July 15, 2010 - by Laleh Patel
It is virtually impossible to ignore the potential of social media for any business operation. The main reason for the excitement is the fact that social media is engulfing the population at phenomenal rates. While it took radio and television 38 years and 13 years, res... More »
March 20, 2010 - by M.J. Hall
According to members of the ASTD Benchmarking Forum, the new frontier is all about connecting, collaborating, and learning in different ways because of technologies, learning styles, demographics, and economic needs. During the Fall ASTD Benchmarking Forum Summit, the f... More »
March 20, 2010 - by Pat Galagan
For most of the seven years that ASTD has been collecting data on the state of the training industry, the use of classrooms for delivery of training has been dropping steadily. Displacing brick and mortar classrooms are myriad web- and computer-based delivery vehicles, ... More »
August 16, 2009 - by Tony Bingham
The learning profession has a history of dancing around the subject of informal learning. You might think, "We've been talking about it forever and have even dabbled in it. Our worlds aren't crumbling. I am really busy and don't have the time or the energy to get involv... More »
July 16, 2009 - by Mike MacPherson
In 1954, a milkshake machine salesman named Ray Kroc negotiated a deal with the McDonald brothers to take their restaurant concept national. In the first franchise, opened near Kroc's home in Chicago, he and partner Art Jacobs attempted to perfect important aspects of t... More »
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