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News
Industry News from IT Skills Research
(Mar 07)
IT Training Press Releases (Mar 07)
E-Learning Market Briefing from
Kineo (Mar 07)
Market Monitor 2006 Q4 (from IT Skills Research) - Feb 07
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Research Programme 1998-2007, last modified 28
Feb 07
Report - Significant Increase Seen in 2007 Financial Institutions IT
Budgets (Mar 30)
March Announcements Provide Insights into the Future of Corporate
Training (Mar 29)
Informatica Pioneers Innovative Career Development Initiative with
Plateau LMS (Mar 28)
LearnKey Releases New A+ Training (Mar 28)
Wildform Releases WildPresenter Pro 3.1 (Mar 26)
RapideL Launches Ticket Service to Provide Advisory Support (Mar 21)
Cisco to Acquire WebEx for $2.9 Billion Net, Will Gain Leg into SMB
Market (Mar 19)
Gotcha - Gadget nails texting cheats (Mar 16)
Canadian e-learning companies dominKnow Inc and Operitel Corp form a
partnership (Mar 15)
AthenaOnline offers its leadership library on video iPods and
cellular phones (Mar 14)
Cisco Illustrates How Gaming Could Work for Corporate Learning
(Mar 14)
Open Mind offers its clients a budget account service (Mar 14)
Learning Light (LL) provides monthly business intelligence reports
from Silicon Valley (Mar 12)
CourseMax, a developer of systems that manage the business of
training, launches (Mar 7)
Kaplan IT Learning launches latest version of STT Trainer (Mar 6)
RapideL unveils its suite of rapid e-learning applications (Mar 6)
Caspian Learning announces a licensing deal with WiedzaNet (Mar 5)
Symantec Corp. announces the availability of Symantec eCampus (Mar
1)
Giunti Labs Helps Develop T-Learning (Feb 27)
Harvard Business School Publishing Announces Harvard ManageMentor 10
(Feb 27)
iLink and KnowledgePlanet complete platform and LMS integration
(Feb 27)
WebCampus, Stevens Institute of Technology's online learning unit,
keeps on growing (Feb 27)
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Reviews and Current Trends
2007 Training TOP 125 (Mar 07)
The task of
ranking the top companies of employee-sponsored workforce training
and development is no easy feat. This year,
Training’s
sixth annual report, adds 25 more companies to the list…Training Top
125.
©2007
VNU
Business Media
E-Learning Warning Signs (Jan 07)
Marc Rosenberg's ten
critical considerations for learning executives.
©2007 Marc J Rosenberg
The Invisible Wall (Mar 07)
Most
observers are discouraged about the progress women have made in
reaching the executive level.
T+D Magazine,
©2007 ASTD
Staffing Learning and Development - Doing More with Less (Mar 07)
Learning departments aren't immune to the effects of talent
shortages. How are they coping with the increases in demand for
their services? Are they staffed appropriately to meet these growing
demands? And what could be the potential fallout of a skills
shortage within the training industry?
Chief Learning Officer,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
Training Administration and Operations (Mar 07)
The fifth survey in the Training
Challenges Survey Series, conducted by Expertus and
TrainingOutsourcing.com, focused on training administration and
operations challenges.
©2007 Expertus
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Training
Manager/Director Development
The Role of the CLO - Learning from the Journey (Mar 07)
The fertile field of
brand management has grown up in recognition of the power in
identifying a name (brand) and the conceptual experience (meaning)
that is linked with it.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
The New CLO - Developing Success (Mar 07)
Succeeding in a company as the new CLO takes more than finding
your place in the corporate ranks. It also takes determining
learning's place in the C-suite's priorities. Finding this
position requires, above all, asking lots of questions.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
Are We Doing Enough to Develop Our Technical
Employees?
(Mar 07)
Of 120 chemical plants
being built around the world with price tags of $1 billion or
more, one is in the US and 50 are in China.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
Lies About Consultants and Vendors (Mar 07)
Before signing a contract with a consultant or vendor, you
should be aware of the sweeping statements vendors make and how
you can interpret them.
T+D Magazine,
©2007 ASTD
Tips From the Top (Mar 07)
Learning executives from some top companies share their strategies
for being good business partners.
T+D Magazine,
©2007 ASTD
The Myth of Multitasking (Mar 07)
Many people say they multitask, but not everyone should be.
T+D Magazine,
©2007 ASTD
Future Proof - IT and the Digital Native (Mar 07)
Considering putting your
IT trainers on short-term contracts in anticipation of the arrival
of the digital native to your workforce? Read this first.
