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New Book: Play to Learn!

I got a present in my mailbox today — it was the paper copy of Sharon Boller and Karl Kapp’s new book, Play to Learn! I’d already agreed to be a stop on their Blog Book Tour, but it’s lovely to have the hard copy in hand. They based the book… 

Talking about Feedback and Habits

Have participated in a few podcasts lately: The Disruption Debate podcast, talking about feedback and why it matters, and how to get more feedback into learning systems: https://www.totaralms.com/blog/disruption-debate-julie-dirksen-why-feedback-matters The Learning Circle podcast, talking about digital habits and how to encourage good habit formation: http://www.dau.mil/learningcircle/default.aspx There are a few more coming up soon,… 

A Habit-based Approach to Racial Bias

We all carry around implicit bias. It’s embedded in the culture, and it’s hideously obvious that it can lead to horrible tragic results.   This is study that has really been influencing my thinking about a habit-based approach to behavior change. The results actually show reduction in people’s implicit racial… 

Book Giveaway and Other News

Hey folks, So Bryan Jones at elearningart.com did a very fun interview with me for his blog.  In conjunction with the interview, he’s giving away five copies of Design For How People Learn!  Elearningart.com is a nifty resource for creating scenario based learning, and much easier than combing the stock photo…