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New
VIRTUAL REALITY HELPS
SOLVE PEOPLE PROBLEMS
SIMmersion uses PeopleSim technology to
create virtual reality simulations of people
in a wide range of difcult interpersonal
situations, such as suicide interventions,
criminal investigations, performance
evaluations, sales calls and more. Te
company uses its advanced sofware and
authoring tools to create a completely
diferent training product: an intelligent
tutor, which is a computerized coach that
supports users as they learn.
Many of the PeopleSim features,
supported by powerful authoring tools,
are ideally suited to the needs of intelligent
tutor systems. Te technology combines
unique non-branching logic and a
simulated emotional model to replicate
unpredictable on-screen characters with all
the complexities of real behavior.
—More info: www.simmersion.com/
Contact.aspx
COMPETENCY GUIDE TOPIC
IS MANAGING CHANGE
BizLibrary has added a fourth How-To
Competency Development Guide —
"Managing Change" — to its product line.
According to a study by College for
America, 71 percent of employers prefer
developing existing employees into
management roles rather than hiring new
employees — but the lack of promotable
skills is a major hurdle. Te easiest way
to target employee skill development is
through competency-based training.
Change management and adaptability are
emerging as critical competencies for both
organizations and leaders in this highly
complex and rapidly changing marketplace.
Agile and adaptable organizations are more
prepared to meet the challenges posed by
this environment than organizations that
do not work to increase their capacity for
improvement and change.
—Download guides: www.bizlibrary.com/
resources/competencies
STAYING CURRENT ON
CRITICAL I.T. SKILLS
lynda.com's new I.T. training category
features more than 100 courses aimed at
helping businesses and individuals stay
current on critical I.T. skills. Taught by expert
instructors, course topics include hardware
infrastructure, network administration,
business intelligence, content management,
help desks and Big Data.
Tis product line features:
>> Enterprise content management sys-
tems - Share information smoothly
among teams with the help of
lynda.com's expanded SharePoint
courses for super-users, administrators
and designers, and training on hosted
services like Box.com and Dropbox.
>> Data science - Te need for data ana-
lytics for business insight is growing.
Topics range from simply learning to
get more out of Excel to learning how to
create beautiful visualizations with data
or going deep into code with analytical
languages.
—More info: www.lynda.com/IT-training-
tutorials/2057-0.html
GIVING LEADERS THE
KNOWLEDGE TO LEAD
Skillsof's Leadership KnowledgeCenter
enables hands-on learning, providing
best-in-class courses and books plus an
array of resources designed and chosen
to challenge and motivate every learner
on corporate teams. Tis one-stop portal
allows learners access to a diverse array of
information, including articles, courses,
video-rich leadership vignettes and online
books specifcally chosen by Skillsof's
subject-matter experts to facilitate learning
regardless of skill level.
Te Leadership KnowledgeCenter
provides resources for:
>> Employees learning about leadership
>> Employees applying leadership
>> Employees supporting leaders
—More info: www.skillsof.com
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