Does your IT department keep iPads, Facebook, virtual worlds, mobile applications, games, YouTube, and other learning resources away from employees? Do you sometimes get the impression that you're working for the IT department, instead of IT working for you? Do your IT ... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Designing Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Managing the Learning Function , Social Learning

The learning environment is changing fast. Business operations are expanding globally, learners are emerging from increasingly diverse backgrounds and cultures, and technological advancements are constantly changing how learning occurs. Instructional systems design (ISD... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Curriculum Alignment , Designing Learning , Economy , E-Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Social Learning , Training and Development - General , Trends

For years, people in business bragged about the size of their rolodexes, which contained the names and vital information about people who could provide business-related information and share business contacts - the crucial data needed to make good decisions, avoid pitfa... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Human Capital , Learning & Development , Workforce Development

Career Development , Career Planning , Engagement , Informal Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Social Learning , Trends

On a busy traffic circle in downtown London, accidents were reduced by 44 percent recently after the city removed all signs, guardrails, and road lines. The move forced drivers and pedestrians alike to carefully decipher each other's intentions instead of brazenly claim... More »

Career Development , Global Human Resources Development , Higher Education , Human Capital , Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Advanced Level Content , Career Development , Delivering Training , E-Learning , Faculty , Global Workforce Development , Informal Learning , Innovation , Intermediate-level Content , Simulations and Serious Games , Social Learning , Students , Training and Development - General , Training for Multiple Cultures