Augmenting the Informal Learning Process with Collaborative Portals

Premium Content
This article is part of Links Plus, a premium ASTD Subscription.
Karen McGraw, Ed.D.

Informal learning has been described in many ways. Broadly, it is implicit, opportunistic and unstructured learning that takes place in the absence of an instructor or classroom. More »

How Google’s Designers Can Help You Build Better E-Learning

Premium Content
This article is part of Links Plus, a premium ASTD Subscription.
Tom Kuhlmann

I read this interesting article the other day about how Google’s designers changed the look and feel of their products. It reminded me a lot of what we have to do when building e-learning courses. Here are some things that relate to what we do in the world of e-le... More »

Industry Headlines for March 2012

ASTD Staff

Among the latest industry headlines March 2012: Oracle Buys Taleo, Wiley Acquires Inscape, 2012 Global E-Learning Salary & Compensation Report Released from eLearning Guild,  ASTD’s Q4 LXCI Finds that Optimism Reigns Despite Sluggish Economy, and Study Re... More »

Tech Tool--RSS Feed Aggregators and Blenders

Elizabeth Beckham

RSS feeds, blogs, video logs (vlogs), and podcasts are ways to stay current with the latest happenings in the world and your areas of interest. But reviewing the feeds and other resources are getting overwhelming for one reason or another. So what’s a savvy profes... More »

Playing Games for Fun and Profit

James Gorfine

The line between work and play is becoming increasingly blurred in companies today. To illustrate that point, technology industry research firm Gartner estimates that by 2014 approximately 70 percent of large enterprises will use game techniques for at least one busines... More »