About this podcast
What does it take to design learning experiences that truly work? Join Jackie Pelegrin, an award-winning instructional designer, Grand Canyon University (GCU) adjunct instructor, educational consultant, and author, as she explores instructional design, e-learning, and AI integration. Expect actionable tips, real-world insights, and conversations with students, alumni, and industry leaders shaping the future of learning.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 165 episodes
- A Practical Blueprint for Teaching Life Skills With Rob Heller · 37 min · Season 4 Episode 164Grades can look great while real-world readiness quietly falls apart. Jackie sat down with Rob Heller, founder of the Boost Program and author of The Missing Course for Today’s…
- Microlearning 2.0: Beyond Short Videos and Quick Tips · 13 min · Season 4 Episode 163In this episode, Jackie walks through what she calls Microlearning 2.0, which is a future-ready approach that treats microlearning as small, purposeful learning moments that help…
- AI Should Improve Your Thinking, Not Replace It With Michael Leggs · 28 min · Season 4 Episode 162AI can produce a polished paragraph in seconds, but that doesn’t mean students are learning to write. Jackie sat down with Michael Leggs, a college professor and the founder of…
- The Rise of Adaptive Pathways: Personalized Learning at Scale · 13 min · Season 4 Episode 161A course can feel fair and still be unfair if it forces every learner to take the same route. We’re seeing a major shift in instructional design and online education: learning…
- How Culture and Connection Create Real Learning With Nicole Weber · 34 min · Season 4 Episode 160Content is the easy part. The hard part is designing conditions in which people actually learn, feel safe enough to struggle, and walk away able to use what they practiced when…
- Human-Centered Learning in a Tech-Driven World · 13 min · Season 4 Episode 159Technology can personalize learning, automate tasks, and deliver faster feedback, but it can also leave learners confused, overwhelmed, and tired. We dig into a simple question…
- Ethical AI for Instructional Designers With Dr. Dwayne Wood · 38 min · Season 4 Episode 158AI can generate course content in minutes, but it can also produce confident nonsense, biased visuals, and nonexistent citations. We close out our mini-series with Dr. Dwayne…
- AI as Your Co-Designer: Collaboration, Not Replacement · 16 min · Season 4 Episode 157AI can write a quiz question in seconds, but it cannot tell you what your learners truly need or what’s ethical, accessible, and aligned. That’s the tension Jackie's unpacking as…
- AI for Faster Learning Design With Dr. Dwayne Wood · 42 min · Season 4 Episode 158AI can make you faster, but it can also make you lazy. That tension sits at the center of Jackie's conversation with Dr. Dwayne Wood as we bring together the big ideas from our…
- The Future of Learning Starts Now: What 2027 Demands from Designers · 12 min · Season 4 Episode 1552027 is closer than it feels, and the future of learning is already showing up in the tools we use, the questions learners ask, and the pressure to prove real value in education…
- Designing for Adult Learners With Dr. Dwayne Wood · 52 min · Season 4 Episode 154The fastest way to ruin an adult learning experience is to start with a shiny tool and hope an outcome appears later. Jackie sat down with Dr. Dwayne Wood to get back to the…
- Myth: Instructional Design is Just Making Slides · 12 min · Season 4 Episode 153Slides are the artifact everyone recognizes, and that’s exactly why the myth survives: if a stakeholder can only see the deck, they assume the work is decoration. Jackie closes…
- Multimodal Learning That Works With Dr. Dwayne Wood · 34 min · Season 4 Episode 152If your learners are exhausted before they even reach the content, the problem might not be motivation. It might be the mode. Jackie welcomes Dr. Dwayne Wood back for part two of…
- Myth: Class Size Doesn’t Affect Learning Quality · 11 min · Season 4 Episode 151Class size is not a harmless detail; it’s a force that quietly rewrites the learning experience. When a course jumps from 15 learners to 75, the same discussion prompt can turn…
- Generative AI and Curriculum Design With Dr. Dwayne Wood · 50 min · Season 4 Episode 150Generative AI is moving from “helpful tool” to something that can quietly shape how people think, write, and learn, and that changes everything about curriculum design. I sit…
- Myth: Interactivity Requires Fancy Tools · 11 min · Season 4 Episode 149Interactivity is one of those words that sounds obvious until you try to design for it. If you’ve ever felt pressure to add branching scenarios, animations, or expensive…
- How to Design Digital Training That Changes Behavior With Erick Prospero · 44 min · Season 4 Episode 148Shiny training is everywhere right now, and a lot of it still fails the moment learners go back to work. We sit down with e-Learning strategist and Ninja Tropic CEO Erick…
- Myth: AI Will Replace Instructional Designers · 12 min · Season 4 Episode 147AI can generate a course outline, a script, and a quiz in seconds, so it’s easy to wonder if instructional designers are next on the replacement list. We slow that fear down and…
- Game-Based Learning Can Make Security Training Stick With Lee Anderson · 28 min · Season 4 Episode 146Your inbox is designed for speed. Attackers know it, and too many training programs pretend we’re all making perfect choices with unlimited time and zero stress. Jackie had a…
- Myth: Engagement Means Entertainment · 10 min · Season 4 Episode 145Clicking, laughing, and “having fun” can look like engagement, but it can also be a mirage. In this episode, Jackie unpacks a stubborn instructional design myth that shows up in…
