Intersections of Product Management and Learning Design | LXP Jam with Diego Boada

​In this session, Diego will lead a discussion on what learning designers could learn from Product Managers (PMs). A product vision may help LXP designers to build more user-centered learning experiences that are constantly changing and responding to user feedback.  Similarly to PMs, LXP designers should try to understand their personas and how to solve their pains. Could we craft user scenarios and collect data to inform our learning requirements? Why not use OKRs or KPIs to measure the extent to which students are achieving their goals?  Why not design two learning experiences and use an A/B test to find out which approach works better? Together, we will explore these ideas and think of other ways in which product management and learning design might intersect.

​Diego’s Bio:

​Dr. Diego Boada is an educator, researcher, and instructional designer from Colombia with over 15 years of experience. Diego started his career as an English teacher to speakers of other languages. As a Fulbright scholar, Diego earned his M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Learning, Design, and Technology at the University of Georgia (UGA) in the US. He also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Pedagogy for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students at UGA’s Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education. Diego has designed online courses and experiences for more than a dozen universities and organizations in Colombia, the US, and the UK. Diego has also helped to design certifications for Product Managers in collaboration with leaders from top Silicon Valley companies. Currently, Diego is pursuing an Executive MBA at Quantic School of Business and Technology and works as a e-learning consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington D.C.