Learning With Belvista Studios

Do you want to communicate effectively with your stakeholders?  In this episode Kim, Hannah and Victoria speak about:  - How to confidently manage your projects and stakeholders. - How to effectively communicate with your stakeholders. - How to simplify the complex.  Here are the resources mentioned: - Email Templates: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/email-templates - Contract Template: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/contract-template - Storyboard Template: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/storyboard-template - User Acceptance Testing Approval Template: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/user-acceptance-testing-approval-template  Our intent with Belvista Studios' Insights is to support others in the industry to take their instructional design and eLearning skills to the next level by sharing raw insights into what we are learning as a team at Belvista Studios. 

Do you want to create practical learning solutions? In this episode Kim, Hannah and Victoria speak about:  - How to embed and practically apply your own learning. - How to create practical learning solutions.  - Examples of practical learning. - Creating effective project goals. - Estimating how long projects will take.  Here are the resources mentioned: How to Empathy Map | How to Become an Instructional Designer (YouTube video): https://youtu.be/rJVx456SYt8 How to Create a Persona | How to Become an Instructional Designer (YouTube video): https://youtu.be/s415p7xthPI How to Conduct User Interviews | How to Become an Instructional Designer (YouTube video): https://youtu.be/DxP3GR55T3I Human-centred Design Playbook: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/human-centred-design-playbook What is a Creative Conversation? | How to Become an Instructional Designer (YouTube video): https://youtu.be/fCmgnY8yqF8  Our intent with Belvista Studios' Insights is to support others in the indus

Do you want to know how human-centred design could improve your projects?  In this episode, Kim speaks to Nathalie Alexander, a Sexual Assault Investigation Training Developer & Human-centered Instructional Designer. They speak about how: - A human-centred (HCD) training solution compares to a non-HCD solution  - HCD has been applied to Sexual Assault Responder Training - HCD enables you to create better solutions that have more impact on the world - To unlearn your process to improve as a practitioner - Speaking to the people you are designing for and including them in the feedback process enables a better solution. Through adopting the HCD process, Nathalie: - Received approval to create 5 extra courses. - Received great feedback and minimal changes from her stakeholders. - Supported her stakeholders to identify the true problem.  Connect with Nathalie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaliealexander/ Here are the resources mentioned: - Voice over talent: voices.com - Nathalie's Linke

Do you want inspiration for your Articulate Rise 360 courses?  In this episode Kim, Hannah and Victoria speak about:  - Ideas for developing in Articulate Rise. - Using GIFs to bring your eLearning to life.  - Managing eLearning projects. - Managing the eLearning output file.  Our intent with Belvista Studios' Insights is to support others in the industry to take their instructional design and eLearning skills to the next level by sharing raw insights into what we are learning as a team at Belvista Studios. Here are the resources mentioned: - Articulate Rise 360: https://articulate.com/360/rise - How to Create Infographics for Learning/Training | The Belvista Studios' Show (with Amanda Nguyen): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LueBHdFDO4M&t=804s - Our industry-specific email templates: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/email-templates - Our eLearning style guide template: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/elearning-style-guide 

Do you want to learn how to solve problems using a human-centred design approach? In this episode Kim, Hannah and Victoria from Belvista Studios use an IDEO problem solving activity to brainstorm how the healthcare system could be improved.  Our intent with Belvista Studios' Insights is to support others in the industry to take their instructional design and eLearning skills to the next level by sharing raw insights into what we are learning as a team at Belvista Studios.  Here is the resource mentioned: IDEO: Field Guide to Human-centred Design: https://www.designkit.org//resources/1  

Do you want insight into how our team reflects in order to learn and improve? Do you want insight into how to coach?  In this episode Kim, Hannah and Victoria reflect on a recent group coaching experience. We specifically discuss how to know what coaching questions to ask to get people where they need to be.  Our intent with Belvista Studios' Insights is to support others in the industry to take their instructional design and eLearning skills to the next level by sharing raw insights into what we are learning as a team at Belvista Studios.

