Framing results solely based on Donald Kirkpatrick's four levels of measurement doesn't clarify the business value of training. For example, if measurement for a course on diversity calls for 2,000 managers to successfully complete a one-day course, then upper managemen... More »

Learning & Development

Intermediate-level Content , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating , Training and Development - General

A new website, CorpU TV is taking advantage of the YouTube phenomenon by offering short interviews with CEOs on various strategic learning initiatives. Most of the interview subjects are prominent executives or training leaders at Fortune 500 companies or industry notab... More »

Career Development , Higher Education , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Career Development , Coaching and Mentoring , Informal Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Leadership Development , Management Development , Training and Development - General

Researchers recently revealed that doing properly designed cognitive activities can enhance memory and other cognitive abilities as you get older. The research, led by scientists from the Mayo Clinic and the University of Southern California, was presented at the 60th A... More »

Learning Technologies

Human Performance Improvement , Innovation , Intermediate-level Content

On a busy traffic circle in downtown London, accidents were reduced by 44 percent recently after the city removed all signs, guardrails, and road lines. The move forced drivers and pedestrians alike to carefully decipher each other's intentions instead of brazenly claim... More »

Career Development , Global Human Resources Development , Higher Education , Human Capital , Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Advanced Level Content , Career Development , Delivering Training , E-Learning , Faculty , Global Workforce Development , Informal Learning , Innovation , Intermediate-level Content , Simulations and Serious Games , Social Learning , Students , Training and Development - General , Training for Multiple Cultures