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Worldwide Training Industry News (Dec 09)
Abstract News
©2009
Information Inc
IT Training Press Releases (Dec 09)
Industry News Headlines from CLOmedia (Dec 09)
E-Learning Market Update from Kineo
(Dec 09)
which references:
The UK e-learning market 2009 (Dec 09)
This report offers an overview of the present state of the UK’s
e-learning and learning technologies industry.
©2009
Learning Light
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Reviews and Current Trends
2008-09 Training Efficiency Master Series (Nov 09)
Discover what hundreds of learning executives had to say in our two
year study about key learning management issues such as optimizing
costs, learning technology, analytics, marketing and informal
training.
©2009 Expertus
Note: all individual reports have previously appeared in this
newsletter
The 'Oughts, the Ought-Nots, and the Ought-Oh's (Dec 09)
The first decade of the
21st Century had its high points and its low moments, all of which
affect what we will be doing in the second decade.
©2009
Learning Solutions Magazine
2009 Trends in Review (Dec 09)
From sales training to the skills gap, from Twitter to the economic
impact on learning initiatives, 2009 revealed a number of surprises,
as well as many crucial clues as to what lies ahead for workplace
learning professionals.
T+D,
©2009
ASTD
2009 CLO Learning in Practice Awards (Dec 09)
Awarded in September,
the 2009 Learning in Practice Awards recognized excellence in
practitioner and provider learning and development.
Chief Learning
Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
Enterprise Learning and Talent Management 2010 - Predictions for the
Coming Year (Dec 09)
What are the top 12 trends in enterprise learning and
talent management for 2010?
©2009
Bersin & Associates
2010 Predictions (Dec 09)
From cost-cutting efforts to new technology, 2010 will be another
interesting year in e-Learning. Here are some sure bets, some
developments to watch, and one long shot.
©2009
Learning Solutions Magazine
Five learning myths to dump before the New Year (Dec 09)
The
New Year is a time to de-clutter. Chuck out all the old baggage
hanging around and start anew. I think that some mental clutter
could be tidied up as well and that is something we do all too
rarely. So here are my five old ideas that can be safely consigned
to the rubbish bin of history. If you do this you will look at your
role slightly differently and that cannot be a bad thing.
TrainingZONE,
©2009
Sift Media
Change on the Horizon (Dec 09)
Trends that will shape
learning in 2010.
Chief Learning
Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
No Networking Allowed (Dec 09)
Social networking may be all the rage, but for some organizations,
the answer is still "no".
T+D,
©2009
ASTD
The Rise of the Corporate Multiversity (Dec 09)
The most effective
learning organizations today serve their workforces on multiple
levels - meeting multiple needs, offering multiple curricula, using
multiple delivery methods. And these “multiversities” are changing
the way companies, governments and even traditional universities are
thinking about education.
Chief Learning
Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
Technologies, Tools, and Media for e-Learning (Dec 09)
What tools, media, and technologies should your organization use?
That seems like a simple question, but there are a lot of
considerations involved in these decisions. This report will provide
you with high-level information about what others are using, and
some general guidance on selecting tools, media, and technologies.
©2009 eLearning Guild
The Web 2.0 Police (Dec 09)
For many companies, incorporating Web 2.0-based initiatives is not
without its perils. And while regulation has its place, some
learning professionals still agree that the benefits outweigh the
risks.
T+D,
©2009
ASTD
On-Call Disputes Create Litigation Hazards (Dec 09)
Are
BlackBerrys, cell phones and pagers a source of freedom and
flexibility for employees or are they electronic leashes that keep
them tied to work —sometimes without being paid for it? The
questions are not just philosophical ones. Many employers are
learning that the wrong answer could be costly.
Workforce Management Online,
©2009 Crain
Communications Inc
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Training
Manager/Director Development
Trust is a Must (Jan 10)
An interview with father and son leadership gurus Stephen Covey and
Stephen MR Covey illuminates what organizations need to survive and
thrive in today’s tough times: It all begins with trust.
