Tech Talk (Sept/Oct 2015)

Find out about the latest advances in training technology.

  • Fort Hill Company launched 70-20, a cloud-based, user-centered tool developed in partnership with Affero Lab to activate informal and social workplace learning. Users can create personal learning challenges at any time, work on formal challenges assigned during a training program, or accept development challenges from their manager or team leader—all from their mobile phone, tablet, or desktop.
  • Yet Analytics launched Yet Core, a new big data analytics platform built for human capital. Building on the Experience API (xAPI) developed by the U.S. Department of Defense, Yet Core provides a platform for collecting and visualizing learning, training, and human performance data derived from any source, including wearables, Internet of Things (IoT) devices and sensors, learning management systems, social networks, mobile applications, and virtual and augmented reality.
  • Jobcase, a social media company dedicated to empowering America’s workforce, unveiled its mobile app and Website, Jobcase.com. Jobcase provides a new social media platform that provides a combination of community, curated career-building resources, and job search and management tools.
Lorri Freifeld
Lorri Freifeld is the editor/publisher of Training magazine. She writes on a number of topics, including talent management, training technology, and leadership development. She spearheads two awards programs: the Training APEX Awards and Emerging Training Leaders. A writer/editor for the last 30 years, she has held editing positions at a variety of publications and holds a Master’s degree in journalism from New York University.