by Julie Dirksen
Someone just DM’d me about visual design resources for learning, and I thought I’d share my best suggestions out a little more widely: First stop: Connie Malamed’s book Visual Design Solutions: Principles and Creative Inspiration for Learning Professionals. Connie’s Blog is also full of great visual design resources. If you want the deep dive into … Read more
My new book, Talk to the Elephant: Design Learning for Behavior Change is available for pre-order! Book Description: What do you do when your learners know what to do but still aren’t doing it? Training is created with the goal of changing learners’ behaviors, but anyone who has created learning experiences knows that there’s a … Read more
This is the slide deck from my Learning Solutions short presentation on preserving attention in an all-digital world. Thanks for their input to: Kristin Hayden Safdie Heidi Matthews Jane Bozarth
It’s baaaack. We took a summer break from Nerdy Shop Talk that lasted until December (yes, we know it hasn’t been summer for a while). Topic: xAPI…huh…what is it good for? xAPI (the specification formerly known as Tin Can) has been available for a while, but what can instructional designers actually *do* with it? If … Read more
I think everyone who works in the research-to-practice area has a persistent myth that annoys them the most. Mine is unquestionably the goldfish attention span one. Here’s my pass at a video to address that (note: contains a shameless marketing plug): If you’d like to learn more about how to engage learners, check out our … Read more
I’m delighted to announce the first course in my new project — Design Better Learning. It’s an online course library to help people learn to create better learning experiences. The first course available is Sticky Learning – Learning Design for Attention and Engagement! It’s a self-study course for instructional designers and anyone designing learning experiences. … Read more