Classroom decorum has gone the way of the schoolmarm and the dunce cap, and "good riddance," some say. Behavior such as eating in class, arriving late, and challenging the teacher has become commonplace in high school and college classrooms, and increasingly so in corpo... More »

Higher Education , Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Delivering Training , Social Learning , Training and Development - General

Do the words "social media" excite you or scare you? If it's the latter, then you had better find a way, quickly, to overcome your fears, because if you don't, the workplace will leave you behind. The ASTD Research report, "Transforming Learning With Web 2.0 Technologie... More »

Learning Technologies , Learning & Development

Beginner Level Content , Delivering Training , Engagement , Social Learning , Trends , Designing Learning , Innovation , Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General

It is virtually impossible to ignore the potential of social media for any business operation. The main reason for the excitement is the fact that social media is engulfing the population at phenomenal rates. While it took radio and television 38 years and 13 years, res... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Informal Learning , Mobile Learning , Social Learning , Trends