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The Role of Middle Managers in Learning
As an aspiring educator in public education, my professors and mentors taught me that the teacher’s first responsibility is to the learners and to helping those students achieve their learning outcomes. That means that teachers have an obligation to utili
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Nonprofit Habitat for Humanity Adopts Corporate University Model
Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) estimates that more than one billion people around the world live in substandard housing or no housing at all. In fact, just in the United States, around 9.3 million households are living in overcrowded conditions or physically inadequate housing. In light of these statistics, HFHI’s founder and president, Millard Fuller,…
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McDonald’s Corp.: Taking Knowledge From the Classroom to the Job Through Apprenticeship
CompTIA is collaborating with McDonald’s on an apprenticeship program that will help project managers take their classroom learning and apply it to their daily work, while reinforcing best practices in IT project management.
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Case Study: Training on the Last Frontier
Facing the challenges of a remotely distributed workforce that needs to keep up with government-mandated training, Alyeska turned to technology to help meet its needs.
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The New Enterprise Learning Footprint
Since the introduction of the first e-learning solutions in 1996, a lot has changed in corporate education and training. The first wave of e-learning started with self-paced learning followed by the fast growth of live e-learning. The next step in this ev
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Royal & SunAlliance: Ensuring World-Class Performance
With around 50,000 employees and operations in more than 40 countries, Royal & SunAlliance, a leading global insurer, faces numerous challenges in getting learning to its employees. In October 2002, Royal & SunAlliance took the fir
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Technology to Enhance the Learning Experience
It is rare to pick up a training industry magazine without seeing multiple references to e-learning or other types of technology. It can be challenging to decipher exactly what each tool has to offer and how you can match the right technology with a given
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Pat Crull: Toys ‘R’ Us Takes Learning Seriously
Name: Pat Crull, Ph.D. Title: Vice President and Chief Learning Officer Company: Toys ‘R’ Us Inc. Successes: Positioning learning to be utilized strategically and transformationally. Developing a training process that is planned, focused and aligned to help drive the business goals. Creating a learning culture with shared, measured accountability throughout the organization. Learning Philosophy: Everything…












