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Worldwide Training Industry News (May 09
Abstract News
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Information Inc
IT Training Press Releases (May 09)
Industry News Headlines from CLOmedia (May
09)
E-Learning Market Update from Kineo
(May 09)
Update and Supplier Briefs from IT Training Magazine (May 09)
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Reviews and Current Trends
Learning's Earnings (May 09)
Compensation disparities between genders, big-money AOEs, and top
dollar for consultants are chief among the key findings of ASTD’s
2008 salary survey.
T+D Magazine,
©2009 ASTD
Learning Directors Network Market Barometer for
1Q09 and Forecast
for 2Q09 (May 09)
This is the second of a regular quarterly report into the state of
the IT training market produced for the members of the Learning
Directors Network. The data is drawn from a number of leading
training providers representing more than 40% of the third-party IT
training market.
©2009 Institute of IT Training/Learning Directors Network
Study on Learning Portals and Informal Learning Technologies (May
09)
The study uncovered how learning executives’ use of learning portals
has gained widespread momentum as a learning technology platform.
The study defined a learning portal as, “a website where learners
find, buy or simply get access to training.” The research also
reveals how learning leaders use technology to enable or measure
informal learning, as well as the importance of including informal
learning technologies in training programs.
©2009 Expertus
Learning Management Systems 2009 (May 09)
In March and April of 2009, Learning Circuits and E-Learning News
ran a quick survey on how readers were using their learning
management systems (LMSs). We asked such questions as: Do you build
or buy? What system do you use? What are the must-have features?
Here are the results.
Learning Circuits,
©2009 ASTD
SaaS - Impact on Learning and Talent Systems (May 09)
How is Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) or OnDemand applications shaping
the market in Learning & Talent Systems? What will their impact be
longer term? What are the barriers for SaaS in Enterprise customers?
What are the key questions to ask potential suppliers?
©2009 Elearnity Limited
Put Learning on a Diet (May 09)
The
challenge of bloated content, with Elliott Masie.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
Roaring All the Way to the Top (May 09)
Women leaders express greater confidence about opportunities.
T+D Magazine,
©2009 ASTD
Biz Briefs - e-Learning (May 09)
Trends, statistics,
e-Learning intelligence.
e>training,
©2009
Nielsen Business Media
The Training Department of the Future (May 09)
What would happen if you
called for closing your training department and turned to
peer-t-peer learning instead? Now might be the time to give it a
try.
e>training,
©2009
Nielsen Business Media
E-Class of Tomorrow (May 09)
Creating the online
class of the future means radical thinking for an industry that is
not used to disruptive technologies and rapid change. Here's a look
at what online learning could and should become in the next decade.
e>training,
©2009
Nielsen Business Media
Digital Natives Are Just Geeks. Millennials May Not Qualify (May 09)
Everybody has
heard about Digital Natives and about Millennials, but are they the
same people? Maybe not. Steve Howard asks, “What defines a digital
native?” and, “So where are they, and who are they?” This is an
essay that will start a lot of discussions and challenge a lot of
assumptions.
©2009 eLearningGuild
Dispatch from the Digital Frontlines - Going Green; Twitter;
Technology Buying Decisions (May 09)
This is the
first of a series of columns by analyst/journalist and e-Learning
expert Anne Derryberry. Anne looks at tech trends and innovations,
business matters, political issues and more, from a fresh
perspective: the overall context of the world in which e-Learning
professionals live. Her down-to-earth discussion provides insight
for both the experienced practitioner and for the person new to
e-Learning (and those who are just thinking about getting started).
©2009 eLearningGuild
The Learning Technology Race (May 09)
When considering a new technology, make sure you look past the bells
and whistles to ensure your investment will reap rewards,
e>training,
©2009
Nielsen Business Media
On Cloud Nine (May 09)
Cloud computing could give the L&D professional a number of options
that may have previously appeared to be beyond reach.
IT Training, Summer 2009,
©2009 BCS
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Training
Manager/Director Development
Laying Off or Cutting Pay (May 09)
It’s never an
easy decision whether to cut an employee’s job or ask them to accept
even worse wages than you already were paying them, but if you’re
wondering which of these bad options would be preferable to the
sufferer, it’s the latter.
Inside Training
Newsletter,
©2009
Nielsen Business Media
Retirement 101 - Helping Employees Help Themselves (May 09)
Many employees spend
more time planning their vacations than their retirements. Why?
Because they know how to plan a vacation; they don't know how to
plan for retirement.