Training,
©2009 Nielsen Business Media
Making business decisions - the heart and the head (Dec 09)
Jay Cross examines
decision making on learning at work, and gives the lie to some myths
about the use of business metrics.
Inside Learning
Technologies,
©2009 CloserStill L&D
When Numbers Talk, the Business Listens (Dec 09)
Let your numbers do
the talking and demonstrate the value of learning by talking the
language of the business.
Inside Learning
Technologies,
©2009 CloserStill L&D
CLO, CFO and CEO (Dec 09)
Forging a closer
connection for the future.
Chief Learning
Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
There is a Lot More to Training than Training (Dec 09)
Training is not an act; it’s a process. Incorporating every element
of that process is important for achieving the results you need.
T+D,
©2009
ASTD
Putting It All Together (Dec 09)
This article
explains how closer ties between management, operations and training
make for higher impact learning, faster.
Inside Learning
Technologies,
©2009 CloserStill L&D
Internal vs. External Education (Dec 09)
Designing for the best
of both.
Chief Learning
Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
What is a Learning Culture and how do you know if you have one (Dec
09)
Vaughan Waller
explains why his quest to find a learning culture turned out to be a
fool’s errand.
Inside Learning
Technologies,
©2009 CloserStill L&D
Creating a Successful Learning Culture (Dec 09)
Developing and
sustaining a strong organizational learning focus relies on
measuring individual and corporate levels of commitment to learning,
both tangible and intangible.
Chief Learning
Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
Create a Climate of Creativity (Jan 10)
Anyone can be
creative - creativity is more a factor of a cultivated ability than
a natural one. Here are eight principles to follow to bring out the
creative ability in yourself and your teams.
Training,
©2009 Nielsen Business Media
Tapping Employees to Develop Others (Dec 09)
Informal networking is
the key.
Chief Learning Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
Agile Learning - Thriving in the New Normal (Dec 09)
In today’s business
environment, learning organizations must strive to succeed in five
critical areas to create a truly agile enterprise.
Chief Learning
Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
Route Map to a Learning Ecosystem (Dec 09)
How can you best
deploy learning technologies within your organisation to cultivate a
thriving learning ecosystem? The best place to start is to know
exactly where you’re going.
Inside Learning
Technologies,
©2009 CloserStill L&D
Time to Engage a New Generation of Tech-Savvy Learners (Dec 09)
The generation now
entering the workforce is unlike any before it. They’ve been brought
up on gadgets and gizmos and they’re tech-savvy with greater
expectations of technology. Charles Gould argues that employers must
offer engaging learning or suffer the consequences.
Inside Learning
Technologies,
©2009 CloserStill L&D
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Selling and Marketing
Education
A Little Goes a Long Way - Tips on Selling Your Practice (Dec 09)
Despite the remnants of
an all too recent financial downturn, workers in the professional
services industry can still make the most out of marketing
themselves and their businesses. Links Plus,
©2009
ASTD
Increasing Online Course Completion with Frequent Learner Points
(Dec 09)
We offer more than 200 online courses to our employees, but usage
was as low as 5 percent. To encourage participation, we created a
Frequent Learner Program housed within our Corporate University.
Links,
©2009
ASTD
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Learning Methods and Media
The New Learning Architecture (Dec 09)
Architects do not
need to be carpenters or plumbers to create living environments,
just as learning architects do not need to specialize in each new
technology. They do, however, need to know the opportunities and
limitations as Clive Shepherd explains.
Inside Learning
Technologies,
©2009 CloserStill L&D
Strategy as Process, Not Product - The Learning Value Chain (Dec 09)
When you begin putting together a curriculum, do you get a question
back for every question you ask rather than the recommendations and
suggestions you hope to hear? Do you have trouble getting the very
people you are trying to help to listen to your proposals?
Developing a value-based strategy may solve these and many other
problems.
©2009
Learning Solutions Magazine
Learning Environments that Know You (Dec 09)
New tools and
technologies are contributing to a shift in how we learn, creating
efficiencies in finding, organizing and sharing information.
Organizations that embrace and leverage these efficiencies will
succeed in providing learners with the content they need to thrive.
