When the iPad was introduced three years ago many in the community wrote about its potential use in corporate training, including me. Since then, many organizations have begun to take advantage of the iPad’s portability, constant connection through WiFi or cellular networks and engaging interactivity to create custom training solutions for their workforce. Unfortunately,...
Scientists have mapped the entire human genome and there is no gene for test taking – so no one is naturally bad at it. However, researchers have shown that if a student believes they are a naturally bad test taker or for any other reason fears the test, their brain will engage the fight...
Researchers often break total intelligence into two categories. The first they call Fluid Intelligence or IQ, which is your raw ability to perceive relationships, reason and solve problems independent of any specific experience or education. The second is the sum total of everything you have experienced and learned. This is often called Crystallized Intelligence....
Offering cash payments or gift certificates for good grades actually decreases learning outcomes in the long run, and often encourages cheating. This is especially true for courses in technical subjects or mathematics. A few research studies have shown that cash payments produce a limited improvement in behaviors that are easy for the student –...
If you recall my post last week…over the next weeks we are uncovering myths. Here is the first one: Learning Styles – Myth: The latest research shows that trying to match instructional strategies to an individual’s learning style (verbal, visual, kinesthetic) is ineffective. In fact there is almost no support for thinking that learning...
I feel the need to step carefully here. This blog is frequented by experts in organizational change and learning, and I’m about to share some things that may challenge your expertise. I know, because I have come across some ideas that have challenged mine. What if there was new data about the way that...
Our story begins with a classroom and an overhead transparency projector. In its nascent years, corporate training was filled with the promise of alignment and change as employees were removed from the shop floor, herded into the conference room, and encouraged to scribble notes while a subject matter expert delivered information that had been...
I’ll admit it. The real reason that I purchased an iPad in advance of ASTD’s International Conference a few weeks ago was so that I could attract interest and showcase all of the wonderful solutions we have created for our clients over the last year. (From all the reviews I read, I figured it...
Many people predicted and blogged that 2010 would be the year that Social Learning and other Web 2.0 technologies really take off in the training space. And it may turn out that they are right. Certainly the technologies are maturing, and gaining more widespread acceptance by vast numbers of people outside the workplace. I...
