Podcast: Best Practices for Partnering With SMEs

Juana Llorens

When working on instructional design projects with subject matter experts (SMEs), there are numerous moving parts to take into consideration—for launching a project, defining roles, bringing key players into the fold, and solving common critical issues with these... More »

We All Have “Needs”…or Do We?

Juana Llorens

There seem to be plenty of questions around what needs assessment is, what it does, and how we know we’re doing it right. In their new book Needs Assessment for Organizational Success , Roger Kaufman and Ingrid Guerra-López tackle these and other fundamenta... More »

Thinking About Promoting Informal Learning in Groups

Juana Llorens

One of the most oft-cited numbers in the training universe tells us that 70% of all learning happens informally More »

Thinking About Communication With Stakeholders

ASTD Staff

Is a logical communication plan a part of your training design strategy? Jenn Labin, author of Real World Training Design urges us to develop a strategy of communicating early and often with you training headliners...   More »