VALIC, a member company of SunAmerica Financial Group and market leader in group retirement savings plans achieved great results using a virtual classroom. It started as a necessity: The economic slowdown drove the need to develop new skills among leaders, while also de... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Social Learning

Learning Circuits recently polled readers on how theyre using e-learning in their organizations. Heres what they had to say. Survey was conducted in November and December 2010. Results are based 348 responses. More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning

In a T+D article, synchronous learning expert and author Jennifer Hofmann wrote, Teaching online is like teaching after lunch. In case youre not familiar with the post-lunch phenomenon, classroom trainers jokingly refer to it as the Teflon hour because nothing sticks. I... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Human Performance Improvement

The desire to improve business analysis prompted NYSOSC to create an integrated, strategic educational program focused on the transfer of best practices. From the moment students start elementary school all the way through college, they are taught concepts mainly throug... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Human Performance Improvement , Informal Learning , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Managing the Learning Function

At a cost of more than $3 billion a year, high-quality training courses, tutorials, and multimedia simulations that can keep up with the rapid pace of technological development are inherently expensive and time-consuming to create. With new content providers, technology... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Assessment , Delivering Training , E-Learning , Engagement , Measuring and Evaluating , Training and Development - General