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