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

Succession planning and leadership development have been a high priority since more than half of the company’s senior leaders may retire in the next five years. More »

Workforce Development , Learning & Development , Human Capital , Government , Senior Leaders & Executives , Learning Technologies , Career Development

Simulations and Serious Games , Training and Development - General , Credentialing , Management Development , Business Impact , E-Learning , Measuring and Evaluating , Social Learning

Big Data analyses have the potential to greatly improve the learning function and positively affect business outcomes—if used appropriately. More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Measuring and Evaluating , Business Impact , Training and Development - General

Being able to ascertain the quality of a learning module helps to ensure the highest return-on-investment and perpetuates a positive perception of the value of online learning. More »

Learning Technologies , Learning & Development

E-Learning , Measuring and Evaluating , Business Impact , Training and Development - General

We spent a good portion of 2010 examining how workplace learning fits into the Web 2.0 phenomenon, and those learning professionals who hadn't ventured into this arena began dabbling in social media tools to find new ways to deliver learning and development solutions. More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Delivering Training , Economy , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating , Training and Development - General