Do you want advice as an instructional designer? In this episode we asked you, our community, what you would like to know/learn. We answer the following community questions:  - Please tell me about your methods of getting the needs straight from the learners. E.g. interviews and questionnaires etc.  - Do you think the eLearning architectures (receptive/directive/guided discovery) are a good starting point to design more effective resources depending on the purpose of the learning (inform/response strengthening/knowledge construction)? - What questions should one ask a SME to understand 'desirable difficulty' when designing an activity? Our intent with Belvista Studios' Insights is to support others in the industry to take their instructional design and eLearning skills to the next level by sharing raw insights into what we are learning as a team at Belvista Studios. Here are the resources mentioned: - Human-centred Design Playbook: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/human-centred-desi

Do you want to: - develop, improve and grow as an instructional designer? - add to your toolkit of handy resources? Well, you are in the right place! In this episode Hannah reveals our top 10 free Belvista Studios’ instructional design and eLearning resources.   Here are the resources mentioned: 1. Storyboard Template: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/storyboard-template 2. Project Brief Questions: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/project-brief-questions 3. User Acceptance Testing Approval Template: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/user-acceptance-testing-approval-template 4. eLearning Style Guide: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/elearning-style-guide 5. Quality Assurance Checklist: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/quality-assurance-checklist 6. Video Planning and Logistics Template: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/video-planning-and-logistics-template 7. Branching Scenarios: A Case Study: https://creatorhub.belvist

Do you want to advance your instructional design process?  In this episode Kim and Hannah discuss how our instructional design studio uses a combination of action mapping (by Cathy Moore) and human-centred design to create effective learning solutions. We cover: - Understanding your training/project goal. - Discovering what people need to do to achieve your goal. - Determining why people aren't meeting your goal now.  - Discovering changes that will help you meet your goal. - Prototyping. - Obtaining feedback.  Here are the resources mentioned: - Action Mapping Workflow at a Glance (by Cathy Moore): https://blog.cathy-moore.com/action-mapping-workflow-at-a-glance/?doing_wp_cron=1618200042.5802440643310546875000 - How to Empathy Map | How to Become an Instructional Designer (YouTube video): https://youtu.be/rJVx456SYt8  - Human-centred Design for Instructional Designers (YouTube playlist): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL53y2Uv-umyZ7HP3WsyIOMEtsSmYG6R81 - CCAF Design (By Allen Interac

Do you want to create solutions that engage your learners and changes their behaviour? Human-centred design enables you to do this! It is time to feed your brain with human-centred design knowledge.  In this episode Victoria asks Kim and Hannah for human-centred design tips sparked by random abstract words. This episode's abstract words are: - Metal - Maximum - Cap - Wife - Publication - Domestic - Eyebrow - Laser - Bishop - Navy. Here are the resources mentioned: Creator hub: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/ Human-centred Design Playbook: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/human-centred-design-playbook Human-centred Design Course: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/human-centred-design

Do you want to know how human-centred design can improve your projects? Do you want to understand how our team of instructional designers applies it? In this episode Kim asks Hannah questions about how to apply human-centred design to your projects. We use an example from the healthcare industry. Kim asks: - Why should you put effort into a human-centred design approach for your tasks, projects and initiatives?  - What benefits can a healthcare service expect by considering the needs of their employees and/or their patients? - How do you undertake a customer journey map? - How do you complete a persona to understand your patient and your customers? - Are there any other practical tools that you would recommend to help people apply human-centred design? - Do you have any examples where you have been out and gone, “Wow, they actually have considered my needs and that’s why my experience was better?” Here are the resources mentioned: - Make My Persona by HubSpot: https://www.hubspot.com/make-my-persona -

Do you want to know how to manage your task and project risks? Do you want to reduce your chance of failure? In this episode Kim, Hannah and Victoria speak about:  - Identifying risks—big and small.  - Using a decision-making framework to identify the effort required to mitigate each risk. - Taking action on risks. - Solving team communication problems.  Our intent with Belvista Studios' Insights is to support others in the industry to take their instructional design and eLearning skills to the next level by sharing raw insights into what we are learning as a team at Belvista Studios. Here are the resources mentioned: - Ease and Impact Model: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_grj-UKUAVM/maxresdefault.jpg 

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: - Myth - Bark - Root - Flush - Hesitate - Absent  - Panel - Thin - Lion - Syndrome.  Our intent with Belvista Studios' Insights is to support others in the industry to take their instructional design and eLearning skills to the next level by sharing raw insights into what we are learning as a team at Belvista Studios. Here are the resources mentioned: The creator hub: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/ HCD Ultimate Kit Cohort: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/hcdultimatekitcohortapril Human-centred Design for Instructional Designers (YouTube playlist): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL53y2Uv-umyZ7HP3WsyIOMEtsSmYG6R81 How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome as an Instructional Designer (YouTube video): https://youtu.be/kf1BAlAEaGQ How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome (Yo

