Special thanks to Jenna Papakalos (@jpapakalos) for volunteering to do this. Wrangling the #lrnchat transcript is no easy feat!
Reading lists for instructional designers: http://cammybean.kineo.com/2010/08/readings-lists-for-instructional.html
The Nurnberg Funnel: Designing Minimalist Instruction for Practical Computer Skill (Technical Communication, Multimedia, and Information Systems) by John M. Carroll
Cognitive Apprenticeship by Allan Collins, John Brown and Susan Newman
Training Complex Cognitive Skills: A Four-Component Instructional Design Model for Technical Training by Jeroen J.G. Van Merrienboer
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel H. Pink
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink
Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Daniel H. Pink
The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
Things That Make Us Smart: Defending Human Attributes In The Age Of The Machine by Donald A. Norman
The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
Beyond E-Learning: Approaches and Technologies to Enhance Organizational Knowledge, Learning, and Performance by Marc J. Rosenberg
e-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of Multimedia Learning by Ruth C. Clark and Richard E. Mayer
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
Informal Learning: Rediscovering the Natural Pathways That Inspire Innovation and Performance (Essential Knowledge Resource) by Jay Cross
Engaging Learning: Designing e-Learning Simulation Games (Pfeiffer Essential Resources for Training and HR Professionals) by Clark N. Quinn
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande
The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home by Dan Ariely
Psychology of Learning for Instruction (3rd Edition) by Marcy P. Driscoll
Improving Performance: How to Manage the White Space in the Organization Chart (Jossey Bass Business and Management Series) by Geary A. Rummler
Telling Ain’t Training by Harold Stolovitch
Developing Technical Training: A Structured Approach for Developing Classroom and Computer-based Instructional Materials by Ruth C. Clark
The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher’s Life, 10th Anniversary Edition by Parker J. Palmer
How to Survive in Your Native Land (Innovators in Education) by James Herndon
Any books referencing Joe Harless http://www.amazon.com/Joe-Harless/e/B001K8TW78/ref=sr_tc_img_2_0?qid=1282929217&sr=1-2-ent
First Principles of Instruction by MD Merrill http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBgQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fciteseerx.ist.psu.edu%2Fviewdoc%2Fdownload%3Fdoi%3D10.1.1.22.1979%26rep%3Drep1%26type%3Dpdf&rct=j&q=first%20principles%20of%20instruction&ei=gPJ3TMTKN8P7lweyos3rCw&usg=AFQjCNHU7Jg7-fbPlSm5kjhXxpxA-ydNkw&sig2=ySykNVgnshkD5RZXmYCwmw&cad=rja
Coaching (Instant Manager) by Matt Somers
Lessons in Learning, e-Learning, and Training: Perspectives and Guidance for the Enlightened Trainer by Roger C. Schank
The Future of Management by Gary Hamel
Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths And Total Nonsense: Profiting From Evidence-Based Management by Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert I. Sutton
Why Business People Speak Like Idiots: A Bullfighter’s Guide by Brian Fugere, Chelsea Hardaway, and Jon Warshawsky
Learning as a Way of Being – Strategies for Survival in a World of Permanent Whitewater”, by Peter Vaill
Social Learning Theory by Albert Bandura
Staffing for Results: A Guide to Working Smarter by Diane Mayo and Jeanne Goodrich
Job Aids and Performance Support: Moving From Knowledge in the Classroom to Knowledge Everywhere (Essential Knowledge Resource) by Allison Rossett and Lisa Schafer
Anything by Peter Drucker http://www.amazon.com/Peter-Drucker/e/B001HO5GK2/ref=sr_tc_img_2_0?qid=1282929780&sr=1-2-ent
- The Practice of Management
- The Five Most Important questions
Figuring Things Out: A Trainer’s Guide To Needs And Task Analysis by R. Zemke and T. Kramlinger
Who Ate My Cheese? by John Nichols (note: not Who Moved My Cheese?)
Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn: A Comprehensive Guide for Teaching All Adults (Wiley Desktop Editions) by Raymond J. Wlodkowski
The Cluetrain Manifesto: 10th Anniversary Edition by Rick Levine, Christopher Locke, Doc Searls, and David Weinberger
A Theory of Fun for Game Design by Raph Koster
Deschooling Society (Open Forum) by Ivan Illich
Personal Styles & Effective Performance by David W. Merrill and Roger H Reid
Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition by Steve Krug
Enterprise 2.0: New Collaborative Tools for Your Organization’s Toughest Challenges by Andrew McAfee
The Underground History of American Education: A School Teacher’s Intimate Investigation Into the Problem of Modern Schooling by John Taylor Gatto
The Magic of Thinking Big (Paperback) by David Schwartz
Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, & the Economic World by Kevin Kelly
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Theodor Geisel – Dr. Seuss
The Oral Tradition Today: An Introduction to the Art of Storytelling by Liz Warren
Jay Cross’ recommendations: http://internettime.pbworks.com/Seminal+Documents
Winning with Software: An Executive Strategy by Watts S. Humphrey
On Writing by Stephen King
Complications: A Surgeon’s Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande
Janet Clarey: books about learning >>Results of a survey of 77 people http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet25/ouimette.html
Complexity and Group Processes: A Radically Social Understanding of Individuals by Ralph D. Stacey
The Future of Work: How the New Order of Business Will Shape Your Organization, Your Management Style and Your Life by Thomas W. Malone
Everything Is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder by David Weinberger
Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay Shirky
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
Don’t Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training by Karen Pryor
Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool’s Guide to Surviving with Grace by Gordon MacKenzie
The Comic Toolbox: How to Be Funny Even If You’re Not by John Vorhaus
The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google by Nicholas Carr
Bartlett’s Book of Anecdotes by Clifton Fadiman and Andre Bernard
The Elements of Style: 50th Anniversary Edition by William Strunk and E. B. White
Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? (Brown Bear and Friends) by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle
Anything by Seth Godin http://www.amazon.com/Seth-Godin/e/B000AP9EH0/ref=sr_tc_img_2_0?qid=1282931374&sr=1-2-ent
Punished By Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A’s, Praise, and Other Bribes by Alfie Kohn
Reflections on a Life by Norbert Elias
Harold and the Purple Crayon 50th Anniversary Edition (Purple Crayon Books) by Crockett Johnson
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer (Bantam Spectra Book) by Neal Stephenson
The Hundredth Monkey by Ken Keyes
Uncommon Carriers by John McPhee
The New Social Learning: A Guide to Transforming Organizations Through Social Media by Tony Bingham, Marcia Conner, and Daniel H. Pink
Social Media for Trainers: Techniques for Enhancing and Extending Learning by Jane Bozarth
Neuromancer by William Gibson
Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
A Mind at a Time by Mel Levine
Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment by Martin E. P. Seligman
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (P.S.) by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life by Martin E. P. Seligman
The Social Life of Information by John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid
The Back of the Napkin (Expanded Edition): Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures by Dan Roam
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
The Star’s Tennis Balls by Stephen Fry
Predictably Irrational is authored by Dan Ariely, not Dan Pink.