T&D articles from May 2002

T&D archives from May 2002

Learning circuits. (T+D Online).(distance education)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Here are Learning Circuits's top stories for May: (Learning) Objects of Desire: Promise and Practicality The e-learning industry predicts that development teams will be able to build content a single time, store it electronically, reuse...

Community. (T+D Online).(recruiting trainers)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Trainer Selection: Help! I'm in the final stages of interviewing for a trainer. I have four candidates and would like to observe their training styles and abilities. Any ideas on an assignment, which each could work on and deliver as a...

ASTD Webinars for May. (T+D Online).
May 1, 2002... May 1, 1-2 p.m. Passionate Work--Igniting the Fire: The Five Keys to Achieving Passion in the Workplace Presenters: Patricia Boverie and Michael Kroth May 2, 1-2 p.m. Success With Change: What the World's Research Says We Need...

Big six 2002. (Front Page).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
May 1, 2002... This issue marks the fourth annual Training's New Guard. It started in 1999, when then-senior editor Jennifer Salopek began scouting people in the training arena who were doing things a little differently or approaching from a different...

Leadership training plays pivotal role in Visa U.S.A and TSYS success story.(Vital Processing Services)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... A joint venture. Two companies, two ways of doing things. High turnover and one unforgiving marketplace. A recipe for failure? Not for Vital Processing Services, which with the help of AchieveGlobal sparked a leadership revolution and excelled...

Spirit of community. (President's Page).(American Society for Training and Development)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... "Spirit is like the wind, in that we can't see it but can see its effects, which are profound." Jimmy Carter This column marks the beginning of a new and very exciting opportunity. I will have the chance to speak with you from the...

Mailbox.(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2002... RESPONSES sent to Mailbox are considered available for publication and may be edited for length and clarity. Please send comments to Email: mailbox@astd.org. Provide your name, organization, and location. Your email address will be...

Service train-ing: A Metro ride offers lessons in customer care. (News you can use).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... I rarely ride the Washington, D.C. Metrorail but happened to one chilly morning. As I stepped onto the train, a cheerful voice boomed over the intercom system, "Gooooood morning, customers! You are on the blue line to Aaaaddison Road! Next...

News Flash. (New you can use).(University of Maryland's consulting program)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Are you tearing your hair out trying to compare and select e-learning solutions? Read on to find out how Matt DeFeo of Black and Decker called in help from an unusual source--the University of Maryland. Second-year students in Maryland's...

Knowledge Networks. (Global 360).(www.educationau.edu.au/globalsummit/papers.htm )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Did you make it to the Global Summit of Online Knowledge Networks in Adelaide, Australia? If you missed that March event, you can still read white papers from the conference's international experts. Go to *...

How to ethics 101. (News you can use).(business practice)(Brief Article)(Excerpt)
May 1, 2002... Some tips in this age of Enron: If it feels bad, don't do it. Is it something you'd do to a close friend or family member? If not, fuhgeddaboutit. Don't push the envelope. Trying to see how much you can get away with (for example, how...

Policy news. (News you can use).(economics legislation United States)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... A snapshot of U.S. federal legislation and policy affecting workforce development and the HRD profession. Bush Signs New Economic Security Law President Bush signed the long-awaited economic stimulus bill (PL 107-147) on March 8,...

The difficult learner: Scarier than Freddie Kreuger -- but doesn't have to be. (Training 101).(employee training)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... In an ideal training world, the difficult learner doesn't exist. All participants are excited and eager to take part in the learning experience. You, however, are a trainer in the real world. It's imperative that you be able to handle any...

Rhodes rules. (Training 101).(scholars on learning)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... So, would you like to learn how to be a better participant? Who better to ask than a few 2002 Rhodes scholars at the United States Military Academy at West Point? When asked how to get the most out of a class, the cadets responded. ...

Big Oops! (@Work).(Disappearing Email)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
May 1, 2002... I can't remember the first time I sent an email and then immediately wished I hadn't. And then did it again and again. Most had typos, some were a bit heated. Nothing to lose sleep over, but a few fell into the "What was I thinking?" category....

Bee in a Bubble. (@Work).(Ferry Halim's video games)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
May 1, 2002... Ferry Halim's creations are charming, elegant, and deceptively addictive. The 28-year-old game designer from Fresno, California, utilizes Macromedia's Flash to create fully functional browser-based games that are guaranteed to put a serious...

By the Numbers. (@Work).(the Internet and business solutions)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... 941 global population (in millions) of Internet users by 2005. IDC analysts predict that Internet use will surpass voice traffic later this year. * Source/IDC www.idc.com 40 number of online filings (in millions) received by the IRS in...

New Guard 2002.(electronic learning and employee training)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... One test of a great community--and a source of its value--is the way its members inspire each other to excel. When we conduct our annual search for Training's New Guard, we hunt through the professional learning community for people who...

How to give 'em performance when they insist on training: don't give them what they want; give them what they need.(human resource management solutions)
May 1, 2002... It's a common problem that all training professionals have faced and continue to face. It doesn't matter whether you're an internal practitioner in a for-profit firm or government agency, or an independent consultant. You can do training or OD...

