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Top Shelf Reading
A hand-picked shelf of books that shape how we think about learning, design, and motivation.
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![Book cover of "How Learning Works"]()
How Learning Works: 8 Research-Based Practices for Smart Teaching
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![Book cover of "Effective Data Visualization" 2nd edition by Stephanie D. H. Evergreen, featuring colorful chart icons on an orange background.]()
Effective Data Visualization
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![Book cover of "Kirkpatrick's Four Levels of Training Evaluation" by James D. and Wendy Kayser Kirkpatrick, featuring icons for results, behavior, learning, and reaction.]()
Four Levels of Training Evaluation
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![Book cover of "Multimedia Learning Third Edition" by Richard E. Mayer featuring icons of audio, book, record, play button, monitor, and writing tools on a black background.]()
Multimedia Learning
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![Book cover of 'Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well' by Amy Edmondson, featuring an eraser and award badge for 'Business Book of the Year 2023'.]()
Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well
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![Book cover of "The Blended Course Workbook"]()
The Blended Course Workbook
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![Cover of the book 'Instructional Design' by Patricia L. Smith and Tillman J. Ragan, featuring a person facing a complex, winding path through green hills; labeled as the third edition.]()
Instructional Design
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![Book cover of "Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience"]()
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
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![Book cover of "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success" by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. Updated Edition. Includes a gold sticker indicating over 2 million copies in print. Subtitles emphasize topics like parenting, business, school, and relationships.]()
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
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![Book cover of "Motivation and Learning Strategies for College Success" by Helena Seli, seventh edition.]()
Motivation and Learning Strategies for College Success
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![Book cover titled "Agile for Instructional Designers: Iterative Project Management to Achieve Results" by Megan Torrance. Features green arrows in various directions on a light background.]()
Agile for Instructional Designers: Iterative Project Management to Achieve Results
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![Book cover of 'Handbook of Competence and Motivation: Theory and Application, Second Edition' edited by Andrew J. Elliot, Carol S. Dweck, and David S. Yeager.]()
Handbook of Competence and Motivation
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![Cover of the book titled "Applying the Science of Learning" by Richard E. Mayer, featuring a textured background with abstract, swirling light patterns.]()
Applying the Science of Learning
Must Watch Playlist
Talks, interviews, and videos that bring learning science to life. Each one offers a fresh way to see how design, motivation, and practice connect in the real world.
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![Thumbnail of man holding sign that says, "You Are Not a Visual Learner."]()
The Biggest Myth in Education
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![Man with hand on chin, text reading 'THIS WILL REVOLUTIONIZE EDUCATION' beside him.]()
This Will Revolutionize Education
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![Dr. DooLittle speaking on a TEDTalk stage.]()
How Your "Working Memory" Makes Sense of the World
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![Two people at a table with colorful geometric blocks; a young person on the left and an adult on the right interacting with the blocks in a room with bookshelves.]()
The Effect of Praise on Mindsets
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![YouTube thumbnail that reads "The Monkey Business Illusion" by Daniel J. Simons.]()
The Monkey Business Illusion
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![Close-up of lips.]()
Can You Read My Lips?
