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News
Quick News Digest from IT Skills Research
(Jun 07)
Industry News from IT Skills Research
(Jun 07)
Update from IT Training Magazine (Jun 07)
IT Training Press Releases (Jun 07)
Industry News Headlines from CLOmedia (Jun 07)
E-Learning Market Briefing from
Kineo (Jun 07)
New Products - LMS (Jun 07)
Here's a round-up of what's new in the LMS world.
Elearning!, Summer 2007,
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Reviews and Current Trends
Learning Content Management - Executive Viewpoint (Mar 07)
Elearnity has been
tracking the Learning Content Management (LCM) market for over five
years. During this time, corporate awareness of LCM has changed from
general apathy and confusion to growing recognition of the lack of
learning content strategies in their current learning and e-learning
thinking. The findings from the research are summarised in this
Executive Viewpoint paper.
©2007 Elearnity
limited
Top trends in e-learning and corporate training (Apr 07)
This is an exciting time of change in enterprise learning and talent
management. Read about the top ten trends shown by Bersin &
Associates research. This is a quick but important read for anyone
involved in employee development.
HR Management 5,
©2007 Bersin and
Associates
Synchronous Learning Systems (Jun 07)
Synchronous e-Learning is already very pervasive, with almost 65% of
Guild Members using Synchronous Learning Systems on a regular basis
and with some industries seeing double-digit annual growth in their
adoption and use. But Synchronous Learning Systems are not
commodities. This report underscores the significant variations
among the available tools, highlighting differences in features,
ease-of-use, Guild member satisfaction, and costs.
©2007
The eLearning Guild
Expertus Survey - Learning Measurement (Jun 07)
Survey Results from Expertus/TrainingOutsourcing.com
Study, June 2007
©2007 Expertus
Is big bountiful? (Jun 07)
This year's top 50 line-up includes a
sole supplier that has more than a 12 per cent share of the UK
training market. Is more consolidation on the cards?
IT Training Magazine,
©2007 The British Computer Society
Synergizing HR and Training (Jun 07)
Survey finds that
talent management responsibilities are creating a collaborative
relationship between HR and training.
T+D Magazine,
©2007 ASTD
Mass Customizing the Training Industry (Jun 07)
A recent
survey conducted by IBM and ASTD shows that less than half of the
organizations surveyed are doing a good job addressing changing
workforce demographics.
T+D Magazine,
©2007 ASTD
Wake-Up Call (Jun 07)
Snore-fest
PowerPoint slides and rambling classroom lectures are no longer
the norm. Companies today are finding new ways to teach old
concepts.
Training Magazine,
©2007 Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
From Publisher to Standard Keeper (Jun 07)
Colin Steed, now chief executive of the IITT answers questions on
his career and his current thinking on the industry.
IT Training Magazine,
©2007 The British Computer Society
Learning Outsourcing Marches Ahead (Jun
07)
The price you will pay for a given
program or content development project is based on far more than the
content itself.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
SaaS - Skills as a Service (Jun 07)
Software as a service (SaaS) has changed
application architecture beyond recognition. Could skills as a
service do the same for the architecture of organisation?
IT Training Magazine,
©2007 The British Computer Society
Middle Managers Feel Squeezed (Jun 07)
Survey finds
that middle managers are frustrated with their increased workload.
T+D Magazine,
©2007 ASTD
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Training
Manager/Director Development
Run Training like a Business Operation (Jun 07)
Running a
learning and development organization isn’t a job for the faint of
heart. To keep up with the pace of change, learning professionals at
all levels must continually develop new skills. How do you manage
such constantly changing requirements and expectations?
Elearning!, Summer 2007,
©2007 b2bmediaco
The Human Element of Successful Training (Jun 07)
Studies have shown that developing deep, genuine relationships—both
internally among co-workers and externally with partners and
customers—is one of the most important skills we can have.
