ASTD TechKnowledge--It's About the People!

Stevie Rocco

Each year that I attend TechKnowledge, I am rejuvenated by the opportunity to see colleagues that I rarely have the opportunity to connect with face-to-face, as well as meet new people who are excited about what they're doing and the new possibilitie... More »

Learning Technologies: Looking Back On 2012

Justin Brusino

The end of the year is fast approaching, which means it’s a good time to take a step back and review where we’ve been and speculate on where we’re going. I think we can all agree that 2012 continued to be a huge year for mobile. More »

Social Media for Informal Learning: Part 3

Saul Carliner

The recent proliferation of social media seems to have rekindled an interest in informal learning processes. The final installment of the article series “Social Media for Informal Learning” details principles training and development (T&D) professionals ... More »

Searching for Tools and Trends at TK

Wendy Wickham

ASTD’s TechKnowledge 2013 comes at an interesting time. Mobile, TinCan (or Experience API, depending on who you are talking to), increasing emphasis on performance support and informal learning, Windows 8, and increasingly distributed workforces. These all have fo... More »

Social Media for Informal Learning: Part 2

Saul Carliner

Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and similar common applications weren’t primarily designed for informal learning—and may not offer the most powerful and targeted uses of the media in this context.   More »