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From ASTD's The Buzz - Worldwide Training Industry News (Jan
08)
Abstract News ©2008
Information Inc
Quick News Digest from IT Skills Research
(Jan 08)
Industry News from IT Skills Research
(Jan 08)
IT Training Press Releases (Jan 08)
Industry News Headlines from CLOmedia (Jan
08)
E-Learning Market Update (Jan 08)
This month we take a look at
Ambient's new e-learning market report. Overall they predict
growth of 22% in the e-learning market and some great opportunities
for nimble suppliers. If you are an enterprise installed LMS
provider or software tools vendor though you may want to look away
now….
©2008 Kineo.co.uk
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Reviews and Current Trends
8 Important Facts about the Learning Industry (Nov 07)
ASTD's 2007 State of
the Industry Report reveals trends in workplace learning that
are both expected as well as surprising. They can be critical for
driving business decisions about learning.
Learning Executive
Briefing,
©2007 ASTD
Best of Elearning! Awards (Dec 07)
Readers named the top
e-learning product and services companies for 2007.
Elearning!,
©2007
btobmediaco.com
The State of the
Training Industry - Are you prepared for what's coming next? (Jan
08)
At the beginning of
every year, industry analysts and prognosticators work diligently to
predict how various markets are going to change for their respective
businesses. Well, the training industry is no different. What makes
predictions for the training industry especially challenging is the
high level of volatility of the market. How many times have you
heard someone say that the first two things that corporate
executives cut in down economic periods are travel and training?
When the economy is good, companies spend more for training. When
the economy is down, they do the opposite.
©2008 Training Industry Inc
The IT Training Market - How big is it? Why does it matter? (Jan 08)
The US IT training market is fragmented and dispersed. In the
commercial sector, it is comprised of companies that range from one
man shops to companies with annual revenues in the hundreds of
millions. In the educational sector, it includes community colleges
and technical schools as well as major universities. Over the past
20 years, IT has become the single most critical element of the
business infrastructure and every company, large or small, needs IT
training to remain competitive. So how big is the IT training market
in the US?
©2008 Training Industry Inc
Learning Leaders - Innovation, Excellence (Dec 07)
The 2007 winners, judged
by Bersin, represent a wide range of organizations. All demonstrate
innovation, business impact and excellence in corporate training.
Elearning!,
©2007
btobmediaco.com
Enterprise Learning and Talent Management 2008 - Predictions for the
Coming Year (Dec 07)
Building on last year's predictions (spotlighting L&D budgets,
increased growth in leadership development and a continuing
evolution in technology-based learning approaches), this research
report includes the top eight trends for 2008.
©2008 Bersin and Associates
Three Learning Trends to Watch in 2008 (Jan 08)
The thread running
across all three trends is this: social software is transforming our
world and allowing for new forms of learning and collaboration.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2008 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
Nine Trends That Will Shape e-Learning in 2008 (Jan 08)
As we begin 2008, it
would be a good idea to look ahead to see whether there are forces
at work that will affect how we produce and deliver e-Learning.
©2008
The eLearning Guild
E-learning predictions 2008 - Place your bets (Jan 08)
If there’s one
thing you can predict with absolute certainty in e-learning, it’s
that there will be quite a few prediction lists doing the rounds in
January. We’ve gone back to some of the experts who did such a fine
job of predicting e-learning for us in 2007 to see if they can keep
their game up for 2008.
©2008 Kineo.co.uk
The US Market for Self-paced eLearning Products and Services:
2007-2012 Forecast and Analysis (Nov 07)
This report includes the most detailed analysis of the US e-Learning
market ever published. The current industry is experiencing vibrant
growth with new buyers adopting the products, new suppliers entering
the market, and new variations of traditional products appearing to
meet the needs of the new buyers. The report answers the question,
"what do these new buyers want?" and identifies a wide range of
revenue opportunities for suppliers.
Knowledge Walks Out the Door (Jan 08)
44% of organizations lack a knowledge transfer
process between retiring baby boomers and younger workers.
T+D Magazine,
©2008 ASTD
Retention Buzz (Jan 08)
Training and development plays a significant role.
T+D Magazine,
©2008 ASTD
Influences Engagement (Jan 08)
The 2007 ASTD Employee
Engagement Survey answers the questions: How many workers are
engaged? How much does it matter to the learning function?
