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Nursing students at the Carolinas College of Health Sciences are tending to a new kind of patient. With the help of high-fidelity mannequins in a simulation lab that mirrors an actual hospital room, nursery, or surgical room, students are benefiting from the ability to actively apply their classroom knowledge before entering a true clinical situation. The mannequins are programmable by instructors which allows students to gain experience as their patients appropriately react to the amount of medication or the type of treatment they are given. A rising trend in healthcare simulation labs allow students to get comfortable practicing their modalities without the risk of putting anyone in danger.

Training is highly effective at filling employee knowledge gaps and obtaining new skillsets relevant to a particular job. But without reinforcement, training may prove ineffective and a drain on corporate dollars. Having an online mentoring and coachin…

There is no denying that effective collaboration is critical for business success. Especially in the world of training, collaboration is required among executives, business units, the training department and learners to ensure that everyone is on the s…

Throughout 2012, a common theme has developed in enterprise training. Not only is training moving to the cloud, but the ideas of on demand and automation have taken on whole new meanings. Enterprises are discovering that a cloud-based, virtual training solution doesn’t just save ample amounts of time, it can even generate revenue.

In January 2012, AllThingsD.com reported that Apple in its first quarter had sold 15.4 million iPads compared to HP’s fourth-quarter sales of 14.7 million PCs. It’s not a completely fair comparison as HP’s fourth quarter doesn’t include the Christmas season, which usually boosts retailers’ numbers. But, nonetheless, it’s a watershed moment when one considers tablets are now outselling PCs.