My husband and I recently welcomed a beautiful little girl into the world. I had no idea how many toys and gadgets there are to help promote infant development! While our focus as parents is to stimulate her growing mind, her goal is to have as much fun as possible. What she doesn’t know is […]
52% of US companies report difficulty filling jobs. 47% of employers blame prospects’ lack of “hard” job skills or technical skills. 35% of companies cite candidates’ lack of experience. 28% of companies are increasing staff training and development. Source: Manpower Group (Wall Street Journal, October 24, 2011): Everybody’s heard the complaints about recruiting lately. Even […]
Microlearning: The New Trend in Training
The new online training buzzword is “microlearning.” Although the term may be new to you, this particular learning theory has been around for hundreds of years. Experts agree that learners only have about a 10-15 minute attention span. In order to keep your participants’ attention, effective training programs “chunk” information into bite-sized pieces with frequent, […]