Going for customer service gold: The Olympic Winter Games' 35,000 volunteers from all walks of life needed training in customer service for visitors from around the world. (Going for Gold).(Salt Lake City, Utah)
May 1, 2002... The 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City will be remembered for record-breaking athletic prowess, electrifying competition, and the thrilling emergence of new superstars such as Apolo Anton Ohno and Sarah Hughes. But for people who...

The global pendulum: in which direction is your globalization pendulum swinging? The Future Search Conference has some answers. (Trends).
May 1, 2002... Globalization continues to be a dominant and recurring theme among training and HRD professionals, but what does it mean to the training and development function when an organization changes its global focus? That's one of the key questions...

Meet the new chief learning officers; CLOs: what they know, what they do, how to become one.(chief learning officers)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... The new learning leaders have arrived, and they will not be denied. They mean business because that's what it's all about--meeting business needs--and they will change the way you think about learning and performance. They're high octane and...

Will you mentor me? you want to take your relationship to another level. Here's how to pop the question. (Your Career).
May 1, 2002... Janet admires Linda, the president of their local ASTD chapter. Linda is a training manager for a large corporation, a position that Janet hopes to hold one day. Janet wants to ask Linda to be her mentor, but is reluctant to so. Linda seems so...

Need funding for an e-learning initiative? Think like a CEO. (Supplier Savvy).
May 1, 2002... Learning professionals have generally bought into the power of e-learning and learning management systems, but the senior executives who sign the checks often still need convincing. Securing funding for a new e-learning program means...

Lessons from Prague: Czech this out! (Passport).(employee training in Czech Republic)
May 1, 2002... Walk down the cobblestone streets of Prague in the Czech Republic today and you'll pass sushi bars, Indian restaurants, Internet cafes, and shop after shop selling marionettes. In the shop windows, puppet chefs, kings, and witches silently...

An American expat's view: tax me train me. (Passport).(taxes pay for employee training programs)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... I work for a Belgian company that's partly state-owned, and more than 52 percent of my salary vanishes each month in some kind of tax. That's because Belgium ranks just behind France and well ahead of Italy, Sweden, and Germany in its taxation...

An objective view of learning objects. (E-Learning).
May 1, 2002... To some people, I'm sure it seems like we've been hearing about the promise of learning objects for several years. And I'm certain that for others, learning objects are a brand-new concept, and a confusing one at that. Although, to date,...

Is it an ethical dilemma for sure? (Speaking of Ethics).(case study of ethical dilemma related to training)
May 1, 2002... Speaking of Ethics describes a real-world ethical dilemma related to training. Two HRD professionals describe what they would do. They may refer to such guides as the Academy of Human Resource Development's Standards on Ethics and Integrity...

A view on consolidation in the LMS-LCMS space. (E-Finance).(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... With all of the chatter about consolidation in the LMS segment, we thought we should weigh in on the topic. In contrast to Wall Street consensus, we at Jeffries believe that content management providers may actually be more likely candidates to...

The ASTD E-Learning Handbook. (Books).
May 1, 2002... Allison Rossett's The ASTD E-Learning Handbook could just have easily been titled, Alphabet Soup: E-Learning From A to Z. If you're in the learning business and are considering, using, or reconsidering e-learning, this is a must-read book for...

On the night stand. (Books).(business consultant describes the books he is currently reading)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... My wife doesn't permit me to stack books more than 9 inches high on the nightstand, so I have to be choosy. My current stack includes two books intended to jolt me from conventional thinking about change management: Locating the Energy for...

Grand cam. (In Gear).(Advertising)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Sony's DCR-TRV5O MiniDV camcorder delivers up to 530 lines of horizontal resolution on video images and 1360x1020 resolution on still images. Features include a Carl Zeiss VarioSonnar zoom lens, Sony's Memory Stick media storage, a 3.5-inch...

On the go mimio. (In Gear).(Advertising)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Record your notes on the road with Virtual Ink's mimio Xi. Onboard memory and optional battery power enable users to record up to 10 hours of whiteboard notes-without a PC. Simply attach mimio Xi to a whiteboard and start writing. When it's...

iWantOne. (In Gear).(Advertising)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Apple's new MP3 player may be a lightweight (only 6.5 ounces), but it includes some heavyweight features. A 10-gigabyte hard drive stores a 2000-song library, and a high-speed FireWire connection downloads an entire CDin 10 seconds. The...

DiskGo lives. (In Gear).(Advertising)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Shuttle up to 256MB of storage with the MSystems DiskOnKey. This key-chain-sized removable hard drive connects to your computer via a Universal Serial Bus and works with Windows, Mac OS, and Linux operating systems. Plug-and-play operation...

Media reviews.(Authorware 6 )(Software Review)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
May 1, 2002... Authorware is one of the most powerful authoring software tools for computer- and Web-based training. Macromedia continues a tradition of excellence by making Authorware 6 more efficient and easier to learn than its predecessors. It can help...

E-course reviews.(e-business training courses)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Differentiating between e-business and e-commerce can be confusing. E-business is an umbrella term for using electronic means (including the Internet) to enable business practices. E-commerce focuses on the selling of products in an online...

Shell shock: you'd have to be nuts to work there. (Working Life).(work habits and anecdotes)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... True Tales From the Workplace A worker in a Suffolk, Virginia peanut plant fell off a catwalk into tons of peanuts recently and lived to tell the tale. He was missing for an hour before other employees discovered he was buried under 12...