Talent Management,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
Downsizing Survival Kit (May 09)
What’s Act Two after you’ve hustled your lackluster performers out
the door? With the weakest of your employees off your payroll, many
of you assume the hardest part of a workforce manager’s job is done.
Not so. Even more care needs to be taken with those employees left
behind.
Inside Training
Newsletter,
©2009
Nielsen Business Media
7 Strategies for Employee Self-Development (May 09)
Even
if resources are stretched a little thin these days, learning
doesn't have to suffer. Here, the author outlines a
"do-it-yourself" approach where employees can take more control -
and responsibility - for their own education. There are 7 steps to
make it happen in your organization.
Training Industry
Quarterly, Spring 2009,
©2009 Training Industry Inc
Mental Muscle Power (May 09)
Exercise boosts brain function.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
The ROI of Flex-Time (May 09)
Flex-time is golden to the harried worker, and can assuage the
conscience of an otherwise evil boss, but it also can boost your
business. A recent study by Corporate Voices for Working Families
links workplace flexibility for hourly workers with the attainment
of business financial goals and objectives.
Inside Training
Newsletter,
©2009
Nielsen Business Media
Become a Chief Meta-Learning Officer (May 09)
Today's turmoil is more than just a temporary downturn. The
implications will be long-term, calling on CLOs to rethink how they
approach their work.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
E-Learning Means Change (May 09)
So you're ready to
launch a new e-learning initiative. But just because the technology
is in place doesn't mean that your employees and your organization
are ready. Change implementation is the key.
e>training,
©2009
Nielsen Business Media
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Selling and Marketing
Education
Top 5 Ways to Communicate the Value of Your Training Programs
(May 09)
A roundtable group, which included learning leaders from a wide
swath of industries, was asked, “In these uncertain times, what
compelling messages and approaches are you using to convince
executive management and your training customers about the value of
your training programs?”
©2009 Expertus
Are you the man in the middle? (May 09)
It's tough being
a salesperson right now, squeezed on all sides - pressure from
management to bring in business and pressure from customers to
reduce prices.
©2009 Huthwaite International
Are Your People Negotiating or Concession-Making? (May 09)
This paper
explores some of the common traps negotiators fall into and the
skills and strategies that can be employed to avoid these traps. In
particular, it focuses on planning for the negotiation and some of
the skills needed for effective face-to-face negotiations.
©2009 Huthwaite
International
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Learning Methods and Media
The Future of Knowledge Management (May 09)
Old
knowledge management practices no longer fit today’s fast-paced
environment.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
Knowledge Delivered in Any Other Form Is... Perhaps Sweeter (May 09)
Informal learning is becoming a standardized part of a complete,
balanced workplace regimen.
T+D Magazine,
©2009 ASTD
Optimizing Learning (May 09)
It’s time to optimize the formal learning, and shift investment to
performance support and social environments. Deep pockets or an
entrenched position are a decreasing barrier, and the playing field
is shifting to favor smarter, more nimble organizations. That
requires learning, both formal and informal.
Learning Circuits,
©2009 ASTD
Learning Today - Collaborative, Social and Learner-Driven (May 09)
Industry expert Josh Bersin shares some thoughts as he outlines some
of the radical shifts today's enterprise education has undergone
(and is still undergoing). Josh looks at some of the trends and
transitions taking place in today's corporate classrooms, and at
some of the learning happening in the most unusual places,
Training Industry
Quarterly, Spring 2009,
©2009 Training Industry Inc
No Such Thing as a Free Lunch (May 09)
Free
content and web 2.0 service may not continue indefinitely.
IT Training, Summer 2009,
©2009 BCS
E-Lessons Learned (May 09)
Here are six lessons
learned from a decade of "doing" e-learning,
e>training,
©2009
Nielsen Business Media
Are You an E-Learning MVP? (May 09)
These 10 e-learning
strategies can help you respond to training and business trends in
today's uncertain economic times.
e>training,
©2009
Nielsen Business Media
Innovative
E-Learning Tools (May 09)
Technologies with impact.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
65 Tips for Getting the Most out of Your e-Learning Budget (May 09)
This eBook on maximizing your e-Learning
development budget demonstrates the ingenuity of our industry and
our commitment to learn all-ways. You will find tips on enduring
themes such as where to begin your e-Learning programs, getting the
most from subject matter experts, lending your skills to other
departments, and lessons learned the hard way, to more timely themes
like leveraging social media, using open source tools, and where to
find free content on the net.
©2009 eLearningGuild
Customer Focus in Turbulent Times (May 09)
How can your internal learning teams provide extra value to your
company and customers when the company is undergoing a game-changing
shift in its fortunes? The answer is an early analysis of how the
changing landscape will affect customers. This article offers four
rules for responding to major change, and a worksheet for planning
the best response.
