Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
This week I am participating in an annual conference at work for hundreds of learning professionals at my company. Having spent my adult career until a couple of years ago in a learning role, I have come to love and admire so many men and women who choose to devote their lives to learning and …
Continue reading Leap Year #59: Learning Professionals Are a Giving People
Actions we carry out repetitively become tasks we feel like we can do in our sleep. We get to a point where our bodies just seem to take control without much thought required. Take driving a car, for example. The 16-year-old first learning to drive is intensely focused on every action while the experienced driver (for good or bad) perhaps focuses more …
Like much of the rest of the world on January 1, I can't help but reflect on the past and look forward to the future. When I think of this blog and where I'd like for it to go, there are two major things I can do to improve. Be more consistent. 16 posts in …
Each day about 3pm Eastern Time a new edition of my "Social Media & Learning Daily" comes out online at http://paper.li/jeffkross/smlearning. As is the case with all "papers" at http://paper.li, it's automatically generated from links in tweets of selected people I follow on Twitter and who I have listed on a social media and learning …
I read an excellent article today by Paul Kearns called "All you need to know about training evaluation in about 700 words." I'll respond with about 800 words. The article resonated with me because I have spent most of my adult life in some role related to training or education. I've been in a million …
Continue reading Evaluating Training – Will We Ever Do It Well?
