Coloring Within the Lines

Chopeta Lyons

In my work with clients, I constantly see how good instruction and visuals are marred by haphazard layout; undone by poor templates; overwhelmed by busy, garish effects; or compromised by poor execution. Every time I think no one would ever do this, someone does. More »

Thinking About Learning Transfer

ASTD Staff

Before employees can even attempt to transfer training to their work, they have to confidently believe that they can actually perform the skill they have been taught. One of the most important things to do is to ensure that employees will have a chance to practice their... More »

Blended Learning Is Better than Instructor-led or Online Learning Alone

Ruth Colvin Clark

Every time a new technology emerges, trainers wonder if learning would be more effective using that technology compared to traditional instructor-led training. In fact the first media comparison study was conducted in the 1940s by the US Army. They compared learning of ... More »

ASTD 2013 Call for Proposals – Designing & Facilitating Learning

ASTD Staff

ASTD is accepting speaking proposal submissions for next year’s conference in Dallas, Texas. An entire track will be dedicated to practitioners designing and facilitating learning and performance solutions. Here are some topics in search of speakers. More »