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Master the knowledge you need for your job faster, at a higher level, and with better recall when you subscribe to ATD’s library of more than 99 micro courses. Each course is powered by ATD’s Adaptive Learning ™ Engine, your knowledge is assessed and the content is tailored in real-time to meet your individual learning needs.

Spend less time on the topics you know already and more time on the topics you need to know.

Use the search below to filter micro courses by topic or keyword.

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Take as many modules as you like in whatever order makes sense to you. Use the ATD Micro Course learning library to eliminate skills gaps, bring an entire team up to speed, or as a daily, on-the-job resource. Enroll today!

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Overview
Receive on demand, personalized learning for an entire year when you subscribe to ATD Micro Courses, our new library of on demand courses powered by the ATD adaptive learning engine. The principle of adaptive learning is simple—assess what learners already know and personalize instructional content to teach them what they don’t know. Unlike most e-learning courses, which introduce concepts and then assess your understanding, these courses first assesses your knowledge and then fill in the gaps. Within this adaptive platform, when you miss questions, you will be presented with suggested resources—media, activities, and exercises—that cover the concept in detail. It’s up to you to spend time learning the concepts you missed and apply your knowledge to future questions. As you go through each course, the adaptive learning engine will continue to tailor and deliver instructional content based on the knowledge you demonstrate and the gaps you need to fill.

The most important metric for this adaptive course is your understanding of the material at the end. Each on demand course in the learning library sets the same learning objectives for all learners, but not all learners follow the same path to success.

Topics for these adaptive, on demand courses are listed in the Courses A-Z tab and include the training cycle, game design for learning, successful global training, coaching, and more. New courses will be added continuously.

