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Inspiration, brainstorm, revelation, eureka, light bulb moment…
by Meade Peers McCoy I am fascinated by the different ways and places that people find inspiration: inspiration to solve problems, create something new, or to just get through that paper for class. One...
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Be a Graduate Assistant
The Training and Development Department is looking for a new graduate assistant to start Fall 2013 – Graduate Assistantships provide a cash stipend and up to 18 semester hours of tuition annually. We...
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Getting Your Foot in The Door
by Meade Peers McCoy Why are you here? We are all here for different reasons, with different goals. Some of us are here to acquire the new skills necessary for a career change or promotion. Some of us...
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Spring Break
We’re on Spring Break this week so relax and enjoy. Whether your planning on sitting in the sun somewhere with palm trees, flying a kite, catching up on your school or just getting more sleep, there...
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Careers in Human Performance
By: Kathleen Iverson, Ph.D. Human Performance Technology (a.k.a. Human Performance Improvement) is a field of study and practice that utilizes a systematic process to analyze performance problems and...
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Making Training Transformational
Guest blogger: Kimberly Smith I recently left my corporate T & D job and started over in a new career. Once I had made up my mind to put my happiness first, I sought out job opportunities that were...
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The Balancing Act: Work-life-school
Guest blogger: Shay Bevard I started grad school full of energy and a renewed sense of purpose. I worked as a manager, and my hours and workload were very manageable to also handle school. I lived...
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eLearning Authoring Software
by Irene Wolven Many companies are moving from classroom training to eLearning in an effort to reduce the cost of training. This movement has caused an increased in the development of eLearning...
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Showing Value Beyond Formal ROI
Guest Blogger: Brandi M. Jerde As training students, we have learned about Kirkpatrick and Phillips and their methodologies for measuring ROI. Yet, I was surprised to learn from my fellow students how...
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Should Your Organization Rush to Jump on the Gamification Bandwagon?
Guest Blogger: Nancy Solberg Over the past few years we have seen our company swing from one extreme to another in our training delivery methodology. We initially relied on Instructor-led training as...
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Have a Great Webinar
Guest Blogger: Leticia Chavez I am sure we have all experience attending webinars that perhaps we feel were a waste of time and didn’t learn anything. You know which ones; the ones that were over two...
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Finding Answers…
By Meade Peers McCoy As both students and practitioners there are times we all need help, there are so many things to remember, terms and definitions, the names of theories and theorists. I’ve said...
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Looking for a first job in the field? Sunny skies and greener pastures could...
We hear Oakland, Calif., needs a instructional designer. Looking for a position in training and development under the drab skies of a Chicago winter can be oppressive. Luckily, there are plenty of jobs...
View ArticleTeam Building Ideas Found at 30,000 Feet
By Meade Peers McCoy “Keep your eyes open for new ideas and information about what is going on in the field of training and development”. This is a sentiment that I have heard many times and expressed...
View ArticleSustainable Learning Through Reusable Learning Objects: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
By: Kathleen Iverson, Ph.D. While watching his children play with Lego building blocks, Wayne Hodgins (2002) had an “epiphany moment,” and a revolutionary idea was born—the design and delivery of...
View ArticleStudent PROFILE: Changing Careers Is Simply Reapplying Your Skills
By Adam Kirby When I tell people I’m a grad student studying Training & Development, and that my former career was journalism, I often get a quizzical sideways look. “Wow, that’s quite a change!”...
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