Interestingly enough I am rushing to respond to January's Big Question on Learning Circuits Blog relating to speed or quality: What are the trade-offs between quality learning programs and rapid elearning and how do you decide? Will the quality of my post suffer ...

In an article on Yahoo! Health News, the reporter discusses recent findings that prove continual learning can prevent Alzheimer's disease.  The is the first study to show that keeping your mind sharp actually benefits your body. This finding is a welcome complement to ...

When I was in graduate school I had to miss a day of class.  Lectures were key to our classes so reading the text couldn't  make-up for a lost day.  A classmate offered to tape the class and give me ...

At current count I am subscribed to 12 magazines (most of them work related).  Many years ago I didn't subscribe to any.  I regret that today, though, as the various subscriptions provide a steady stream of knowledge nuggets that is ...

I recently returned from my honeymoon in New Zealand.  Everywhere we went the toilets I encountered had two buttons on the top of them to instigate flushing instead of the one lever I am accustomed to seeing in the USA.  The two ...

Yes - billion.  This was the headline of Training Magazine in their December 2006 issue. I have a quick  question.  If, as countless studies and experts have proven, formal training accounts for only 25% of the information that people need in order ...

I am honored to have been in the inaugural class of the CLO (Chief Learning Officer) Academy.  They have designed the program to kick-off with a face-to-face colloquium and then have different tracks of on-line courses through Capella University. I ...

Orbital RPM began a consulting project in mid-December.  We have been hired to lead the Change Management and Communications aspect for a Fortune 500 company that will be outsourcing all of its IT services to an outside vendor for a ...

In the span of the last two months I have been overwhelmed with the following activities... Planning and then being in my own out-of-state wedding > a three week honeymoon in New Zealand > starting a new consulting project > a ...