T+D Magazine,
©2007 ASTD
Putting just-too-late training in the bin (Jun 07)
Jooli Atkins suggests
ways of persuading your IS colleagues to integrate training. IT
Training Magazine,
©2007 The British Computer Society
Intangibles Rule
(Jun 07)
Learning in
organisations is not a science experiment under controlled
conditions in the lab.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
The Business
Results of Strategic On-boarding (Jun 07)
HR experts estimate
turnover costs at 30% to 50% of an employee's first year pay. Some
suggest the true cost is closer to 100%.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
Are You at Risk? (Jun 07)
Poorly designed workplace learning
programs can cause legal nightmares.
T+D Magazine,
©2007 ASTD
The New Face of Workforce Integration (Jun 07)
Many senior executives are looking for new ways to integrate their
most important workforces more effectively. This isn't just
"workforce collaboration" under a new name — it's an opportunity
to move beyond traditional approaches to collaboration.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
Working in the Flat World of Learning (Jun 07)
CLOs should pay
attention to one overarching priority: how to have more impact on
the business.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
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Selling and Marketing
Education
Education Marketing as a Business Tool (Jun 07)
Most learning leaders know that internally marketing an enterprise's
learning and development offerings can create increased engagement
among employees. Marketing these offerings externally, however, can
affect the bottom line through increased brand value.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
Getting the Word Out (Jun 07)
The marketing of learning initiatives doesn’t have to be expensive
to produce great results.
T+D Magazine,
©2007 ASTD
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Learning Methods and Media
Openness helps smooth change (Jun 07)
All learning can be seen
as a change management process.
IT Training Magazine,
©2007 The British Computer Society
The Emerging Possibilities of E-Learning 2.0 (Jun 07)
By its very
name, e-learning must involve learning. That is certainly the hope
and message of e-learning providers, who want to sell their products
and services to corporations, educational institutions, and the
general public. The web sites of e-learning providers are replete
with claims of effectiveness, huge savings, and transformations in
individuals and organizations.
©2007 Brandon Hall
High-Tech Learning for Low-Tech Employees (Jun 07)
There are two new realities learning leaders must understand:
High-tech learning is practical now, and traditional low-tech
employees are truly high-tech learners. Today, high-tech training
for low-tech jobs is about what's possible for employees everywhere.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
A Courseware Authoring Tool Evolves: ToolBook Instructor 9 (Jun 07)
ToolBook has been an important part of the e-Learning
development landscape for the past two decades. However,
“long-standing” does not mean “standing still,” and ToolBook
Instructor has just launched a new version with a number of
important changes that you should know about. This article gives you
an in-depth look at how the product is keeping up with your needs.
©2007
The eLearning Guild
Rapid E-learning Reviewed (Jun 07)
Kineo and Ufi/learndirect have teamed up to create
a series of free guides on key issues in learning and technology.
The idea is to share insights, experience and good practice on a
wide range of topics, in an informal, pragmatic tone. This third
guide looks closely at what rapid e-learning can do for your
organisation, where it’s working for others, and how to take it
forward.
©2007 Ufi/learndirect
and Kineo
The Rise of Rapid E-Learning (Jun 07)
Mike Alcock, MD of Atlantic Link Ltd, argues that the landscape of
e-learning has changed out of all recognition as a result of rapid
e-learning authoring software.
©2007 TrainingZONE
Rapid Development of Media-rich Interactive E-learning (Jun 07)
The University College
Dublin School of Medicine and Medical Science (UCD) wanted to
increase the quantity and quality of its e-learning materials
without converting the lecturers into e-learning developers. By
making greater use of images and digital media, it could encourage
the students to reflect on their learning and develop case studies
on the diagnosis and treatment of disease. However, the tool
selected had to be suitable for use by medical lecturers with
limited IT experience.
Elearning!, Summer 2007,
©2007 b2bmediaco
Rapid E-Learning Tool - Captivate 2 (Jun 07)
As rapid e-learning
authoring tools go, Captivate is well established as a dominant
systems training tool. But now there’s Captivate 2…what can it do?
