Three and a half years ago, Advance Auto Parts, a retailer of auto replacement parts and accessories, laid a challenge at the feet of its learning and development team. They were instructed to improve the performance of their 3,800 stores through learning without increasing its budget.
Gamification has been in the spotlight for a few years now, more than long enough for the public’s love affair with the gaming elements of points, badges and leaderboards to curdle. But while gamification is falling in mainstream popularity, it is picking up steam in the workplace.
While the word “gamification” may call to mind a single learner using an app on a smartphone or a logging into an online environment to play a training game, that’s not always the case.
Often games are used in live training and, in fact, the use of games and game elements in training predates most online tools.
An in-depth profile of several successful bloggers and entrepreneurs who are adding online classes to their product offerings to engage audiences….
Is the dividing line between community college and the four-year college breaking down. More and more community colleges are offering bachelor’s degrees….
Khaled Hosseini, the doctor-turned-author who achieved literary fame with his book “The Kite Runner” is rarely recognized when he returns to his native Afghanistan. He attributes
the relative anonymity he experiences in Kabul to high illiteracy rates, although his literary achievements have made his name a household word in the United States.
Getting up in the morning would be a lot easier if one were waking up to a panoramic view of the Stamford Harbor.