Immersive Learning Seeks a Foothold

Learning organizations are beginning to employ serious games and virtual worlds to train key audiences. Low- to medium-income Americans are learning how to use credit cards responsibly from a new interactive video game created for a Boston-based not-for-profit organizat... More »

Trailblazing in Law Enforcement Training

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In 2003, I began a masters program in performance improvement and instructional design. On the first day of my human performance technology class, I introduced myself to classmates and discovered that I was the first police officer to have participated in the program. A... More »

Eight Tactics for Gaining and Holding Learner Attention

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Robert W. Lucas

Before you can share information and facilitate learning, you must first capture and hold learner attention. You do not have to be a neuroscientist to know that learning and retention can only occur when people are interested and engaged in the learning process. This is... More »