©2007 Kineo.co.uk
Simulations: Slowly Proving Their Worth (Jun 07)
Simulations have slowly emerged as a training tool because some
practitioners still shudder at the cost and question the value.
T+D Magazine,
©2007 ASTD
What do Simulations cost? (Jun 07)
When purchasing simulations, organizations typically buy them as
off-the-shelf versions or commission custom-developed simulations
that are built to match their learning needs.
T+D Magazine,
©2007 ASTD
Game-Based Learning Attracts Corporate Trainers (Jun 07)
Learning Circuits,
©2007 ASTD
Buying a Learning Management System (Jun 07)
Advice from Learning and Development Executives, as moderated at the
LMS 2007 Conference.
Elearning!, Summer 2007,
©2007 b2bmediaco
Selecting an On-Demand LMS (Jun 07)
A litmus test for separating the hype from reality in a world of
SAAS.
Elearning!, Summer 2007,
©2007 b2bmediaco
Chatting Up Your LMS (Jun 07)
Learning Circuits,
©2007 ASTD
Healthcare Leads the Way in Mobile Learning (Jun 07)
Learning Circuits,
©2007 ASTD
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Case Studies and Projects
Caterpillar Builds a Powerhouse in Enterprise Learning (Jun 07)
The leadership challenge
was to develop leaders who valued collaboration, had strong business
acumen, and thought globally. Caterpillar’s enterprise learning plan
was the answer.
Elearning!, Summer 2007,
©2007 b2bmediaco
Woolies' Spring Clean (Jun 07)
A
10-year leap in technology needs careful planning and effective
training to be successful. Woolies is making just that sort of
change in moving to Office 2007 and installing a new learning
management system as well.
IT Training Magazine,
©2007 The British Computer Society
Nationwide Insurance as an Information Industry (Jul 07)
With computers
handling almost all forms of financial transactions, insurance
companies often need IT staffs as large as some software companies.
That’s certainly the case at Nationwide Insurance, which employs
6,000 IT professionals, making IT the second-biggest department in
the company.
CertMag, ©2007 Media Tec Publishing
E-Learning and Unions (Jun 07)
One
of the traditional activities of labor unions has always been the
professional education and skills development of their members.
Unions face the same problems in training delivery as corporations,
and e-Learning offers the same advantages to both. While unions in
other parts of the world may be ahead in adopting e-Learning
technology, their counterparts in North America are offering some
innovative programs.
©2007
The eLearning Guild
Operational Efficiency: Lessons from Global Enterprises (Jun 07)
From language and cultural differences to the difficulties deploying
programs and initiatives to a widespread workforce, global
corporations need efficient solutions to remain internationally
competitive. Learn how three global enterprises — Holland American
Line, JPMorgan Chase and Genpact — ensure operational efficiency
across international lines.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
Give Customers Direct Access to Online Support via Web Conferencing
(Jun 07)
Tribal Data Resources
Leverages SAAS Model.
Elearning!, Summer 2007,
©2007 b2bmediaco
Mexico's National for Public Health embraces E-learning with WebEX
(Jun 07)
The Institute needed
real-time classes with strong voice, video, and application-sharing
capabilities.
Elearning!, Summer 2007,
©2007 b2bmediaco
Microsoft’s Leading Edge (Jun 07)
The software
giant asked some probing questions about its cultural direction and
wound up with a new way to develop future leaders.
Training Magazine,
©2007 Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
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Measuring Education Value
Guerrilla ROI: Building a High-Impact Project Portfolio (Jun 07)
Accurate measurement of training impact can be elusive,
time-consuming and expensive. Although the existing evaluation
methodologies have served our industry well, we must ask whether
there are other methodologies to evaluate training and performance
initiatives that might serve our fast-paced business environment
even better.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
Performance Management: Executing Strategy to the Desktop (Jun 07)
The same information age
that has driven this new human-capital-based business model, has
also provided business with the tools to success: The Balanced
Scorecard and a suite of increasingly powerful and integrated
applications called Employee Performance Management software.
