Learning Design (Training and Development)

By stephenmoore132006

  • Ford Motor Company

    During the 1910s-1920s, Ford Motor Company establishes a sociological department, a predecessor of an HR department designed to train employees.

  • Frederick Winslow Taylor

    Frederick Winslow Taylor publishes the Principles of Scientific Management.

  • World War 2

    The need for workers grew a great deal during this time frame as we needed to manufacture for materials for the US military. This caused us to update the way that we train workers within the workforce.

  • Formation of the American Society of Training Directors

    Formation of the American Society of Training Directors, which is the precursor to the American Society of Training and Development.

  • Training and Development Departments

    Training and Development departments are formed within companies to better focus on how to effectively train their employees.

  • Herzberg's Two Factor Theory

    Herzberg publishes his two factor theory on how certain factors within the workplace lead to job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction. States that a combination of "hygiene factors" and "motivation factors" leads to satisfaction in the workplace.

  • Motorola University

    Motorola designed a corporate university that was created to focus on the continuing education of its employees.

  • Learning Management Systems

    While originally designed for higher education learning, learning management systems have branched out into the corporate world to assist with managing the learning of employees.

  • Gamification

    Nick Pelling comes up with the term of "gamification" while designing commercial electronic devices