Rather than telling employees how to do something, show them. More »

Learning Technologies , Learning & Development

Designing Learning , Delivering Training , Informal Learning , Social Learning

National preparedness is everyone's shared responsibility—not just government's. While the responsibility for coordinating and advancing national preparedness and enhancing resiliency falls on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) shoulders, every perso... More »

Government , Learning Technologies , Learning & Development

Communication , E-Learning , Engagement , Informal Learning , Mobile Learning , Social Learning , Training and Development - General

Social media in government is here to stay. The team in the General Services Administration's (GSA) Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies (OCSIT) knows this well. This is the team that provides agencies with best practices, training, and shared tools an... More »

Government , Learning Technologies , Learning & Development

Communication , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Informal Learning , Mobile Learning , Social Learning , Training and Development - General

Most everyone has heard of Section 508, the requirement that federal electronic information technology must be accessible to those with disabilities. Section 508 applies to more than is commonly understood, however. It applies to all online content that is created by th... More »

Government , Learning Technologies , Learning & Development

Communication , Engagement , Informal Learning , Mobile Learning , Social Learning

While social learning is gaining in momentum among chief learning officers, chief talent officers, and heads of human resources, there are a number of barriers to adopting social learning for an organization. To implement social learning, one has to understand the large... More »

Government , Learning Technologies , Learning & Development

E-Learning , Engagement , Informal Learning , Mobile Learning , Social Learning