Elearning!, Summer 2007,
©2007 b2bmediaco
We Have to Stop Meeting Like This (Jun 07)
Organizations are beginning to require evidence of results from all
types of meetings and events. As with learning events, success
requires not only that the conference provider pay attention to
results but also that sponsors are engaged before, during and after
the event.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2007 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
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Processes/Managing
Costs/Outsourcing
How to Make Yourself Offshore-Proof (Jul 07)
Offshoring IT
jobs isn’t a new trend, and it’s probably not going away any time
soon. To compete in this global market, IT pros need to develop a
set of non-exportable business skills.
CertMag, ©2007 Media Tec Publishing
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Training Professional
Topics
Dollars and Sense (Jun 07)
You can train
non-financial employees to understand finance and accounting, but
does it make a difference to the bottom line? Absolutely.
Training Magazine,
©2007 Nielsen Business Media, Inc
Five Steps to a MAGIC® Facilitation (Jun 07)
Do your
customers—program participants—leave your program feeling as though
they had an exceptional learning experience? Release the MAGIC
within you and apply the same Five Steps you teach your associates
to your own facilitation—you may find this will leave them wanting
to come back for more.
©2007 Communico Ltd
Production Before Perfection (Jun 07)
This month, we focus on a basic guiding principle that can help you
to avoid presentation procrastination. We call it "Production before
Perfection" (PBP). Everyone procrastinates! Have you ever thought
about that? The idea is based on the simple premise that you don't
have to have all the answers before you can start working! You can
start now on that important presentation and fix it later.
©2007 Tony Jeary
Presenting With Impact (Jun 07)
Excuse me for paraphrasing a cliché, but you are what you
write and say. Your reputation with customers or colleagues often
rests on a single interaction. Whether presenting in a boardroom or
conducting daily business, you may only have one shot at
communicating—not just your message, but who you are.
©2007 Dianna Booher
Three Laptop Tricks For Better Presentations (Jun 07)
Does this
sound too familiar? The clicker controls PowerPoint on a laptop,
which sits on a nearby podium.. The audience fights narcolepsy as
they're gently lolled into a passive PowerPoint stupor. The slides
themselves are random, artless, complex and -- worst of all --
numerous. The presentation exceeds its time, despite the fact that
he glanced at his watch several times during the talk. If you
don't want to be that guy, I think I can help. A great
presentation requires ideas and techniques that have nothing to do
with technology. Here are three laptop tricks I use that are less
well known, but will help you deliver better presentations.
©2007
IT Management
Preparing IT Professionals for Converged Network Solutions (Jul 07)
The next era in
business communications will deliver voice, video and multimedia
applications at broadband speed across access-independent,
multi-vendor networks. Not surprisingly, there’s been an uptake in
demand for IT professionals as converged network solutions change
the way we work, play, learn and conduct business.
CertMag, ©2007 Media Tec Publishing
Featured Product Review - SmartDraw (Jun 07)
SmartDraw 2007
contains a wealth of graphics templates for business and personal
use. The templates are divided into nine major categories, from
flowcharts and organization charts to office-floor plans, process
mapping, timelines, and Gantt charts.
©2007 TMR Publications
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Education Administration
No
articles this month.
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Skills Gap/Technical
Certification
The New Microsoft Certifications - What Do They Mean for Your Career
(Jul 07)
Evolution
is a constant theme in the IT profession. New technologies, job
responsibilities and functions are introduced all the time. To keep
up with the rapid pace of change, Microsoft recently restructured
its certification programs. CertMag, ©2007 Media Tec Publishing
Incorporating Experience into Certification Programs (Jul 07)
Certification
must continue beyond the scope of merely demonstrating technical
acumen. One of the more effective and challenging ways to begin this
endeavor is to make experience a fundamental part of the
certification process.
CertMag, ©2007 Media Tec Publishing
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