Learning Executives Briefing: You majored in industrial engineering at Bradley University. How did you move into the learning field? Barfield: Industrial engineering is really about helping businesses run more efficiently so it's not that great a leap. I was hired after... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Human Performance Improvement , Informal Learning , Innovation , Measuring and Evaluating , Social Learning

Trainers at Tyco Fire and Security are planning to replace a large portion of traditional classroom product instruction with just-in-time support delivered to pocket PCs and other wireless devices carried by employees. Doing so will quickly expand the skills base of tec... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Assessment , Informal Learning , Innovation , Mobile Learning , Social Learning