The Dr. Luke Hobson Podcast

About The Dr. Luke Hobson Podcast

The Dr. Luke Hobson Podcast discusses designing learning experiences, teaching, and learning. The purpose of this show is to help folks, like yourself, learn about best instructional design practices by sharing stories and bringing on incredible guests. We also discuss career tips and guidance for transitioning into instructional design and related learning and development positions. Other podcast topics include higher education and online learning. If you are a learning nerd, you are welcomed here. Dr. Luke Hobson is the Senior Instructional Designer and Program Manager at MIT xPRO and a Lecturer in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Miami's School of Education and Human Development. He's also the author of the book What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming an Instructional Designer, the host of the Dr. Luke Hobson Podcast and YouTube Channel, and the Instructor for Instructional Design Institute. Dr. Hobson was named as one of the top learning influencers in 2022 and top e-learning experts in 2023.

Publisher

Dr. Luke Hobson

Category

education · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 May 2020

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

12 of 147 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Social Learning and AI's Impact on Behavior with Mark Britz

   Dr. Luke Hobson interviews Mark Britz about how AI influences social learning and human interaction, offering strategies for organizations to foster collaboration.

2. 

   23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Learning Styles: The Learning Myth That Will Never Die

   Dr. Luke Hobson debunks the persistent myth of learning styles, revealing the research and harm associated with this popular but disproven concept in this interview.

3. 

   11 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Scaling UDL Across Your Campus: From Permitted to Expected with Dr. Tom Tobin

   Host Dr. Luke Hobson interviews Dr. Tom Tobin, exploring strategies for scaling Universal Design for Learning across university campuses to foster widespread adoption and success.

Inside a recent episode

Social Learning and AI's Impact on Behavior with Mark Britz

Published 1 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And I do worry that AI will pull us, you know, into that. I mean, let's face it, a lot of degenerative AI is a chat based, you know, and there's a reason for that. We're very comfortable using our phones to text with. And so it's kind of builds a, it builds a kind of comfort level. That's maybe, maybe not all that healthy longterm, because if we are, if we are constantly engaging with the ad that way, like you noted, you know, are we going to pull away from each other? But I would argue then too, is like, face to face events like things like DevLearn and learning leadership. I mean, people are going to want those experiences to be with their community in the same meat space, because again, it's part of our evolution. […]

Who has been a guest on The Dr. Luke Hobson Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Mark Britz
• Dr Tom Tobin
• Megan Kohler
• Heather Burright
• Dr Tessa Forshaw

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

213,118

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

45 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

30 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100

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Quality

57

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

90

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