Julie Dirksen, MS in Instructional Systems Technology, is the author of Design for How People Learn, one of the best selling instructional design books available and her most recent book, Talk to the Elephant: Design Learning for Behavior Change She recently began a new project; an online course library Design Better Learning to h.elp people learn to create better learning experiences. 

She is a respected international speaker and instructor and has been recognized by The eLearning Guild as a Guild Master, and by Work-Learning Research as the winner of their Neon Elephant award for exemplifying enlightenment, integrity, and innovation in the field of workplace learning and performance. 

You follow and learn more about Julie on LinkedIN, through her website Usable Learning, and follow her on X at @usablelearning

Tracy Parish is an accomplished instructional designer, eLearning developer, and consultant based in the Greater Toronto area. With a unique blend of skills in computer programming, adult education, and eLearning design/development, she has built a successful career in instructional design.

With over 18 years of experience in instructional design, development, LMS implementation and administration, Tracy is a respected figure in her field and was recently recognized by the Learning Guild as a Guild Master for contributions to the elearning community. She is a speaker, active Articulate Community Hero, co-host of the Toronto Storyline User Group and webcast Nerdy Shop Talk, the Administrative Director & Chair for the Canadian eLearning Conference, and curates list of free elearning resources.

You can follow Tracy on X at @tracy_parish and learn more about her at LinkedIN and her website.