Many education leaders have implemented terrific learning events and completed Level 1 and Level 2 evaluations. However, very few have truly obtained Level 3 and Level 4 results. This Level 2 plateau keeps many educators from wearing the crown of business partner in the... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Advanced Level Content , Coaching and Mentoring , Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Engagement , Measuring and Evaluating , Training and Development - General

In 2003, I began a masters program in performance improvement and instructional design. On the first day of my human performance technology class, I introduced myself to classmates and discovered that I was the first police officer to have participated in the program. A... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Advanced Level Content , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Europe , Human Performance Improvement , North America , Skills Gap , Training and Development - General , Trends

The Michael G Detroiter School of Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, offers major programs in undergraduate, postgraduate, and graduate medical education. The Undergraduate Medical Program for the MD degree has 148 students admitted each year. The thr... More »

Higher Education , Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Advanced Level Content , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Managing the Learning Function , Simulations and Serious Games , Training and Development - General , Trends

Here's a closer look at the features of self-paced, technology-based training that adults say are useful and the relationship between those course features and the learning strategies adults consistently use. The two previous articles in this series, discuss how adults ... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Advanced Level Content , Curriculum Alignment , Designing Learning , Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General

Is Your Training a Lean, Mean Learning Machine? Do you belong to a health club? Perhaps you just walk 20 minutes every other day. Maybe you run one of the famous marathons sponsored throughout the United States. Actually, here in Chicago, there is even a marathon to wal... More »

Higher Education , Learning & Development

Advanced Level Content , Designing Learning , Students , Training and Development - General