Why Games Don't Teach

Ruth Colvin Clark

From Angry Birds to World of Warcraft, the charismatic popularity of entertainment games is the envy of every trainer teaching information security 101 or facilitating new hire orientation. But games encompass so many diverse potential learning environments that it make... More »

Five Workplace Trends

ASTD Staff

(From Business Insider) -- The 21st-century workplace is a brave new world—new technology, new ways to connect and do business, and new demands on workers. To stay competitive—and employable—you’ll need to anticipate and embrace these changes. More »

Learning Bursts and Business Acumen Training: A Case Study

Dave Basarab

Necessity is the mother of innovation. That is the case with the Learning Burst training method. When I was head of training and development for Pitney Bowes Global Mailing Solutions, I like many other learning leaders had a robust curriculum full of classroom courses a... More »

Five Trends Driving Virtual Learning

Jennifer Hofmann

With social media, virtual classrooms, mobile learning, and more, we are being asked to create blended learning that takes advantage of all that the future has to offer. But which of these are a fad, and which are here for the long-run? And what are the drivers that mak... More »