Good Is Good, and Bad Is Horrid

Linda Hainlen

A recent conversation about training brought that poem to mind. Our conversation premise was: Training is either good or bad – no matter how it is served. We spend a lot of time as learning professionals, making our classroom slides prettier and converting them ... More »

Stoke the Fire for Social Learning Success

Dan Steer

  There are many different ways to use social media for learning, and its benefits have already been well documented. But not every formal learning initiative that uses social media is successful. If you’ve been trying things out yourself, you may have reali... More »

Handling Tough Situations with Emotional Intelligence

Bruno Neal

We have paid a drastic price—not only in our organizations, but in our own lives—for trying to disconnect emotions from intellect.” Responding with empathy and intelligence to other people’s situations, with their implied or stated emotions, ha... More »

Learning Video For Learning Professionals (Series)

Jonathan Halls

You probably didn’t expect me to write a heading like that, huh? I’ve written a book that explains why video is really good, so why would I say not to waste money on video? More »

Applying Bloom’s Taxonomy to Learning Technologies

Jennifer Hofmann

As the use of various learning technologies becomes commonplace in training departments, a perception has been building that implies that you can force fit any content into any technology. There are several fundamental problems with this perception: We are looki... More »