Among the many features that an LMS contains, chats and forums are perhaps the most underused and under appreciated. Yet, academia has long used discussion as the best way to build community and promote learning. So can you, by leveraging the power of chat in your LMS. ... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Informal Learning , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Measuring and Evaluating , Mobile Learning , Students , Training and Development - General

In late 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) estimated in their landmark report, To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, that preventable medical errors in U.S. hospitals cost an estimated 98,000 patient lives and $7 to $19 billion every year. The IOM further ... More »

Government , Learning & Development

Global Workforce Development , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Training and Development - General

Organizational development and human resources personnel complement one another during times of change, with OD providing a big picture view and HR taking on front-line challenges. When I left a Fortune 100 company in the middle 1990s, one of my colleagues commented, "W... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Learning & Development

Business Impact , Change Management , Global Workforce Development , Integrated Talent Management , Intermediate-level Content , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Training and Development - General

Lifespace-Workspace is a flexible, whole-brained exercise that facilitates change. The process combines graphic and analytical components to: capture and evaluate a workspace envision and promote participant ownership of an ideal workspace identify required changes and ... More »

Global Human Resources Development

Business Impact , Change Management , Human Performance Improvement , Intermediate-level Content , Managing Organizational Knowledge