Hot Trends in the Learning Industry

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What are the hot training trends?

Specific question: ``I'm writing a paper for school on the trends in training. What's hot?"

Marcia's answer: In 2000 the hot trends are eLearning, Simulations, and Attention. Oh yeah, and eLearning, eLearning, eLearning. One of the most intriguing trends is using eLearning to sell eCommerce.

The latest way to learn about these trends is to read market reports and whitepapers. I've got plenty to offer you here. Print out just one of these market reports and you'll get a solid understanding of what's hot. You might also want to subscribe to a few magazines and look into some of the new zines. No shortage of info on what's hot! Enjoy.

Here are also some resources from years past but still offer insight into the training market.

Training Industry Trends 1997 from ASTD: http://www.astd.org/virtual_community/comm_trends/training_tr ends_td1197.htm
Benchmarking the Best from ASTD:
http://www.astd.org/CMS/templates/index.html?template_id=1& articleid=10697
The 1997 National HRD Executive Survey Trends in HRD 1997 Third Quarter Survey Report:
http://www.astd.org/virtual_community/research/nhrd_executiv e_survey_97tr.htm
Trends from the European Telematics Horizontal Observatory Service (ETHOS) http://www.tagish.co.uk/ethos/et/et2/et1.htm
Quality Magazine publishes a regular column called Training Trends: http://www.qualitymag.com. Search on Training Trends.
Workforce Online publishes a regular column on Trends http://www.workforceonline.com/trends/previous/index.html
ASTD Trends Bibliography with a list of other good trend spotting articles http://www.astd.org/CMS/templates/index.html?template_id=1& articleid=11074
Trends in HRD 1997 (3rd Quarter) from ASTD: http://www.astd.org/virtual_community/research/nhrd_executiv e_survey_97tr_cms.htm
Trends in Learning Technologies 1997 from ASTD: http://www.astd.org/virtual_community/comm_learntech/hrdsurv ey_3rd_1997.html

Specific Articles addressing trends:

Net could change education (Reuters June 1998) http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,22617,00.html

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