Karen and Krista speak with Clark Quinn, Ph.D., an author and recognized leader in learning technology strategy, about the latest in cognitive science, and how to hook learners and make knowledge stick. This is the first part of a three-part series.

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In this episode, Amy Parent and Irene Boland of Salience Learning continue their conversation with Bob Sottilare, Director of Learning Sciences at SoarTech, about practical ways to apply adaptive learning in almost every learning scenario. This is the last part of our three-part series.

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In this episode, Amy Parent and Irene Boland of Salience Learning continue their conversation with Bob Sottilare, Director of Learning Sciences at SoarTech, about all things adaptive learning. This is part two of a three-part series.

Listen to the episode here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/fb0a3ea9

In this episode, Amy Parent and Irene Boland of Salience Learning take over to interview Bob Sottilare, Director of Learning Sciences at SoarTech. The company is a leader in developing intelligent systems that emulate human decision-making for military, government, and commercial applications.

Amy, Irene, and Bob discuss all things adaptive learning and how to create programs structured enough to keep learners motivated, and flexible enough to remain practical. This is part one of a three-part series.

Access the episode here: https://share.transistor.fm/e/7c67bb4e

In this episode, Karen and Krista define critical thinking and discuss why critical thinking skills are becoming more important in the healthcare and biopharmaceutical industries. They also discuss how critical thinking and strategic thinking are different, using real-world examples.

In the final part of our interview with Julie Dirksen, Karen, Krista, and Julie discuss what L&D professionals should take away from new research on learning within virtual environments, and how to best communicate with stakeholders to create effective programs.

In part 2 of our three-part series with Julie Dirksen, Karen, Krista, and Julie discuss how to provide learners with constructive feedback during complex scenarios that often lack immediate results in the form of rewards and consequences. How do we keep learners motivated when success seems far off in the future?

Learn more about Julie Dirksen: https://usablelearning.com

In part 1 of our 3-part series, Karen and Krista are joined by author and instructional designer Julie Dirksen to discuss how to best encourage behavior change through better design, and what really motivates learners.

Learn more about Julie Dirksen: https://usablelearning.com

In this episode (our first of 2021), Karen and Krista reflect on the lessons learned from 2020 and provide critical takeaways for L&D professionals seeking success in the new year.

In this episode, we complete our conversation with Will Thalheimer, founder of Work-Learning Research.