T&D articles from October 2002

T&D archives from October 2002

All about e. (Front Page).
October 1, 2002... The e-learning market has taken hits--just read the financial pages--and not all of the technologies have lived up to their initial hype. Then there are the heated debates about standards and interoperability. Some trainers are pushing back,...

Looking forward. (President's Page).(ASTD)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... ... and honoring the past. After a period of time has gone by. be it six months or five years, do you ever step back to look at what you have accomplished or how things have changed? I did so recently after speaking with a member during the ASTD...

Mailbox.
October 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...

E-learning.gov. (News You Can Use).
October 1, 2002... Look out, world! Governments, often stereotyped as slow and behind the times, are signing on to e-learning. Once used by a handful of people in state and national governments, e-learning is being viewed more strategically as an overall tool...

Virtual team interaction: here's how to improve people's virtual-collaboration skills. (Training 101).
October 1, 2002... Computers represent a great ironic dilemma: While they serve to connect us to information and people around the world that we'd otherwise never know, they also drive a wedge between people and inhibit genuine human, personal interaction. People...

Credible Dot.com. (Works).(website evaluation)
October 1, 2002... When it comes to Website design, I have my nits to pick, my pet peeves, and thankfully I'm not alone. I have proof that 1649 people out there share my frustration when a Web designer fails to include something as simple as the company's phone...

The second wave: even if you wiped out on the first e-learning wave, a second one is coming. Catch the ride.
October 1, 2002... There's a lot of talk in e-learning circles these days about the arrival of the "second wave." Granted, just trying to catch a ride on the first wave proved a challenge for some would-be e-surfers. But in nearly every facet of the e-learning...

Dazed and confused by e-learning: confessions of a training manager. (State of the E-Nation).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... I recently decided that I need to get smarter about e-learning. Sure, I've been dabbling in it for a couple of years. I've tried out a variety of e-learning programs and been visited by countless company reps selling their products and...

Breaking through the e-barriers: there's more hope than hype. (State of the E-Nation).(electronic learning)
October 1, 2002... Three years ago when e-learning was the new kid on the block, the advice to an ambitious human resource or training manager was straightforward: Cut your training costs by agreeing to a three-year deal with a supplier of e-learning systems and...

How to keep e-learners online. (State of the E-Nation).(electronic learning)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Even e-learning proponents admit that most users don't complete online courses. They don't find the material they need quickly enough, run out of time, or just get bored. Another problem is that co-workers interrupt, telephones ring. And...

The real glass ceiling: it's not what you think. (Your Career).
October 1, 2002... The concept of a glass ceiling isn't new. An invisible barrier that prevents capable employees from being promoted to top positions, the glass ceiling is often thought to affect only women or be caused by prejudice. A far more powerful and...

Just like me: UPS's unique intern program transforms the perspectives of leaders. (Trend Watch).(United Parcel Service Community Internship Program)
October 1, 2002... An 80-year-old woman lives alone with her dog in urban Chicago. She has trouble hearing and making herself understood. She quit going out years ago; her parish priest is her only visitor. She has no family or friends who check on her or assist...

Scholarly quality: Australia's Monash University joins the quality league. (Passport).
October 1, 2002... Until recently, Australia was one of few countries in the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development without a national quality assurance system to monitor the quality of its higher-education activities. That changed in March 2000,...

The Bottom Line On ROI. (Books).
October 1, 2002... By Patricia P. Phillips Are you interested in being seen as a business partner who earns the respect of senior management? Understanding and embracing return-on-investment methodology is an essential first step. Read The Bottomline on...

Green PC. (In Gear).
October 1, 2002... Engineered with the environment in mind, this all-in-one desktop computer features a lead-free motherboard; an energy-efficient, flat-panel monitor; and a 900MHz Crusoe processor for quiet, fan-free operation. The system weighs in at a...

Think InkLink. (In Gear).
October 1, 2002... Capture your drawings, notes, and brilliant ideas with Seiko Instrument's InkLink. The compact Data Clip connects to anything from a napkin to a 50-page legal tablet and syncs your jottings via the InkLink pen to a PC, laptop, or handheld...

Toshiba Wi-Fi. (In Gear).
October 1, 2002... Check email, view a file from the company network, or surf the Web--all wirelessly--with the Toshiba e740. This new Pocket PC features integrated Wi-Fi 1802.11b) connectivity for complete wireless operation. Unit is equipped with Microsoft...

The great Pumpkin. (In Gear).
October 1, 2002... Blue Pumpkin's workforce optimization software enables you to integrate and automate processes relating to your greatest resource--people. Components of the suite include a strategic resource planner, an activity manager for time and activity...

LMS breakdown. (Media Reviews).(learning management system)
October 1, 2002... The purchase of a learning management system is a big investment chock-full of considerations. But once you've decided that an LMS is the solution, you're left with one decision: Which LMS is the right one for my company? This is the first...

E-Learning: the second wave. (Executive Summaries).
October 1, 2002... Taylor, who knows the e-learning industry inside-out, talked to some of the major players to scope what the next stage in the e-learning evolution is likely to be. The first wave, Taylor acknowledges, left a lot of people burned. The...

Dazed and confused by E-learning. (Executive Summaries).
October 1, 2002... Segers, a training manager, had been "dabbling"--his words--in e-learning but decided that he needed to learn more. So, he attended an e-learning conference with thousands of training professionals (and e-learning vendors). In this article, he...

Breaking through the E-barriers. (Executive Summaries).
October 1, 2002... A few years ago, the advice to trainers was to cut costs by making deals with a supplier of e-learning systems and content. It sounded good on paper, even to the CEO. Then, says Sloman, it all went wrong: The technology, cost-savings, and...

How to keep e-learners online. (Executive Summaries).
October 1, 2002... Even e-learning proponents admit that most users don't complete online courses. They don't find the material they want or need fast enough, they run out of time and need to get back to work, or they just get bored. Go-workers interrupt, phones...

Pet Peeve: don't touch that plate. (Working Life).
October 1, 2002... Pet Peeve of the Month When waitpersons lean over your plate and ask, "Are you through, or are you still workin' on that?" Do they perhaps mean my "trying to relax and enjoy my dining" experience? Yes, still working on it. Send...

Community. (T+D Online).
October 1, 2002... Judy Murphy posted this question in our E-Learning forum: "Has anyone used an online approach to train business writing?" Here's what respondents had to say. I would check out ClearWriter www.clearwriter.com. It received an LGuide...

CEO: certainly extravagantly overpaid. (Working Life).(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2002... * Lucent stock dropped 68 percent in CEO Rich McGinn's last year; he collected us$11.3 million and an $870,000 pension when he left. * Nortel's stock fell 90 percent, and 30,000 employees lost their jobs; CEO John Roth departed with a $3.3...