There’s a common facilitation technique used in training situations that needs to go away. Let’s call it the “Gotcha.” This technique intentionally leads learners to fail in some way, by leading them either to an incorrect answer or to fail an...
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For any student, a training day represents a break in the ordinary run of things. Standard office tasks are set aside and a person’s desk is abandoned in favor of a new location – often completely off-site – all in the interest of “learning and...
In July, Codecademy closed a $30 million Series C funding round led by Naspers Ventures. Existing investors Union Square Ventures, Flybridge Capital Partners, Index Ventures and Sir Richard Branson also participated in the round, which the company plans
Subject matter experts should be a welcome sight in the training room. Their real-world knowledge and perspective brings depth and practicality to the learning process.
Those of us in learning and development hardly ever use the term “lecture.” It’s a pariah, equated with boredom, dull delivery and death by PowerPoint.
Last September, Durham, NC-based Principled Technologies (PT) announced its acquisition of Weejee Learning (also in Durham).
Imagine a typical course on a technical topic: Learners enter the room; sit for hours passively listening to an instructor slog through a slide-heavy, text-heavy, lecture-based course; then walk out with their heads spinning. It doesn’t have to be this...
The transition between training design and delivery is never easy, especially when the designer and trainer are different people.
Science has been the driving force behind human progress for the past 400 years. The scientific method has produced dramatic advances in most human endeavors including medicine, communication, manufacturing and transportation.
The latest research and statistics show that today’s learners are distracted and overworked. They’re asked to do more with less time, money and resources. On the training front, there’s a similar evolution. Taking employees away from busy schedules...