Julie Dirksen is the author of one of the bestselling instructional design books Design for How People Learn (over 80K copies sold) and her new book Talk to the Elephant: Design Learning for Behavior Change. She is an internationally recognized speaker and conference presenter.
She is a learning strategy consultant with a focus on incorporating behavioral science into learning interventions.She works with clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to innovative technology startups to major grant-funded research initiatives.
Her MS degree is in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University. She’s been an adjunct faculty member at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and is a Learning Guild Guildmaster.
She’s happiest whenever she gets to learn something new.
Where’s Julie?
Her upcoming workshops and talks
Design For Skills Virtual Workshop (May 29) – In partnership with LDA
Online appearances
Julie can frequently be found being interviewed for podcasts or leading webinars. Check out these recent and upcoming appearances:
Watch the recording of the book launch for Talk to the Elephant: Design Learning for Behavior Change, featuring special guest, Cammy Bean. They had a good time talking about books. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShocVwzyT7g
Listen to this episode of The eLearning Coach Podcast where Julie was interviewed by host, Connie Malamed. Learn more about Julie’s new book, Talk to the Elephant. They discuss a behavior change model, COM-B, and walk through a scenario to demonstrate its use. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/elc-081-focusing-on-behavior-change-in-instructional/id592110281?i=1000630330013
Check out this interview by Peter Shea, founder of the Instructional Design in Education Facebook Group and Director of Professional Development at Middlesex Community College in Bedford, MA. The conversation delved into lots of aspects of Julie’s new book, Talk to the Elephant. Check it out on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZZdg4iAKm4
The Design Learning for Behavior Change Webinar, taught by Julie and hosted by A New Spring’s Learning Innovator. The webinar is based on Julie’s new book, Talk to the Elephant: Design Learning for Behavior Change. During the session you’ll find out how to use frameworks and strategies from behavioral science to help you research and analyze challenges, feel more confident that you’re solving the right problem, and design and test solutions that can help people with difficult behavior changes. The recording will available soon. https://www.anewspring.com/events/design-learning-with-julie-dirksen
Other podcast appearances:
Professor Game Podcast Julie Dirksen Goes Beyond Learning For Behavior Change https://www.professorgame.com/podcast/357/
Game Thinking Podcast Episode S10E04: Behavior Change with Julie Dirksen https://gamethinking.io/podcast/s10e04-julie-dirksen/
Ed Up Podcast 140: Unlocking Learning Potential: Julie Dirksen on Behavioral Change and Instructional Design https://www.edupedtech.com/140-unlocking-learning-potential-julie-dirksen-on-behavioral-change-and-instructional-design/
Learning for Good Podcast L&D Expert Julie Dirksen Exposes the Real Reason Your Training Flops https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l-d-expert-julie-dirksen-exposes-the-real-reason/id1621971310?i=1000653186263
Fluid Hive Design Thinking 101: Episode 131 with Julie Dirksen https://fluidhive.com/dt101-131/
Product Agility Podcast How to Shift Mindsets: The Art of Influence with Julie Dirksen https://productagilitypod.co.uk/episode/how-to-shift-mindsets-the-art-of-influence-with-julie-dirksen
People Business Podcast Designing Learning for Behavior Change w/ Julie Dirksen https://peoplebusinesspodcast.com/juliedirksen/
CELab: The Customer Education Lab CELab Ep. 125: Julie Dirksen: Designing Learning for Behavior Change https://celab-the-customer-education-lab.castos.com/episodes/celab-ep-125-julie-dirksen-designing-learning-for-behavior-change-1
Leading Learning Podcast Design Learning for Behavior Change with Julie Dirksen Design Learning for Behavior Change with Julie Dirksen
Sponge Learning: Changing Behaviours – with Julie Dirksen. Sponge Learning | PODCAST: Changing behaviours – with Julie Dirksen.
The Mind Tools L&D Podcast 371 — Talk to the Elephant (cause the rider ain’t listening) The Mind Tools L&D Podcast: 371 — Talk to the Elephant (cause the rider ain’t listening)
Videos:
You can also check out the playlists on Julie’s Usable Learning Youtube channel.
Julie’s Media Kit