50 Years of Evaluation

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Donald Kirkpatrick

This year, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Kirkpatrick Four Levels. In the early 1950s, I was teaching supervisory development courses at the University of Wisconsin Management Institute. I decided to pursue a PhD and chose to write a practical dissertation on ... More »

Stop Following Joe Around!

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Bruno Neal

Most companies, those with and without formal training departments, have some sort of on-the-job training (OJT) in place to support the learning of a new hire. In most cases, the OJT consists of introducing the new hire to a more experienced employee who walks him throu... More »

To Be or Not to Be: E-Learning

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Paula Ketter

On September 30, 2009, Oxford Union hosted an e-learning debate that centered around one question: "Is the e-learning of today essential to teach the important skills of tomorrow?" It's an intriguing question that continues to spark emotions on both sides of the issue. ... More »

Group Think

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Juana Llorens

Great teams that achieve phenomenal success are not always composed of shining overachievers and geniuses. In fact, when an otherwise ordinary team can meet a certain set of fundamental needs, the results can be transformative on the individual, organizational, and glob... More »

What International Standards

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Bernard Blandin

The industry of commercial learning services makes up an important part of the world economy. For example, among just four countries (the United States, England, Germany, and France), learning services represents more than 200 billion of economic activity, or about 2 pe... More »