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 »

Managing Information Overload

Sarah Wakefield

Twenty-five different PowerPoint presentations. Seven reference manuals. Eight previous training courses. This kind of information would seem a dream to many technical course developers normally starved for adequate information for their training courses. But the grass ... More »