©2007 TrainingZONE
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Selling and Marketing
Education
The Top 3 Training Websites for Finding a Course (Feb 07)
If
your company has a public class schedule and it's listed on your
website, here's what you need to know. HowToMarketTraining.com,
©2007 ASTD
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Learning Methods and Media
Using In-House Experts to Deliver Exceptional Learning (Mar 07)
All training programs
need learning objectives, but it is especially important to develop
clear, measurable objectives when designing a class to be taught by
SMEs.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
Desktop Learning Should Reflect Reality (Mar 07)
The
problem lies in the fact that many traditional instruction and
design methods never have had to live at the desktop, and therefore,
they tend to leave out a few key areas.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
learn eXact - Server Based E-learning Tool (Mar 07)
Matt Fox of Kineo takes a tour of Giunti Labs’
extensive suite of authoring and content management tools. ©2007
Kineo.co.uk
The Relevancy of Rapidly Developed E-Learning Content (Mar 07)
Maybe the title
of this article sounds like an oxymoron to you — many e-learning
content developers think relevant content and rapid development do
not go hand in hand.
Training Prism,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
Review - Flash Professional 8 (Mar 07)
Learning
Circuits,
©2007 ASTD
Rapid Development of E-Learning - Tutorial (Jan 07)
A cookbook that assumes
PowerPoint, Articulate, audio and more.
©2007 Dazzletech.com
Build E-Learning Using Flash Screens - Tutorial (Jan 07)
Another cookbook using a
different development tool.
©2007 deWeb Studios
Advanced Simulations - Tutorial (Jan 07)
A cookbook which uses
Captivate 2.
©2007 Dazzletech.com
Five Open-Source Learning Management Systems
(Mar 07)
Open-source software for learning has been used in academia, but are
open-source systems ready for deployment in corporations?
Chief Learning Officer,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
LMS Consolidation (Jan 07)
Underlying design is
more important than platform.
©2007 Latitude Consulting Group
When Learning Becomes Performance Support (Mar 07)
With increasing
discussion of informal and workflow learning, it’s time to look
again at the practice of performance support and its role in
supporting learners in the workplace. In this month’s briefing
paper, Mark Harrison and Steve Rayson explore how performance
support is different from traditional models, and share some tips on
how to ensure your performance support is set up to actually improve
people’s performance.
©2007 Kineo.co.uk
When Failure Strikes (Mar 07)
Most learning projects come with one or more characteristics that
could potentially cause failure. Working with those aspects of the
project and resolving them with a positive outcome is the
challenge and joy of project management.
Training Directors’ Forum,
©2007 VNU Business Media
Self-Instruction as Self-Training (Mar 07)
The advocacy and
acceptance of self-learning is basically ideological. It is
recognized and promoted only in countries, companies and cultures
that value independence over dependence, initiative over obedience
and trust over control.
Training Prism,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
Informal Knowledge Transfer (Mar 07)
As the importance of informal knowledge transfer grows, companies
are looking to communities of practice for help.
T+D Magazine,
©2007 ASTD
Improving Organizational Performance with Podcasts (Mar 07)
When it comes to the latest, hippest technology for corporations,
podcasting is up there with BlackBerries and blogging. But this
technology has more potential than just being a cool tool — it can
revolutionize the way learning leaders deliver content.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
Blogging Shines New Light on Corporate Culture (Mar 07)
Organizations are beginning to wrestle with the power of blogging
while attempting to establish protocols.
T+D Magazine,
©2007 ASTD
High-Definition Documents (Mar 07)
Elliott Masie believes
that these will push more intensive knowledge sharing and learning.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
Lights! Camera! Learning! (Mar 07)
Learning
Circuits,
©2007 ASTD
Another Life - Virtual Worlds as Tools for Learning (Mar 07)
Are virtual
worlds a breakthrough technology that will forever reshape learning
and business? Or are they this season's over-hyped fad?
eLearn Magazine,
©2007 ACM
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Case Studies and Projects
Changing the Way Top Talent is Managed in Healthcare (Feb 07)
This 40-page case study is a comprehensive look at how NSLIJ has
created a high-performance culture while aligning its learning to
multiple business units.
©2007 Bersin and Associates
Blended Learning in a Retail Environment (Mar 07)
This 34-page case study details Quiznos University, whose curriculum
combines e-learning, on-the-job training, and classroom instruction
in all areas of operation - including food preparation, accounting,
inventory management, safety and sanitation, employee scheduling,
marketing, and much more.
