Temple Smolen is Director of Research at The eLearning Guild, and was previously their Online Forums Director. Temple has worked in training since 1999 and in e-Learning since 2005. Prior to joining the Guild, she was the Education Institute Director for a non-profit adoption and foster care agency, a Manager for Intel training and career development programs, and a Career Counselor for M.B.A. students at UCLA Anderson. She is a qualified Myers-Briggs Type Indicator instructor, and author of both a column for Learning Solutions Magazine and several eLearning Guild Research reports. Temple received her B.S. from University of California, Davis, and her M.B.A. from the University of California Los Angeles, Anderson.

 

Articles by Temple Smolen

Career Development: Interview with Tom Kuhlmann, Part 2

(3/17/11)
Part 2 of the video interview with Tom Kuhlmann about getting started in e-Learning. Tom shares some valuable lesson, including what he looks for when he hires an instructional designer.

Career Development: Interview with Tom Kuhlmann, Part 1

(2/17/11)
Have you ever wanted to ask a successful e-Learning developer for advice about how to get started in e-Learning? In this month’s video column, Temple asks Tom Kuhlmann how he did it.

Career Development: Informal Mentoring

(1/20/11)
Mentors make a difference: in salary, in job satisfaction, and in career success. If you don’t have a mentor now, here are some tips on getting one.

Data Point: How does your budget compare?

(8/31/10)
From 2009 to 2010, the average budget reported by managers who are members of The eLearning Guild grew by 13.7%. How does yours compare to the average?

The Gender Pay Gap in e-Learning

(7/14/10)
The eLearning Guild recently published a report on 2010 e-Learning Salary and Compensation. One finding that generated much discussion is the 14.5% gender gap in pay. Why in today’s world does this gap still exist? Research Report author Temple Smolen drilled down further into the data to see if she could find an answer to that question.