According to new ASTD-i4cp research, 65 percent of employers are either using, considering, or currently developing learning for mobile devices. As a concept, mobile learning has been around for several years; some companies began delivering information in text format t... More »

Learning Technologies

Career Development , E-Learning , Human Performance Improvement , Mobile Learning , Social Learning , Training and Development - General

With increasing pressure on learning organizations to deliver greater results and with ever-decreasing resources and time, there is an understandable race away from the physical to the virtual classroom. The catch-22 is that virtual training is seen by many as a poor an... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Delivering Training , E-Learning , Human Performance Improvement , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Mobile Learning , Training and Development - General , Trends

Self-efficacy is the belief a person holds about whether or not he can successfully attain a desired level of performance. In his studies of self-efficacy, psychologist Albert Bandura demonstrated how the concept relates to human motivation, performance accomplishments,... More »

Human Capital , Learning Technologies , Senior Leaders & Executives

Coaching and Mentoring , Human Performance Improvement , Intermediate-level Content

As we make our way out of the recent recession, it is clear that the business world has changed dramatically and there will be no going back to the way things were. Yet the training and development world remains largely stuck in dated thinking, practices, and programs t... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Learning Technologies , Workforce Development

Business Impact , Change Management , Competencies , Designing Learning , Engagement , Human Performance Improvement , Training and Development - General , Trends