Podcast: Best Practices for Partnering With SMEs

Juana Llorens

When working on instructional design projects with subject matter experts (SMEs), there are numerous moving parts to take into consideration—for launching a project, defining roles, bringing key players into the fold, and solving common critical issues with these... More »

We All Have “Needs”…or Do We?

Juana Llorens

There seem to be plenty of questions around what needs assessment is, what it does, and how we know we’re doing it right. In their new book Needs Assessment for Organizational Success , Roger Kaufman and Ingrid Guerra-López tackle these and other fundamenta... More »

Prototypes Are Essential to e-Learning Design

Richard H. Sites

As many of my colleagues are at ASTD TechKnowledge 2013 enjoying the California weather, I am stuck here in the Atlanta airport – dodging tornadoes and dealing with weather delays. For those of you at the conference, I hope you have been able to attend some of the... More »

August 2012 Community Editorial: The Quiet of Summer?

Juana Llorens

There is a long-held notion that work tends to slow and quiet down in the summertime. While that may be the case for those working in K-12 and perhaps higher education, is there any kernel of truth for the rest of us? Okay, I will concede that between vacations and flex... More »

Thinking About Promoting Informal Learning in Groups

Juana Llorens

One of the most oft-cited numbers in the training universe tells us that 70% of all learning happens informally More »