Each course can take approximately 30 to 60 minutes to complete.
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The five phases of ATD’s 5‐D consulting model provide you with a method for working through the process of consulting, from when you are asked to initiate a consulting project through when...
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Change is inevitable, but it doesn't have to be painful. Successful change initiatives start with a detailed analysis of the situation and a solid vision and strategy for carrying out the...
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Multiple-choice questions are a common form of assessment, but they can also create a host of challenges that prevent them from effectively measuring learning. Assessments are meant to...
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The training landscape has transformed substantially over the past decade due to economic uncertainty; advances in digital, mobile, and social technology; demographic shifts; and increased...
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Your instructional materials are the link between your organizational goals and the knowledge and skills learners need to achieve those goals. Therefore, developing them effectively is...
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Leaders and managers are often aware of the benefits of coaching, but they may not know how to expand from individual coaching successes to an organization-wide culture of coaching....
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Writing and communication skills are increasingly important in the workplace. Managers need to be able to effectively communicate information to their employees, and at the same time, all...
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In today's workforce, a good coach must be flexible and able to move beyond the basics to meet the needs of performers. This could include support through microcoaching or introducing team...
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Nearly every training project involves some sort of data collection to understand the need and craft the best solution. It is important to understand specific tools and techniques to ensure...
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Communication is important at all times in a business environment, but especially during times of change. Employees want information, answers, and reassurance. Change leaders must be...
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People cannot and will not pay attention online for as long as they would in a live setting. If your virtual presentation is not relevant and compelling, attendees will quickly turn to...
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Compliance training has a bad reputation of being tedious and uninspiring. When building mandated compliance training, we cannot forget that learning matters only if it changes behavior....
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Successful workplace teams require effective communication and functional relationships. Much of the conflict a team may experience can be mitigated by building these strong relationships....
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By organizing your training course before you develop the materials, you build a road map for yourself and others working with you to complete the project. You also have a format to explain...
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A career portfolio provides a way to share actual samples of your work with prospective employers. Learn how to select samples that best exemplify your professional work and suit the...
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Most people enjoy participating in coaching, whether it’s internal coaching or coaching provided by an external coach. However, an internal coaching program provides unique benefits to an...
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After the initial feedback and early coaching sessions, it is important to create a plan with your coachee. This plan will guide action and help measure results in a structured way. Learn...
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A virtual presentation provides a much richer experience than just a phone call. You can share images and text, and demonstrate software on your own computer in real time. Explore the...
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The data collected in a needs assessment are only useful after they have been analyzed to determine what they mean. Data can be analyzed at different levels and from different perspectives,...
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Delivering feedback and tracking success is an integral part of a coaching experience. Feedback and performance data can be gathered from a variety of sources and used to measure the...
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A memorable presentation often includes elements of surprise and interest to keep the audience engaged throughout the presentation. Start with an intriguing icebreaker and continue through...
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Delivering a virtual presentation is very different from delivering a presentation in a face-to-face setting, and doing it for the first time can be daunting. You may think you have none of...
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Blended learning is more than just adding an online session to a learning program. Just as traditional classroom events are best created with an intentional design process, each component...
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Moving your training to the live facilitated world of virtual classrooms enables you to reach more learners. However, you cannot expect what you designed for the face-to-face classroom to...
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As a trainer or an instructional designer, you can't make your learners learn. However, there are specific actions you can take when facilitating or designing learning events that will...
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Well-designed virtual classes lay the groundwork for successful facilitation in the virtual environment. Good design is more than just appealing slides and an informative lecture. A good...
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A true leadership strategy looks beyond the short term and focuses on measuring effectiveness and long-term effects. Discover how to develop a strategy and implementation plan, measure and...
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Presentations generally follow the same structure, from a greeting and opening to the content of the presentation to a solid closing with a call to action. Within this structure you have...
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Effective virtual training requires a different mindset about participant engagement. You have less control over participants' physical learning environments, so you must compensate by...
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Valid practice exercises are the only way learners can acquire new skills and knowledge. Assessments are important for demonstrating competence in new skills and knowledge. The best way for...
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Effective classroom training combines a variety of training methods to engage learners, and requires a good amount of planning and preparation. Learn about the various kinds of techniques...
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Effective classroom training combines a variety of training methods to engage learners and requires a good amount of planning and preparation. Learn about the various kinds of techniques to...
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Robert Gagné, an educational psychologist, identified nine events of instruction that align with people’s psychological processes of learning. Explore these events and learn how you can use...
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Breakthroughs vary by individual, but there are certain underlying mindsets coaches can foster to help make them more likely. Breakthrough catalysts improve the conditions for a...
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People have always worked together for a common goal. The foundation of teamwork is the belief that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, and that together we can accomplish more...
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Gamification has been a trendy word in the industry for several years now, but what does it really mean? Discover the basic attributes of games and what kinds of games are best for...
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As a coach, you have the opportunity to create great dialogue and help performers become master conversationalists. When your work improves the level of dialogue, your effect on the...
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The ability to communicate effectively is necessary for personal and professional success. A presentation accompanied by dated or ineffective visuals will not support your point and may...
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Everyone gets stuck from time to time, and it is often a mental block that is easy to dislodge with the correct perspective. Successful coaches are proactive; they help performers identify...
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Key to the success of any learning event is what happens in the first few moments. Use ice breakers as an introductory activity to start the course on a positive note. Throughout the event,...
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The use of social media has been on a meteoric rise for several years. The plethora of tools presents many opportunities to improve your formal learning—not only classroom training, but any...
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When you interview for a new position, the most important information to convey is why the employer should hire you over all other candidates. You can make this case through the words you...
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Coaches support their employees’ needs, create choices, seek commitment, and provide avenues of self-expression. Coaches achieve a critical balance between being supportive and caring and...
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As you are defining your training needs and designing a learning event, you will be deciding what media blends to use to deliver your training in addition to the instructional methods you...
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Understanding is at the core of what training and development professionals do. Understanding makes knowledge easier to remember and apply on the job. Adult learning theory, cognitive...
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Microlearning—training delivered in small, short bursts—enables organizations to be more agile in responding quickly to employees’ immediate needs. But you still need to follow solid...
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Proposal writing is hard work and, while necessary, can bring about feelings of dread and anxiety. A systematic approach to proposal writing can ease the effort. Proposals rely heavily on...
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Certain leadership competencies remain stable across industries, roles, and time. Great leaders need specific skills and attitudes in order to lead others and themselves. Explore the...
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The new reality of the business landscape is global, changing, and challenging. Leaders need to embrace new forward-thinking practices and mindsets. A futurist employee uses strategic...
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Effective teams rest on a foundation of shared vision, mission, and values. High-performing teams build up from there to establish a level of trust. Learn how a leader can foster success...
