ASTD Techknowledge 2012 January 22-27 Las Vegas, Baby! We’re looking for great case studies , tales of organizational change using elearning , practical sessions and workshops for those new to elearning, sneak peeks at upcoming technology, and ideas for improving your practice as a trainer using technology within an organization. Welcome to conference proposal season! am thrilled and honored to be this year’s TK12 planning committee chair, following in the noble footsteps of the wonderful Ellen Wagner. Come join the fun and submit your session ideas by June 13. link]. astdtk12 MORE >>

Learning occurs because of a performance management system that permeates every aspect of organizational life, not because of isolated instructor-based courses, workshops, and seminars. In a recent post on ASTD’s Learning Circuits Blog , Connie Malamed asks, “What do you think the future role of the training professional will be?” Evaluation Human Resource Development Training Training Impact ASTD Connie Malamed evaluation learning performance R.O.Brinkerhoff trainingIn this kind of culture, formal classroom training is superfluous. Robert O. MORE >>

Had a great time last night with the wonder folks from the ASTD DC Metro chapter, a full house with lots of great questions and interactions. Proceedings of PRESENCE 2006: The 9th Annual International Workshop on Presence. Met a number of new friends, saw an old college classmate, Dara Nicholls, and ran into Richard Blunt, author of Do Serious Games Work? Results from Three Studies which is an interesting look at some game-based research, we caught up before the event and had a great time comparing notes. Here I am with Erik. well played game by both teams. Companies Mentioned. MORE >>

We’ve known this shift is happening, but the growth became even more obvious when the Play to Learn session we are hosting for ASTD ICE quickly reached capacity. REGISTER FOR THE WORKSHOP. You’ll do all of that and more in this workshop. The Play to Learn workshop helps you learn the following: A six-step process to design a learning game and create a paper prototype. The workshop agenda is intentionally balanced between foundational information and hands-on practice. The workshop will be held at ExactTarget in the heart of downtown Indianapolis. MORE >>

'We are taking our show on the road to ASTD ICE, May 20 – 22 in Dallas, Texas to unveil the Knowledge Guru Game Creation Wizard. Try it free for 30 days… then take advantage of the ASTD ICE special rate. Learning Game Design Workshop. We are also excited to facilitate Play to Learn: Designing Effective Learning Games  as a pre-conference workshop on Saturday, May 18th. If you cannot make it to ASTD ICE and would still like to attend this workshop, we are hosting it again on August 28th, 2013 in Indianapolis. will be live in June.In Karl M. MORE >>