#IDIODC Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee

Grab your favorite brew (ours is coffee ☕) and sit down with Paul Schneider and Chris Van Wingerden from dominKnow.Together they unpack the real-world headaches L&D pros face — managing learning content creation, operations, and proving business value.Expect lively chats with guest experts and practical tips you can plug straight into your learning strategies or development workflows.Whether you’re a veteran L&D leader or a brand-new instructional designer, tune in for strategic, technology, and business insights into L&D operational excellence.

#IDIODC Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee is a education podcast hosted by Chris Van Wingerden, Paul Schneider, with 274 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Chris Van Wingerden, Paul Schneider hosts #IDIODC Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee, a education show with 274 episodes published.

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  Episode #276

  Does Your AI-Generated Learning Work? Can You Prove It?

  Sep 25, 202639 min

  AI can generate a polished course in an afternoon. That doesn't mean anyone learned, and invisible skill gaps are expensive to discover later. Margie Meacham joins IDIODC to challenge what "done" should mean for AI-generated learning content. She connects brain science with agentic AI to expose two costly blind spots. Content that hits every metric but builds zero capability. Workflows that compound risk by pushing unvetted content live. As L&D moves from operator to architect, the question isn't whether AI can produce it. It's whether you can prove it works and is safe to ship. Dive deeper into the topic with Margie and Chris on the Governing AI Learning Content at Scale: A Playbook for L&D Leaders webinar: https://hubs.ly/Q04ylSGC0 ___________ Margie Meacham, known as “The Brain Lady,” is a learning scientist, AI strategist, and Founder of Learningtogo. She helps organizations apply neuroscience and AI to design learning that improves performance, builds capability, and supports people in the flow of work. Margie is the author of and . She has developed AI-powered learning tools, including coaching and performance-support bots. She also teaches learning professionals how to build and govern AI-powered learning experiences that people can trust. Brought to you by the dominKnow | ONE Platform - develop, scale, and deliver learning that maximizes employee value.

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  Episode #275

  Vibe SCORMing: Govern AI Learning Before It Governs You

  Sep 10, 202640 min

  Software development already lived through this. Teams trusted AI-generated code until reviews caught problems that should never have shipped. L&D is heading down the same road with AI-generated training, just a few years behind. dominKnow's Learning Systems Architect, Adam Reynolds, joins IDIODC to explain what this parallel means for governance, compliance risk, and content you can actually trust. What began as an unexpected watercooler conversation turned into something we felt our audience needed to hear before the mistakes get expensive. The discussed State of Learning Content Management 2026 research report can be found here: https://dominknow.com/lcms-report ___________ Adam Reynolds is a Learning Systems Architect at dominKnow. He is a 20-year e-learning veteran and a software architect who designs and builds systems and AI pipelines. He joined the field because learning is a systems problem, not a content-generation problem. Adam has been in the room since xAPI’s early days and has spent years on the unglamorous but fundamental side of learning systems: review, reuse, analytics, and what happens after the first draft. He has worked across many learning tech stacks and knows where they stress, break, and create liability. Brought to you by the dominKnow | ONE Platform - develop, scale, and deliver learning that maximizes employee value.

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  Episode #274

  Shift by Shift: Training for Frontline Performance

  Aug 28, 202647 min

  Frontline teams do not have spare hours for training. They have minutes between customers, tasks, and the next urgent request. Yet many training programs still ask them to step away from work to learn. JD Dillon joins IDIODC to explore a better approach. Learn how to shift from isolated courses to a frontline enablement system that supports people in the flow of work and helps teams perform with greater clarity, confidence, and consistency. ___________ JD Dillon is an advisor, speaker, author, and technologist focused on frontline workforce enablement and performance. His career spans frontline operations, learning, product, and technology roles with Disney, AMC, Kaplan, and Axonify. JD is the author of The Frontline Enablement Playbook and The Modern Learning Ecosystem . He helps organizations build practical systems that improve workforce readiness, manager capability, and on-the-job execution. Brought to you by the dominKnow | ONE Platform - develop, scale, and deliver learning that maximizes employee value.

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  Episode #273

  From Framework to Reality: Operationalizing AI Implementation

  Aug 13, 202638 min

  AI frameworks are everywhere, but few L&D teams get past the planning stage. Megan Torrance returns to IDIODC to show how her AI Implementation Canvas moves from a group activity to a working part of real projects, with outcomes leadership can actually see. Megan is also collecting responses for new research on learning technology adoption, building on the widely cited data she published last year. We'll talk about what that research showed, why it matters, and how you can contribute. _______________ Megan Torrance is the CEO and founder of TorranceLearning . For over two decades, she has helped organizations connect learning strategy to design, data, and real business performance . She created LLAMA, an Agile approach built for instructional design work. She also founded the xAPI Learning Cohort, which has drawn over 850 learners worldwide. Her books include Agile for Instructional Designers , Data & Analytics for Instructional Designers , and Making Sense of xAPI . Her latest book, The AI Implementation Guide for L&D , launched in June 2026. It introduces the AI Implementation Canvas, a practical tool for planning AI projects with clarity and confidence . Megan is also a Facilitator with eCornell's Women's Executive Leadership program. Brought to you by the dominKnow | ONE Platform - develop, scale, and deliver learning that maximizes employee value.

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  Episode #272

  Turning Facilitator Strengths Into a Repeatable Asset

  Jul 31, 202641 min

  What actually separates a forgettable training session from one people remember? Moe Poirier joins IDIODC to talk about his new book, The Five Personas of Facilitation, and why facilitation is less about scripts and more about identity and adaptability. Drawing on data from over 950 facilitators, Moe breaks down five archetypes shaping how trainers connect with a room. This episode digs into presence, human or emotional connection, and practical ways facilitators and L&D leaders can expand their range starting immediately. _______ Moe Poirier is a facilitation expert, coach, and founder of Shift Facilitation, based in Toronto. For over 25 years, he has helped leaders, trainers, and teams show up with more presence and purpose in the room. His path started in electrical engineering, but his curiosity about how people learn and work together pulled him into facilitation instead. Moe is also the author of The Five Personas of Facilitation, published by ATD Press. The book introduces a framework for how great facilitators adapt to a room through five distinct styles: the Sensei, Drill Sergeant, Superhero, Confidant, and Jester. Moe believes facilitation is more than a set of techniques. It's a craft built on presence, and sometimes, a kind of love story. Brought to you by the dominKnow | ONE Platform - develop, scale, and deliver learning that maximizes employee value.

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