Good training helps companies develop happy and productive workers. If organizations are going to spend thousands of dollars on conducting training for their employees and thousands more in lost productivity from taking employees away from their jobs for training, t... More »

Learning & Development

Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Training and Development - General

It was a warm day in May as my slide projector motor ran hypnotically. I was in a frenzy trying to make a particular course interesting. (You try discussing cationic versus anionic polymers to nonchemists on a warm spring day.) One student, always the same student, was ... More »

Learning & Development

Coaching and Mentoring , Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Engagement , Innovation , Intermediate-level Content , Social Learning , Training and Development - General

Why do we conduct an evaluation of a learning experience? Many times, we do not use the information or only give it a cursory review. Are there real benefits to conducting training evaluations? Some of the purposes for conducting evaluation include: To build relationshi... More »

Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Business Impact , Curriculum Alignment , Intermediate-level Content , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating , Training and Development - General

Here's an overview of six red flags that will impact your ability to conduct effective Kirkpatrick level 3 assessments. Consider the following situation: You recently designed, developed, and delivered a blended learning workshop. The pre-work was online, and participan... More »

Learning & Development

Assessment , Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Measuring and Evaluating , Skills Gap , Training and Development - General

Learning 2.0 has officially arrived. However, there's debate over whether it's a legitimate evolution of existing e-learning paradigms, a convenient way to group learning-enabling technologies together under one umbrella, or a cynical attempt to distance ourselves from ... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Informal Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Managing the Learning Function , Mobile Learning , Social Learning , Trends