Managing Virtual Teams: Effective Practices and Technology Resources New

There was a time when the only way to effectively and efficiently get a project completed was to meet face-to-face with all of the project’s participants. But with advances in technology, co-location is no longer a prerequisite for collaboration. Instead, many companies are having success with virtual teams. Continue>

Online Learning Games for Employee Training: Case Studies and Resources New!

This report contains case studies of how 16 well-known organizations, including the Miller Brewing Company, AOL, Cisco, Sara Lee, and the U.S. Army, are using online learning games for employee training. Continue>

Online Learning Games for Employee Training: Research and Analysis New!

Games designed for learning represent one of the hottest areas of emerging e-learning technologies. Major learning management platforms have added simulation or gaming extensions that allow them to launch games and track player results. Educational games and simulations now appear on cell phones, and traditional educational publishers have announced gaming initiatives in higher education and corporate training markets. Continue>

Multi-Generational Learning in the Workplace: Overview and Instructional Design Considerations

Many organizations have team members that span at least three generations. Does a one-size-fits-all approach to training meet the needs of these different age groups, or should we consider generational differences in designing learning experiences? This report recommends how you can address generational and other issues when designing instruction for workplace learning. Continue>

Mobile Learning Comes of Age: How and Why Organizations are Moving to Learning on Mobile Devices

As our most in-depth examination of mobile learning, this report focuses on the business drivers behind the current high rate of adoption. Also included are six case studies on how well-known organizations are using mobile learning. Continue>

Visualization in Learning: 14 Case Studies That Emphasize Visual Thinking

Because we need to deal with such a large amount of information each day, we read less and scan more. Replacing text-heavy content with well-designed visuals can lead to increased engagement, retention, and recall. This report contains 14 case studies and dozens of images showing how visualization is being used to improve learning. Continue>

E-Learning 2.0: How to Create and Implement a Real-World E-Learning Strategy

The term e-learning 2.0 is used to refer to new ways of thinking about e-learning. Rather than being based on a model where the instructor pushes content to the learner, the e-learning 2.0 models emphasize shared, remixed, repurposed, and distributed learning content. While no one-size-fits-all model exists for implementing strategy, this report will provide you with a starting point for analyzing and executing a real-world e-learning strategy. Continue>

Mobile Learning: The Essential Information for Training Professionals

For years, learning analysts have been predicting wide adoption for mobile learning. But, until now, this has not occurred. Mobile phone companies are at last seeing cell phones as miniature Web-enabled computers in people's pockets rather than as portable telephones. Consequently, smartphone sales are soaring. This report provides the key information you need to expand beyond a desktop-based learning strategy toward one where people can learn anywhere, anytime. Continue>

Building and Fostering Virtual Learning Communities

Extensive evidence suggests that effective learning communities provide important benefits for learners and their organizations. Apart from significant gains in learning, benefits include reducing isolation, enhancing collegiality, increasing job satisfaction, and instituting new approaches to solving problems. This report provides the key information you need to understand and foster virtual learning communities within your organization. Continue>

Learning Technologies for Healthcare Education and Training

Since human lives are at stake, training in the healthcare industry is rigorous, intensive, and critical. Complicating matters, the medical world changes quickly as new procedures, practices, and technologies are introduced at an ever faster rate. To meet these challenges, healthcare has, in the last decade, embraced innovative learning technologies. This report analyzes how the medical world uses a multitude of learning strategies to improve performance. Continue>

Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning in Training and Development: The Business Brief

This report provides only the key information busy learning professionals need to know about collaborative learning. What is computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL)? What can CSCL do for training and development? What can collaborative learning do for a business? What software and hardware do I need to implement CSCL? And more. Continue>

Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning in Education and Training: Case Studies and Key Resources

This report contains 16 case studies of collaborative learning technologies being used in organizations today. This new report also contains resources for users who want to go further in their quest for additional information about collaborative learning. Continue>