Evidence-Based Instructional Design for Modern Teams with Joe Stoup of RealPage
We sit down with Joe Stoup, Director of the Learning Experience Group at RealPage, Inc., where he oversees content development, content management and content delivery for a team of 32. Joe shares how AI is reshaping instructional design, why curiosity has become his team's most important skill, and why the research doesn't back up one of L&D's longest-held assumptions: learning styles.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
01:24 Joe shares how he came into L&D from computer science and running help desks.
07:17 The most impactful shifts AI has brought to L&D.
12:33 Why Joe believes AI works best in a “human, AI, human” sandwich.
13:37 The mentor who taught Joe how to manage up.
16:43 Why curiosity is the most important skill in L&D right now.
19:40 Building a culture of care, from Simon Sinek's “culture of care” to RealPage's learning advisors.
24:00 Why Joe turns to Google Scholar instead of typical industry sources.
26:04 The book Joe recommends for evidence-based L&D leadership.
27:23 Busting the learning styles myth with the research behind it.
29:49 Joe's closing thought on the privilege of helping people learn.
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RESOURCES MENTIONED
“Evidence-Informed Learning Design” by Mirjam Neelen and Paul A. Kirschner
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