ISD Practices and Principles

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Chuck Hodell

Instructional systems development has been in existence for a long time. Even though ISD is now recognized and implemented worldwide, there are many facets of the ISD process that are misunderstood or underappreciated. ISD in its purist form is simply a system for the d... More »

Learning Strategies

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Jackie Dobrovolny

The model presented in "A Model for Self-Paced Technology-Based Training" specifies that adult learning begins with and is sustained by self-assessment and self-correction (metacognition). The model also indicates that in addition to metacognition, adults consistently u... More »

Case Study: A Virtual Success at VALIC

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Annamarie Lang

VALIC, a member company of SunAmerica Financial Group and market leader in group retirement savings plans achieved great results using a virtual classroom. It started as a necessity: The economic slowdown drove the need to develop new skills among leaders, while also de... More »

E-Learning Trends 2011

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ASTD Staff

Learning Circuits recently polled readers on how theyre using e-learning in their organizations. Heres what they had to say. Survey was conducted in November and December 2010. Results are based 348 responses. More »

Engage Your Virtual Training Participants

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Cindy Huggett

In a T+D article, synchronous learning expert and author Jennifer Hofmann wrote, Teaching online is like teaching after lunch. In case youre not familiar with the post-lunch phenomenon, classroom trainers jokingly refer to it as the Teflon hour because nothing sticks. I... More »