Sprinting Toward the Finish Line

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Paula Ketter

Training is in full force for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, but one type of training taking place doesn't involve a stopwatch or qualifying heats. Instead, it involves personnel who will serve the public and athletes at the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympi... More »

Second That!

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Pat Galagan

What has six times the area of New York City, its own ballet, and a replica of the Sistine Chapel but doesn't take up any real space? Second Life, a digital chimera that is visited by millions of people daily, is a virtual world where almost anything can happen, includi... More »

Designing E-Learning: Outside the Box

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ASTD Staff

In many ways, designing successful e-learning is a nearly impossible task. The complexity can be overwhelming, with challenges coming from voluminous content that somehow manages to be incomplete, unsympathetic technology, anxious and inattentive learners, inadequate bu... More »