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

Research

Is your organization ready for new learning models? Learn more from companies that are already using social networking and other technologies to turn employees into independent, just-in-time, informal learners. That and many otherinsights intonew learning technologies w... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Learning Technologies

E-Learning , Informal Learning , Social Learning , Training and Development - General , Trends

Industry News , Research

There are well over 50 ways that can be organized in five categories, in which leaders can serve as teachers. Each is important and contributes to the business as a whole and the success and value of the learning function. Identifying learning needs and learning solutio... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies , Senior Leaders & Executives

Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Engagement , Informal Learning , Managing the Learning Function

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

Research

I hear the same excuse every time I talk to change resistant learning professionals: Theres a bad cultural fit for new learning approaches here (to which I say, if youre not willing to challenge a stale culture, youre in the wrong profession), we dont have time (but you... More »

Learning Technologies

Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , E-Learning , Managing the Learning Function , Mobile Learning , Social Learning , Trends