This fifth annual edition of The ASTD Training and Performance Yearbook gives readers the best articles and reference information of the past year from leading training industry periodicals so that trainers can stay current with the changes and cutting-edge thinking in their field. Covering the planning, delivery, and evaluation of performance improvement and training programs -- plus a directory of contact information for key training industry organizations, conferences, and periodicals -- this handy yearbook packs the most important industry trends into one comprehensive guide.

Distance learning is the hottest trend in the training industry today. But rapidly changing technology and powerful new developments make it difficult for human resources professionals and trainers to stay current in the field. Now a single annual reference brings together "the best of the best" articles and information, summarizing the state of the distance learning field. This handy one-volume resource includes information on creating distance learning proposals and pilot programs; Internet-based training, videoconferencing, and other technologies; setting up and administering a program; career development for trainers, and more.

This seventh annual edition contains all the best articles and reference information of the past year for the training industry. Designed to save trainers the trouble of reading dozens of trade periodicals, the Yearbook provides all the contemporary thinking and the latest changes in their field in a single annual book. The book includes articles of the past year from leading training periodicals, as well as chapters from current books and original articles by the consulting editors. Articles cover issues on the planning, delivery, and evaluation of training programmes as well as performance improvement. This comprehensive reference also provides a large directory of contact information for key organizations, conferences and periodicals in the training industry.

This text provides a historical perspective on how some of the most important American industries used computing over the past half century, describing their experience, their best practices, and the role of industries and technologies in changing the nature of American work.

The rapid pace of business today may preclude the often lengthy, time-consuming process of needs analysis. Rapid Needs Analysis provides its readers with a framework to conduct an analysis of a performance problem in a fast and efficient manner. Moreover, this book will help you decide if needs analysis is warranted in the first place, and if so, how to get it done quickly. You’ll learn how to analyze a request for a performance solution and how to identify a current situation through rapid methods, such as using technology. You will find the practical needs analysis process, methodologies, and tools helpful in most every situation that requires needs analysis. Case studies are also provided to illustrate each step in the needs analysis process along with examples of how other companies have been successful using the process.

The entire training industry is undergoing dramatic change, as training is moved out of traditional classrooms and onto the Web. Training publications and conferences are now dominated by speakers, writers, and vendors talking about e-Learning. The e-Learning revolution is forcing companies to spend millions on new technology and new web-based courseware, threatening the role of traditional classroom trainers, and saving companies millions of dollars in housing and travel costs because trainees no longer need a plane ticket and 3 nights' accommodation to attend a corporate training program - the training can be delivered to each learner's desktop over the Web. But because e-Learning is still in the revolution stage, there are no clear standards and models for how to create and deliver e-Learning successfully. Everyone is asking the same questions: how does web-based training fit in with traditional classroom based training? What are the standards for designing high-quality e-Learning? How much interaction with an instructor do e-Learning participants need? What is the role of the instructional designer in online learning? The ASTD e-Learning Yearbook will be the first annual refe