Are virtual worlds a breakthrough technology that will forever reshape learning and business? Or are they this season's over-hyped fad? You'd have to try very hard to avoid exposure to the virtual world phenomenon in America these days. More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Global Workforce Development , Simulations and Serious Games , Social Learning , Training and Development - General , Trends

The intricacies of designing and running classes are nothing new to ASTD staff or members--designing curriculums, administering tests, setting up rooms, and carrying boxes are a cinch. But recently for Tracy Lippincott, additional procedures included donning a flak jack... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Training and Development - General

Developing ethics and diversity awareness programs domestically can pose a significant challenge, and adding the global factor creates a new dimension. Experience with these matters often concentrates on generational, race, and gender differences. While focusing on thes... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Human Capital , Learning & Development

Business Impact , Global Workforce Development , Training and Development - General , Training for Multiple Cultures

As educators who teach marketing, management, and computer information systems, we can't even count the number of times we have conveyed the concept of the life cycle diagram. We've used it to indicate how consumer and business products move from development to decline,... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development

Engagement , Human Performance Improvement , Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General