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ASTD no more

Jay Cross

They learned stand-up skills and how to conduct a needs analysis. Vendors of packaged training courses filled ASTD’s exhibit halls. Members of the Instructional Systems Association, a group of business owners, wryly called ASTD “the union.” It’s wise for ASTD to drop training from its name.

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The 12 Corporate Learning Content Areas… and Where Games Fit

Knowledge Guru

The 2013 ASTD State of the Industry report includes a wonderful table with the twelve most common content areas found in corporate training. The game should either employ learning principles that help people memorize quickly (spaced learning, repetition, feedback), or reinforce where they should go to locate the information.

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Fri April 29: ASTD Conference “Learning 2.0 – Don’t get left behind” #ASTDL20

Learning Visions

But if you’d like to hear from some industry notables on the topic of Learning 2.0, come to ASTD New England Area’s Regional 2011 Conference: Learning 2.0 – Don’t get left behind. Conference Description: The world of learning & development is changing fast. It’s this Friday in Westford, MA.

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Benefits of e Learning

Unboxed

More and more businesses are investing in eLearning—not because it’s a trend—but because the benefits of e learning have proven results. Mark Van Buren, director of research for ASTD, tells HR Magazine : “ It is clear that a firm’s commitment to workplace learning is directly linked to its bottom line. ”

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Is MOOC Suitable For Corporate & Workplace Learning?

Upside Learning

It made me think that corporate executives are not keen to get into MOOCs (I’m just hoping that the next two weeks will be more active on corporate mlearning front). I googled ‘Corporate MOOC’ but could not find any examples of corporate MOOCs. Are there any examples of MOOCs being used for corporate learning?

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Twitter for Corporate Learning & Development

Marcia Conner

Learn More With Less: Corporate Education in the Current Economy ” by Marcia Conner. Twitter As a Learning Tool. 65 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your e-Learning Budget (ebook) ” edited by Marcia Conner. October 12, 2008. Fast Company. November 30, 2008. by Pat Galagan. March 2009. “ The Social Enterprise Blog.

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eLearning - Social Media - Mobile Learning

Tony Karrer

. - Business Casual , May 16, 2009 Discovering Instructional Design 3: A Systems Approach - The E-Learning Curve , May 22, 2009 Shifting to Adobe eLearning suite – reuse existing Articulate Engage and Quizmaker content - Adobe Captivate Blog , May 19, 2009 Social Learning Podcast Transcripts - Top Objections Webinar & Twitter Troubles - Engaged (..)