Julie Dirksen is an instructional design expert that I admire. Her passion for learning led her first to a degree in Instructional Systems Technology, followed by a successful career as an instructional designer and independent consultant. She also teaches, conducts workshops, and writes books and other publications on instructional design, cognitive psychology, and project management (Dirksen, 2023).
I chose to feature this expert because she is actively exploring virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in her research (Dirksen et al, 2019). Additionally, her personal website has a clean, engaging design that made perusing her professional contributions both easy and fun. I was excited to find that she carried that visual impact into scholarly papers as well, as evidenced in the attached publication. I will be excited to follow her work going forward, and will seek opportunities to attend a speaking engagement or workshop.
Dirksen, J., DiTommaso, D., & Plunkett, C. (2019). Augmented and virtual reality for behavior change. The ELearning Guild.
Dirksen, J. (2023). About Julie Dirksen. Usable Learning. https://usablelearning.com/about/
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