Have you wondered why participants wait until the post-course evaluations to share their dissatisfaction with the course? Leadership and management development programs achieve only one piece of what managers need to accomplish organizational goals; a critical component is manager onboarding. MORE

How do we calculate the ROI of continuous training? In the 50s, PHD and former president of the American Society for Training and Development Donald Kirkpatrick described an evaluation model of training efficiency in a 4 levels pyramid: The Four Levels of Training Evaluation. MORE

This will involve an analysis of the curriculum pre-study, and an evaluation of the learning experience post-study. So while the financial viability of MOOCs has come under heavy fire in the blogosphere, the ROI might be more complicated than the profit-and-loss statement suggests. MORE

As it stands, digital learning acts as a valuable resource in addition to instructor-led learning and doesn’t replace instructor-led programs completely. The antiquated concept of standardized one-size-fits-all training and development programs in the workplace needs to change. MORE

When in doubt about ROI, just ask yourself “What would Andrew Carnegie do?&#. Measure results throughout your program, not just before and after. Training programs are often part of a larger scheme, and it’s fruitless to try to isolate them. MORE

The ADDIE model is an acronym: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. API (Application Programming Interface). API provides an interface that allows developers to interact with programs and applications, including learning management systems. Pedagogy. MORE

So, LMS is essentially a software program for continuous learning and development (mark the word ‘continuous’ in the increasingly agile landscape). Surely the very essence of a learning management system (LMS) revolves around the pedagogy of knowledge, but let’s dig deeper. MORE

Presence Pedagogy: Needs Some More Dimensions , October 27, 2010 The other day, I discovered an interesting article, Presence Pedagogy: Teaching and Learning in a 3D Virtual Immersive World , which describes an educational approach for conducting a learning event in a virtual immersive environment. Nuts and Bolts: How to Evaluate e-Learning by Jane Bozarth , October 5, 2010 Evaluation is something that every instructional designer talks about, but few actually do. MORE