LDA’s Debunker Club

What is the Debunker Club?

The Debunker Club is for anybody who wants to join with a community of others to debunk learning myths and misconceptions—and advocate for proven evidence-based learning methods. While once a separate group comprised of over a thousand learning professionals from around the world, The Debunker Club is now part of The Learning Development Accelerator (LDA).

Here’s the tricky part. The Debunker Club will have a dual presence. We will organize and activate within the LDA community and we will reach out to the public to share this important work with other L&D professionals.

how do I join?

There is no need to join, per se. If you’re a member of LDA, you’re already in good standing and can join in the fun at any time. That being said, we are keeping a separate mailing list for those who want to be involved more regularly. Sign up below.

It all started when…

The Debunker Club was formed in 2015 as a reaction to the many myths that floated around the workplace learning and education fields. Founded by Will Thalheimer, PhD, The Debunker Club was originally formed to help get rid of learning myths and misconceptions. Early on it became obvious that merely confronting myths was not enough, but that learning professionals also had to share proven research-based information as well.

Learning myths and misconceptions are harmful in Many ways:

Directly harming learners.
Directly diminishing learning outcomes.
Directly hurting organizations.
Displacing proven research-based learning methods.
Causing learning professionals shame and embarrassment.
Hurting the reputation of the learning profession.
Huge sums of money and resources wasted.
Directing learning professionals and organizations to substandard solutions and vendors who under perform.
Spreading misinformation through graduate programs in learning, instruction, teaching.
Wasted time debating and considering poor learning methods.
Prompting our trade associations to convey incorrect and misleading information.
Propelling professionals to avoid seeking new knowledge, as they grow less trusting.
Energizing conference goers toward the passionate embrace of poor practices.
Causing dissension among teams as there is no common trusted body of knowledge.
Giving rise to thought leaders who lead the industry to poor practices and ineffective methods.
Causing organizational leaders to lose trust in learning.
Causing citizens to lose trust in education.
Causing employees and students to pass poor learning habits on to others, including our children.
Having acknowledgements and rewards (including financial) go to advocates of poor practices.
Causing a loss of trust in institutions that would otherwise benefit learners.

And consider joining the LDA LinkedIn group…

Upcoming Debunker Club Events

There is a New Debunking Handbook

Let’s read it
and discuss it!

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Friday January 8
11 AM (New York Time)

BEFORE COMING TO THE MEETING, DOWNLOAD the new Debunking Handbook and READ IT!

Here’s the link:

https://sks.to/db2020