Employees might be under the impression that what they do in their personal online lives has no bearing on their professional existence. While that may be true in an ideal…
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Category Archives: Organizational Learning
HR May Be Vastly Under-Prepared
Although human resource managers probably like to think that they have staff training and development down pat, new studies suggest that HR departments are still behind when it comes to…
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German Government Trying to Boost American Interest
Study of the German language is in sharp decline in American classrooms. In 1997, a quarter of US high schools offered German in their language-learning programs. Today that number stands…
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How Technology Factors into the TESOL President’s 8 Current Trends in Teaching English
Given the flexibility and mobility that new online language-learning tools afford, it may be no surprise that e-Learning earned a spot on TESOL President Deena Boraie’s list of eight current trends…
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How do You Plan for ‘Purposeful’ Social Media Collaboration?
Human Resource managers may be tempted to shape policies that ban social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram in the workplace. Some corporate leaders, however, are turning on…
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Create Engaging Employee Training Programs with Gamification
For staff training and development to be effective, it needs to be two things: efficient and engaging. Not only do managing staff want to share information with employees, they also…
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Do American Employees Work Too Much?
It is not uncommon to hear workers voice sentiments about the amount they work. Whether in seriousness or jest, however, new reports indicate that American employees aren’t exaggerating when it…
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How Much Does That Interview Question Really Tell You?
As the economy recovers and companies vie for the most qualified applicants, hiring managers are taking interview innovation to new extremes. One of the most popular techniques is posing outlandish…
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Powerful Potential: Mobile Learning For a Global Workforce
One thing is for certain: the mobile revolution has arrived, and it shows no sign of slowing down. Between smartphones, laptops, tablets, portable gaming devices, and other gadgets, people have…
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Rosetta Stone and ACTFL Find Common Ground
Recently, Rosetta Stone CEO, Steve Swad, sat down with the executive director of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), Marty Abbott, for an all-encompassing Q&A interview…
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