Games & Simulations 2013: Is 3-D/Virtual Training Dead?
Just a few years ago, the training world was abuzz with the tantalizing possibilities of 3-D/virtual worlds. But today, the buzz seems to have died down to a soft murmur. Has 3-D taken a backseat to other training methods?
Games & Simulations 2013: 3-D in Action
By Gail Dutton
CASE STUDY #1
U.S. Army: Teaching Peacekeepers to ID Social Networks
When young peacekeepers enter a village in any of today’s war zones, the societal norms they grew up with often are no longer relevant. Despite the culture shock, they need to quickly build relationships with locals and identify potential friends and foes accurately.
L&D Best Practices: September/October 2013
ONBOARDING GAMES AND SIMULATIONS
By Kerry Klein, Leadership Development, Deloitte Services LP
Delivering an Answer for Skill Gaps?
Research shows some disconnects between the types of training delivery respondents felt were most effective to bridge skill gaps and the types of training delivery most utilized.
Training Today: 5 Gamification Pitfalls
By Whitney Cook, Account Manager, Inward Strategic Consulting (http://www.inwardconsulting.com)
Top companies all over the worldare adopting gamification into their core business strategies in order to drive engagement for employees, customers, and partners. But there are some unexpected pitfalls. Here are the Top 5 to watch out for
Have You Achieved Your 2013 Goals?
By Jason W. Womack, MEd, MA We’re about to start the fourth quarter of 2013, and I need to ask: Are the goals you set at the beginning of the year on track for success? The other day I was on the phone with one of my mentors and he told me, "You need to build more pauses in your life."
Training Today: Social Media for Leaders
Development DimensionsInternational, Inc. (DDI) recently surveyed 181 HR executives to learn more about how they were using social media for leadership development. The survey revealed that about one-half of responding organizations are not yet using social media as part of their leadership development initiatives. And those who are utilizing tools aren’t using them in a blended manner.
Learning Just in Time
By Bruce Tulgan
How does anyone learn faster than the accelerating obsolescence curve nowadays? “Just in time,” of course, fueled by the latest and greatest technology:
Training Today: Partnerships and Alliances (Sept./Oct. 2013)
>> FirstNet Learning andWorkplace Answers (WPA) formed a new partnership to exchange online training course catalogs and deliver new compliance training courses to their respective customers. WPA is a human resource online training company specializing in training programs that address employment law and workplace compliance needs. FirstNet Learning delivers online training solutions in the areas of health and safety, human capital management, defensive driving, and business skills.
Training Today: Products and Services (Sept./Oct. 2013)
>>Regionally Accredited Online Schools (http://www.accreditedonlinecolleges.org/ ) is a new online resource that ranks each university throughout the nation by size, degrees offered, tuition costs, admission, graduation, and retention rates.