What is the Future of Mobile Learning? An Excerpt from Mobile Learning: Learning in the Palm of Your Hand

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ASTD Staff

Mobile computing is here. What does it mean for learning professionals? How will it affect instructional design? What influence, if any, will device manufacturers, platform providers, and software developers have on mobile learnings future? ASTD and i4cp partnered to in... More »

How Can Social Learning Scale Massively? Lessons from World of Warcraft

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Ben Betts

If people work in groups separate from each other, how can we mitigate the silo effect and make sure we capture all of the learning on a collective basis? The answer may be in massively multiplayer online role playing games. Much fuss is made of class-size effects in sc... More »

Who Needs Minimalist Documentation on the Web? We All Do!

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Sandra L. Canzoneri

Whether you are an expert in your field or a student, consider yourself a technical guru or a business analyst, you can benefit from a Web site that has been designed using minimalist documentation strategy. We all value our time, and currently we operate in a world fil... 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 »

Blackboard Pays Off for ADP

Kevin Alansky

Distance learning for a salesforce gets a lift by saving on cost and time. Roseland, New Jerseybased ADP has become one of the worlds largest providers of business outsourcing solutions, by focusing on more than just the quality of its products and service... More »