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Will Thalheimer is a learning-and-performance consultant and researcher
who specializes in bridging the gap between research and practice while
helping learning professionals and organizations build more effective
learning interventions.
Dr. Thalheimer has worked as a learning professional since 1985 in many
capacities; as an instructional designer, simulation architect, project
manager, product manager, trainer, consultant, adjunct faculty, and
researcher. He founded Work-Learning Research in 1998 to bridge the gap
between academic researchers and practitioners, to compile research on
learning, and disseminate research findings to help instructional
designers, e-learning developers, trainers, teachers, professors, and
performance consultants build more effective learning-and-performance
solutions.
His clients include people and organizations of all kinds, including
giant multinationals, government agencies, small businesses,
institutions of higher learning, foundations, and individuals. He has
published papers, research reports, and articles on learning,
instructional design, e-learning, and research methodology. People from
all over the world, including many of the industry’s learning gurus,
subscribe to Will's Blog (www.willatworklearning.com) and trust Will
Thalheimer to provide recommendations that are useful, relevant,
unbiased, and practical.
Dr. Thalheimer speaks regularly at national and international
conferences. His conference presentations often receive numerous
evaluation-sheet comments like the following: “This was the best
presentation I attended—solid information delivered in a style that
helped me learn.”
Will holds a BA from the Pennsylvania State University, an MBA from
Drexel University, and a PhD in Educational Psychology: Human Learning
and Cognition from Columbia University. He is former chair of the
International Society for Performance Improvement’s (ISPI) Research
Committee.
Dr. Thalheimer is currently writing a book on how to maximize learning
with audience response systems.
Will's other websites:
www.work-learning.com
www.willatworklearning.com
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