Don't Get Seduced by Technology

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This year the focus in L&D has certainly been on the technology. We've had to focus on the technology because we had few other options but...we need to be careful that we don't become so enamored by the technology that we forget that what we should focus on is solving organizational problem. The video below talks about what the real focus of L&D should be when it comes to helping fellow employees and our organization.

To learn more about avoiding the seduction of technology and how to keep your wits about you when developing effective learning solutions, check out “The Learning and Development Mentor Academy” You'll be glad you did.

Bio

Karl Kapp, Ed.D. is a professor of Instructional Technology at Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, PA and is founder of “The Learning and Development Mentor Academy” which is a member-only consortium of L&D professionals which provides those professionals with self-paced courses and live, monthly educational sessions as well as a place to collaborate. Karl is also co-founder of a game platform called The Enterprise Game Stack which uses a card paradigm to teach sales, leadership and negotiation skills. Karl has consulted and spoken around the world on learning and development with a focus on the topic of games and gamification for learning. Contact him at [email protected]