©2007 Bersin and Associates
Computerized Learning at CompUSA (Mar 07)
In the competitive world of electronics and office supply retailing,
companies need to make their resources widely available yet
streamlined. CompUSA came to this realization in 1998 when it
developed its first LMS. In the decade since, the company has
reduced its training costs from more than $50 per unit to less than
$1 per unit.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
Cisco Illustrates How Gaming Could Work for Corporate Learning
(Mar 07)
Research indicates the average 21-year-old has played about 10,000
hours of video games. Other studies show adults learn and retain
more in courses that incorporate game elements such as competitive
scoring, increasingly difficult player levels and fantasy
role-playing. With this in mind, Cisco Systems, a worldwide leader
in Internet networking, in 2005 introduced its online Learning Game
Trilogy: Rockin’ Retailer, Network Defenders and SAN Rover.
CLOmedia,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
PricewaterhouseCoopers - Balancing Act (Mar 07)
Hard work and
opportunities for growth are givens at New York-based accounting
firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), but so is help maintaining
balance. The company's learning team uses targeting programming to
keep an eye on its driven workforce, coupling skill development with
an emphasis on staying well-rounded.
Training Magazine,
©2007
VNU
Business Media
Business Driven - Verizon Wireless (Mar 07)
Learning is big business for Verizon Wireless. Trainers at the
Basking Ridge, N.J.-based communications company are expected to tie
instruction directly to company objectives. This approach ensures
executive buy-in, provides concrete benchmarks by which to measure
success, and helps the company better serve its growing customer
base, says Lou Tedrick, staff vice president, workforce development.
Training Magazine,
©2007
VNU
Business Media
General Mills - Serving It Up (Mar 07)
For the last couple of years, Minneapolis-based food manufacturer
General Mills has hovered near the same top-10 spot in the Top 100.
Ranked No. 10 in 2005 and No. 11 in 2006, it won a best practice
award for its technology training in 2006. So how did the company
snag the No. 5 spot this year?
Training Magazine,
©2007
VNU
Business Media
EMC - Core Alignment (Mar 07)
At EMC Corp., alignment to the business and a framework built to
respond to rapid change are key to training success.
Training Magazine,
©2007
VNU
Business Media
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Measuring Education Value
Designing and Delivering Learning Analytics
Dashboards (Mar 07)
Today's chief learning officers need to have access to meaningful
information for decision-making purposes. Through a learning
analytics dashboard, CLOs can obtain a broad perspective on all
the areas they manage.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
Level 3 Assessments - Six Red Flags (Mar 07)
Here's an overview of
six red flags that will impact your ability to conduct effective
Kirkpatrick level 3 assessments.
Learning
Circuits,
©2007 ASTD
The Relationship between Competencies and Financial Performance
(Mar 07)
Recent research has
shown that the use of specific competencies in performance reviews
is directly correlated to business outcomes such as market-share
growth and above-average profitability.
Talent Management,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
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Processes/Managing
Costs/Outsourcing
Outsourced Learning - Improving the Experience (Mar 07)
The learning outsourcing market is exploding at such a fast pace,
it's a question of when, not if, you'll outsource an aspect of the
learning function. What can you learn from outsourcing's earliest
adopters?
Chief Learning Officer,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
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Training Professional
Topics
Dealing with Blunders (Mar 07)
Successful speakers understand that their imperfections are paths
to trust, help, and collaboration with others.
T+D Magazine,
©2007 ASTD
Equilibrium - Best IT Careers for Work-Life Balance (Apr 07)
If you’re like many IT pros, the push-pull between work and
life can easily become one-sided. But there are IT jobs out there
that lend themselves to a better work-life balance. Learn which
careers can lead to having both a job and a life.
CertMag, ©2007 Media Tec Publishing
IT Infrastructure Managers - Will the Third Wave Energize
Companies? (Apr 07)
The job role of IT infrastructure manager can become a sort of
catchall in many IT departments. Moving into this management
position can mean tackling everything from network support to
help-desk services, security management and database
administration.
CertMag, ©2007 Media Tec Publishing
Sprint Nextel: Calling All Certified Techies (Apr 07)
With a staff of about 8,000 full-time, contract and outsourced IT
professionals, Sprint Nextel provides many opportunities for
techies, from analysts to programmers to project managers. But if
you want a job at Sprint Nextel, you have to be smart, and you
have to be able to execute.
CertMag, ©2007 Media Tec Publishing
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Education Administration
No articles this month.
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Skills Gap/Technical
Certification
CWNE - Building a Wireless Network Expert (Apr 07)
In the beginning, the Certified Wireless Network Professional (CWNP)
program set company direction partly based on knowledge of the
certification industry and partly based on business best practices.
Now, with overwhelming participation, the program has taken on a
life of its own.
CertMag, ©2007 Media Tec Publishing
Building Your Career Path in Information Security (Apr 07)
To have a successful career progression in information security, you
now must go beyond technical know-how to gaining management and
communications skills, as well as an understanding of policy,
processes and personnel.
CertMag, ©2007 Media Tec Publishing
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