Blog Watch

New Presenter and Learner Methods and Skills?
>> from the Learning Circuits Blog
 

Defending 2.0

>> from the eLearning Technology Blog

 

Aligning Learning to Business Needs

>> from the Clive on Learning Blog

 

Twenty Web 2.0 Apps for Learning

>> from the New Learning Playbook Blog

October 2009

Feature: Virtual Worlds, Simulations, and Games for Education: A Unifying View
By Clark Aldrich

Many practitioners sense an overlap between virtual worlds, games, and simulations, and yet they know that one is not synonymous with the other. Here's a framework  that recognizes the relationships among these interactive learning solutions. 

 

Feature: PREP for Web Conferencing Success

By Darlene Christopher

How to ensure a smooth delivery of your web conference by using the PREP model for web conferencing.

 

T+D Feature: BEST in Tech

Each year, ASTD announces the BEST Awards, which recognizes organizations that demonstrate enterprisewide success through employee learning and development. Here’s a look at how some of the 2009 winners are using technology to support learning and performance in their organizations.

 

Case Study: Team Members at TSYS Make the Most of Online Learning

By Verity Bissett-Powell

TSYS reinforces skills after class by using an online performance and learning tool that team members access through the company’s intranet.


Survey: 2009 Mobile Learning Survey
 In 2007, we ran our first survey on mobile learning. We're asking the same questions this year, and will post responses in November.


Downloads:  ROI Calculators
Each month LC links to offerings from a new suite of tools. This month we take a look at free ROI calculators.

 


Industry Headlines

 

ASTD Announces 39 Winners in its Seventh Annual “BEST Awards”

The American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) announces that 39 organizations from Canada, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, and the United States are winners in the 2009 ASTD BEST Awards competition. Sun Microsystems, of Santa Clara, California, holds the first place ranking. 

 

E-Learning 2009: What Happened?

With a revolving door in the executive suite continuing to spin, there is no doubt that learning executives will face questions from new CEOs, CFOs, or other C-level executives about their methods and results. In many cases they are continuing to be quizzed on the efficacy of in-person learning in a world more and more reliant on web-based applications. A recent article by Claire Schooley (with Matthew Brown and Sara Burnes) from Forrester Research tackled some of the bigger issues.

 

Learning Executives Express Increasing Confidence in 3rd Quarter

Learning executives continue to be increasingly optimistic about the outlook and expectations for the learning function according to the latest measurement by the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD). The Learning Executive Confidence Index (LXCI) for the third quarter of 2009 continued its upward trend after posting a significant rebound in the second quarter. 

 

New Study Reveals How Firms Are Preparing to Retain Workers as Economy Improves

The silver lining in a lousy economy is employee retention, but as economic prospects brighten, most firms are thinking about ways to retain talent, according to the latest study by the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) on the subject of organizational turnover and engagement. But that doesn’t necessarily translate into big raises for most employees, who have seen few pay raises of late.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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