At a bimonthly Friday happy hour, a group of employees shares stories of baseball games and baby showers, interspersed with bits of knowledge about their jobs. Amazingly, people still remember these random pieces of learning come Monday morning, despite being mixed up w... More »

Learning & Development

Informal Learning , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Social Learning , Trends

ASTD's learning and performance professionals are well-compensated, earning on average more than $35,000 more than the national average of $48,000. However, as with past ASTD salary surveys, men earn 16 percent more on average than women. The ASTD market research depart... More »

Career Development

Jobs , Training and Development - General , Trends

In a world characterized by ethnic and linguistic diversity - where language skills and cultural understanding have become critical to commercial success - Fort Lauderdale-based language school TALK International is constantly implementing new strategies to help its cus... More »

Learning & Development , Sales Enablement

Designing Learning , Human Performance Improvement , Selling Skills , Skills Gap , Training for Multiple Cultures , Trends

An interview with Allison Rossett, Professor of Educational Technology at San Diego State University More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Designing Learning , E-Learning , Innovation , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating , Trends

It is reported to be the fastest growing area of enterprise. Gartner, a software technology research and advisory company, defines SaaS as software that is owned, delivered, and managed remotely by one or more providers. The model is gaining popularity in areas such as ... More »

Learning Technologies

Innovation , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General , Trends