Do not mistake your Pedagogy for your Andragogy

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. Those of us responsible for training adults need to understand [...]

The Glories and Pitfalls of Online Learning

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 a trip to the mall”.
“Just a minute” I hear you [...]

Tip #45: 3 Tips for Getting Learning to Stick

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 best way to make organizational learning objectives stick. [...]