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In today’s multigenerational, highly technological workplace, it is crucial that managers engage in professional development conversations with employees. Benefits of increased retention,...
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Ground floor leaders work directly with their employees to get the job done and grow their employees. They create a meaningful and engaged culture in their department through all aspects of...
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Difficult behaviors can manifest in a classroom quite quickly. As trainers, it’s our job to slow down, assess and address the behavior, and move forward with the program. Rarely, if ever,...
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The one thing that the learning function needs to be successful is an audience. After all, if your learning solution never meets the end user, it will be hard to measure the impact of the...
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The contributions of individuals are what make organizations unique; without them, organizational capability is compromised. Uncover a fresh understanding of talent and talent development...
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The growing presence of mobile devices worldwide has resulted in a dramatic change in the way people learn. Learners increasingly demand training, learning, and performance support...
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Moving training from the traditional classroom to a live facilitated online classroom has many benefits for the organization and the learners, including potential cost savings. However,...
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As a learning and development professional, your primary objective is to transfer knowledge and skills to participants. However, for the skills and knowledge to be useful, the participants...
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Different types of performers present different challenges to their coach. Coachability depends on both self-awareness and motivation in performers. Learn the traits of different types of...
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ADDIE is a classic model of a systematic instructional system design process. By using a systematic approach, like those used in complex software or engineering design and development...
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Two minds are definitely better than one. Collaboration has quickly become an essential element for leaders when they need to discover and apply new ideas, improve operations, and stay...
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Evaluation is the process of gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data—in this case, about the effectiveness of your solution. If you don’t collect these data, the solution’s success or...
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Dashboards showcase metrics and data on various initiatives and the overall performance of business functions. Leaders use this information to take stock of the current situation and chart...
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One of the many challenges facing healthcare organizations today is finding a way to manage, use, evaluate, and share their ever-increasing organizational knowledge. Leading healthcare...
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What if you measure one of your learning processes and find that you just can’t complete that process efficiently with your current staff? Consider the time it takes to develop course...
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In today’s multigenerational workplace, it’s more important than ever to engage and retain your employees. Learn the key drivers most closely connected to high levels of employee engagement...
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A trainer’s process begins with the knowledge that training is the solution. Starting with understanding the purpose, trainers move through a cycle: Purpose and Assessment, Planning and...
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Training needs assessment is critical to the success of a solution. You must clearly identify what you are trying to address before you spend time, money, and effort developing a training...
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Effective visual aids support memory and can enhance any presentation. Thanks to the technology available today, it is almost certain any presentation will be supported by visual aids....
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For more than a decade, SCORM (the Sharable Content Object Reference Model) offered the e-learning industry a standard for tracking basic data about an e-learning event. What it didn’t do...
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Peer coaching is a powerful process for enabling two or more people who share common interests or goals to collaborate in helping one another become more successful in their work or...
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Whether the presentation is one you volunteered for or something a manager has asked you to do, delivering a presentation can be stressful. One way to avoid some of that stress is to fully...
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Training programs and events require a lot of behind-the-scenes work to be effective and efficient. Learn how to logistically organize a training program effectively, consider key factors...
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Storytelling is a powerful modality that can build rapport, credibility, and trust with your learners. Learn how to effectively pull from your everyday life and tell stories that illustrate...
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Virtual training is different from the classroom training many participants are used to. The keys to success are managing expectations and preparing participants for this new experience....
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You have assessed your participants’ needs. You have designed a powerful training session. You have practiced the content and modified it to meet the participants’ needs. Now, you need to...
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A well-prepared and practiced delivery is essential to the success of a virtual classroom. Participants interact directly with the facilitator, and often a producer, in real time, so the...
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Even the most thoroughly researched and carefully crafted presentation can fail if the presenter's delivery style is not strong and relaxed. A successful presentation delivery depends on...
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What does it mean to learn something? New content is truly learned when it is encoded, but can also be retrieved and used to complete a task. There are various mental and psychological...
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Effective facilitators do not lecture their audience, but rather draw them into a conversation in which everyone is an active participant. However, some questioning techniques are better...
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Workplace teams come together to accomplish short-term projects, long-term goals, and anything in between. It's important to have the right people on the team to get things done.Explore the...
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Technology is what makes virtual training possible, but you never want it to be the focus of the training program. Facilitators and instructional designers who are familiar with their...
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You wouldn’t head into the woods on a hike without a navigational tool would you? Storyboards and prototyping serve as your instructional design navigational tools, and it’s imperative to...
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Success in the classroom in one culture does not automatically translate to success in all cultures of the world. Global trainers fail for a variety of culturally insensitive and globally...
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Working with subject matter experts (SMEs) to produce meaningful learning experiences is one of the most important competencies of an instructional designer. However, this can often be a...
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A survey can uncover opinions, insights, and facts about a current situation by questioning the people involved. Valuable information can be collected to influence your training needs and...
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ADDIE (analysis, design, development, implementation, evaluation) is a model of the instructional systems design family. However, a successful learning function in the healthcare industry...
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Blended learning occurs when the best delivery methodologies available for each specific learning objective are incorporated into a learning and development curriculum. Advancements in...
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The learner-centered classroom is a four-part design that serves as a framework for fully engaging participants and approaching the classroom with more learner-centered instruction. A...
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Adult learners have certain preferences that, when met, can lead to greater and more efficient learning. When the learning experience is highly relevant to the adult learner, they are more...
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Change can come about in different ways and for different reasons. However, the result of change is driven by the reactions of the people affected by it. Explore the different types of...
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Recent research has demonstrated that an exceptional patient experience correlates with improved clinical quality, reduced readmissions, and improved mortality. These factors have a...
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No event runs smoothly without a careful logistical plan in the background. This is true of virtual events as well. It takes more than simply a link to an online session to ensure a...
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Change in the workplace is scary, and even small changes can cause anxiety in employees if not handled properly. There are many reasons for resistance. As a manager or change leader, it is...
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Subject matter experts (SMEs) have a wealth of knowledge to share with learners, so it’s only natural to ask them to train. However, not everyone has the learned skills of a trainer or is...
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The learning professional’s relationship with a project’s subject matter expert (SME) is key, but it can bring difficulties to the project. Explore the qualities of the best SMEs and learn...
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Whether applying for a specific position or posting your details on a professional networking website, your resume is often the source of a potential employer’s first impression of you....
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Workplace writers are rarely offered specific strategies for writing clearly. Learn how to write effective sentences for brevity and comprehension. Explore strategies for tightening and...
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Before developing instructional materials, you must be clear about what you expect your learners to do as a result of your training course. You then must communicate these expectations in a...
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