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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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How Micro-Learning Boosts “At the Moment Performance” - Tip #114

Vignettes Learning

Specifically, in the past, our momentum in learning and training is “teaching something.” Teaching was based on rigid curriculums , testing , design , multimedia , presentations , retention , tracking , traditional learning styles and many more. When memorization gets in the way of learning. 9, 2013 Wikipedia.

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When It Comes to Technology, All That Glitters Is Not Gold

CLO Magazine

billion in investments were made in new learning technologies, which is up dramatically from previous records of $2.42 billion in 2013. That is great news for learning leaders who are ready to upgrade their out of date systems. In 2015 alone, more than $6.54 billion in 2014 and $1.64 Chief Content Curator.

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