Experts weigh in on the past, present, and future of the profession. More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies , Senior Leaders & Executives , Career Development , Global Human Resources Development

Competencies , Skills Gap , Business Impact , Delivering Training , E-Learning , Managing the Learning Function , Trends , Career Development , Training and Development - General

For its 10th year, the ASTD BEST Awards continue to epitomize excellence in workplace learning. More »

Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives , Human Capital , Learning Technologies

Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General , Business Impact , Integrated Talent Management , E-Learning , Social Learning , Measuring and Evaluating , Delivering Training

A young salesforce gets trained—Vegas style. More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Career Development , Delivering Training , Engagement , Mobile Learning , Social Learning , Training and Development - General , Trends

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

In its purest form, mobile learning (m-learning) is micro learning: training tidbits delivered via a mobile device such as a smartphone, MP3 player, netbook, Kindle, or iPad. M-learning is also predicted to be one of the top trends in the learning field in 2011. For the... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Delivering Training , Informal Learning , Mobile Learning , Training and Development - General , Trends