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 »

Saving Content, Saving Time: Streamlining Training With Content Reuse

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Meryl Natchez

Software tools have made it possible to build entire documents with reusable chunks of information. This means that writers can develop, edit, and refine a product overview, and then insert this consistent overview into all relevant documents about that product. Perhaps... 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 »

Achieving the Impossible: Motivation Tips for Trainers

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Dan Leidl

"I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen." - Frank Lloyd Wright In 38 games and 30 years, the Colby College women's soccer team had never beaten their conference rival, the Bowdoin Polar Bears.... More »

Confronting CEO Expectations About the Value of Learning

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Jack J. Phillips

There is no stakeholder in the learning and development process more important than the CEO of an organization. In the August 2009 issue of T+D, we examined the results of a significant survey of CEOs. This study revealed what CEOs want and do not want for measures of s... More »