Spaced Repetition Apps Are the New 3x5: Futuristic Flashcards and Microlearning

Get ready to experience the magic of flashcards in a whole new way. That’s right, folks: the least sexy learning method in the world is getting a makeover. As the Wall Street Journal’s Sue…

Competency-Based Training vs. Traditional Higher Education

What is Competency-Based Training?

A new enthusiasm is growing for an old concept in education. Rapid changes in the pace of change…

5 Tips For Creating Effective Learning Content

Is there anything effective learning can’t do? We know it empowers and aligns your workforce. We know it helps people do their best work in an environment that’s changing faster than ever. The only thing training can’t do, it seems, is appeal to…

Professor Peter Cappelli Takes On the Skills Gap

The world looked a lot different in 2012. President Obama was fighting for a second term on the strength of spotty economic progress. Recession was still on the nation’s mind. The specter of a “jobless recovery” loomed after of the crisis of…

5 Higher Ed Learning Trends About to Reshape the Workplace

As we speak, the leaders of tomorrow’s corporate world are malnourished and living in cramped conditions. They see too little light during the day and stay awake too long at night.

The 5 Philosophies of a Great L&D Program

Never before has it been so easy to create, implement, or measure effective learning in your workplace. If you’re trying to inaugurate an L&D program at your office — or better yet, if you’re exploring how you could do it yourself — here are five learning…

The (New) Definition of Employee Engagement

Employee engagement has been one of the most talked-about topics in human capital management for twenty-five years. And yet, despite the attention of professionals from every area of the business world — or maybe because of it — the term itself has never…