technology, education and training from an industrial/organizational (I/O) psychologist
I recent came across this article. Let me give you a taste: ‘Most of us are in college not because of a burning passion for a subject or to seek some intellectual pursuit, but merely because we want to make more money.’
Instead of considering mentoring to be a cheap, undesirable alternative to formal training when the money dries up, why not take advantage of it? Why not design a mentoring system to get the absolute most out of the instructional resources you already have – your more experienced employees!
The last week was pretty busy, so I thought I’d highlight some of the most interesting stories on virtual reality, social networking, and other training tech.
It came to my attention recently that there are no (or at least few) easy-to-understand plain-English explanations of what a correlations is or how to appropriately interpret them. So I provide one!
A company called straighterline offers a $99/month subscription to its services: online college courses with no time constraints on course completion. But not everyone is happy about it.
A financial controller was fired for sending confrontational e-mails to her coworkers. One such email, written in capitals and highlighted in bold blue, reads: “To ensure your staff claim is processed and paid, please do follow the below checklist.”