Chief Learning
Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
Learning Design for Effective Performance (Dec 09)
This article
illustrates the importance of working with high performers rather
than subject matter experts.
Inside Learning
Technologies,
©2009 CloserStill L&D
The Threats and Benefits of Social Networking in the Workplace (Dec
09)
Social networking offers organisations a framework for innovation,
but only if learning professionals are bold enough to grasp the
nettle.
Inside Learning
Technologies,
©2009 CloserStill L&D
Come Together, Right Now (Dec 09)
Creating a collaboration
strategy.
Chief Learning
Officer,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
Building a Social Learning Environment - for Free or at Low Cost
(Dec 09)
How do you create a
social learning environment for free, but without a mishmash of
incompatible tools? Jane Hart investigates.
Inside Learning
Technologies,
©2009 CloserStill L&D
Community-Based Learning - More Hype than Happening (Dec 09)
Robin Hoyle questions the hoopla
around community-based social learning.
Inside Learning
Technologies,
©2009 CloserStill L&D
Blocking Social Sites - It's Putting your Learning Head in the Sand
(Dec 09)
Neil Lasher used to
hate social media. Now he’s converted to the learning power of
micro-blogging.
Inside Learning
Technologies,
©2009 CloserStill L&D
Sakai - Open Source, Open Minds (Dec 09)
Most
Learning Management Systems (LMSs) are intended to support
traditional (instructor-led) teaching models. Sakai, however, is a
Collaborative Learning Environment. It is intended to support group
work, and offers unique features for researchers, faculty, and
learners. ©2009 Learning Solutions Magazine
50 Ideas for Free E-learning (Dec 09)
This
updated 50 ideas for free e-learning looks at the challenges in
doing more for less, and how to think through your approach; a wide
range of tools that can help you create, publish, and track your
e-learning; and low cost and free blend methods for engaging your
learners and sustaining performance.
©2009 Kineo
Providing Participant Guides for Online Learning (Dec 09)
A queue of PowerPoint slides is not the formula for a successful
learner’s guide. In the case of online training especially, a great
guide is critical to learner engagement.
T+D,
©2009
ASTD
Human Capital Investment - What to Consider for Online Learning (Dec
09)
What is e-Learning? What is a Learning Management System (LMS)? Why
do you need a LMS, and what questions should you be asking as you
consider the many LMS offerings on the market? This is the time of
year when many decision-makers are considering these issues, and
this article will get you started!
©2009
Learning Solutions Magazine
Quality Worth Waiting For (Dec 09)
Stephanie Dedhar
explores why effective rapid development takes time.
Inside Learning
Technologies,
©2009 CloserStill L&D
Because You Can't Learn to Ride a Bicycle from a Book (Dec 09)
Thinking about the
design elements of serious games and simulations is not as complex
as you might believe.
T+D,
©2009
ASTD
Six Steps to Creating High Quality Video Training (Dec 09)
Games and immersive learning are great, but today the most
accessible and most easily developed instructional medium is video.
Producing great video instruction for use online is simpler than you
may think, and may also be less expensive than other rapid
development methods. Here are six steps you can begin using today to
develop online video e-Learning.
©2009
Learning Solutions Magazine
Managed mLearning - mLearning's Next Evolution (Dec 09)
Given the proliferation of
mobile devices, the dilemma for learning professionals has been to
find a way to leverage the learner’s familiarity with these devices
for training solutions. However, because mLearning today lacks
trackability in the LMS, it has currently been relegated to a niche
solution appropriate only for informal, just-in-time content. For
mLearning to reach its full potential, it is clear that mLearning
must evolve to include management and tracking that allows for the
delivery of formal learning and not just informal content.
©2009
Raytheon Professional Services
Learning Content Management Solutions - This Time it's Personal (Dec
09)
European
organisations can’t afford their learning to lag behind if they’re
to survive global competition from unexpected sources. It’s time to
get up close and personal to learners.
Inside Learning
Technologies,
©2009 CloserStill L&D
Live online learning is the bridge (Dec 09)
It’s what you do in a classroom that’s important, not whether your
instructor is right in front of you or appearing on your screen and
through your headset.
