Category Archives: Organizational Development

Sustainable Learning through Reusable Learning Objects: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

By:  Kathleen Iverson, Ph.D. While watching his children play with Lego building blocks, Wayne Hodgins (2002) had an “epiphany moment” and a revolutionary idea was born—the design and delivery of Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs) that could be combined in a … Continue reading

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The Hawthorne Effect

By Meade McCoy Analysis. It’s a word we’ve all seen over and over again in our HPI and T&D texts, and a concept that we have talked about in class after class. We see analysis—really just a fancy name for … Continue reading

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Team Building Ideas Found at 30,000 Feet

By Meade Peers McCoy “Keep your eyes open for new ideas and information about what is going on in the field of training and development”. This is a sentiment that I have heard many times and expressed myself on more than one … Continue reading

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The Learning Organization Revisited

Peter Senge’s best seller, “The Fifth Discipline” introduced the premise of the learning organization.  His approach was nothing short of ground breaking and gave a new focus to OD practice.  Although many saw the importance of creating a learning organization, … Continue reading

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2010 RU TRDV Program Accomplishments!

2010 was an AMAZING year for the Roosevelt University Training and Development community.  We posted some accomplishments back in December and wanted to follow up to share more accomplishments we have received since then. The first group of accomplishments we … Continue reading

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Instructor Shares Insight from Recent Enron Event Featuring Sherron Watkins

Thanks to the hard work of RU TRDV Chair George Vukotich, students and instructors had a unique opportunity to explore the various ethical and organizational development issues related to the Enron collapse with someone who was there- Sherron Watkins.  The event took place on … Continue reading

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RU Book Review

We will post with reading recommendations from RU TRDV Faculty and students.  If you have a book or website you would like to share please let us know! Kathleen Iverson, Associate Professor of Training and Development at Roosevelt University, offers … Continue reading

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Personal, Professional and Organizational Development Resource You'll Use Again and Again!

In todays fast pace work environments, organizations need HPT resources at their fingertips.  Michelle Filicicchia, Adjunct Faculty Member of the RU TRDV Department, offers her students a great resource for contemporary, applicable workplace information on the web at Free Management … Continue reading

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Taking the Next Step in Assessing Your Organization's Mission and Values

In last week’s blog we introduced the concept of Human Performance Improvement (HPI) from a student’s perspective.  For those who reviewed the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) HPI Model you may have noted that one of the first steps … Continue reading

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OD 2.0: Shifting from Disruptive to Innovative Technology

The emerging use of social networking and other web 2.0 technologies has completely re-invented the way we view and apply training for employees.  The internet is not just for kids anymore! According to the article written for OD Practitioner, by … Continue reading

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