Links to Resources for Trainers, Educators and Managers

We are constantly adding to these links.  We hope you find what you need.   If you know of a useful link, please send us an e-mail with the link and why it should be included in our list.  If you find a link that is out of date, please let us know, and we will repair it.  Thanks!

Suppliers

• Inscape Publishing

• Vital Learning, Inc.

• American Management Association

• LearnCom

• QMR Videos

• Walk the Talk Company

• Software Professionals, Inc.

• International Training Consultants

Organizations

• ASTD - http://www.astd.org/virtual_community/. Invest in your profession. Members have access to portions non-members do not. Students get discounts.

• ISPI - http://www.ispi.org/. The major player in performance and performance related issues. Student memberships available.

• The American Management Association - http://www.amanet.org

• Institute of Management Consultants - http://www.imcusa.org

• Society of Human Resource Management - htpp://www.shrm.org

Training Resources and Information

• Video Copyright issues - Training Media Association

• Lakewood Publications Training Supersite - http://www.trainingsupersite.com/ Links to their publications as well as other searchable references.

• Training & Development Resource Center - http://www.tcm.com/trdev/. Wealth of searchable sites.

• Presentations Magazine - http://www.presentations.com/

• The Standards for Trainer Certification - http://www.IBSTPI.ORG/

• Learning Theory - http://www.gwu.edu/~tip/backgd.html. Gives the theoretical basis for many approaches to T&D.

• iManage Knowledge Management System Software - http://workknowledge.imanage.com.  Knowledge management systems and knowledge management software for business growth & communication
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Management Issues

• Performance Measurement - http://edweb.sdsu.edu/edweb_folder/pt/pt.html. Great source for 360, software, teams, balanced scorecard, etc., plus articles by Jack Zigon.

• The Center for Performance Technology - http://www.centerpt.com/. Great site.

• Business, Technology, and Knowledge Management - http://www.brint.com/. A good site for learning how to link training to business needs, manage knowledge, using technology to leverage performance, etc.

• Learning Organizations - http://www.world.std.com/~lo.

  • Fifth Discipline Field Book Links - http://www.fieldbook.com/internet.html

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Adult Education

• The PBS National Home Page - http://www.pbs.org/

• The PBS Literacy Link - http://www.pbs.org/learn/literacy

• Southern Links - http://hub2.coe.utk.edu a great location for Adult Ed info and resources

• Adult Ed & Distance Learning - http://www.geteducated.com/.  Also includes reviews of graduate degree programs by distance.

• Learning Styles - http://rdz.stjohns.edu/learningstyle/.

List Serves

• TRDEV - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TRDEV

• HRNET List -http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HRNET

• HR Solutions - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hrsolutions/

• Online Facilitation - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/onlinefacilitation/

• Training Return on Investment - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roinet

• Square Wheels - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SquareWheels

Miscellaneous Links

• Articles by Fred Nickols - http://home.att.net/~nickols/articles.htm. 

• Articles by Dr. John Sullivan - http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/gately/pp15js00.htm. Head and Professor of Human Resource Management, College of Business, San Francisco State University

• Articles by Dr. John E. Jones - http://ous.iex.net/freebies.htm and http://www.improve.org/articles.html.   Previous professor, and an author and a consultant in OD.

• Performance Technology - http://edweb.sdsu.edu/edweb_folder/pt/pt.html. Allison Rossett (et.al.) site from the SDSU Department of Educational Technology.

• T.H.E. Journal - http://www.thejournal.com/ - Technological Horizons in Education. 

• The MASIE Center - http://www.thejournal.com/. Great site for keeping up on what’s new and exciting in linking technology to learning. Free newsletter.

• Asynchronous Learning Networks - http://www.aln.org/alnweb/index.htm. Several good links to other sites.

• The Net Generation - http://www.growingupdigital.com/. Good background for Gen-X issues.

• American Education Network Corp. - http://www.aenc.org/.

• Instructional Design Models - http://www.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/idmodels.html. Comprehensive links and references.

• ISD - http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/coe/psy/697/Class5/class4.html.   Another good baseline reference. 

• Out-of-the-box ISD - http://www.omnicomassociates.com/t&disd.html.

• What Works in Adult Instruction - http://www.nprdc.navy.mil/wworks/cover.htm. Great guide through what ISD can do.

• ISD and Distance Education - http://ide.ed.psu.edu/idde/. How to integrate the two.

• WEB-based Training Information Center - http://www.filename.com/wbt/index.html.

• http://www.hrgopher.com/ - A site to find a variety of resources for Human Resource professionals.  RDS is a listed vendor with HRGopher!  

• www.BizManuals.com - A great site for finding Policy and Procedure Manuals and other business forms.

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Palm Organizer Links - Free Downloads

• Adobe .pdf for Palm OS:  http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html

• Advantgo news and info for the palm - free: http://www.avantgo.com

• Vindigo, eating and entertainment for select cities  - Now a subscription service:  http://www.vindigo.com

• Time tracking software - free: http://jack.testnetz.detecon.net/software/titrax-v4/

• Diddlebug note taking software - free:DiddleBug-2.50beta9.zip

• Other various software: http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/browse/0,cat,587,sortIdx,4,00.asp

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