T+D Magazine,
©2008 ASTD
Happy Birthday to Us (Dec 07)
Elliott Masie says that
the "e" in e-learning has expanded and exploded since its inception
in 1997. We have gone way beyond behavioral CBT and are entering an
era of collaboration, knowledge and connected learning.
Elearning!,
©2007
btobmediaco.com
What things cost - Creative Learning Toys (Jan 08)
Training props and toys
are designed to enliven learning, stimulate the senses, and keep
learners engaged.
T+D Magazine,
©2008 ASTD
Five Trends in the LMS Market (Jan 08)
We (Brandon Hall) spoke with
several LMS providers to see how they’re responding to challenges
organizations are facing.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2008 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
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Training
Manager/Director Development
Gathering Requirements (Jan 08)
Here are 10 tips for creating meaningful training programs.
Training Magazine,
©2008 Nielsen Business Media, Inc
At C Level - Caterpillar - Learning is a Powerful Tool (Jan 08)
Caterpillar uses
learning to drive employee engagement, talent management, and
succession planning.
T+D Magazine,
©2008 ASTD
Learning Transparency and Assumptions (Jan 08)
As a learner,
Elliott Masie often finds one perspective missing from the start of
a training module. Where is the statement about the “learning
assumptions” of the designer or instructor?
Chief Learning Officer,
©2008 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
It's a Small World, with Big Training (Jan 08)
The world may or may not be getting flat, as Thomas Friedman
regularly describes it, but it sure is getting small. Companies and
consumers are locating themselves wherever they need to be to take
advantage of better prices, better markets, or new opportunities.
For American companies, that has mostly meant offshoring jobs to
other markets.
Training Magazine,
©2008 Nielsen Business Media, Inc
Going Global (Jan 08)
Managing a global workforce goes beyond purchasing some software. It
requires collaboration, communication, and teamwork.
Training Magazine,
©2008 Nielsen Business Media, Inc
The Legacy of Learning Teams (Jan 08)
It has been said, when there is a
contest between a strong individual and a strong culture, the
culture wins in the end.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2008 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
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Selling and Marketing
Education
10 Tips for Getting Learners to Take e-Courses (Jan 08)
Organizations need to
invest in multiple tactics to realize an increase in usage in
e-learning. Learning Circuits,
©2008 ASTD
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Learning Methods and Media
Collaboration in the World of ISD (Jan 08)
Learning professionals must better understand the work of ISD in
order to design and institutionalize the most effective
collaborative practices.
Learning Circuits,
©2008 ASTD
See How They Learn (Jan 08)
People are always looking for the most effective way to deliver
training. Quite often, the answer is simply a matter of creativity.
T+D Magazine,
©2008 ASTD
On Demand - The Googlization of Learning (Jan 08)
Just a decade or two
ago, people thought of learning as a one-way communication,
typically held in a classroom setting. Today, of course, most
learning organizations realize that instructor-led training is no
longer enough.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2008 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
Man versus Machine (Jan 08)
Learning can capitalize on various approaches by blending the best
learning modalities and technology.
Learning Circuits,
©2008 ASTD
E-Learning Is Dead - Long Live E-Learning (Jan 08)
Today, corporate
executives, training managers and HR professionals are resting on
the success of e-learning. Some have even gone out and declared,
“Innovation within e-learning is dead!” Paradoxically, there is a
significant interest in what the future holds for e-learning with
the advent of Web 2.0, a brand-new generation of the workforce and
partial acknowledgment that something went wrong with the e-learning
of the past.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2008 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
Project Management of e-Learning (Jan 08)
Brainvisa shares some
key tips and a model that can easily be implemented to streamline
your rapid e-learning project management and ensure that your
projects are delivered within the parameters set.
©2008 Brainvisa
Cyber Course Builders (Jan 08)
A look at rapid
e-learning authoring software.
Training Magazine,
©2008 Nielsen Business Media, Inc
Are You Building the Right Type of E-Learning Course (Jan 08)
Building an e-learning course can be time-consuming and costly.
Because of this you don’t want to waste your resources by making
your e-learning course more complex than it needs to be. Instead,
your objective is to create the best e-learning course you can with
the limited resources you have.
