Some people will say that the step to isolate the effects of your programs when measuring and evaluating their results is a defensive move. This can easily be said for evaluation at large. Anytime the ball is being run toward your goal, youre on the defense protecting w... More »

Learning & Development

Business Impact , Competencies , Curriculum Alignment , Human Performance Improvement , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating

ASTD Press Room , Books

  As you prepare for your trip to Chicago, think about how you can get the highest return on your ASTD ICE investment. Consider the following questions and corresponding tips: What can you do before your trip to ensure you get the content you need back on the job? ... More »

Career Development , Global Human Resources Development , Learning & Development

Beginner Level Content , Competencies , Credentialing , Informal Learning , Measuring and Evaluating , Social Learning , Training and Development - General

ASTD Press Room , Books , Conferences

Workplace learning and development professionals are wasting their time and money focusing on fads and myths like learning styles and relying on course satisfaction surveys as evidence of training effectiveness, according to a new book from ASTD Press, Evidence-Base... More »

Learning & Development

Business Impact , Measuring and Evaluating

Press Releases , Books , Conferences