Training With the Punches

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ASTD Staff

A food service and transportation company is forced to revamp a training initiative when the declining economy deals an unexpected blow. More »

Give your Training a Visual Boost

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Ruth Colvin Clark

In comparison, most of us have had no training in visual literacy. We think and communicate with words rather than visuals. So it will take some time and effort to begin to think visually as you plan your training materials. Guidelines 1. Beyond the pumpkin slide. You a... More »

Learning 2.0 and Workplace Communities

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ASTD Staff

To one expert, the future of learning is a kind of workplace community. For another, it's a new application of social media to an existing business process. Others call it simply "learning 2.0" or "social learning." Despite this apparent name game, nearly every learning... More »

Culturally Accessible E-Learning: An Overdue Global Business Imperative

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Andrea Edmundson

Would you distribute the documentation for a new software product a year after the product had been released? Your first response is likely to be, "No, of course not." But in the world of workplace learning and performance, companies do it all the time. Global support f... More »

Learning Eye to Eye: Aligning Training To Business Objectives

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Elaine Biech

Workplace learning and performance professionals know that training is more than just a nice gesture. It's a critical part of business. Organizations support training departments so that the departments can do their part to help the organization reach its business goals... More »