Every week I speak to clients struggling under the pressure of teaching more, in less time, with shrinking budgets. Unfortunately, there are no widely respected guidelines for how much you should teach people in a day, or how to be sure ideas will 'stick.' Many corporat... More »

Learning & Development

Advanced Level Content , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Training and Development - General

Many education leaders have implemented terrific learning events and completed Level 1 and Level 2 evaluations. However, very few have truly obtained Level 3 and Level 4 results. This Level 2 plateau keeps many educators from wearing the crown of business partner in the... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Advanced Level Content , Coaching and Mentoring , Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Engagement , Measuring and Evaluating , Training and Development - General

With the advancement of technology and the requirement to be online, the IDMM helps better define the process an instructional designer would follow when developing an online course. The Instructional Design Maturity Model (IDMM) illustrates the connection between the i... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Advanced Level Content , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Measuring and Evaluating , Training and Development - General

In 2003, I began a masters program in performance improvement and instructional design. On the first day of my human performance technology class, I introduced myself to classmates and discovered that I was the first police officer to have participated in the program. A... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Advanced Level Content , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Europe , Human Performance Improvement , North America , Skills Gap , Training and Development - General , 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