August 23, 2009 - by John Sweller
Cognitive load theory is an instructional theory based on our knowledge of human cognitive architecture. Instructional design that does not take human cognitive architecture into account is likely to be random in its effectiveness. The theory assumes that one has a limi... More »
August 23, 2009 - by Ethan Edwards
Designing e-learning can be a costly and time-consuming activity. The traditional ADDIE process for design is comfortable for many designers and project managers, but it rarely creates truly engaging and instructionally interactive applications. Instead, most e-learning... More »
August 23, 2009 - by Paula Ketter
Training is an investment. If your organization is investing money in workplace training, then training and development should be treated like any other investment - goals need to be aligned with business strategies, and accountability needs to be measured. The recessio... More »
August 23, 2009 - by ASTD Staff
An interview with Ed Betof, Senior Fellow and Academic Director, Executive Program in Workplace Learning Leadership Graduate School of Education, Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania More »
August 16, 2009 - by Brian Lambert
The results of the most recent ASTD research study, "State of Sales Training," reveal the absence of a clear, comprehensive definition of many sales training topics that may be contributing to the sales skills gap facing many organizations. This sales skills gap, if not... More »
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