Blowing Up the Training Department

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - by Clark Quinn, Jay Cross, Kevin Wheeler, Harold Jarche

Are training departments REALLY necessary? Leveraging social networking, informal learning and e-learning are just a few ways to manage learning/training in the 21st Century. The real message—traditional courses are not the best way to link learning with the business or to engage learners. When will we GET it?

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Authored By

  • Clark Quinn

    Clark Quinn, Ph.D., has been helping organizations deliver strategic learning technology solutions for over three decades. Clark combines a deep background in the learning sciences with broad experience in technology applications, which he applies to the corporate, government, education, and nonprofit sectors. He's the author of Engaging Learning: Designing e-Learning Simulation Games, Designing mLearning: Tapping Into the Mobile Revolution for Organizational Performance, and The Mobile Academy: mLearning for Higher Education. Clark supports learning experience architecture through Quinnovation, as well as organizational learning strategy with his work as a principal in the Internet Time Alliance.

  • Jay Cross
  • Kevin Wheeler
  • Harold Jarche