Through a monetary conversion of benefits and costs, a return-on-investment (ROI) forecast projected calculations of the anticipated impact of coaching and mentoring to improve data entry processes. The overarching problematic issues involve complex data entry processes... More »

Learning & Development

Assessment , Coaching and Mentoring , Engagement , Intermediate-level Content , Measuring and Evaluating

Back in the old daysabout 20 years agopeople were discouraged from taking care of personal issues at work. At the same time, they were expected to just do their jobs, without making decisions or brainstorming better ways to do things. Both of those mindsets are long gon... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development

Business Impact , Engagement , Integrated Talent Management , Intermediate-level Content , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Trends

When personal computers were introduced into the workplace and our daily lives, we used them to automate processes and simplify routines. It was natural for training to follow. Trainers began looking for ways to automate learning, and traditional training moved onto the... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , E-Learning , Engagement , Intermediate-level Content

As of yet, there are few schools, certificate programs, or even seminars available to provide step-by-step instructions for conducting educational sessions in 3D virtual immersive environments. Absent those formal, standardized guidelines here are lessons learned from v... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Designing Learning , E-Learning , Engagement , Informal Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Simulations and Serious Games , Social Learning , Students , Trends

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