Beyond the Job Description
One of the greatest challenges facing leaders is doing more with less.If you had no industry intelligence, no killer technology, no innovative production or service-delivery model, no singular...
View ArticleThe Nuance of Gaming in Learning
Editor Ladan Nikravan talks with Bryan Austin, chief game changer at Game On! Learning, about the difference between gamified learning, simulations and game-based learning.
View ArticleGen Y Isn’t Following Your BYOD Security Measures
Smartphones and tablets create opportunities for security breaches. To get millennials on board with security measures requires a coherent approach that provides practical solutions.
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Special Report 2014: Learning Delivery
Mobile learning is often viewed as the next big thing in learning delivery. But while many organizations have used the method effectively, it is not always the best choice.Go Mobile?Katie...
View ArticleIntegrating Mobile Is Key
Xerox Corp.’s learning team saved itself one large integration headache.Three years ago, the company conducted a pilot in which the learning team considered a bifurcated mobile learning platform —...
View ArticleFirms Make Strides: Putting Mobile to Work
In 2012 Xerox Corp. began deploying a mobile learning strategy, and now roughly half of its e-learning content is tablet-friendly.In 2012 Xerox Corp. began deploying a mobile learning strategy, and now...
View ArticleWorking Out the Kinks: Companies Experiment With Mobile
Most clients of Skillsoft Corp., a Nashua, N.H., e-learning company, are still experimenting with mobile learning, according to Tim Hildreth, the firm’s vice president of product management.But as...
View ArticleGo Mobile?
Mobile learning is often viewed as the next big thing in learning delivery. But while many organizations have used the method effectively, it is not always the best choice.With the rise of mobile...
View ArticleIt Takes a Community
Fostering communities of learning or practice plays a crucial role in creating the cooperative synergies and innovation that organizations depend on.Addressing the American Educational Research...
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A Ticket to a Better Life
For Alfonz Ruth, CLO for the District of Columbia Department of Transportation, education shaped his family’s dreams and enabled him to achieve his goals. Now he’s paying it forward.Alfonz Ruth grew up...
View ArticleSurvey: Firms With Strong Health Cultures Lead to Healthier Employees
Employees who perceive their organizations as having a strong culture of health are happier, less stressed and more likely to take control of their well-being than employees in other organizations, a...
View ArticleAmid Recovering Economy, L&D Spending Heats Up
Spending on learning and development picked up in 2013, according to a new study, as companies aim to prepare to fill leadership gaps for the future. Overall spending on learning and development...
View ArticleGo Mobile?
Mobile learning is often viewed as the next big thing in learning delivery. But while many organizations have used the method effectively, it is not always the best choice. With the rise of mobile...
View ArticleSurvey: Retirement Outlook Improving
About 58 percent of workers age 60 or older say they are currently putting off retirement, according to a new survey, down from 61 percent in 2013 and a peak of 66 percent in 2010.Chicago — Feb. 27 The...
View ArticleThe Week That Was
The top five stories from the week of Feb. 24. Also, are open offices making people sicker?
View ArticleWhy This Year’s Grads Won’t Be Prepared
Millennials may have a solid understanding of some of the skills and concepts covered during degree programs, but many lack the competencies necessary for success in the workforce.
View ArticleIron Mountain Sentinels: Certified Peer Coaches
Iron Mountain shook up traditional, supervisor-led training efforts by certifying employee coaches so employees who do jobs every day can teach their peers. As a result, mistakes declined markedly, as...
View ArticleSurvey: One-Third of Americans Are Not Familiar with Retirement Plan Options
Moreover, more women than men say they do not understand their retirement plan options, according to a new survey.New York — Feb. 26One-third of Americans who participate in an employer-sponsored...
View ArticleCreating a Text-Like Leadership Language
In today’s fast-paced business environment leaders need a faster, more efficient way to provide direction and support to their people.Texting has revolutionized the way that people communicate with...
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Learning to Read Their Minds
New insights into how the brain works are changing how learning leaders structure programs and how the corporate learning industry thinks about knowledge retention and study habits.Thanks to an...
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