©2009 eLearningGuild
A Learning Management System, or an Intelligent Tutoring System
(May 09)
A Learning Management System essentially delivers the same content
to every learner in the same way (with some ability to adjust the
learner’s path through the content). This is great, but not all
learners are the same. Intelligent Tutoring Systems also deliver
content to learners, but in a way that adapts to the individual.
Which method is better for your situation? This article should help
you decide.
©2009 eLearningGuild
9 Free Tools That Help Me Build Better E-Learning (May 09)
I get a lot of
questions from blog readers who are on a limited budget. They want
to know about free tools that they can use to build their e-learning
courses. In this economy, the question probably means more than it
did a couple of years ago. Here, I’ll share with your some of the
free tools that I use regularly to help me be more productive. And
if I’m more productive, I’m saving time and money.
Rapid E-Learning Blog,
©2009 Creative Commons
Engage Your Learners by Mimicking the Real World (May 09)
There’s no reason why you can’t change how you share the information
by mimicking a technology the learner already uses. So instead of
clicking a next button to get to new information, you start inside a
page that looks like Outlook and click on an email link to open a
new message. Or explore a fake Facebook page to collect
information. Rapid E-Learning Blog,
©2009 Creative Commons
Are Your E-Learning Courses Pushed or Pulled (May 09)
The default position for many e-learning courses is
to merely push the information out to the learners. The end result
is that the course is heavy on information and light on
interaction. By changing the way you structure the information, you
can quickly build the framework for more engaging and interactive
courses. It’s just a matter of rethinking how you approach the
course design.
Rapid E-Learning Blog,
©2009 Creative Commons
7 Tips for Better E-Learning Scenarios (May 09)
A great way to create a pull-type course is build it
around problem-solving scenarios. A scenario can put the course
content into a context that is relevant to the learners because they
can use the information in a real world setting. Even if you don’t
create a pull-type course, scenarios are still effective in helping
your learners.
Rapid E-Learning Blog,
©2009 Creative Commons
Rapid Synchronous E-Learning Course Development (May 09)
You can speed up
development of synchronous e-learning courses by repurposing
classroom activities, even if you can’t or don’t want to repurpose
an entire class.
ASTD Links,
©2009 ASTD
Making the Transition to a Virtual Classroom in the Cloud (May 09)
Making the shift from a physical brick and mortar training lab into
an efficient, state-of-the-art virtual lab can be easier and more
affordable than you think. Here's how the folks at VDIworks did it.
Learning Circuits,
©2009 ASTD
Extension or Distraction? (May 09)
Put
mobile learning to the test.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
Virtual Reality - Public or Private (May 09)
Companies interested in
exploring virtual worlds for business must assess if or how there is
a fit with their corporate business strategy, and then decide
whether they want to go public or private. e>training,
©2009
Nielsen Business Media
Real Learning, Virtual Worlds (May 09)
With advances in
technology and with pressure to reduce travel costs associated with
training, many e-Learning professionals are interested in the
possibilities offered by virtual worlds (VW). There is more to
adoption of VW technology than opening up an island in Second Life,
and this week’s article takes you through the important details.
Will we see you “in-world”? You’ll know after reading this!
©2009 eLearningGuild
Content is king in the land of the virtual (May 09)
The
Apply Serious Games Summit in London revealed the future of
international training and communication, throwing up some
interesting proposals. Technology correspondent Jon Wilcox plugs
into the realm of the online trendsetters. TrainingZONE,
©2009 siftmedia
Designing Effective Learning for Virtual Worlds (May 09)
While many
e-Learning practitioners have been interested in virtual worlds as
venues for learning, solid research and evidence of return on the
investment have been hard to come by. This week, an investigator
presents research that shows that virtual worlds work for learning!
Not only that, she also shows you how to go about adapting the
traditional instructional development model to this environment.
©2009 eLearningGuild
A Second Look at Second Life (May 09)
Given tightened budgets, virtual worlds are earning another look as
a cost-effective way to deliver development across regional
boundaries.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
3D Learning and Virtual Worlds (Mar 09)
Globalization, a
challenging economic environment, a younger workforce with rising
expectations of collaborative, interactive work environments — all
of these forces have converged to create conditions favorable to
creating learning exchanges in Second Life® and other 3D virtual
worlds.
