Facilitation Skills: Using Training Games

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Swati Karve

Training games are a form of experiential learning typically used to facilitate dynamic group processes. They encourage participant involvement and interest in training content. Facilitators can customize published games to suit their specific training needs, and when o... More »

Creative Instructional Design Equals Successful Learning Transfer

ASTD Staff

Instructional design has always had a very important place in the world of workplace learning and performance, but its importance has increased recently due to a change in workforce expectations, the differing learning styles of the four generations currently in the wor... More »

Taking Charge of Learning

Margaret Swigart

Review of Brilliance by Design: Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage by Vicki Halsey More »

Matching the Right Design Strategy to the Right Content

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Karl M. Kapp

Learning professionals have a wide variety of technology-based tools available for the creation and delivery of instruction, but tools alone are not sufficient for creating instruction that changes behavior, influences learners, and ultimately improves organizations. Th... More »

Creating a Meaningful Learning Environment for Second-Order Change

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David Paredes

When I was 19, after a year and a half of wandering around a college campus and working odd jobs, I enlisted in the United States Air Force. Like many young people who entered the recruiter's office, I was looking for some guidance and goals. The military promised to me... More »