Check Your Bags at the Door?

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Melissa Westmoreland

One of the unique aspects of working with adult learners is the wealth of life experience they bring with them. This provides richness in our interactions and can deepen our training, but we must also remember that all of us carry problems and issues, or what is more co... More »

Social Networking: Make It Personal

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Darin Hartley

One of the core principles of social networking systems that is so appealing is the level of personalization they enable. Both off-the-shelf and internally developed social networking systems offer multiple ways to personalize the user experience, from simple automatic ... More »

How to Use Humor in Training

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Carol Decker

Its often suggested that as trainers, we begin our sessions with a story, perhaps a humorous one. But once youre done telling your tale, you must figure out how to maintain the energy generated by the story. While we know humor can be a useful attribute to any training ... More »

Unformal, the New Normal?

Pat Galagan

The days of informal learning being a shadowy entity unto itself are gone. Learning on-the-fly is now part of any well-balanced learning intake. As the incoming tide of informal learning advances on the tiny beach blanket of formal learning and seems likely to engulf it... More »