Rapid E-Learning Blog,
©2007 Creative Commons
How Walt Disney Would Use PowerPoint to Create E-Learning Courses
(Jan 08)
PowerPoint is a
very capable animation program. In fact, they are some animations
that were so advanced I would have thought they were built with
advanced animation tools. Here, I’ll share three impressive, yet
easy-to-do animation techniques that you can use right away in your
e-learning courses. Your courses will look nothing like ordinary
PowerPoint slides and they’ll be more effective and engaging.
Rapid E-Learning Blog,
©2007 Creative Commons
7 Proven Techniques for Keeping Your E-Learning Customers Happy
(Jan 08)
It’s a tricky
balance working with customers. They commission the e-learning
courses, pay the bills, and are the ultimate authority for their
e-learning projects. So you have to listen to what they want. On
the other hand, a demanding customer can negatively impact the
e-learning course by making demands that don’t fit sound
instructional design.
Rapid E-Learning Blog,
©2007 Creative Commons
Escape from Compliance Training Jail (Jan 08)
If
you do a lot of regulatory training, now might be a good time to
rethink your e-learning strategy. Get with your legal department
and find out what the exact requirements are; and then build a
course that helps you meet them.
Rapid E-Learning Blog,
©2007 Creative Commons
Implementation 2.0 (Jan 08)
To take advantage of Web 2.0 technologies, managers need to know the
opportunities and the pitfalls.
Learning Circuits,
©2008 ASTD
Top Five Trends in Simulation Training (Jan 08)
To kick off the new
year, here are the top five trends - from advances in
artificial intelligence to new types of training scenarios - that
are shaping the simulated learning environments of tomorrow.
CLOmedia,
©2008 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
Review of Games-Based Learning (Oct 06)
This report was compiled
to advise practitioners who are exploring games and simulations as a
training within their organisations. The report incorporates a
series of case studies that demonstrate the varying ways in which
games can be used to create and re-create key issues and themes that
arise within a corporate environment in an engaging 3D world.
©2006
Joint Information
Systems Committee (JISC)
Games and evidence
(market, prevalence and academic evidence)
(Dec 07)
This white paper by
Donald Clark is the first in a series of three that presents
evidence for the use of games in learning.
©2007 Caspian Learning
Virtual Worlds for Learning (Dec 07)
IBM believes that
virtual-world technology will make a global impact and change the
way that business (and learning) is done. One technology that is
being piloted at IBM is Immersive Environments. Elearning!,
©2007
btobmediaco.com
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Case Studies and Projects
Building a Learning Infrastructure (Jan 08)
Caterpillar has the governance, technology, and alignment strategy
to create a lifelong culture of learning.
T+D Magazine,
©2008 ASTD
New LMS Platform Helps Build "One Adecco" (Dec 07)
Adecco finds that delivering training online and on-demand was
advantageous to train new hires and expeditiously convey corporate
initiatives.
Elearning!,
©2007
btobmediaco.com
Centocor - Using an LMS for Internal and External Training (Dec 07)
Centocor, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson and a leader in
biomedicine, had a training challenge common to many organizations.
The company needed an LMS that would support both internal and
external learning audiences.
©2007 Bersin and Associates
Using Speech Recognition to Teach on a Global Scale (Dec 07)
GlaxoSmithKlein has chosen an e-learning solution to complement
instructor-led programs with an innovative,
internationally-recognized language system.
Elearning!,
©2007
btobmediaco.com
Williams Scotsman Cuts Training Costs by 30+ Percent (Dec 07)
This company serves diverse learners across more than 100 locations,
ultimately increasing instructor productivity by 321% while reducing
costs by more than 30%. Elearning!,
©2007
btobmediaco.com
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Measuring Education Value
Measuring Up (Jan 08)
Making a case for the value of training.
T+D Magazine,
©2008 ASTD
Finding the True ROI in Learning (Jan 08)
Let's consider how mastery and competency may help us make a strong
case for better understanding the age-old argument around learning’s
return on investment.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2008 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
Does Senior Leadership Buy ROI for Learning?
Part I (Dec 07) and
Part II (Jan 08)
The
perennial question asked of CLOs is, “What return do I get from my
investment in learning?”
