Business leaders dedicated substantial resources to employee learning in 2009$125.88 billiondespite uncertain economic conditions, according to the newly released 2010 State of the Industry Report from the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD). ... More »

Career Development , Government , Higher Education , Human Capital , Learning & Development , Learning Technologies , Sales Enablement , Senior Leaders & Executives , Global Human Resources Development

Training and Development - General , Trends

Press Releases , Research

Social media is a force and trend that should be embraced, according to new research from the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD). A new research report, The Rise of Social Media: Enhancing Collaboration and Productivity across Generations finds t... More »

Government , Human Capital , Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Social Learning

Press Releases , Research

The recent emergence of social media technologies such as Web 2.0 is spawning a new era in corporate learning. But how valuable do learners find social media tools for learning on the job? Respondents to the ASTD/i4cp research report, The Rise of Social Media: Enhancing... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Designing Learning , E-Learning , Informal Learning , Social Learning

Research

We have now experienced ten years of e-learning and this is a good time to reflect on its impact. Slomans (2009) paper entitled Learning and technology what have we learnt? explores the progression of e-learning and its possible future directions. It extracts research c... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Curriculum Alignment , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Engagement , Managing the Learning Function , Mobile Learning

Research