611 Podcasts in Your Learning Solutions
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Thursday, April 13
Tracks: Video & Media
Series: Instructional Design Summit
Looking to add podcasting to your organization’s learning solutions but not sure where to start? Podcasting provides a simple, low-investment option to meet the need for informal or casual learning. Podcasting is an accepted and easy way to provide and consume content, largely because it is a format that easily fits into our busy lives. Organizations are adopting podcasts every day to disseminate and deliver important information to their employees. According to PodcastInsights.com, 37% (104 million) of Americans have listened to a podcast in the last month. We should be capitalizing on that 37% and more.
In this session we will talk about podcasting in L&D. We will explore the benefits of podcasting for your organization, about popular podcast formats, brainstorm podcast ideas for your organization, and talk about how to avoid the walkout in podcast interviews. You’ll leave with details on how to get started with podcasting in your organization.
In this session you will learn:
- About the built-in adoption of podcasts
- Practical ways to structure and manage your interview
- Exactly what is needed to begin podcasting immediately
- A step-by-step strategy to implement podcasting in your learning solutions
Technology discussed: Zencastr, Anchor.fm, Camtasia

Betty Dannewitz
Founder, CEO, the actual Betty
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Betty Dannewitz is an immersive experience designer with over 18 years in corporate learning and development. She is also a speaker, podcaster, and high-performance coach. Betty’s passion is to help people become better humans and she advocates that innovative technology, like augmented reality, has a HUGE role in making that happen.