My favorite thing is talking shop, so feel free to contact me about anything learning related, and I’ll happily dive into the conversation.
If you think you want to hire me, I’d love to hear about that too.
I’m based in Minneapolis (US Central Time Zone), but I work with clients around the world.
- Julie Dirksen
- 612-327-7264
- julie [[at]] usablelearning.com
You can also find me here a few other places:
Twitter: usablelearning

Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/julie-dirksen/0/52/64b

Hi Julie,
I looked at your slide show on gaming and it was very informative. I’m the Sr. Screening Consultant for the State of Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse. My name is Dane Libart. Nice to meet you,
I’m working on a mental health project that uses a web based screening protocol to assess for alcohol, drugs and depression. The screens we use are the AUDIT and DAST along with the PHQ9. The protocol is called SBIRT. I’m hoping to have physicians send thier patients to a web site to complete a comprehensive ” Wellness Visit” and the results will then be sent back to the physician to use in treatment planning. How to make the process enjoyable and fun is the task. Any ideas?
Dane
405-522-1440
Happy New Year Julie:
I just found out about your new book! Congratulations. I love to learn and have downloaded it to read.
All the best,
Dayle Beyer
Thanks Dayle! Hope things are going well in your world
Hi Julie,
Looks fun. Congratulations.
I saw your book today at B&N. As an instructional designer I was shocked to see a book abut learning and design of learning in the business section
Michael
Bedford Hills, NY
Michael — thanks for letting me know! I haven’t actually seen the book in the wild yet (keep meaning to go do that). It’s actually kind of cool that it’s shelved in business — I wasn’t sure where it was going to wind up.
hi!
i found your book at B&N and snapped it up immediately. easy read and insanely helpful (ie, applicable). thanks a bunch!
anastasia
Thanks Anastasia! So pleased it was useful.
I loved your blog. Where can I subscribe?
Hi Julie,
I LOVE your book. It is extremely useful and practical. I’ve recommended it to many of my clients. Thank you for taking time to write it!
Hi Julie! Just finished your book and totally enjoyed it! My next project will be so much better because I took the time to laugh, pay attention, and learn something new – all from 1 book! Thanks so much!
Love your book! Ordered through Amazon and found it so helpful I downloaded it on my Kindle so I could always have it with me to refer to! Would it be possible to get an estimate for your workshops and speaking engagements? Our college is working on a grant proposal that includes guest speakers, and I think you would be awesome!
Hi Julie,
I attended your talk at ASTD this week and was really excited by some of the work you are doing tying gamification concepts to learning.
I was wondering if you could share your presentation from the talk. I would like to share it with some of my colleagues who are using the Switch (Heath Brothers) model and could learn from your approach.
Best,
Julie
Thanks Julie! The link to slides/ references is http://bit.ly/TKgame