Use this job aid to help you think through the development of a microlearning program. To get even more tactical, use the MILE Worksheet, which takes you through each step and provides room for you to answer each of the questions as you apply this model to your own project. This tool was adapted from the ATD Microlearning Certificate.

By ATD Staff on 31 Mar, 2025

In this new toolkit, adapted from the ATD Forum, you will receive a personal set of resources that you can use in reflection—to assist you in thinking more deeply about the information you encounter daily and to improve how you learn. This toolkit provides a variety of reflection tools in formats that are quick and easy to use. As a resource, we have provided a matrix with suggestions for when to use each tool introduced.

By ATD Staff on 24 Mar, 2025

Any time people with different skills, perspectives, and experiences are brought together, conflict might occur. Implementing fundamental techniques can help you navigate conflict to make it a positive growth experience for the learners and their organizations. Not all disputes need to be addressed. However, if the behavior is preventing the group from being productive, a talent development professional may need to intervene. Use these techniques to help you approach these situations. This tool was adapted from the ATDYou course, Engaging and Managing Participants.

By ATD Staff on 17 Mar, 2025

Use these questions with stakeholders in your organization to identify priorities and evaluate readiness to create accessible learning experiences. This tool was adapted from the ATDYou Course, Creating Accessible Learning Experiences.

By ATD Staff on 10 Mar, 2025

Talent development professionals should identify the ways that informal learning can occur in their organizations. Informal networks allow learners to create connections and develop relationships that contribute to their professional development and knowledge. Use this tool to enhance the informal learning experiences your organization offers. This tool was adapted from the ATDYou course, Supporting Informal Learning and Learning on the Job.

By ATD Staff on 3 Mar, 2025

Use these tips to help you prepare for facilitating formal learning in the face-to-face and virtual classroom. This tool was adapted from the ATDYou course, Facilitating Formal Learning.

By ATD Staff on 24 Feb, 2025

Talent development professionals can use extended reality (XR) in a wide range of industries. This tool provides ideas for using XR to solve a variety of organizational problems. This tool was adapted from the ATDYou course Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Extended Reality.

By ATD Staff on 17 Feb, 2025

When creating learning experiences, use this resource as a guide to understand how to intentionally design the best message for the occasion, factoring in interference and channel selection. This tool was adapted from the ATDYou course, Communication in Learning.

By ATD Staff on 10 Feb, 2025

When developing written materials and writing for learning, adhere to these guidelines. The use of these best practices and guidelines will assist in your writing for learning, but additional considerations include cognitive overload, style, writing for clarity, and sentence and paragraph length. This tool was adapted from ATD's Master Instructional Designer Program.

By ATD Staff on 3 Feb, 2025

Talent development professionals can use artificial intelligence (AI) in a wide range of industries. This tool provides ideas for using AI to solve a variety of organizational problems. This tool was adapted from the ATDYou course, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Extended Reality for Learning Professionals.

By ATD Staff on 27 Jan, 2025