by Julie Dirksen
When I initially got interested in neuroscience and cognitive psychology (4-5 years ago), I was poking around the interwebs, finding articles and whatnot. Some useful, some not, but pretty much all secondary sources. And, let’s face it, primary sources were beyond me — at the time I could no more have picked up and understood … Read more
The last post (on the pay gap in e-Learning) was a bit of a digression in terms of topics for this blog, but it kind of wasn’t at the same time. I don’t usually get into industry stuff, but I also think that the gender pay gap is an interesting topic from a learning point … Read more
Okay – this is just a quick post because I am procrastinating right now, but you know how sometime you read a couple of random things together, and they really resonate off each other for you? So let me tell you about the things I just read. First was this slideshare by the marvelous Stephen Anderson: It’s … Read more
So, I had this horrible job… Years ago I had a fairly blechy job teaching GMAT prep classes. The class met for an entire weekend (Friday night and all day Saturday and Sunday) to help prospective MBA students prepare to take the GMAT exam the following weekend. It was a horrible job for a number … Read more
So here’s my pitch for not making learning games for students, but rather getting them to make those games for you. It’s less work, more fun, and potentially a better learning experience for students. Win, win, win. First, the back story: Okay, so I used to teach Project Management to art students. This was a … Read more