employee learning
Turning a Cinderella Training Course Into a thing of Beauty
April 28, 2010 0 Comments
Too many learners leave training programs as wise as when they went in! Some participants take away a few nuggets but frequently forget them in short order. This is particularly true in “soft skills training”. So if this is the case, why do organizations spend Read More
Is an Online Degree Good, Bad, or an Ugly Duckling
April 16, 2010 0 Comments
Although you probably would not want your doctor to have earned his MD online, online education is becoming more accepted as more and more reputable universities establish online programs. A new survey by Vault, Inc. finds that “85% of employers feel that online degrees are Read More
All Aboard the “Neo-Millennial Learning” Train
April 14, 2010 0 Comments
Emerging jargon in the training business includes terms such as”neo-millennial learning styles,” “mediated immersion,” and “distributed-learning communities.” Is all this just training industry obfuscation or do these new terms indicate substantive changes in the way people learn? We argue for the latter! According to Chis Read More
Do not mistake your Pedagogy for your Andragogy
February 4, 2010 0 Comments
Andragogy is not only a word you can throw into conversations to impress and confuse your friends, it is a concept that all trainers should know about. Andragogy describes the adult learning process versus pedagogy, which describes how children learn—the two processes are quite different. Read More
The Glories and Pitfalls of Online Learning
May 13, 2009 0 Comments
Suppose your sixteen year old daughter comes home and tells you that there is a new on-line Driver’s Ed program at school. “After only six weeks of on-line learning”, she tells you, “I will be qualified to take your new Honda out by myself for Read More
Tip #45: 3 Tips for Getting Learning to Stick
April 20, 2009 0 Comments
Employee training and development, and organizational learning are important for any organization. But how can you ensure that the time and effort invested into training employees will be worthwhile. With the many training and development options out there, it can be confusing when deciding the Read More
