T&D articles

Recent articles from T&D

The way we were.(Frontpage)(Editorial)
May 1, 2004... For this T+D issue recognizing the 60th anniversary of ASTD leading the workplace learning and performance profession, we had the occasion to look back over some early copies of T+D's predecessor, what was then called the Journal Industrial Training. One article starts out with a sentence...

A home run.(Mailbox)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... I read Kevin Oakes's February column, "A Seat at the Table" (E-Learning), and loved it. As far as I'm concerned, he hits a home run with his comments. I laughed at the story of the woman who said she "didn't go into the training field to worry about the bottom line"--just like the person in...

Not new.(Mailbox)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... [Regarding the March article "Third-Generation Management Development" by Henry Mintzberg on] an advanced degree program designed to draw on professionals' experience and focus on management concepts instead of the concepts typically taught in an MBA program, this type of program isn't new....

Back to basics.(training and development)
May 1, 2004... This past February, I attended ASTD's Tech-Knowledge conference in California. Because the conference focuses on emerging learning tools and strategies, I expected to see a lot of whiz-bang new gadgets and innovative learning approaches. I did see a few of both, but I also saw something that...

From the homeland security desk.(Intelligence)
May 1, 2004... Most homeland security e-learning programs have been targeted at first responders or other official personnel. But now, Business Performance Technology is offering a homeland security e-learning program for businesses. The program covers 26 topics and incorporates case studies, role plays,...