Chief Learning Officer,
©2008 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
The Business Value of e-Learning (Dec 07)
There seems to much confusion about measuring the ROI of e-learning
methods. But the process of calculating the ROI for e-learning is
the same, regardless of the delivery method. Elearning!,
©2007
btobmediaco.com
Making the Business Case for e-Learning (Dec 07)
Here are some additional ways that corporate America is making the
case for e-learning as a valuable tool. Elearning!,
©2007
btobmediaco.com
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Processes/Managing
Costs/Outsourcing
On Board with Offshore Training (Jan 08)
Farming out your training and development to an offshore vendor
can save money and lead to growth, but only if you have a solid
strategic plan and complete understanding of what you're getting
into.
Training Magazine,
©2008 Nielsen Business Media, Inc
On Target Offshore (Jan 08)
Travelling offshore in search of a more cost-efficient workforce
has taken off in corporate America. But doing it well isn't always
easy, and when it works, who wants to talk about it?
Training Magazine,
©2008 Nielsen Business Media, Inc
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Training Professional
Topics
Career Tips for the New Year (Dec 07)
Here are 10 top ways
to kick your career into high gear.
Elearning!,
©2007
btobmediaco.com
The Criticality of
Credibility (Jan 08)
Dictionary.com defines Credibility as the quality of being
believable or trustworthy, or the quality, capability, or power to
elicit belief. In the presentation world, Credibility walks hand
in hand with Rapport, but is a distinct quality.
©2008 Tony Jeary
When it is Better
to Get, Than to Give (Jan 08)
Forget
everything you’ve ever learned about presenting. I suppose that’s
a pretty rash statement but there must be a reason most presenters
are still seeking the holy grail of presentation excellence. And
the fact we’re all still looking must mean we’re not finding it in
the cacophony (I’ve always wanted to use that word) of resources
available to presenters today.
©2008 Distinction
Communication, Inc.
Banish the
Presenter Box (Jan 08)
It's time to
stop hiding behind a mask when you present. Instead, think of
public speaking as an exploration of your personal boundaries and
limits—and the opportunity to be yourself.
©2008 Presentations.com
Resolution
Confusion (Jan 08)
Are you ready to hear the most widely-circulated misunderstanding
concerning photos in PowerPoint? Here it is: When imported to
PowerPoint, a 300-dpi photo will look better than a 72-dpi photo.
This is an incorrect statement. In fact, two photos of the same
dimension (let’s say 1024x768), one exported at 300 dpi, one
exported at a lower resolution, will look exactly the same and will
have the exact same file size. ©2008 R Altman and Associates
Are You in Demand -
The 2008 IT Skills Outlook (Feb 08)
In IT, as in
other professions, it’s all about the skills. Ensuring you are
current on the latest and greatest technologies can open doors to
new job opportunities, help you advance within your organization and
lead to a more attractive compensation package. So, how does your IT
expertise stack up in today’s environment?
CertMag,
©2008 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
Tech of All Trades
(Feb 08)
From forgotten
passwords to server crashes, the small- to-medium-sized business IT
professional must be ready to deal with both of these and everything
in between, at a moment’s notice. Find out how the right cert path
and other resources help them do it and maintain their sanity.
CertMag, ©2008 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
Project Manager -
Managing the World, One Project at a Time (Feb 08)
Taking on
project management may be intimidating. But for IT professionals
accustomed to more technical tasks, it can prove to be the first
step into a larger world.
CertMag, ©2008 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
Upward Mobility in IT
- Business Skills for the Technical Professional (Feb 08)
Now more than
ever, jobs are going to individuals who can perform well in a
business environment and can demonstrate strong business skills.
Technical professionals need relevant, practical skills they can use
to align their projects with broader organizational objectives.
CertMag, ©2008 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
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Education Administration
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articles this month.
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Skills Gap/Technical
Certification
Job exam piracy
rising (Dec 07)
Websites aid test cheating by
professionals.
Boston Globe,
©2007
The New York Times Company
ISACA's New CGEIT Credential Meets
Business Demands for IT Governance (Feb 08)
Supported by
the IT Governance Institute (ITGI) and built on ITGI’s
intellectual property and input from subject-matter experts from
around the world, the CGEIT designation is designed for
professionals who have a significant management, advisory or
assurance role relating to the governance of IT.
CertMag, ©2008 Media Tec
Publishing Inc
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