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Join Mitch Moldofsky as he talks with experienced Instructional Designers from around the world about their lives, their unique career paths and how they fit it all together. It is intended both for new IDs and those transitioning from teaching as well as for those of us who‘ve been at it a while but never have a chance to meet each other. Each weekly episode is a tight, light, easy listening conversation lasting 30 minutes, perfect for a jog or a morning cuppa. Enjoy! To sign up for updates or for more about Mitch, visit http://www.theidfanatic.com/
Episodes
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
A Scuba Instructor Dives Into Immersive eLearning: Robbie Christian
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
A 21st birthday dive while studying abroad in Cape Town, South Africa, launched Ohio native Robbie Christian on a career that took him all over the world--albeit, underwater-- and eventually into immersive eLearning as well!
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
My Kid Speaks Fluent Dutch: From Kerala to Amsterdam: Ajay Jacob
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
The ID Fanatic Podcast finds a kindred spirit in Ajay Jacob, a writer who studied journalism and psyche in university only to find himself pursuing a career in Instructional Design... whatever that is!
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Construction Worker, eLearning Salesperson, 5AM Club Member: Ben Canini
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Sales is an aspect of eLearning that most of us thankfully don't have to worry about, we leave it to guys like Ben. That he's also does meditation and runs a spiritual podcast--that was was just an unexpected bonus.
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
A Pre-Pandemic Ph.D. in Distance Education: Arifa Garman
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Dr. Arifa Garman shares her life in Lee's Summit, Missouri with The ID Fanatic Podcast along with a plethora of tips from her decade plus as a designer and teacher of virtual online courses.
Tuesday May 25, 2021
Tuesday May 25, 2021
Doctor, Teacher... Real Estate Manager? Amy Palian's winding career path to ID is marked by studiousness, perseverance and a passion for education marked by a commitment to Universal Design for Learning, not to mention a single parent's need to provide for her two kids.
Tuesday May 18, 2021
Designing Instruction for a Better World: Raiza Paras
Tuesday May 18, 2021
Tuesday May 18, 2021
A Filipino born in Kuwait and working in Dubai... Talk about an international pedigree! This wide ranging episode of The ID Fanatic Podcast touches on a variety of topics including breast cancer awareness training in rural areas, Blue Cards in the Middle East and the haunting beauty of the jazz violin.
Tuesday May 11, 2021
A Down-Under Tale of Gamification and Orthopedic Dog Beds: Dean Cook
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Gold Coast native Dean Cook yearns to be a vet or a grade school teacher and ends up the manager of an international team of IDs and a partner in a dog bed company. Oh, and an alumnus of Sea World, of course. Have a listen, mate.
Tuesday May 04, 2021
An Accidental Trainer Explores Augmented Reality: Maurine Kwende
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Come on an ID journey from Cameroon through the UK to Tallahassee and Arlington Virginia as we discuss kids, journalism, linguistics, PhD research and how learning design might look in an augmented reality world.
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
A Sales Guy Walks Into I4PL and Emerges as the Voice of eLearning: David Gilbert
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
At 19, you're told you have a great baritone voice and should try radio. Twenty four years later, you finally make the jump and find yourself voicing eLearning. Come find out why.
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Kindergarten Mogul, Globetrotter, Neuroteacher: Lauren Waldman
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
How does a girl growing up on the streets of downtown Toronto travel from Japan to Australia to the Arctic Circle and end up teaching businesses how to apply cognitive neuroscience to learning design? We've got the lowdown right here.