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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. ASTD conducted a free webinar on that research report this week. John believes year 2012 marks the beginning of truly making a move towards mobile learning.

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Beyond Talent Development

Clark Quinn

The new name is the Association for Talent Development, going from ASTD to ATD. ASTD needed the change, for two reasons. For one, ASTD has membership in, and runs events, around the world. CSTD for Canada), but the 800 lb gorilla is ASTD. There may be other orgs (e.g. Yet I think that our role can and should be more.

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Still Too Much Reliance on Instructor-Led, Event-Based Employee Training

The Performance Improvement Blog

According to the 2013 State of the Industry report from ASTD , instructor-led programs continue to be the primary method for training and developing employees. Given that only 15% to 20% of the participants in these programs will end up applying their learning to achieving the strategic goals of their organizations and ASTD estimates $164.2

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Learning: Playing the Blame Game

Learning Rebels

What happened to support and respect? Try #NT2T on Saturday mornings (New Teachers 2 Twitter) – now there’s a supportive group. We had mentors, we read books, and some felt the need to take their curiosity to new levels. Let’s begin to support each other, and advocate for, rather than against, our learners.

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LearnNow Morning Session July 25 2012 #ASTDLN

Learning Visions

These are my notes from the morning session of ASTD LearnNow Conference, happening July 25 & 26 on the lovely shores of the Charles River in Cambridge, MA. LearnNow – re-emerging discipline…of supporting our employees in all the many ways that they learn. Put in place and evolve org learning and performance support systems. ·.

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Manager's Role in Learning and Performance Improvement

The Performance Improvement Blog

This is the question I will be answering in an ASTD-sponsored webcast on September 24, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. They understand it and strive to create an environment that supports it. Managers must support and facilitate just-in-time learning that is responsive to emerging needs. What should be a manager’s role in employee learning?

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John Seeley Brown Keynote at #ASTD2013

Learning Visions

These are my live blogged notes from the opening session at the ASTD International Conference and Expo (ICE) -- happening this week in Dallas, TX. Building a community of peer-mentors. Much of the real work and learning happens in the emergent – so how do we really support this? Forgive any typos or incoherence!