Recently added articles from Training Media Review:
Dreamweaver.
Sep 01, 2007; ... Dreamweaver, CD-ROM, 2007, Adobe Systems Incorporated, $399. Thirty-three training and education professionals rated the authoring tools they have used regularly to create instructional content. This review summarizes the comments of the panelists who have used this product and ...
Dreamweaver (updated).
Sep 01, 2007; ... Dreamweaver (updated), CD-ROM, 2004, Adobe Systems Incorporated, $199-$399. This review is based on an earlier version of Dreamweaver, but the basic functionality of the current product is similar For a summary of the new features in the latest version of the product, click ...
Authorware.
Sep 01, 2007; ... Authorware, CD-ROM, 2003, Adobe Systems Incorporated, $399-$2999. Thirty-three training and education professionals rated the authoring tools they have used regularly to create instructional content. This review summarizes the comments of the panelists who have used this product ...
Captivate.
Sep 01, 2007; ... Captivate, CD-ROM, 2006, Adobe Systems Incorporated, $699. Thirty-three training and education professionals rated the authoring tools they have used regularly to create instructional content. This review summarizes the comments of the panelists who have used this product and ...
OutStart Trainer.(Product/service evaluation)
Sep 01, 2007; ... OutStart Trainer, CD-ROM, 2006, Outstart, $3000. Thirty-three training and education professionals rated the authoring tools they have used regularly to create instructional content. This review summarizes the comments of the panelists who have used this product and presents ...
Firefly.(Product/service evaluation)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Firefly, CD-ROM, 2006, KnowledgePlanet, $10000-$20000. Thirty-three training and education professionals rated the authoring tools they have used regularly to create instructional content. This review summarizes the comments of the panelists who have used this product and ...
RapidBuilder.(Product/service evaluation)
Sep 01, 2007; ... RapidBuilder, CD-ROM, 2006, XStream Software, Inc., $10000-$20000. Thirty-three training and education professionals rated the authoring tools they have used regularly to create instructional content. This review summarizes the comments of the panelists who have used this ...
Camtasia.(Product/service evaluation)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Camtasia, CD-ROM, 2006, TechSmith Corporation, $299. Thirty-three training and education professionals rated the authoring tools they have used regularly to create instructional content. This review summarizes the comments of the panelists who have used this product and presents ...
Designer's Edge 3.5.
Sep 01, 2007; ... Designer's Edge 3.5, CD-ROM, 1999, Allen Communication Learning Services, $2495. Designer's Edge was a pre-authoring instructional design too used to create storyboards and lesson plans and guides users through a 12-step instructional design process. ...
Quest 7.0.(Product/service evaluation)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Quest 7.0, CD-ROM, 2001, Allen Communication Learning Services, $2495. Quest was a development tool geared toward creating CD-ROM and web-based learning. The vendor, now called Allen Communication ...
Are video resumes a good idea?
Sep 01, 2007; ... Mark Lucker reviewed the video resume site WorkBlast and found the concept to be highly flawed. You can read the review here. Phillip Thune, CEO of another video resume site, defends the video resume, and Mark responds. Have some thoughts on this issue? Email us and we will post ...
Asktheheadhunter.com.(Website overview)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Asktheheadhunter.com, Online Training, 2007, North Bridge Group, Inc., $0. Headhunters are a curious lot. Their stock in trade is spinning information in various positive directions, making companies look good to candidates and vice versa, even when those efforts compete against ...
Mentoring Skills.(Product/service evaluation)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Mentoring Skills, Video, 2006, Qi Concepts, $1500. Support: trainer's guide. While mentoring has been in practice for more than a thousand years, formal mentoring has only recently taken hold in the business world. Literally hundreds of guides, academic resources, ...
Diversity Benefits.
Sep 01, 2007; ... Diversity Benefits, Online Training, 2007, Workplace Answers, $20-$40. "Diversity? Affirmative Action? Are they the same? This doesn't apply to me. What a waste of my time!" Have you heard similar comments? If so, how do you provide training and still deliver a WIIFM ...
Coaching for Emotional Intelligence.(Book review)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Coaching for Emotional Intelligence, by Bob Wall, Book, 2006, American Management Association, $24.95. As I prepared to coach a manager who was unaware of her impact on others, I consulted Coaching for Emotional Intelligence: The Secret to Developing the Star Potential of Your ...
Quick Emotional Intelligence Activities for Busy Managers.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Quick Emotional Intelligence Activities for Busy Managers, by Adele B. Lynn, Book, 2007, American Management Association, $22. Adele Lynn furnishes 50 activities that show team members how to deal with problems such as lack of self-awareness, unresolved but unaddressed conflict, ...
Gameshow Pro.(LearningWare Inc.)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Gameshow Pro, CD-ROM, 2006, LearningWare, $895-$1685. Over the past 10 years, my attempts at creating games to support classroom-based learning have been very time consuming and the results hardly award winning. I have been waiting for a game software development tool that could ...
Thiagi's 100 Favorite Games.(Book review)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Thiagi's 100 Favorite Games, by Sivasailam, Book, 2006, Pfeiffer & Company, $40. When I told a colleague that I would be reviewing a book on "training games," she asked if it was "gimmicky like most books on that topic." Having looked through multiple training game books over ...
I'll Take Learning for 500.(Book review)
Sep 01, 2007; ... I'll Take Learning for 500, by Dan Yaman and Missy Covington, Book, 2006, Pfeiffer & Company, $60. Support: CD-ROM. Field trainers and instructional designers are always looking for innovative techniques for engaging their learners and motivating them to retain ...
Operation employee loyalty: 12 ways small business owners can ensure their best employees never want to leave.
Sep 01, 2007; ... Every entrepreneur knows the hectic lifestyle that comes along with starting and running a company. (Heck, most of us live for the craziness!) But have you ever considered how this work schedule affects your employees? You can bet the fate of your business on the fact that they don't enjoy ...