William Horton's E-Learning by Design is meant to be read cover-to-cover. It outlines the e-learning design process "according to Horton" in Chapter 1, and then proceeds to fill in the details throughout the rest of the book. How to use the book Horton's website lists m... More »

Learning & Development

Advanced Level Content , Designing Learning , E-Learning

Adding the letter "e" in front of any term triggers an avalanche of lies. For example: Email has made our organization so much more productive, or e-commerce will be the end of stores. The letter "e" brings a dot.com hyper-enthusiasm and hyper-cynicism to any process. T... More »

Learning & Development

E-Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Managing the Learning Function

Failure: We all hate it. In fact, we don't even like to talk about it. Our pride may cause us to refuse to acknowledge it. Superstitious folks would rather avoid the very thought of it. Whatever the reason, human nature often leads us to turn a blind eye to our failures... More »

Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Career Development , Career Planning , Coaching and Mentoring , Leadership Development

Through all of the school- and job-related decisions I have made in my life, one question always comes to the forefront: Must I choose a specialty? It started when I had to select a college major. Then my first job. Then a master's dissertation topic. And so on. I've be... More »

Career Development

Beginner Level Content , Career Planning

What do we mean by evaluation success? Chances are the definitions will change over time, and from situation to situation. There are some common definitions out there, however. Success with evaluation does not mean that the training or learning activity being evaluated ... More »

Learning & Development

Assessment , Intermediate-level Content , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating