The eLearning industry thrives on Flash and without it how do I even present the great stuff we create to prospects. would love to hear comments from peers in eLearning industry on the iPad and what it could have been for the industry. Tags: Future Technology Innovation Learning Technology Mobile Learning apple ipad augmented reality eLearning elearning industry ipad was looking forward to the Apple iPad even more so as we have been doing good stuff on mobile learning and putting up applications and tools on iPhone as pilots and on a trial basis. Whoops!). MORE >>

think guidance would help alleviate some of those fears and, perhaps, serve as a model for companies in other industries that are not so heavily regulated. And with many physician increasing their use of the web as indicated by this graphic presented by Pfizer below at the FDA hearing, something needs to be done to ensure good, effective web-based communication among physicians, patients and the pharma and medical device industry. Tags: industry The FDA regulates what pharmaceutical companies can say in magazines, newspapers, television and even doctor's offices. MORE >>

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 But I felt it was noticeably heavier this year than the recent past; a good sign for the L&D industry? It was great to chat with her to get more details of the return of this long-standing L&D industry publication -- much thanks to Lakewood Media Group for stepping up and purchasing the magazine and its affiliated assets (like the Training conferences and the Training Top 125 program). Tags: Industry Events Industry Trends Hosted by ASTD’s local "Chicagoland" Chapter , this year’s theme was “Find Your Value.” Attendee countries: 70+. MORE >>

Here are some interesting statistics from TRAINING. 2009 U.S. Training Expenditures (including payroll and spending on external products and services) was $52.2 billion (a 7% decrease from last year) 41% of organizations plan on purchasing online learning tools and systems in the next year. Payroll was $32.9 billion, about a $1 billion dollar overall loss from 2008. 47% of organizations surveyed reported a decrease in training budgets this year. Companies spent $1,036 per learner this year ($1,075 in 2008). Large (10,000 or more employees) spent about 33 hours of training per employee in 2009. MORE >>