Burp, Chatter, Tweet: New Sounds in the Classroom

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Pat Galagan

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 »

Virtual Instructor-Led Training: Powerful, not PowerPoint

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Sue Hall, EdD

Autodesk has dozens of deeply technical computer-aided design (CAD) products that are sold by partners who are trained on selling the software and supporting end-users. Until a year ago, Autodesk held two annual instructor-led training (ILT) events for partners in the U... More »

Adult Learning Principles to Consider When Using Web 2.0

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Laine Hurdle

You announced that your office will begin using a new online application for discussing organizational issues versus shooting out emails. Now, what do you do? What is it? Web 2.0 applications are online web-based programs that enable individuals to communicate by provid... More »

The Changing Learning Landscape

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Paula Ketter

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 »

It’s Time to Thrive

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Ann Pace

Do you frequently flock to the latest self-help books in pursuit of a better you? Or are you tired of those fluffy, out-of-touch, 10-step guides and just want some straightforward ideas for turning your good life into a great one? Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements ... More »