The L&D Newsletter Directory

Mirjam Neelen & Paul Kirschner · Periodic · Europe

Neelen and Kirschner hold learning design to the evidence. Often that means bad news.

Debbie Richards (Creative Interactive Ideas) · Periodic · US

Debbie Richards on putting generative AI into design work without losing the design.

Dr. Philippa Hardman (DOMS Learning Design Engine) · Monthly / Weekly · US

Philippa Hardman on cognitive science and AI in course design, built on her DOMS engine.

International Society for Performance Improvement · Periodic · US

The performance-improvement society. Human performance technology, researched and applied.

Matt Richter & Will Thalheimer · Periodic · Global

An evidence-based community and podcast. Research to practice, with the sources shown.

Dr. Clark Quinn (Quinnovation) · Weekly · US

Clark Quinn on cognitive science, performance support, and edtech that overpromises.

Ross Stevenson · Weekly · US

Ross Stevenson on AI tools, learning technology, and where skills erode.

Dr. Will Thalheimer (Work-Learning Research) · Periodic · US

Will Thalheimer translates research and dismantles the field's persistent myths.

The Learning Scientists (cognitive scientists) · Periodic · Global

Cognitive scientists on retrieval practice, spacing, and interleaving.

Julie Dirksen (Usable Learning) · Periodic · US

Julie Dirksen on behavior change, cognitive load, and why training alone rarely fixes performance.

Cathy Moore · Periodic · US

Cathy Moore's Action Mapping. Design training that changes behavior, or reconsider building it.

Association for Talent Development (ATD) · Periodic · US

ATD's brief for the people who build the learning.

David Kelly (The Learning Guild) · Weekly · US

David Kelly reads the field and forwards what matters, weekly.

eLearning Industry (Christopher Pappas) · Daily / Weekly · US

A large instructional design portal. Reviews, how-tos, and vendor content. Read selectively.

Christy Tucker · Weekly · US

Scenario-based design and branching scenarios from a working instructional designer.

Damla Surek · Monthly · US

ID fundamentals, toolkits, and portfolio advice for people entering the field.

The Learning Guild · Biweekly · US

The Learning Guild on e-learning development workflows and tools.

David Kelly · Periodic · US

David Kelly on what went wrong in production, and what it taught him.

Dr. Jane Bozarth (The Learning Guild) · Monthly · US

Jane Bozarth on ADDIE, social learning, and design, without the jargon.

Connie Malamed (The eLearning Coach) · Monthly · US

Instructional and visual design technique, with tools you can download.

University of Texas at Austin HR · Periodic · US

The University of Texas at Austin's internal L&D brief on workload, time, and change.

Association for Talent Development (ATD) · Weekly · US

ATD's weekly roundup of talent development research and practice.

Brandon Hall Group · Periodic · US

Analyst research and benchmarks across learning and talent.

Charter (Kevin Delaney) · Periodic · US

The future of work. Hybrid, management, and the AI tools reshaping both.

Chief Learning Officer / Training Industry · Periodic · US

Enterprise learning strategy, written for the people who hold the budget.

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development · Periodic · UK

The UK professional body for HR and people development. Research, standards, and policy.

Donald H Taylor · Periodic · UK

L&D strategy and trends from the person behind the annual Global Sentiment Survey.

The Learning Guild (CloserStill Media) · Biweekly · US

The Learning Guild's biweekly read on instructional design, learning tech, and research.

John Helmer (The Learning Hack) · Periodic · UK

John Helmer takes the long view on learning technology, AI, and learning science.

Kevin M. Yates · Periodic · US

Kevin Yates works one problem. Proving whether training changed anything.

Jess Almlie · Periodic · US

Jess Almlie's case against order-taker L&D and for business-aligned impact.

Learning and Performance Institute · Periodic · UK

The UK body that accredits L&D capability and sets practitioner standards.

Learning News · Periodic · UK

Tracks the L&D market. Acquisitions, funding, vendor moves, and who moved where.

Elliott Masie (MASIE Learning Foundation) · Periodic · US

Elliott Masie on edtech, AI, and workforce learning. Running since the 1990s.

Mindtools · Weekly · UK

Weekly workplace skills. Management, leadership, and career development.

RedThread Research · Weekly · US

Independent analysts on learning, skills, and HR technology. Research first, vendor neutral.

Fosway Group · Monthly · UK

European analyst coverage of learning systems and HR tech, anchored by the 9-Grid.

The Josh Bersin Company · Periodic · US

Macro research on HR technology and corporate skilling from the field's best-known analyst.

Training Industry, Inc. · Weekly · US

The business side of corporate training. Strategy, budgets, and buying.

Donald H. Taylor / Training Journal · Periodic · UK

UK coverage of organizational development, change, and leadership.

Training Magazine (Lakewood Media Group) · Weekly · US

A long-running trade title on workforce training and leadership.

Association for Talent Development (ATD Austin Chapter) · Periodic · US

The Austin ATD chapter. Local events, workshops, and chapter news.

Mike Taylor · Weekly · US

A weekly set of links on learning, design, and tools worth trying.

HR Dive (Industry Dive) · Weekly · US

Trade-press coverage of onboarding, development, and learning technology.

Shannon Tipton · Periodic · US

Shannon Tipton on design, facilitation, and workflow learning. Short on theory, long on tactics.

Jane Hart (C4LPT) · Periodic · UK

Jane Hart on self-directed learning, and the annual Top Tools for Learning vote she runs.

Offbeat / EDU Fellowship (Lavinia Mehedințu & Ioana Göz) · Weekly (Sunday) · Europe

A Sunday digest of articles, podcasts, and research. Curated, not aggregated.

L&D Shakers Community (Sejaal Bonny Tilwany) · Biweekly · Europe

Frameworks and field notes crowdsourced from the L&D Shakers community.

Training, Learning, and Development Community (TLDC) · Weekly · US

A practitioner community with live sessions and a deep archive, summarized weekly.

TrainerCentric · Monthly · US

A monthly for trainers and facilitators. Articles, frameworks, and tools.

Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) · Periodic · Global

Leadership development research and programs from a long-established institute.

Gallup · Periodic · US

Engagement, wellbeing, and management data from Gallup's ongoing research.

Adam Grant · Monthly · US

Adam Grant on work and motivation. Organizational psychology for a general audience.

MIT Sloan · Periodic · US

Management research on strategy, leadership, and technology.

Society for Human Resource Management · Weekly · US

The largest HR professional body. Workplace, talent, and compliance news.