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A community for training professionals who design, deliver, measure, and develop learning opportunities. With more than 65 years of content and expertise compiled by leaders of the learning profession, the community guarantees a comprehensive experience when it comes to designing, delivering, and measuring learning. No matter what your experience level, the ASTD Learning & Development Community of Practice has the research, tools, trends, and network that will take you from where you are to where you want to go.

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Do Online Agents Improve Learning?

Ruth Colvin Clark

In a recent blog post, I discussed the benefits of social presence during learning. Higher social presence leads to higher course ratings, and if properly implemented, also improves learning. I think that asynchronous self-study e-learning demands special attention beca... More »

From Training to Learning—What’s the Hold Up?

Nandi Shareef

When I was introduced to our field, I knew it as training and development. I heard time and again that the great companies invested in their people through training and development. These companies were at the top of their game, and those were the types of organizations... More »

Applying the Brain Rules to Training

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Brain Rules by John Medina identifies 12 insights into how the brain works. Not only is his book entertaining and a fascinating read, it also provides some valuable tools to help us know how the brain works so we can become more effective trainers. More »

Wellbeing Is the Foundation of Business Success

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Companies must move beyond wellness programs and consider new methods to help people thrive by strengthening the wellbeing foundation of any corporate efforts to develop talent. More »