While ASTD International Relations Manager Inigo Sanchez-Cabezudo was at ASTD Techknowledge 2013 in February in San Jose, he spoke with Heba Makrum, a training specialist with Cabin Crew Training for Emirates Aviation College in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, about techno... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Learning Technologies

E-Learning , Global Workforce Development , Social Learning

The world has changed people now live and work in a world where Google gives the answers, where a mobile phone is the lifeline to the Web and to your GPS location, and where Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter link people to each other in their own way. By leveraging these ... More »

Career Development , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Career Development , Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Global Workforce Development , Social Learning

Training and travel budgets are being slashed, yet training must go on. The solution that many organizations are turning to is virtual web-based training programs. These artificial virtual environments cannot replicate the learning that takes place face-to-face in a cla... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Learning Technologies

Competencies , Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , E-Learning , Global Workforce Development

Are virtual worlds a breakthrough technology that will forever reshape learning and business? Or are they this season's over-hyped fad? You'd have to try very hard to avoid exposure to the virtual world phenomenon in America these days. More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Global Workforce Development , Simulations and Serious Games , Social Learning , Training and Development - General , Trends

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have a central role in the European Union. To ensure these essential entities continue to flourish, they require special economic and social policy considerations, namely, access to education and continuing vocational training. More »

Global Human Resources Development , Learning Technologies

Economy , E-Learning , Europe , Global Workforce Development , Latin America