Do you want to understand the needs of your users? Do you want to learn how to conduct user interviews and create training that motivates and inspires behaviour change?  In this episode Kim asks Hannah questions about how to run user interviews for instructional design projects. Kim asks: - What phase of the project do you do them?  - Who is a user? - How many users do you interview?  - Who is in the interview? - What is the duration of a user interview?  - Do you ask open-ended questions or closed questions? - Can you make assumptions? - Can you use jargon, colloquialism or slang? - Should you fill any silence?  - How should your face be?  - What specifically are you trying to find out in your user interviews?  - Are your questions always the same? - What insights do you gain by asking questions?  - How do user interview insights help you storyboard?  - How do you create an environment of trust in your user interviews?  - What can you say if your stakeholder

Do you want to know what every instructional designer should consider? In this episode Kim, Hannah and Victoria are joined by special guest, eLearning Content Developer, Nicole, who asks: - Should every eLearning module have a quiz or assessment?  - Should a learning experience fit within a certain duration of time? - How do you know when a storyboard is ready for client review? - What do you do if training is not the solution?  - How out of the box should we go with training solutions? Our intent with Belvista Studios' Insights is to support others in the industry to take their instructional design and eLearning skills to the next level by sharing raw insights into what we are learning as a team at Belvista Studios. Here are the resources mentioned: Writing Effective Scenario Questions Guide (FREE): https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/writing-effective-scenario-questions-guide Quality Assurance (QA) Checklist (FREE): https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/quality-assurance

Do you want to get all of the information that you need as an instructional designer at the beginning of your project? Do you want the skills to be able to facilitate a training analysis/instructional design workshop with your stakeholders?  In this episode Hannah asks Kim questions about how to conduct a training analysis/instructional design workshop. Hannah asks: - What value does running a workshop as an instructional designer bring? - What is your role as an instructional designer when you are running workshops? - When should you conduct a workshop? - Who should you invite to the workshop? - What activities do we run in our workshops? - How do you avoid becoming overwhelmed during the workshop?  - What do you do if your stakeholders have different opinions? - What do you do if your workshop group starts to go 'off-topic'? - Are there any prompts/questions that you use to get the information that you need? - How do you know that you have the information that you need? Here are the resources me

Do you want to know how to think like an instructional designer? In this episode Kim, Hannah and Victoria speak about:  - How to think strategically. - How to respond effectively to challenging situations. - How to overcome your self-doubt.  Our intent with Belvista Studios' Insights is to support others in the industry to take their instructional design and eLearning skills to the next level by sharing raw insights into what we are learning as a team at Belvista Studios.

Do you want to know what instructional design is? In this episode Hannah asks Kim questions about instructional design. Hannah asks: - What is instructional design? - Why is instructional design important? - What is an instructional designer responsible for in their role? - What is the difference between an instructional designer and an eLearning developer? - What skills does an instructional designer need to have to be successful?  - How can someone learn more about instructional design? Here are the resources mentioned: - The ADDIE Model: https://www.instructionaldesign.org/models/addie/  - Action Mapping (Cathy Moore): https://blog.cathy-moore.com/action-mapping-a-visual-approach-to-training-design/  - CCAF Design (Allen Interactions): https://www.alleninteractions.com/services/custom-learning/ccaf/elearning-instructional-design - Create Motivational, Memorable and Meaningful, Personalised Learning | The Belvista Studios' Show (Christopher Allen from Allen Interactions): https://youtu.b

Do you want to ensure that your eLearning solution is successful before you launch it? User testing enables you to do this. In this episode Hannah asks Kim questions about how to conduct successful user testing for your eLearning solutions. Hannah asks: - What is user testing?  - What value does user testing bring to your projects? - How many users should you include in your user testing process? - How long does user testing take? - When should you conduct user testing? - What is an example of something you could ask your user during user testing? - What tips do you have for conducting user testing? - How do you decide whether feedback from user testing should be actioned or not?  Here are the resources mentioned: - How to Conduct User Testing (blog): http://blog.belvistastudios.com/2020/04/how-to-conduct-user-testing.html - The creator hub: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/

Do you want to know how to build your confidence at work?  In this episode Kim and Hannah speak about:  - How to be confident in yourself as a practitioner. - What to do if your client/boss wants you to change your process.  Our intent with Belvista Studios' Insights is to support others in the industry to take their instructional design and eLearning skills to the next level by sharing raw insights into what we are learning as a team at Belvista Studios.