T&D articles from June 2002

T&D archives from June 2002

T+D Online
June 1, 2002... Community I work for a customized, proprietary courseware developer, and some companies, at the request of their IT departments, have asked us for nonplug-in courseware, specifically Macromedia's Flash. But since the Flash player comes...

Learning Circuits.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Learning Circuits has released two new reports to help e-learning consumers. A Field Guide to Educational Simulations Simulations are sparking excitement in the e-learning world, but few people have seen a model that they can use...

The High Cost. (Front Page)
June 1, 2002... Training can be expensive, as we learn in our cover story, "What Things Cost." Grown-up toys are pricey, too, especially when they first come out. It's hard to believe now, but VCRs cost about $600 when they entered the marketplace. If you...

Giving Back. (President's Page)
June 1, 2002... Volunteer members are at the heart of the ASTD community. ASTD is fortunate to have thousands of dedicated and giving members all over the world. We estimate that during 2001, our local chapters and global networks in 300 cities worldwide...

Mail Box
June 1, 2002... Down With Acronyms PU! Too many acronyms. E-Learning by Kevin Oakes in the March issue should have followed some Training 101 advice: When in doubt, spell it out. But I persevered to the third paragraph when the topic, learning content...

Expanding Horizons: These Innovative Learning Technology Programs Connect People and Nations. (News You Can Use)
June 1, 2002... Learning technology is about more than just e-learning--it's also about e-connecting. People connect using learning technology, and they connect in order to develop it. In countries around the world, learning technology is bringing people...

Be prepared. (News You Can Use).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... How much disaster planning has your company done since 9-11? Check that you have these supplies on hand. Lists supplied by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. + Each floor: flashlights first aid kit, hats, battry-operated radio,...

Teach a CEO new tricks. (News You Can Use).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... How do you ensure a CEO's ongoing learning? Send him on her Back to the Floor. This British TV series convinces CEOs to spend a week working at the bottom level of their organizations, being filmed as they learn what's really going on and...

Executive update: Strategic coaching. (News You Can Use).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... How do you give executives ongoing development when they can't get away for off-site training? Bring in coaches to work with them. How do you ensure that coaching not only supports the individual, but also achieves concrete business results?...

How we measure up. (News You Can Use).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Did you know that your height can affect your salary? Studies show that each extra inch can increase your pay by as much as $1000 a year. That makes height as important a wage determiner as race or gender. Weight matters too. Last year,...

U.S. Department of Labor holds Workforce Innovation conference. (Policy News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The U.S. Department of Labor's annual conference, Workforce Innovation 2002, takes place July 9 to 11 in Nashville, Tennessee. The event serves professionals in both the private and public sectors who work in or are associated with public...

Initiative launched: Preparing America's Future. (Policy News). www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/paf.html.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) launched a new initiative, Preparing America's Future, to examine how vocational education programs fit into general education reforms at the secondary level....

Hop on Up Here: Examination Tips to Check the Health of Your Performance Environment. (Training 101)
June 1, 2002... Pharmaceutical companies spend big money on TV advertisements to introduce new drugs. Those ads often close with the comment, "Ask your doctor if (insert drug name here) is right for you. What would happen if your physician scribbled out a...

Talkin' E-Trash. (@ Work)
June 1, 2002... Where do old computers go to die? My aged Pentium tower, recently retired, is currently enjoying the Shangri-La at the foot of my bed--that is, after enjoying a brief stay in the bedroom closet, then the hail closet, and even an overnighter...

Career at a Crossroad? Satisfy Your Careeriosity
June 1, 2002... When your career comes to a crossroad, you need answers fast. Want to ask for a raise? Looking for a new challenge? Searching for seminars or online courses? Need a job now? Satisfy your "careeriosity" with a visit to the ASTD Career Center...

What Things Cost? (the Training Marketplace)
June 1, 2002... The last time that T+D scoped the prices of training purchases was June 1996. Our categories were * one hour of instructional design * equipment rental * support materials * training administrations software * customized video...

