by Julie Dirksen
Several things have led to me actually writing a blog post. First, I’m home for two whole weeks straight (this alone is a small miracle). I’m also relatively up to date with my inbox and to do list (much larger miracles). I’m also indulging in some productive procrastination (which is probably the real reason). Anyway, I typically … Read more
Hey folks, a couple of things that have been happening lately: The fabulous Janet Laane Effron and Sean Putnam are doing a MOOC on learning design for data. This is going to be a big deal in our field, and this is really nice, accessible opportunity to learn more. It starts today (May 27th), but … Read more
I have this great little shelf in the bookshelf app on my ipad. It’s just books by people I know. I feel genuinely privileged to know so many people with so many interesting things to say. Some of them are drafts for books that are still in progress., but one that’s already out in the … Read more
Hey folks, So a couple of quick things. A few of us launched this today: http://elearningmanifesto.org/ — would love to know if it seems useful 🙂 And second, I was collecting some resources on writing good multiple choice questions (which is really hard), and thought they might be useful to post here Will Thalheimer has some … Read more
I should have posted this a few days ago, but I’m doing a webcast tomorrow (Wednesday May 15th, 1pm ET) for ASTD on using the psychology of game design for learning. Talking about some familiar stuff (flow, hyperbolic discounting) and a few new things (visceral feedback). Not sure if you need to be an ASTD … Read more
Had a lovely time at the Learning Solutions Conference last week. Did a full day pre-con on Gameful Learning Design with Rick Raymer, which was a lot of fun. I also did a session on Narrative Techniques for Learning. When I was working on Design For How People Learn, I listened a lot to a … Read more