Training & Development
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2003 Training Conferences Calendar
If professional development is at the top of your list of New Year's resolutions, get a jump-start by checking out this calendar of popular training and HR conferences and events scheduled between January and June 2003.
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Last Chance for 2002 Learning Conferences
It's not too late to attend a learning conference this year. This article describes two exciting conferences. One is an online event and the other is at Walt Disney World.
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eLearning at the Speed of Internet Time
The next time your boss (or anyone else for that matter) asks you to explain elearning, visit the eLearning Jump Page. Jay Cross of Internettime.com has created a cool Web page that provides basic knowledge about elearning, resources for keeping up-to-date with the elearning trend as well as ideas for implementing and measuring elearning.
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What's Coming Up for 2002 Conferences
Thinking about going to a training or HR conference this year? If your department didn’t cut funding for off-site staff development from its 2002 budget, you might want to take the opportunity to attend a conference this spring. This article lists six popular training and HR conferences.
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Technology-Based Learning Resources
Looking for resources about technology-based learning? Forget the search engines. There's a Web site that has links to resources for developers, instructors and learners.
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Collaborative Online Learning
Collaborative online learning basic concepts and resources
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A Monster of a Learning Portal
MonsterLearning.com is a relatively new learning portal that includes a search engine and other learning content.
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How did the Terrorist Attacks Impact Training?
A summary of the Masie Center study on organizational adjustments to learning and collaboration in response
to the terrorist attacks.
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Training and Learning During a Crisis
Since safety and security are now major concerns for US companies, should training professionals learn crisis intervention?
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Bookmarks to Useful E-Learning Web Sites
Useful Web sites for finding e-learning vendors, portals, information and resources
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Training's Role in Disaster Planning
Would you know what to do in case of a disaster at work? Many victims of the World Trade Center terrorist attack didn't. This article discusses the role of training in disaster planning.
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Continuing Education for Training Professionals
Continuing education opportunities to help training professionals learn about Human Performance Improvement. 2001 Conference Update & Reminders
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What Do We Know About Knowledge Management?
Everybody talks about Knowledge Management (KM), but what do we really know about it? This article lists some good, solid resources that provide different perspectives of KM.
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More Online Training Job Boards
Review of seven online job boards that focus on HR and training and development.
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Who Learns from Computer-Based Training?
A recent study looks at who learns from computer-based training and who doesn't.
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More Online Newsletters
Reviews of three online newsletters: Workforce Week, E-Learning News and Notes and Inside-HR. How affiliate marketing can detract from a newsletter's effectiveness.
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Learning Portals Revisited
An update on learning portals--an evolving concept.
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Training and Development Conferences
A short list of Training and Development Conferences for 2001 and links to resources from past conferences.
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High Anxiety: The Trainer's Changing Role
This article provides recommendations to help classroom trainers sucessfully make the transition to developers and facilitators of online learning.
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What it's Like to be an Independent Consultant
Some common questions people ask about being an independent training consultant and honest answers to them.
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How Not to Motivate Your Staff
A CEO learns a hard lesson about employee motivation and the Internet.
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Where to Find E-Learning Research
Whether you're interested in e-learning research from an organizational or a commercial standpoint, you'll find plenty of free and fee-based information on the Internet.
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Where to Find Training Facts and Research
Need some statistics for the proposal you're writing about online learning? Here is a list of websites that might have the information you're looking for.
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How the Economic Slowdown Affects Training
How does a downturn or slowdown in the US economy affect the training function? The answer might be different than you expect.
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Using the Web to Find Your Next Training Job
Web sites that specialize in Training and Development jobs.
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Learning Portal or ASP: What's the Difference?
Why it's important to know the difference between a learning portal and a learning application service provider (ASP).
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Lguide.com Revisited
Lguide.com gets a new look and a broader focus.
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Wireless Learning in Your Palm
Mobile learning devices: science fiction or fact? A visionary says that we'll have them in the near future.
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Online Discussion Groups
Review of four online discussion groups: trdev, HRNET, EPSS, Evaluation of e-learning.
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Butterfly Ballot Causes Performance Problems
The recent butterfly ballot fiasco provides an object lesson for training and development professionals who design online courses and performance support tools.
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Online Learning for Free?
Can you really get online learning for free? This article explores some Web sites that offer free online learning. What you should know before signing up.
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Merger Madness: Survival Skills for Training Professionals
What should you do if your company is involved in a merger or acquisition? Some tips for increasing your chances of being a survivor.
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Failure to Communicate
Failure to communicate shuts down a well-known training and development discussion list on the Web. Advice on joining discussion lists.
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Reviewing Training Media
A look at Training Media Review, an online publisher and content provider.
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How to Succeed as an Online Facilitator
What you need to know about becoming an effective online facilitator.
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Online Facilitation Skills
A trainer's account of her first experience as an online facilitator. Includes a link to The Virtual University Gazette's
Guide to Programs that Teach Instructors How to Teach Online.
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E-Learning Magazine Review
A review of e-learning magazine, the magazine of distributed learning.
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A Hitchhiker's Guide to Learning Portals
A tour of learning portals along with opinions from the consumer's perspective.
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How to Choose the Right Online Course
Tips for choosing the right online course to meet your specific learning needs.
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How to Find Your Way through a Learning Portal
What Internet users should know about using a learning portal to find online courses.
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Online Training Newsletters
A review of online newsletters that focus on training and development trends.
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Online Course Buyer's Guide
Review of a buyer's guide to online courses
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HR Software Resources on the Web
Looking for information on the Web about HR and training software? Skip the search engines and check out this website.
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Finding Help
This article describes how mailing or discussion lists can provide information and knowledge you can use on the job.
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Welcome to the Virtual Learning Center
This article provides an example of the virtual classroom approach, which delivers online learning in real time using computer-based conferencing.
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