Just Say No to Training Fads: Management Fads Come and Go-Leaving Disillusioned Employees in Their Wake. Here's How to Avoid Fad Worship and Become the Business Partner Your Executives Want
June 1, 2002... Fad, according to the American Heritage Dictionary, is a "fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time." The key word here: brief. Why? Because an initiative turns into a fad when companies don't put in the time...

Cannon Sales Training: What to Do When Instructors Can't Be Copied
June 1, 2002... Mitch Bardwell, director of the sales training division in the Imaging Systems Group of Canon USA, faced a conundrum. He had 41 employees in the training division but needed to train even more than the usual 5000 to 6000 sales staff per year....

The Just-in-Time Imperative: The Imperative-And the Problems. (Tracking Trends)
June 1, 2002... In This Article: JIT * Just-in-time learning is being driven by the business competitive environment. * JIT learning is closely associated with informal, learner-driven knowledge acquisition and use, and not with formal courses. * Key...

Bang the IT Training Drum: The Founder of the International Association of IT Trainers Sounds off about His Industry
June 1, 2002... I'm an IT trainer, an information technology trainer, and I think that my colleagues and I need to understand our key role in developing employee talent. It's not to encourage people just to like technology or learn to use it. Our...

Divorce Your Job? Can You Work Things out, or Is It Time to Separate? (Your Career)
June 1, 2002... Work was not going well for Rachel Branch (name changed), an employee of a large computer company. She had recently accepted a position as a corporate trainer, thinking it would be a great learning experience. But on her first day of work,...

Supplier Savvy; Website Savvy: What You Can Learn from a Supplier's Website
June 1, 2002... Think for a minute about how many times in the past week or two you were seeking information about a company or supplier and the first thing you did was check out its Website. Based on a survey conducted by T+D to uncover how training...

Why ROI Isn't Enough: A Shareholder Focus May Drive ROI Evaluation-But Stakeholders in the Netherlands Want More. (Passport)
June 1, 2002... Ever since Donald Kirkpatrick introduced the four levels of evaluation, academics and training professionals alike have scurried to research articles, read books, and attend seminars on evaluation and the return-on-investment of training....

E-Learning: The Hitchhiker's Guide to Knowledge Management
June 1, 2002... I often get asked how the discipline of knowledge management will interface with e-learning, and vice versa. It's inevitable that knowledge management technologies and learning technologies will merge. But to understand fully why they will...

E-Finance: Is the Space Going to Burn in Hell or Live in Infamy?
June 1, 2002... After a strong March performance, the corporate sector was singed in April, declining 16 percent. This was truly a poor performance versus the broader indices: the Russell 2000, up 1.3 percent; NASDAQ, down 5.2 percent; and S&P 500, down...

Transforming Work. (Books).(Transforming Work: The Five Keys to Achieving Trust, Commitment and Passion in the Workplace)
June 1, 2002... By Patricia E. Boverie and Michael Kroth When you hear the words workplace and passion together, what do you think of? Office romance? No, workplace passion is the concept explored by Patricia Boverie and Michael Kroth in their book,...

On the night stand. (Books).(The Tipping Point)(Good to Great)(A Darkness More Than Night)(Managing Virtually)(Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time User's Manual)
June 1, 2002... I'm a person who loves to read several books--of different genres-at once. These are the titles beside my bed right now: * The Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell. An excellent look at change management and why some initiatives become...

Media Reviews
June 1, 2002... One of the hardest decisions a training manager has to make is to pull the plug on a much-beloved training program. But when we act, we have plenty of incentive: complaints that content isn't relevant or that courseware isn't user-friendly,...

Story Theater -- Making Content Come Alive Stimulate your audience with stories that make a point. (Products).(advertisement)
June 1, 2002... Story Theater -- Making Content Come Alive Stimulate your audience with stories that make a point. Tell your own stories to gain credibility. Learn how to develop keynote stories. FREE NEWSLETTER and audio products. Doug Stevenson,...

Custom Lapel Pins, Factory Direct Prices. (Products).(advertisement)
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Sweet Success: Candy's Handy (with a Nod to Ogden Nash). (Working Life)
June 1, 2002... If I point out that waitpersons don't always get the tip they deserve, I should be on safe ground--safer, at least, than when I wrote in February about how they (and others) should stop calling me "ma'am," but more about that later. There...