External Links

There is no way that we could possibly provide a 100% comprehensive list of links for T&D professionals. However, the following is just a smattering of important links to the authors.

Major Organizations

Association for Talent Development (ATD – http://www.astd.org/)

International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI – http://www.ispi.org/)

National Communication Association (NCA – http://www.natcom.org/)

Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP – http://www.siop.org/)

Learning Guild (https://www.learningguild.com/)

North American Simulation and Gaming Association (NASAGA – http://www.nasaga.org/)

Online Magazines for T&D Professionals

Training Magazine (http://www.trainingmag.com/)

Chief Learning Officer (http://www.clomedia.com/)

Learning Solutions Magazine (http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/)

Training Journal (https://www.trainingjournal.com/)

Training Industry (http://www.trainingindustry.com/)

eLearning Software

Camtasia and Snagit (http://www.techsmith.com/)

Adobe eLearning Suite (https://www.adobe.com/products/captivate.html()

Articulate 360 (https://www.articulate.com)

iSpring (https://www.ispringsolutions.com/)

Raptivity (http://www.raptivity.com/)

These are ones that the authors of this book have actually used at one point or another. There are many other proprietary (costs $) and open source (free) software packages out there. For a great list, check out the Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies.

Key Figures in Training and Development

In our book, we discuss a number of very important figures in Training and Development. Here is a partial list of these individuals along with their websites.

Elaine Biech (http://www.ebbweb.com)

Tony Bingham (http://www.bigspeak.com/tony-bingham.html)

Ruth Colvin Clark (http://www.clarktraining.com/)

Donald Kirkpatrick and Kirkpatrick Associates (http://www.kirkpatrickpartners.com/)

Robert F. Mager (http://cepworldwide.com/)

James C. McCroskey (http://www.JamesCMcCroskey.com)’

Jack and Patti Phillips (http://www.roiinstitute.net/)

Sivasailam Thiagarajan (http://thiagi.com/)