©2009 ACS
Games to Increase Learning's Appeal (May 09)
Harnessing the techniques, approaches and formats of computer games
to make e-learning more appealing is the idea behind serious gaming,
but can it be applied to IT skills? IT Training, Summer 2009,
©2009 BCS
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Case Studies and Projects
Heathrow Rings the Changes (May 09)
When BAA set out to install IP telephony in Heathrow, it needed a
training programme that took into account the complex environment
and diverse communities. IT Training, Summer 2009,
©2009 BCS
Making the Transition to a Virtual Classroom in the Cloud (May 09)
Making the shift from a physical brick and mortar training lab into
an efficient, state-of-the-art virtual lab can be easier and more
affordable than you think. Here's how the folks at VDIworks did it.
Learning Circuits,
©2009 ASTD
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Measuring Education Value
Leveling the Field (May 09)
How to get the most success out of the Level 2 testing stage.
T+D Magazine,
©2009 ASTD
Overcoming Analysis Paralysis (May 09)
Measurement remains a significant challenge for learning executives.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
E-Learning Evaluation (May 09)
Answers to six common
questions about evaluating e-learning.
e>training,
©2009
Nielsen Business Media
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Processes/Managing
Costs/Outsourcing
Learning Outsourcing (May 09)
Before jumping into an outsourcing agreement, talent managers should
thoroughly scrutinize their learning functions, business needs and
vendor options to ensure the right partnership and resulting
benefits.
Talent Management,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
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Training Professional
Topics
Body Language - How great public speakers master the art of
non-verbal communication (May 09)
If you’re like most people, you think about body language as
follows. I’m pretty much in charge of my body. I direct it, from the
control tower in my head. I tell it what to do. Let's discuss.
©2009 Public
Words Inc
Damage Control - Tips for Dealing with Distractions (May 09)
The sky’s the limit when it comes to physical distractions—planes
overhead, fire alarms, messengers bringing in emergency
announcements. Some you can control; others you cannot.
Distractions—both those you can and cannot control—will happen. Do
everything you can to prevent and minimize their impact. Then relax
and take surprises in stride. Who says speaking before a group or
leading a learning session isn’t adventurous?
©2009 Dianna Booher
Two Secrets of Successful Information Graphics (May 09)
An information graphic is any graphic that clarifies and/or
explains. We see them every day. For information graphics to be
successful, there are two criteria that must be achieved: acceptance
and communication. They are contingent on one another. Each affects
the other. If the graphic properly communicates the right
information, it is more likely to be accepted. If the graphic is
accepted, communication of the intended message is more likely to
occur. Each is necessary for the other’s success. ©2009
24 Hour Company
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Education Administration
No articles this month.
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Skills Gap/Technical
Certification
CIOs Question Value of Certifications (May 09)
The
value of vendor and industry association certifications has long
been debated, but in the economic downturn, the issue of balancing
the rewards vs. the costs of certifications is even more heightened.
ChannelWeb, © 2009 United Business Media LLC
Certifying Experience - the New Frontier (Jun 09)
How do you know you've
got the right people on the job when most certs validate only book
smarts?
CertMag,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
Compliance and Certification - Tools for Good Business (May 09)
Certification and compliance are two separate but important elements
for business. Are you doing all you should do, as well as all you
must do?
Training Industry Quarterly, Spring 2009,
©2009 Training Industry Inc
Best Practices for Certification Training (May 09)
Organizations can help set themselves
apart from competition by embracing certification and professional
credentialing as a way to increase both external credibility and
internal workforce retention. This article shares some best
practices for certification training that learning leaders can count
on to make a certifiable impact in their organizations.
Training Industry Quarterly, Spring 2009,
©2009 Training Industry Inc
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Webinars and Podcasts
Global Learning Deployments - The Challenges, Value and Results
(May 09)
This webinar looks at the
challenges of deploying a learning management solution to 120
countries in three regions for both internal and external learners.
Also, there’s eight language packs, 17 currencies, 12 payment types
and multiple HR data feeds? Nick Howe and Gil Peters of Hitachi Data
Systems' Academy describe how the company deployed its learning
initiatives across its global extended enterprise and overcame the
challenges to generate real business value. CLO Webinar,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
Formalizing Informal Learning (May 09) - charts only
here.
This webinar by Josh Bersin addressed the questions: How do you
formalize informal learning in today's business environment? What
are the new models for blended learning? How can you leverage your
LMS and new learning technologies to build high-impact, low-cost
modern learning programs?
©2009 Bersin and Associates
Learning Operations on a Shrinking Budget (May 09) - paper
only
here.
This webcast describes how to ensure you achieve more with less in
your learning organization, understand the concept of SmartSourcing
and get access to free tools that will help jump-start the
efficiency of your training organization.
©2009 Expertus
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