Time to Develop One Hour of Training

Karl M. Kapp

Here are the results from a survey of industry peers to provide insight into how long it takes to develop one hour of instruction for various delivery methods and factors that impact development. A comparison of findings from 2003 with new data and best practices for re... More »

Learning 2.0 and Workplace Communities

When discussing the future of learning, there are many advocates and descriptors, but far too few concrete definitions. To one expert, the future of learning is a kind of workplace community; for another, its a new application of social media to an existing business pro... More »

It’s [Not] the Technology, Stupid

Nanette Miner

While new technologies in your blended learning approach can be a great asset, it pays to be mindful of common pitfalls. If your organization is already using classroom, synchronous, and asynchronous content to some degree, it might seem a snap to implement a blended le... More »

How Training Can Enhance a Creative Economy

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In 2000, BusinessWeek declared that our industrial economy had switched to a creative economyone in which ideas reign. Now as our country faces tough economic times, what can we as trainers do to encourage creativity within our organizations? Trainers can be both initia... More »

Congratulations! You Just Became a Training Manager. Now What?

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Taking the leap into management can be the most excitingand most frighteningstep you will ever take. Although you may be an expert in your field and have prior management experience, managing the training function in manufacturing is different than anything else you wil... More »