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TD at Work Guide: Become a Strategic Learning Architect With AI - Artificial intelligence is here, and it’s changing the talent development profession. In this issue, Debbie Richards shares the three pillars of modern talent development and how to acquire necessary AI skills to get out of the order-taker trap.

Research Report Whitepaper: Beyond the Basics: How Organizations are Personalizing and Enhancing E-learning - This report draws on a sample of 254 TD professionals who use e-learning across a variety of industries. They answered questions about the content areas where e-learning is most often used, how organizations personalize e-learning to address user needs, and how organizations use AI to develop e-learning assets.

Templates and Tools: Prototype Feedback Questions - When planning a prototype feedback session or survey, use this tool to consider these questions or add your own. Many of the options are designed to approach the same issue in slightly different ways. The questions you use should be based on your goals, the type of prototype, its fidelity, and your audience.

Templates and Tools: Upskilling as a Performance Consultant - As you grow as a performance consultant, strive to become a lifelong learner. Use this tool and consider the tips to use them as a checklist for your ongoing development.

January & February TD Magazine: This edition of TD magazine features theme articles focused on instructional design. Other articles explore AI training, onboarding metrics, leadership development, and much more.

Research Report: TD Salary and Benefits Report 2025 - Based on a survey of 441 talent development professionals, the report identifies the base salary of individuals working in talent development, as well as non-base pay such as bonuses and incentive pay. The report provides information by job level, years of experience, US region, industry occupation, education level, and organization size.

Research Report: Human-Tech Interface: Finding the Right Blend in Learning Design - In this report, 313 TD professionals answered questions about the different methods and tools their organizations use to practice knowledge management, how they plan for and mitigate knowledge loss when employees leave, and their knowledge sharing culture with five generations in the workforce.

Templates and Tools: The Fundamentals of Cognitive Load - When creating learning experiences, use this job aid as a guide to understand why learners may feel overwhelmed and techniques on how to reduce cognitive load.

Templates and Tools: The Three Domains of Bloom's Taxonomy - Learning objectives are at the heart of instructional design. You create training based on the identified objectives. Clarifying the domain within a learning objective helps talent development professionals choose an appropriate instructional approach. Use this tool to help you differentiate the three domains and consider situations where each could be applied.

Templates and Tools: Using Learning Technologies - When selecting learning technologies, training and development professionals should understand what technologies are available and their features and functionalities. Use this tool to review the features and functionalities of learning technologies.

Templates and Tools: Selecting Technology for Delivery Methods - When selecting the technology you will use to support a learning experience, aim to choose the tools that will empower you to create a learner-centered experience. Use this tool to review the key considerations when selecting technology to create the best possible learning experience for the learners while meeting your organizational needs.

December TD Magazine - This edition of TD magazine features theme articles focused on training delivery and facilitation. Other articles explore change management, coaching, business partnering, and much more.

TD at Work Guide: A Learning Leader's Guide to Mergers - In this issue of TD at Work, DJ Jaeger discusses learning and development’s role in company mergers and acquisitions, acting not only as content creators but as architects of continuity, culture, and capability.

Templates and Tools: Reading the Room–Literally: Tailoring Your Delivery Toolkit - A cornerstone to facilitation success includes understanding your learners, adapting your learning environment and delivery to meet their needs, and creating an engaging and productive experience for each learner. In this new toolkit from ATD, we'll cover the key elements of reading the room to adapt delivery in real-time and engage with every learner.

Templates and Tools: Learning Technology Tools - This tool provides additional guidance about when different types of learning technologies are useful. The examples provided are current as of publication, but note that new technologies come on the market often.

Templates and Tools: ADDIE Model: Phases and Key Questions - The ADDIE model is the original instructional systems design (ISD) framework. The acronym represents the five phases for creating training and performance support tools: analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. Most current ISD models are a variation of these five phases. Use this tool to help you remember the phases of the model and the key questions that accompany each phase.

Templates and Tools: SMART Objectives - Each element of the SMART framework works together to create a goal that is carefully planned, clear, and trackable. Use this outline to set your SMART objectives.

November TD Magazine - This edition of TD magazine features theme articles focused on learning technologies. Other articles explore project management, onboarding, measuring soft skills, and much more.

TD at Work: Amplify Leadership Development With AI Coaching - In this issue of TD at Work, Lindsay Bernhagen and Al Dea explain how artificial-intelligence coaching can strengthen leadership development by giving more people more opportunities to reflect, experiment, and grow in the flow of work.

Research Report Whitepaper: Data Analysis: The Future of Decision Making in TD - In the latest report from ATD, 313 TD professionals answered questions about their skill level in data analysis, how they develop their skills in this area, and how they leverage data to influence the learning function and their organizations.

Templates and Tools: Social Influence at a Glance - Use these influence tactics to increase the effectiveness of your learning initiatives.

Templates and Tools: Content Sequencing Options - Consider each of these options when deciding the best way to sequence your learning content.

Templates and Tools: Design a Mentoring Program - Use this template to plan the various facets of a mentoring program

Templates and Tools: Social Identity Profile - Use this tool to identify and apply different dimensions of diversity. A few examples are listed on the second page.

October TD Magazine - This edition of TD magazine features theme articles focused on learning sciences. Other articles creating a learning organization, job crafting, training in the healthcare industry, and much more.

TD at Work Guide: Become a Trusted Partner to Drive Performance - In this issue of TD at Work, Danielle Wallace shares how talent development professionals can connect learning to performance and build meaningful partnerships across the organization to support the business and help shape the organization’s future.

Research Report Whitepaper: Change Management: TD’s Role in Driving Organizational Transformation - This report draws on a sample of 311 talent development professionals across a variety of industries to deliver benchmarking data and highlight best practices.

Templates and Tools: Learning Assessment Tools: Advantages and Risks - Learning assessment tools have different advantages and risks to consider when selecting a tool. Use this template to help you with your decision.

Templates and Tools: Content Planning and Organization Techniques - Reference this table for the best uses of content planning and organization techniques.

Templates and Tools: Objective and Outcomes - Knowing the difference between an outcome and an objective allows you to better set expectations and measure your training results. Use this tool to compare and establish your outcomes and objectives.

Templates and Tools: Writing Guidelines - Consult these guidelines for effective instructional design writing tips.