IT Training,
©2009 BCS
How to Create a Live Learning Event (Dec 09)
This first part of
a two-part article unravels the mysteries of live online learning
and teaching. It examines how a skilled online trainer can balance
words, sounds, images and activities to make the difference between
a lesson and a lecture.
Inside Learning
Technologies,
©2009 CloserStill L&D
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Case Studies and Projects
(Effectiveness) At a Glance (Dec 09)
Learn.com creates customized dashboards to give KeyBank visibility
into learning program effectiveness.
T+D,
©2009
ASTD
Global Sales Training's Balancing Act (Jan 10)
A look at how
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and Hitachi Data Systems develop globally
consistent, yet adaptable and customizable, sales training for their
worldwide sales forces.
Training,
©2009 Nielsen Business Media
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Measuring Education Value
Evaluation - Time to Take a Strategic Approach (Dec 09)
Evaluation is an
essential part of learning, but it needs to be done right.
Inside Learning
Technologies,
©2009 CloserStill L&D
Perform, or else (Dec 09)
With measurable results
high on the agenda, L&D needs to get involved in defining the
metrics. IT Training,
©2009 BCS
Building Sponsorship Support for ROI Implementation (Dec 09)
Any
performance improvement initiative that seeks to demonstrate results
at Level 3 or above requires approval from a committed sponsor who
has the authority and desire to provide the appropriate direction,
support, resources, and rewards to ensure that the evaluation
project will be implemented as planned.
Links,
©2009
ASTD
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Processes/Managing
Costs/Outsourcing
Which Outsourced Labor Is Right for Your Company? (Dec 09)
Often managers choose
outsourced labor based on what the company has done in the past,
without following a vetted or proven selection process. Still, the
fact remains that a project’s success, costs and risks can be
determined by how managers select outsourced labor.
Talent Management,
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
Focus on Outsourcing - Executive Summary (Nov 09)
In May 2009, Chief Learning Officer magazine fielded a survey to the
Chief Learning Officer Business Intelligence Board (BIB) to assess
and benchmark outsourcing practices in L&D.
©2009 Media Tec Publishing
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Training Professional
Topics
How to Spar Like a Champion (Dec 09)
There is no doubt that the wrong phrase during a key conversation
can harm your relationships as well as your reputation. Learn to
manage your responses during those tough conversations and come out
on top.
T+D,
©2009
ASTD
Using Virtual Follow-Up Sessions to Reinforce Learning (Dec 09)
How often have you
facilitated a training session and then failed to see your learners
apply the new skills on the job? Links Plus,
©2009
ASTD
How to Give a Presentation the 'Steve Jobs Way' (Dec 09) -
deck
here
For more than three decades, Jobs has been turning
product launches into an art form. His presentations are like
theatrical experiences and every slide is created like a piece of
poetry. The good news is that his techniques, sharpened over the
years, can be used by anyone who wants to inspire an audience. Here
are seven ways to create a “Jobsian” presentation. ©2009 Carmine
Gallo
4 Ways to Save Time and Money in Creating Graphics (Dec 09)
I recently surveyed business, presentation, and
design professionals about their biggest graphic challenges. The
number one challenge was resoundingly…
time.
Either we lack time to make compelling graphics or we spend too much
time on tweaks, changes, and false starts. So to help my fellow
time-starved professionals, I have compiled four tried and true tips
that help streamline the graphics development process and save our
most valuable commodity - time.
©2009 Mike Parkinson
All the Right Moves - Use Body Actions to Capture Interest (Dec 09)
With presenting, it is the visual performance, the
overt action and the physical movement that brings a story to life.
Here are five basic external skills needed to satisfy the
action-starved audiences who eagerly await your messages.
©2009 MediaNet Inc
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Education Administration
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articles this month
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Skills
Gap/Technical Certification
Developing CIOs (Dec 09)
If you want to get into IT, the education path is mostly pretty
straightforward. But what do you do training-wise if you want to get
to the other end of the progression - the top job in IT in business,
becoming the Chief Information Officer (CIO)?
