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Performance Support Goes to the Oscars

Allison Rossett

Mike Yonker , my guest blogger, is President of Learner Mobile for SVI Inc. Much of mobile training and development is broken. Mobile can do so much more. Mobile was the buzz at the ASTD International Conference in Dallas in May, 2013. Does mobile advance those goals? Screens are small and content is long.

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The Top 100 Tools for Learning 2012 list is revealed

Jane Hart

Having said that, it is clear that (a) there is quite a lot of unsanctioned use of social tools for both productivity and performance support purposes as well as for collaboration within enterprises, and that (b) many are getting significant value from their personal toolsets to organize their own professional learning activities.

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ASTD Webcast On New Mobile Learning Research

Upside Learning

Regular readers of this blog will be aware that we recently supported ASTD research on Mobile Learning , a report around that was released in May 2012. Kevin believes it’s the tablets that have really got mobile learning started. Is mobile learning really happening?

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A List of Interesting Mobile Learning Links

Upside Learning

Mobile learning is in the air, almost everyone realizes the potential, and some companies are now taking tentative first steps. Here are some interesting links I’ve come across recently, mostly about mobile learning and some about learning in general that I found interesting. Why You Need A Mobile Learning Strategy.

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12 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Authoring Tool

Knowing what you need from an eLearning authoring tool can be hard, especially when there are so many options on the market. gomo’s new ebook aims to save you time and hassle by identifying 12 must-have authoring tool features.

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Leader development is the question. Is mobile the answer?

Allison Rossett

When you look at the numbers associated with workplace learning and development, the investment in leader performance jumps out. Bersin Associates, now affiliated with Deloitte, wrote this in 2012: U.S. billion in 2012. No surprise, there is great interest in alternative methods to develop and support leaders and managers.

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Will Mobile Apps Change Training Forever?

Upside Learning

I think mobile applications are the game changer for training. Why Mobile? With the availability of just-in-time access to information through mobile computing devices (including tablets ) the notion of knowledge (sometimes a.k.a. For me, it shifts the focus from ‘Training’ to ‘Performance Support’.

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