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The American Society of Training Directors (ASTD)
The American Society of Training Directors (ASTD) is a membership based professional organization that was founded in 1945. The intent of this nonprofit organization was to raise awareness about the training techniques both inside and outside of the office. The name was later changed to The Association for Talent Development (ATD) (ATD, 2017).
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Personalized and Programmed Instruction
Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Evaluation was introduced to the world in the 1950s. His training model consists of four levels: reaction, learning, behavior and results. Through this concept, companies worldwide now have a new standard for measuring the efficiency of their training (Kirkpatrick Partners, LLC, 2017).
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Organizational Development
Due to the culture of the 1960s, this era called for respect. Companies aimed to implement trust and respect for individuals with new training techniques that studied organizational change and performance. Values and behaviors of employees were collected and dissected to identify problems, motivators and what promoted change in the workplace (Patil, 2012).
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Case Studies and Theories
The Adult Learning Theory by Malcolm Knowles was introduced in the 1970s. Knowles suggested that not all adults learn the same and was most famous for his comparison to children and the way they learned (Pappas, 2013).
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Technology
The most radical inventions from the 1980s include the mobile phone, disposable cameras and IBM personal computers (Purvis, 2017). These are just a few of the advancements that changed the way we do things - especially in when it comes to training and development.
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Online Training/E-learning
E-learning was introduced when the decision was made to utilize electronics to retrieve and share educational information. With the personal computer, it was no longer necessary to only be in a traditional classroom to gain knowledge. Online training was later considered to be a successful method of training due to the flexibility of time constraints (eLearning, 2017).
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Web 2.0 and Apps
Mobile applications continued to get better as time moved on. Tim O’Reilly describes Web 2.0 as a platform that one can use to control their own data (O’Reilly, 2005). Mobile applications and social media pages offer more opportunities to personalize the account so no one page is the same. It also allowed trainers and professionals to be more creative with their presentations and workshops.
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