcast where Brady Licht works through questions about educational technology, learning design, and training. Episodes are recorded on the go, so the audio is informal and occasionally rough around the edges. If you have a question or topic you'd like covered, send it to licht.education@gmail.com. For more articles, tools, and resources, visit bradylicht.com.

How Do We Manage Large Learning Management Systems?

Running an LMS at scale involves a different set of challenges than setting one up for a single course. This episode covers the organizational, technical, and communication work involved in managing a large deployment.
E-Learning Lane is a short-form podcast where Brady Licht works through questions about educational technology, learning design, and training. Episodes are recorded on the go, so the audio is informal and occasionally rough around the edges. If you have a question or topic you'd like covered, send it to licht.education@gmail.com. For more articles, tools, and resources, visit bradylicht.com.

Are We Entering the Anti-Tech Era of Education?

There's growing pushback against technology in classrooms, from phone bans to skepticism about screen time. This episode considers whether we're seeing a meaningful shift in attitudes toward EdTech and what that means for people who work in this space.
E-Learning Lane is a short-form podcast where Brady Licht works through questions about educational technology, learning design, and training. Episodes are recorded on the go, so the audio is informal and occasionally rough around the edges. If you have a question or topic you'd like covered, send it to licht.education@gmail.com. For more articles, tools, and resources, visit bradylicht.com.

What is a Hype Cycle in Educational Technology?

New technologies in education tend to follow a predictable pattern: inflated expectations, disappointment, and then sometimes genuine usefulness. This episode explains the hype cycle concept and how recognizing it can help you make better decisions about when to adopt something new.
E-Learning Lane is a short-form podcast where Brady Licht works through questions about educational technology, learning design, and training. Episodes are recorded on the go, so the audio is informal and occasionally rough around the edges. If you have a question or topic you'd like covered, send it to licht.education@gmail.com. For more articles, tools, and resources, visit bradylicht.com.