AMERiCA LEARNiNG MEDiA

(ADT Staff) General Session speaker Kevin Carroll helped close ASTD 2014 with inspiration and motivation to do better and be better. Carroll, who spoke on Wednesday afternoon, is founder of Kevin Carroll Katalyst LLC and author of Rules of the Red Rubber Ball, What’s Your Red Rubber Ball?! and The Red Rubber Ball at Work. He has encouraged organizations and individuals to embrace their spirit of play and creativity to maximize their human potential and sustain more meaningful business and personal growth.

(Wellington, New Zealand) Totara Learning Solutions released version 2.6 of its leading Totara LMS Enterprise platform on Tuesday 6 May, 2014. The release of 2.6 continues the fast pace at which Totara is adding rich features requested by large corporates, government entities and not-for-profits worldwide. After the large 2.5 release, which included the powerful performance management module, Totara Learning has focused on a wide range of enhancements to existing features and a narrower set of new functionality.

(ASTD Staff, Washington DC, USA) ASTD President and CEO Tony Bingham and the Board of Directors told conference attendees that the American Society for Training & Development is changing to become the Association for Talent Development (ATD). The announcement came during a ASTD 2014 International Conference & Exposition special session Tuesday evening. Bingham presented the evolution of the profession and described how the Board of Directors came to the decision to rename ASTD.

(ASTD Staff, Washington DC, USA) Using real-life examples of tragedies avoided and also of disasters that did occur, General Stanley McChrystal painted a picture of why it’s necessary for individuals, teams, and entire organizations to be able to adapt organically to various situations. McChrystal, a four-star general and former commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan and the former leader of Joint Special Operations Command, delivered his keynote address during ASTD 2014 International Conference & Exposition Tuesday’s General Session.

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(Amazon.com, Inc) The new Wearable Technology store features the largest selection of items from top brands including Samsung, Jawbone and GoPro. Customers can now easily discover, research and shop the latest wearable devices including activity trackers, wearable cameras and smart watches.