Learning with Belvista Studios

Do you want to create effective content for your eLearning solutions? Empathy mapping has enabled us to do this and we want to show you how. In this episode Hannah asks Kim questions about how to empathy map and in turn create effective eLearning content. Hannah asks: - What is an empathy map? - What value does an empathy map bring to your projects? - What are some examples of what you would recor...

Do you want to know how to find work that you love? Do you want to attract contracts or roles that align with you as an individual?  In this episode Kim, Hannah and Victoria speak about:  - How to gain the confidence to change the direction of your business/service. - How to find work that you are passionate about.  - Why planning your projects and tasks leads to your success. &nbsp...

Do you want to know how to overcome your most common problems as an instructional designer? In this episode Kim and Hannah share their thoughts and insights on the top instructional design challenges and how they would solve them.  The challenges are: - You’ve been told to storyboard a compliance course. How do you start? - What do you do if a stakeholder wants to keep adding content? - Peopl...

Did you set new year's resolutions that you want to stick to? Do you want to be clear on your goals and make achieving them a reality? In this episode Kim, Hannah and Victoria speak about:  - How to achieve your new year's resolutions and goals - How to create clear goals (both personally and with your team and stakeholders) - How to support someone with their eLearning development goals. Our...

Do you want to feed your brain with instructional design knowledge?  In this episode Victoria asks Kim and Hannah for instructional design tips sparked by random abstract words. This episode's abstract words are: - Journey - Discuss - Acoustics - Hot - Lunch - Ant - Scowl - Flowery - Murky - Obese - Godly - Daughter - Babies - Shed. Our intent with Belvista Studios' Insights is to support oth...

Do you want to know how to create an eLearning storyboard?   In this episode Kim and Hannah share their thoughts and insights as instructional designers.  Here are the resources mentioned: FREE Storyboard Template: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/storyboard-template FREE eLearning Style Guide: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/elearning-style-guide How to Crea...

Do you want to know what an instructional designer does? In this episode Kim and Hannah share their thoughts and insights as instructional designers. Here are the resources mentioned: Free storyboard template: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/storyboard-template Action Mapping (by Cathy Moore): https://blog.cathy-moore.com/action-mapping-a-visual-approach-to-training-design/ Do You N...

Do you want to successfully project manage your eLearning projects?  In this episode, Hannah and Kim chat about:  - Why project management is important.  - How to manage information and actions related to your projects. - How to create a project scope and gain approval from your clients.  - What information to share with your project stakeholders. - How to set expectations and...

Do you want to become a confident instructional designer? Do you want to challenge your self-limiting beliefs and set yourself up for success? In this episode Kim, Hannah and Victoria speak about:  - Tips for anyone who is doubting their skills and what they are trying to achieve as a practitioner.  - How to create a culture of openness.  - How to confidently manage eLearning projec...

Do you want to know how to run successful user interviews? In this episode, Hannah Grennan and Brendan Jarvis chat about: - The importance of user interviews.  - When to conduct user interviews.  - Why you should involve your users in your design process. - How many users you should interview.  - How to prepare for user interviews. - How to create a comfortable and open environment...

Do you want to become an instructional designer? In this episode, Hannah asks Kim the questions that new instructional designers have to help them be successful in 2021.   Hannah asks:  1. How will someone know if they are suited to an instructional designer role? 2. What transferable skills can someone use from previous jobs/situations to help them transition into an instructional desig...

Do you want to know our top tips for instructional designers in 2021? In this episode, Hannah asks Kim what instructional designers need to know and do to be successful in 2021.  Hannah asks:  1. What should every instructional designer do in 2021? 2. What should every instructional designer learn if they want to take things next level? 3. What should instructional designers consider whe...

Do you want to know our top tips for instructional designers in 2021? In this episode, Hannah asks Kim what instructional designers need to know and do to be successful in 2021.  Hannah asks:  1. What should every instructional designer do in 2021? 2. What should every instructional designer learn if they want to take things next level? 3. How can instructional designers stay relevant?&n...

