(From Human Resource Executive Online) -- According to the 2010 State of the Industry Report just released by the Alexandria, Va.-based American Society for Training and Development, 37 percent of training hours involved electronic technology in 2009; 28 percent of trai... More »

Career Development , Human Capital , Learning Technologies

Career Planning , Designing Learning , Economy , E-Learning , Mobile Learning , Training and Development - General , Trends

Industry News , 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

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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

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Most learning is informal in nature and takes place beneath the waterline, so it is therefore much harder to track and comprehend its impact compared to formal learning. According to the ASTD and i4cp Tapping the Potential of Informal Learning report, informal learning ... More »

Human Capital , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Career Development , Career Planning , Designing Learning , Informal Learning , Mobile Learning , Social Learning

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Click on the video below for a preview of key data from the ASTD research report, Learning in Tough Economic Times, which includes best practices organizations are using to cope with financial uncertainty. Information on ASTD research can be found on astd.org or at the ... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Economy , E-Learning , Engagement , Managing the Learning Function , Trends

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