E-Learning Lane with Brady Licht

Adults bring different motivations, constraints, and experiences to learning than younger students do. This episode covers the key principles of adult learning theory and how they should shape the way we design training and professional development. E-Learning Lane is a short-form podcast where Brady Licht works through questions about educational technology, learning design, and training. Episode...

Sometimes a course or program just doesn't work. This episode looks at how to diagnose what went wrong, what to do next, and how to treat failure as useful information rather than something to hide from. 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 info...

One of the biggest challenges in online learning is making it feel like there's actually a person behind the course. This episode examines what instructor presence means in practice and how to build it without adding unsustainable workload. E-Learning Lane is a short-form podcast where Brady Licht works through questions about educational technology, learning design, and training. Episodes are rec...

Calm technology operates at the edge of attention rather than demanding the center of it. This episode explores what that principle looks like when applied to educational technology, from LMS interfaces to notification design. 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 g...

When everything is a priority, nothing is. This episode looks at frameworks and practical strategies for deciding which projects to take on first when you have more requests than capacity. 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 occasi...

These two terms get used interchangeably, but they describe fundamentally different approaches. This episode clarifies the distinction and considers when each one actually adds value to a learning experience. 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...

Prototyping lets you test ideas before committing to full development, but it's a step that often gets skipped in learning design. This episode covers low-fidelity and high-fidelity prototyping approaches and how to use them to catch problems early. E-Learning Lane is a short-form podcast where Brady Licht works through questions about educational technology, learning design, and training. Episode...

Scenario-based learning puts people in realistic situations where they have to make decisions, which makes it one of the more effective approaches for building judgment and applied skills. This episode walks through how to design scenarios that are genuinely useful rather than just interactive window dressing. E-Learning Lane is a short-form podcast where Brady Licht works through questions about...

Microlearning is one of those terms that gets used to describe very different things. This episode defines what it actually is, when it's the right approach, and when it's being used as a label for content that's just short rather than well-designed. E-Learning Lane is a short-form podcast where Brady Licht works through questions about educational technology, learning design, and training. Episod...

Technology rollouts in education fail more often than they succeed, and the reasons are rarely technical. This episode examines the common patterns behind failed implementations, from misreading your user base to skipping the groundwork that makes adoption possible. E-Learning Lane is a short-form podcast where Brady Licht works through questions about educational technology, learning design, and...

Designing for mobile isn't just about making things fit on a smaller screen. This episode covers the design principles, content considerations, and practical trade-offs involved in creating e-learning that works well on phones and tablets. E-Learning Lane is a short-form podcast where Brady Licht works through questions about educational technology, learning design, and training. Episodes are reco...

Storytelling shows up in almost every list of e-learning best practices, but applying it well is harder than it sounds. This episode looks at specific narrative techniques that work in digital learning contexts and where the storytelling advice tends to break down. E-Learning Lane is a short-form podcast where Brady Licht works through questions about educational technology, learning design, and t...

An introduction to the podcast, what it covers, and why it exists. If you're new here, this is a good place to start. 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 li...