Do you want to create learning experiences that are personal to the learner? This can be applied to your own personal learning as well as the learning experiences that you create for your learners.  In this episode Kim, Hannah and Victoria speak about:  - The criteria that we use to determine the level of impact a learning solution has.  - How to reinforce learning.  - Why huma...

Do you want to become a great instructional designer?  In this episode, Hannah asks John Hinchliffe, an award-winning learning professional, the most frequently asked questions from our instructional design and eLearning development community.  The frequently asked questions are:  1. How do I know if I am suited to the role of an instructional designer? What characteristics do I nee...

Do you want to confidently run workshops as an instructional designer? Do you want to get the information that you need from your stakeholders and make your life easier?  In this episode Kim, Hannah and Victoria speak about how to: - Build the confidence to run workshops with your stakeholders.  - Run workshops to help you get the information that you need to storyboard as an instruction...

DOWNLOAD OUR PROPOSAL TEMPLATE: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/proposal-template Do you want to create proposals that help you win projects?  In this episode, Kim and Hannah talk about how to write effective proposals.  You can be great at your craft and deliver amazing results for clients, however, how do you engage them in the first place? Promoting the value you can br...

Do you want inspiration for your next eLearning project?  In this episode, Hannah and Victoria speak about how to: - Not limit your thinking when brainstorming ideas. - Create realistic and engaging learning solutions. - Find inspiration for your learning solutions. Our intent with Belvista Studios' Insights is to support others in the industry to take their instructional design and eLearning...

Do you want to develop high-quality eLearning efficiently?  In this episode, Kim, Hannah and Victoria speak about how to: - Develop high-quality eLearning efficiently.  - Gain confidence in using software programs (like Adobe Creative Cloud). - Practice reflection in your work.  Our intent with Belvista Studios' Insights is to support others in the industry to take their instruction...

Do you want to create a continuous improvement culture?  Kim, Hannah and Victoria speak about: - How to plan your tasks for success. - How to create a culture of learning and continuous improvement.  - How to continuously adapt and improve your work process.  Our intent with Belvista Studios' Insights is to support others in the industry to take their instructional design and eLearn...

Do you struggle to meet your work goals? This could be managing a project effectively, creating an eLearning design or attempting a new task.  In this episode Kim, Hannah and Victoria from Belvista Studios hold a raw and vulnerable discussion on how we each plan to meet our work goals. We discuss how we want to improve and what resources and processes we use to ensure our success.  Our i...

In this episode we provide guidance on how to conduct successful user interviews to get the information you need.   Here are the resources mentioned:  - Danzico, L. (2010). User Interview Techniques [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from https://www.slideshare.net/edanzico/user-interview-techniques   - Farrell, S. (2016). Open-Ended vs. Closed-Ended Questions in User Research. Retrieve...

In this episode, Kim Tuohy and Brendan Jarvis chat about where brave UX begins.   We cover things like:  - Some of the metrics we can use to measure impact  - The risks that can be avoided by undertaking user research  - The difference between a project that undertakes UX research versus one that doesn't.   💻 Connect with Brendan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanjarvis...

In this episode we talk through the steps involved with conducting user testing.   Here are the resources mentioned:  - Trobaugh, S. (2017). Design Thinking: Prototyping and Testing (Part 3). Retrieved from https://www.godfrey.com/insights/creative/make-ideas-great-with-protoyping-and-testing. - https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/human-centred-design-playbook   IF YOU LI...

Do you want to become a better learner?  In this episode Kim, Hannah and Victoria from Belvista Studios discuss how to learn new things on the job (and retain it). We link this back to the way we design learning solutions and step into the shoes of our learners. We also discuss how to give feedback effectively. Our intent with Belvista Studios' Insights is to support others in the industry to...