A Brief Introduction – Communities of Practice Manager

Justin Brusino

As Ryann mentioned in a previous post, I'm the Community of Practice Manager for Learning Technologies at ASTD. In this role, I engage with the community and help build ASTD's portfolio of content - from T+D articles to books to educational programs to conferences a... More »

Developing Real Skills for Virtual Teams

ASTD Staff

(From UNC Kenan-Flagler) -- If estimates from the Telework Research Network are correct, theres a good chance that as you read this paper, you are sitting in your home office, catching up on some reading on your designated telework day. According to the network, regular... More »

Web Site Makes It Easy to Create a Training Program — and to Charge for It

ASTD Staff

(From The New York Times) In a post several months ago, I described how the Web-based service MindFlash allows anyone to create online training presentations, including reviews, quizzes and automatic grading complete with award certificates. (I illustrated the post with... More »

New LC Blog – What Issues/Trends Do You Want Us to Cover?

Ryann K. Ellis

Change is afoot for the LC Blog. After many years of managing the LC Blog for us, we're giving Tony Karrer a much needed break. (We're actually hoping that will give him time to work on other projects for ASTD. Shhh. He doesn't know about that part...yet.) Please jo... More »

Companies Utilizing Virtual Teams to Reduce Costs, Manage Productivity in Economic Downturn

ASTD Staff

(From PRNewswire) -- A research survey conducted by consulting firm Chronos Consulting has found that more companies in the U.S. and worldwide are utilizing virtual teams to reduce costs, enhance productivity and attract wider talent pools in today's volatile economic a... More »