IT Training,
©2009 BCS
Training to the Gold Standard (Dec 09)
A
look at new and trusted ways to improve IT service management and
become an expert. IT Training,
©2009 BCS
Defensible Assessments - What You Need to Know (Jun 07)
This
paper explores defensibility in the area of assessment. It is
designed to help readers determine what defensibility means, to
inform them about standards and best practices and to describe how
to ensure and evaluate defensibility. The paper also explains ways
organizations can ensure the reliability, validity, security and
fairness of their assessments.
©2007 Questionmark
Delivering Assessments Safely and Securely (Mar 09)
This paper discusses the issues to consider in delivering
assessments using computer or web-based technologies. It is designed
to help readers select delivery methods and technologies that are
most in keeping with a particular assessment‘s purpose and nature.
It also explores the various means and technologies available for
deploying a wide range of assessment types safely and securely.
©2009 Questionmark
Assessments through the Learning Process (Jun 09)
This paper explores how instructors and organizations can use
assessments to improve the learning process. It is designed to help
readers distinguish between different types and styles of
assessments, understand various assessment tools, and learn how to
develop effective assessments, analyze their results and appreciate
the benefits of computerized assessments.
©2009 Questionmark
Item Analysis Analytics (Nov 09)
This paper is based on a
popular series of posts about Item Analysis Analytics from the
Questionmark blog. It provides instruction on the principles of item
analysis and how to apply them using the Questionmark™ Perception™
assessment management system.
©2009 Questionmark
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Webinars and Podcasts
Social Media - 7 Stories of Success (Dec 09) - charts
here
Josh Bersin presents seven case studies detailing how leading
organizations implemented social media strategies to create
breakthrough Human Resource solutions. Companies mentioned include
Toyota,
7-11,
Brinkers (Chili's),
IBM,
ConAgra,
Blue Cross,
The Federal Reserve,
Citibank,
Farmers Insurance,
McDonalds,
Ernst & Young, and
T-Mobile. He describes practical, low-cost solutions
which every organization can use to leverage social networking in
their learning and talent management solutions.
Taleo
Webinar, 17 Dec 09
Third Dimension Learning - Formalizing Informal Learning (Dec 09)
- charts
here
The buzz about Learning
2.0 and Social Learning has turned into a clamor. Organizations know
they need to jump onto this bandwagon, but they worry about how.
Formal learning is well established and is well understood. Informal
learning seems obvious but too ill-defined. Now is the time to move
into the third dimension of learning, where formal and informal
learning intersects with intention. Some experts have called this
'formalizing informal learning' while others term it 'non-formal'
learning. Regardless of what it's called, this third dimension
extends, enables and enhances learning in ways never possible
before, as Lance Dublin explains.
Elluminate Webinar, 17 Dec 09
Achieving Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times (Dec 09)
- charts
here
Stephen R Covey leads a Q&A session
to explore the current state of today’s organization and the focus
on developing existing resources, capabilities, and talent. He
describes how effective sales disciplines and coaching methods will
steer an organization to execution, and how incorporating Covey’s
habits/principles will make the leaner organization, a meaner
organization.
Virtual Training World, 10 Dec 09
Successfully Integrating Training Management With Corporate Culture
(Dec 09) - charts
here
Effective training and
development strategies have become increasingly important in
corporate culture, improving employee retention and giving a better
understanding of employer mission and brand values. Not only do
company values and brand need to be propagated internally, but also
to external sources, such as customers and partners. In order to
achieve this awareness, organizations should utilize traditional
training environments, with impactful learning and on-boarding
programs, and also enterprise social networking, using innovative,
collaborative technologies.
Virtual Training
World, 10 Dec 09
Implementing Social Media - Beyond The Hype (Dec 09) -
charts
here
Introduction of any social media represents a change to the
organization and the people who comprise it. The key to success
therefore is a well crafted implementation plan based on a sound
strategy. Lance Dublin suggests how to ensure your social media
'answers' become true business solutions and how then to ensure the
workforce, the managers, and the organization as a whole are truly
ready to make them an integral part of the culture.
Elluminate Webinar, 2 Dec 09
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