Secret Society of the Instructional Designer

Episode 13 - Journey to Accessibility and the Title II of it all with Michael Mace

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Today we talk with Michael Mace, IT Manager of Digital Accessibility at Indianan University, about his career path and the clarifications and expectations for Title II coming up in April.

Episode 12 - Customer Training with Clea Mahoney

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:00:00 GMT

We talk with Clea Mahoney about her journey from LMS training to designing and creating learning experiences for Customers.

Email us at secretysocietyotid@gmail.com

Check out:

Clea's Podcast - The Learning Rabbithole.

Christie DeCarolis' site

Episode 11 - Student Engagement in Online Spaces

Tue, 02 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMT

Today we're talking with Dr. Brittany Dillman, the Director of the MAET and MALXD Graduate Certificate Programs. She is discussing how to engage students in online environments, using her experience in MSU Educational Technology and Learning Experience Design programs. If you would like to know more about the programs by following the links below.

Master in Educational Technology

Master in Learning Experience Design

Episode 10 - Incoporating Student Feedback with Candace Robertson

Tue, 28 May 2024 11:00:00 GMT

Today we have Candace Robertson from Michigan State University's College of Education. She is the Assistant Director for Student Experience and Outreach for the Master of Arts in Educational Technology and Master of Arts in Learning Experience Design. She talks with us about how she incorporates student feedback into the design of her courses and programs.

Check out the Learning Design program here: https://education.msu.edu/cepse/MALXD/

Episode 9 - April Fools

Thu, 16 May 2024 13:00:00 GMT

Your favorite instructional design podcast hosts are finally back! Listen in as Clea, Rachel, and Steve talk about the things in instructional design they wish people were "fooling" about...but which are often far too real. (The co-hosts all have day jobs, so forgive them for being a month too late for an "April Fools"-themed episode).

Episode 8 - Falling in Love with Instructional Design with Dr. Katrina Wehr

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 10:20:00 GMT

Hello Everyone!

In keeping with February's general vibe, we are talking about what made us fall in love with Instructional Design (Though some of us may have changed our status to "It's Complicated). We also interview Dr. Katrina Wehr about her experience in the field, how she thinks it should change and what she would still like to do in her career. Thanks for checking us out, and let us know if you only like, or if you like like, the episode!

Episode 7 - Culturally Responsive Teaching with Courtney Plotts

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 13:00:00 GMT

Episode Transcript

Courtney Plotts Website

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Episode 6 - Learning Experience Design with Karen Costa

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 13:00:00 GMT

In this episode, your host Clea interviews her good friend Karen Costa: adjunct faculty, writer, and faculty development facilitator. Listen in as we explore Karen's shift from traditional Instructional Design to Learning Experience Design (LXD), emphasizing the pivotal role of empathy in crafting impactful learning environments. Tune in to gain valuable insights into the intersection of empathy, education, and environmental awareness (see Climate Action Pedagogy link below). Whether you're an educator, instructional designer, or simply passionate about the future of learning, this episode offers an exciting exploration of the evolving landscape of Learning Experience Design!

Show Notes:

Connect with Karen on LinkedIn and BlueSky, or her website at 100faculty.com.
Take Karen’s courses at 100faculty.teachable.com/.
Sign up for the January 2024 Climate Action Pedagogy event!

Episode 5 - Let's Fix Instructional Design Interviews with Holly Owens

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 13:00:00 GMT

In this episode, Clea chats with corporate Instructional Designer Holly Owens about what brought her to the field, what keeps her here, and what she (really, really) wants to see us doing better as a field – the interview process!

Be sure to grab Holly’s Curated ID Resources and follow her journey in a few key places: LinkedIn, The Professional Journey, and EdUp EdTech.

Episode 4 - Instructional Design in the Wild

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 13:00:00 GMT

Today we're talking about the weird way Instructional Design (and may all jobs) wraps your brain and makes you see every interaction as an opportunity for learning. From Spider-Man to Starbucks, everything is a learning experience.

Episode 3 - Preparing for an ID Job

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:00:00 GMT

Hey everyone!

It's a brand new episode of the show! This time we're discussing appling for and preparing for a new job in Instructional Design. Everyone on the show has recently started a new job, so we have some recent experience on the topic. We still only stratched the surface, so be on the look out for a follow up. Let us know what you think and email us with questions!

Episode 2 - Looking at ID Fads and Designing Down Under

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 13:00:00 GMT

Hey there everyone!

In this episode, we talk about fads in Instructional Design...those supposed disruptive technologies that are going to bring ruin to education as we know it! But do they? Like, remember MOOCs? Also, we interview Learning Designer Kate Mitchell! She's smart, she's cool, she's Australian!

Kate shares these resources with us....there's lots here to keep the learning going!

Find Kate on LinkedIn, Twitter (@katevideo), and Mastodon (@edukate@indieweb.social)
Join the TELedvisors Special Interest Group and follow them on Twitter (@TELedvisors)
Follow Kate as she co-runs Learning Design 'hackathons' through the ASCILITE Learning Design SIG.
Some of Kate’s top Twitter folks to follow include @AnnGagne (who also runs the the All Things Pedagogical blog and Accessagogy podcast, links available via her website); Brenna Clarke Gray (@brennacgray), Maha Bali (@Bali_Maha), Karen Costa (@karenraycosta) (especially for trauma-informed pedagogy and neurodivergence in academia), Robin de Rosa (@actualham or social.coop/@actualham) plus the ACE Framework (equity-based Learning Design) designed by her team at Plymouth CoLab.
Design Justice by Sasha Costanza-Chock is available as an open book through MIT Press.

Episode 1 - Ruminations on ChatGPT and Land Seals

Mon, 19 Jun 2023 23:30:00 GMT

Hello Everyone,

We DID IT! Episode 1 is finally here. I know it may not seem like a long time for you since we just released episode 0, but let me tell you, it was a while for us. On this month's episode we are discussing out first impressions of Chat GPT, and generative AI, in general. We also have an interview with Instructional Designer, Dr. Natalie Vandepol, from Michigan State Universities Broad College of Business. Finally, we pull a question from the question hat to end our episode. Thanks for listening and please feel free to email us at secretsocietyOTID@gmail.com.

Ep 0 - Just Figuring Things Out

Sun, 18 Jun 2023 16:00:00 GMT

Our intrepid podcasters discuss what they are hoping the podcast will be and why they are bothering to make it in the first place. We look at what is missing in Instructional Design and Learning and Development podcasts, who we are and what we want this show to be.