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This issue focuses on the real impact that learning and development has on people's lives and also recognises the most innovative thinking from the annual AITD Excellence Awards. Articles in this issue include: The push and pull of knowledge and training / David King (pages 6-7); Creating advanced learning transfer with AI coaching chatbots / Emma Weber (pages 9-11); Harnessing the power of informal learning / Hawley Kane (pages 12-13); A creative education avenue for microlearning / Rick Bair and Beth Bair (pages 14-15); The future of the future of learning / Denise Meyerson (pages 16-17); The 12 steps of AA (or how 70:20:10 saved my life) (pages 18-19); Thinking beyond 70:20:10 / Evelyn Moolenburgh (pages 30-31); Learning transfer beyond the training room / Catherine Logue (pages 32-33); Everyone needs to think strategically / BH Tan (pages 34-35). Show less

This edition features articles on the topic of learning for performance, including: Needs analysis thinking / Sandra Lawrence (pages 6-7); Driving performance through analysis / Allison Rossett and Jo Loudon (pages 8-9); Evaluative thinking: evaluation 2.0 / Sandra Stopher (pages 10-11); Strategies to enhance learning transfer / Connie Malamed (pages 12-13); Proving training value: a case study / Kyran Newell and Nicky Trainor (pages 14-15); Coaching for performance / Louise Sauvage and Jo Loudon (pages 16-19); Learning for performance: a business partnership approach / Jason Teoh (pages 20-21). Other articles include: Epilepsy and learning / Debra Parker (pages 22-23); Defining today's mature learner / Sue Leslie (pages 24-25). Show less

Feature articles in this issue include: The manager’s role in the transfer of learning in the workplace / Helen McPhun; Effectively marketing program evaluation strategies for success / Thomas Walk and Amy Bladen Shatto; Training in the army: meeting the needs of a changing culture / Phil Rutherford; Pitching your ideas to management / Jenny Tse; Psychological contracts: unwritten agreements in learning spaces / Paddy O’Toole; Brain friendly first impressions / Carmel Kostos; How instructional design changes my approach to video production / Nick Zieltjes; Guru quest: smooth flying into 2014 / Scott Jacovou-Johnson; My favourite (free) resources / Soozie Bea. Show less

This edition features articles on the theme of 'the learner's brain'. It covers topics such as behaviour, neuroscience and cognitive task analysis. Articles in this issue include: 'Learning that lasts a lifetime' by Josie Thompson (pp. 6-8), which examines the function of learning and memory retention; 'The human brain and behaviour' by Andrew O'Keeffe (pp. 10-11), which provides some insight into human nature to help trainers and facilitators be more effective; 'Navigating the promise of neuroscience' by Carmel Kostos (p. 13); 'Case study: a brain-based workplace induction program' by Jane Hudson (pp. 14-15); 'Cognitive task analysis: an innovative methodology for learning needs analysis' by Lisa Elias (pp. 16-17), which discusses how to assist learners to develop 'unconscious competence'; 'Can you teach an old dog new tricks?' by Colleen Lightbody and Emma Weber (pp. 18-19), which looks at the need for an ongoing support process after learning so training actually makes a difference; 'Brain rules that work in training' by Lyndon Lovell (pp. 20-21), which argues that learning how information is processed and retained will underpin better instructional design content; 'Reduce the stress of starting a new job' by Donna Meadows (pp. 22-23); 'Training with the brain in mind: the craft of great manipulation' by Laurie Kelly (pp. 24-25); 'The resilient mind: how every experience results in a learning outcome' by Sharmila Sivalingam (pp. 26-27); 'Neuroscience and training' by Siobhan Sutherland Rogers (p. 28); 'Staying relevant in a world of DIY' by Claire Wheeler (p. 31), which looks at how learning designers can stay relevant in a world of faster, cheaper and easier solutions that anyone can use. Show less