Social Learning: A Call to Action for Learning Professionals

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ASTD Staff

Workplace learning and development professionals must gain a clear understanding of how to leverage technology - especially social media tools - to facilitate learning and drive business results. To determine its place in the ASTD Competency Model, ASTD commissioned a s... More »

2011: The Year of the Media Tablet As a Learning Tool

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Evgeny Kaganer

There's no denying the imminent explosion of tablet computing as a learning tool. Reports from the 2011 Computer Electronics Show counted 85 iPad challengers, in addition to all of the iPad accessories being touted, including iPad holders, iPad keyboards, and even iPad ... More »

The Silent Killers of Productivity and Profit

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Chauncey Bell

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 »

Putting Hard Numbers to Soft Investments

Paula Ketter

We spent a good portion of 2010 examining how workplace learning fits into the Web 2.0 phenomenon, and those learning professionals who hadn't ventured into this arena began dabbling in social media tools to find new ways to deliver learning and development solutions. More »