March season was in full swing. The most recent high-profile march at the time of publication, the March for Science, touted science as a “pillar of human freedom and prosperity.” Yet the same could be said for higher education in general, as Danielle explored in this blog post written for Helix Education.
Read MoreIn a medium in which clicks equal money, many marketers got really good at writing headlines that elicited a click from even the most reluctant of viewer. Yet the power of clickbait speaks to some profound underlying truths about what people want and need when entering the realm of digital communication. Danielle drew from her research in behavioral economics and behavior change communications in this piece, published in the Call-to-Action blog run by Inside Higher Ed.
Read MoreThe elephant and the rider metaphor, coined by social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, reveals how people make decisions based on two main internal processes: automatic, habitual, instinctive reactions (the elephant); and conscious reasoning (the rider). The metaphor also has surprising implications for higher ed TV spots. This article, ghostwritten by Danielle for Helix Education’s Seth Odell, explores these implications in Inside Higher Ed’s Call-to-Action blog.
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