ASTDs 2005 State of the Industry report is positive about blended learning. Though efficiency gains continued to be realized by e-learning itself, many BEST (entities winning ASTD awards) organizations attribute efficiency gains to the blending of e-learning with the ot... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , E-Learning , Innovation , Intermediate-level Content , Managing the Learning Function , Trends

The Michael G Detroiter School of Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, offers major programs in undergraduate, postgraduate, and graduate medical education. The Undergraduate Medical Program for the MD degree has 148 students admitted each year. The thr... More »

Higher Education , Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Advanced Level Content , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Managing the Learning Function , Simulations and Serious Games , Training and Development - General , Trends

I have always hated Internet chat rooms and studiously avoided them. To me, they are chaotic, confusing, and frustrating. I have also accepted the fact that on this question I am probably in the minority. The immediacy of chat can be a significant factor in building onl... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Delivering Training , Engagement , Training and Development - General , Training for Multiple Cultures , Trends

This is the first volume of six in Michael Allen's e-Learning Library, a comprehensive collection of proven techniques for creating e-learning applications that achieve targeted behavioral outcomes through meaningful, memorable, and motivational learning experiences. Th... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Designing Learning , E-Learning , Training and Development - General , Trends

Although the jury is still out, several studies indicate that web surveys produce response rates comparable with, if not better than, traditional paper surveys and telephone interviews. For example, in their paper "From Mail to Web: Improving Response Rates and Data Col... More »

Learning Technologies

Assessment , Measuring and Evaluating , Trends