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

Forming a committee to develop a social media strategy didn't seem right to Greg Matthews, director of consumer innovation at Humana. He saw advantages in encouraging the company's 28,500 employees to begin to incorporate new practices, and wanted to demonstrate an alte... More »

Human Capital , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , E-Learning , Human Performance Improvement , Innovation , Social Learning

Web 2.0 and social networking tools are playing a growing role in informal learning inside organizations. But there's an odd catch. They work best when employees trust the tools and use them, which is closely related to how much control employees are given and how littl... More »

Learning Technologies

Designing Learning , E-Learning , Human Performance Improvement , Social Learning