Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: getting the most from this resource -- Learning rants, raves, and reflections: a personal essay / by Elliott Masie -- Here, now ... or arriving on the scene very soon -- Operational excellence and next generation blended learning / by David Metcalf -- Dining with the executives: doing the right kind of training that will get you a seat at the table / by Beth Thomas -- The new social contract / by Murry Christensen -- Are you a vendor or a partner? / by Scott Sutker -- We thought we could, we think we can, and lessons along the way / by Larry Israelite -- Messing with the primal forces of nature: transforming learning / by Lance Dublin -- The blue pill or the red pill? / by Mark Oehlert -- People architecture: a holistic approach to building, maintaining, and expanding your learning infrastructure / by Vicki Cerda -- In practice perspectives ... the art of organizational implementations -- Grassroots corporate e-learning collaboration works! / by Carol J. Friday -- Learning in an on demand world / by Nancy DeViney -- A journey of e-learning efforts / by David Barton -- Going global at McDonald's with e-learning / by Mike Hendon -- Simulation at the secret service: as real as it gets / by Paul L. Nenninger -- It's in the air: the move to m-learning / by Judy Brown -- Preparing ourselves, our people, and our organizations for the future -- Learning in the bright air: the learning technology trends of 2015 / by Sam S. Adkins -- Into the future of learning: every one learning ... imagine if the impossible isn't! / by Wayne Hodgins.