Ray Pastore's Design, Learning, and Technology Podcast

Do esports belong in schools? What does the research say? What are the advantages?

In this show I will discuss my esports tournament from this weekend, some fitness tech I have been interested in, passive income, and tech stocks to watch!

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Gaming, Tech, Learning, and Design

Gaming and Tech – In this episode I discuss: Fortnite being sued for being addictive Hearthstone player getting banned in hong kong Mirror tech and its new personal workout service Rabbids coding game PS5 announced

In this stream I discuss my vacation tech! I am away with my family and streaming from the hotel. I discuss how I am using my apple watch, hotel wifi, and what I found in the arcade. I used my ipad and realize that the screen is turned the wrong way but couldn’t change it … Continue reading Learning, technology, and design – #17

Live stream. Tech, games, design, development, etc. In this stream I discuss Apple Arcade, Issues with Tor and my university, and How to write rules for games and computer logic.

How to protect your computer and phone from viruses, malware, adware, ads, trackers, etc – live stream – Episode #14

Technology, gaming, design, and training – live stream – Episode #13 Wow Classic Camtasia Sale! Starting the semester New videos released this week!

This is the 3rd part of a 3 part series where I discuss what to consider before getting your Ph.D., what its like when working on your Ph.D., and what it was like after getting your Ph.D. and becoming a professor. I am in the instructional design field so my experiences will pertain to that … Continue reading Life after your Ph.D., Getting a job, and Life as a professor – Part 3 of 3

This is the 2nd part of a 3 part series where I discuss what to consider before getting your Ph.D., what its like when working on your Ph.D., and what it was like after getting your Ph.D. and becoming a professor. I am in the instructional design field so my experiences will pertain to that … Continue reading What it’s like being a Ph.D. student – Part 2 of 3

This is the 1st part of a 3 part series where I discuss what to consider before getting your Ph.D., what its like when working on your Ph.D., and what it was like after getting your Ph.D. and becoming a professor. I am in the instructional design field so my experiences will pertain to that … Continue reading What to consider before getting your Ph.D. – Part 1 of 3

In this podcast I discuss gaming and video game violence, adobe fresco, and CAPM project management certification.

Weekly updates in tech, gaming, and ID A discussion and reflection on learning science and learning engineering

In this episode I discuss: Games: Mario Maker 2 and Doom Tech news: Twitter, Google, and Netflix Learning news: Instructional design salaries and the difference between a learning engineer and instructional designer

In this podcast episode I discuss the following: Tech updates, answer some ID questions about sharing samples, and test a text to voice app called Verby, which is free and was a lot of fun!

What is the cheapest way to go to college? How to go to college without taking out huge debts. There is no secret – shop around, go to a state school, live on the cheap, etc.

Issues around assessment, standardized testing, SAT, reliability, and validity

My review of Apple AirPods. Are they worth it?

It happened. My son accidentally spend $450 on his tablet. We were able to get a full refund but it was quite the adventure! We did have parental controls set up but somehow they got disabled. We arent’ 100% sure how but we think it was when my wife purchased an app a few months … Continue reading How my son accidentally spent $450 playing games on his tablet

Why don’t we train faculty to teach? Why is there an emphasis in many colleges on online instructional quality without any emphasis on face to face quality? How could we solve these issues?

Should colleges, faculty, authors, etc use open access resources? In this podcast I discuss some of the issues around this topic.

Surfing with the apple watch. I have owned the apple watch for years and multiple versions. In this video I discuss why I wear it for surfing.

How to extend internet connection in hard to reach areas. Can’t get internet in a room in your house? Can get your wifi upstairs, downstairs, or in your basement? Here is the model I purchased that I mention in the video: https://amzn.to/2Xb9huH

Buying a first computer? Not sure what to look for? Not sure what to spend? Do you want a family computer? Or a computer for a relative? Then this podcast is for you. Because, I agree, it gets confusing really fast! This podcast is designed to teach you basic terminology and give you some recommendations … Continue reading Tech Made Easy: Buying a computer

Is the Apple Watch worth it? For non-technical folks? For parents? Grandparents? Is it easy to set up? Is it different than your phone?

What is peer review? What are the advantages and disadvantages? What could make the peer review process better? This podcast will discuss my thoughts on the current peer review process that I have experienced over the last decade.

How do you protect your data? Browse anonymously? Block ads? This video will provide tips and recommendations for 2019 and early 2020.

Technology, Learning, Edtech, Instructional Design, and Gaming. In this podcast I discuss how to start designing content once you have your objectives and task analysis with a specific focus on instructional strategies – organizational, delivery, and development.

In this podcast I discuss learning taxonomies such as Bloom’s and Gagne’s, objectives, and how they fit together during the instructional design process. This podcast was recorded during a live Q&A session.

In this podcast I discuss the differences between salaries in highered and corporate for instructional designers

When to get a certificate vs a Master’s in instructional design, instructional technology, elearning, training, or educational technology

What is the average salary of an instructional designer, trainer, elearning, edtech? What about hourly rates? How much money do Instructional Designers make? What is the salary with no work experience? What is the highest salary?

How to find a good Instructional Design Master’s or certificate program. This include edtech, training, elearning, instructional technology, learning sciences, and educational technology. How do you find a good master’s program?

Edtech, instructional design, and training – In this podcast I answer questions about finding a master’s program, building a resume, and terminology in the field. This was live

How to get into and get a job in the instructional design, ID, elearning, training, instructional technology field.

Are eSports popular? Can you make money off of eSports? Do college offer eSports and gaming scholarships? Are there eSports arenas?

How do people learn? Do we have learning styles? What about learning taxonomies? What happens in our minds when we learn? How do we learn from doing, games, virtual reality?

How do we learn from virtual reality and games? What happens in our working memory? This podcast goes into detail about how we process that information. 3D Learning is a multisensory learning theory which explains how we learn through multiple channels in working memory.

How do we learn? How do we learn while doing? 3D Learning is a multisensory theory that examines how we learn through multiple channels in working memory. This podcast focuses on a task – learning a song on the guitar.

What is 3D Learning? 3D Learning is a theory that expands on prior 2D cognitive theories (i.e. theories that focused on text and images) to explain how we process content to learn in the real world through all domains (psychomotor/affective/cognitive), from games, from experience, in virtual reality, from hand on activities, etc.

Does instructional design matter?

What is traditional instructional design? There is a notion that traditional ID is linear. That is however is not exactly true.

A common question instructional designers and trainers ask – when do you discuss cost and money with the client?

Should professors have work experience and continue to work in the field? This video is my point of view, from my field, as an instructional technologist and may not apply to all fields of study.

Martial arts and bullying: A panel discussion on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Bullying

Do you need a Master’s degree in Instructional Design, Training, and e-Learning?

Top 10 Games of All Time

Class size for online class: How many is too many?

Kids and screen time: How much is too much? How much screen is too much for a child?

Do Facebook, Google, and Amazon track you? How do they do it? Why do they do it? How can you prevent it?