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Corporate Training professionals must constantly evaluate new trends and tools to separate the hype from reality.

Mobile learning, social learning and gamification are all growing, but what are the practical applications of these techniques?

This white paper uses both quantitative research and anecdotal evidence from our work with Fortune 500 clients to uncover both what the learning and development field currently looks like and where it is headed in the next 12-18 months.


Author Sharon Boller, a 20-year veteran in the training and development field, is the president of Bottom-Line Performance, Inc. BLP is a learning design firm serving a wide range of corporate, non-profit and government clients.

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