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In Tough Times There’s Increased Commitment To Workplace Learning

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I stumbled on the ASTD State of The Industry Report 2011 yesterday – find it here. Some highlights from the report: - The average direct expenditure per employee increased from $1,081 ($1,098 inflation adjusted) in 2009 to $1,228 in 2010. - percent in 2009 to 12.8 percent in 2009 to 29.1 percent in 2010.The

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Top 100 Learning Game Resources

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Building Better Learning Games- Learning Visions, April 9, 2009. Marc Prensky – Twitch Speed, June 17, 2009. Using computer games in education- ThirdForce Blog, January 30, 2009. Digital games and learning gains (PDF), June 17, 2009. Examples from TWITCHSPEED.COM Digital Game-Based Learning, June 17, 2009.

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Top 100 Learning Game Resources

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Building Better Learning Games- Learning Visions, April 9, 2009. Marc Prensky - Twitch Speed, June 17, 2009. Using computer games in education- ThirdForce Blog, January 30, 2009. Digital games and learning gains (PDF), June 17, 2009. Examples from TWITCHSPEED.COM Digital Game-Based Learning, June 17, 2009.

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Twitter: The #1 Tool for Learning

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As per the 25 May 2009 status of the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009 survey conducted by Jane Hart , a social media and learning consultant with a 25-year track record, Twitter has leapt from #43 in 2007 to #1 in 2009. A good article by ASTD: Twitter As a Learning Tool. responses in its favor compared to 42.5% Really. •.

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Retiring Workforce? Use Your LMS To Capture Their Knowledge

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In 2009-10, mining had the highest capital expenditure ($45.6 ASTD ICE 2013 | May 19 – 22 | Dallas, TX, USA | Stand #839. Australia's economy is thriving. A mining boom fueled by demand from China has led to a shortage of skilled workers and a 5% jobless rate in this country ( Source ). Let us know in the comment box below.

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50 Years of the Kirkpatrick Model

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In November 1959, Donald Kirkpatrick published a series of seminal articles on training evaluation in the ‘Journal of the ASTD’. Related posts: The Ten Commandments of eLearning More Digital Natives CIPD Learning and Development Survey 2009. You can download the paper here. registration required).