In 12-step programs, a story is told to newly recovering addicts about a person who walks down a street absentmindedly and falls into a pothole. If the person is an unrecovered addict, he keeps walking down the same street, falling into the pothole, evoking Einsteins de... More »

Career Development

Advanced Level Content , Business Impact , Career Planning

Current economic constraints demand that organizations find alternative resources for developing and delivering their learning assets. One option some learning executives are exploring is open source software. In recent years, open source software (OSS) has steadily mat... More »

Learning Technologies

Advanced Level Content , Innovation , Trends

Purpose The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how performing a job task analysis (JTA) can be useful in developing an objective and effective ROI forecast. Background Texas Grocery* (fictitious name) is an innovative, multi-billion dollar grocery retailer committe... More »

Senior Leaders & Executives

Advanced Level Content , Assessment , Human Performance Improvement

How do you measure the effectiveness of Web 2.0 technologies? Because social networks and Web 2.0 technologies are rather new to the classroom environment, there has been little research as to their impact on the bottom line. Still, that doesnt mean you should neglect m... More »

Learning Technologies

Advanced Level Content , Assessment , Delivering Training , Measuring and Evaluating

A closer look at the process for creating and launching a social learning website for surgical residency programs. In January 2009, I attended ASTD TechKnowledge, which emphasizes developing and managing e-learning. During the conference, I was introduced to a vast arra... More »

Higher Education

Advanced Level Content , Engagement , Faculty , Social Learning , Students