First identified by Don Kirkpatrick in his seminal works on training evaluation, Level 1 evaluation helps an organization to assess participants' reactions to a learning event, facilitator, setting, materials, and learning activities. Like a canary in the proverbial coa... More »

Learning & Development

Assessment , Measuring and Evaluating , Training and Development - General

Using technology to shift learning and references closer to the work is brilliant, except when it is the wrong learning or references. That's true in the classroom and online. Employees reject programs that are extraneous, bloated, or obsolete. In the classroom, instruc... More »

Learning & Development

Assessment , Designing Learning , Human Performance Improvement , Measuring and Evaluating , Skills Gap

Social networking can address this issue and support the need for learner involvement by narrowing the gap between learning and application. A learning solution Social networking, the broad term that encompasses wikis, blogs, LinkedIn, Facebook, and other tools, is idea... More »

Learning & Development

Assessment , Coaching and Mentoring , Global Workforce Development , Informal Learning , Innovation , Social Learning

A medical supply company learns that being nice only gets you so far. More »

Learning & Development

Assessment , Career Development , Change Management , Coaching and Mentoring , Engagement , Integrated Talent Management , Skills Gap

For 15 years, learning professionals have acknowledged the importance of designing and implementing effective Level 2 tests. Successful information gathering depends on trainers' ability to leverage the basics of why the learning is important and what the goals are. Wha... More »

Learning & Development

Assessment , Competencies , Curriculum Alignment , Measuring and Evaluating , Skills Gap , Training and Development - General