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News
Worldwide Training Industry News (Aug 10)
Abstract News
©2010
Information Inc
IT Training Press Releases (Aug 10)
Industry News Headlines from CLOmedia (Aug 10)
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Reviews and Current Trends
2010 Mid Year Review - Thoughts on the Current State of the Training
Industry (Aug 10)
At
the beginning of each calendar year, my staff and I take out our
crystal balls to make predictions for how we see the training market
evolving in the next twelve months. What I thought would be helpful
is to take those predictions out, knock the dust off, and see how
we’re doing after the mid-year point. Here are some observations
about some of those predictions, as well as some other opinions
about the current state of the training industry. ©2010 Training
Industry Inc
5 Essential Ingredients of Successful Workforce Planning (Apr 10)
Ten
prominent CLOs explain how they are using workforce planning to
prepare their companies to meet future business needs.
©2010 Expertus
Combining "Cool" with "Core" (Sep 10)
Putting
innovations to the test, by Elliott Masie.
Chief
Learning Officer,
©2010 Media Tec
Publishing
Learning and Development at the Crossroads (Aug 10)
How
has Learning and Development changed since its inception? Donald
Taylor believes it’s not just a focus shift from simple knowledge
delivery, and the whole industry has to evolve just to keep up.
TrainingZONE,
©2010 Sift Media
Learning Directors Network Market Barometer for 1Q10 and Forecast for
2Q10 (May 10)
Precisely as forecast in the last Market Barometer, the unweighted
index of total IT training revenue for Q1 was just negative at -3,
the sixth successive quarter of decline. No company reported flat
revenues; the number of companies reporting growth was just
outweighed by those reporting a decline; but the changes realised in
Q1 ranged from a fall of 30% to an increase of over 100% (in the
case of a relatively new start-up company), combining to produce a
weighted index of -17 which translates to approximately 4% down on
the same quarter last year. The forecast for the current quarter is
positive, with the majority of companies expecting business to be
better than last year’s Q2 by about 3%, and the outlook for the full
year has improved since last quarter: last quarter’s prediction of
zero growth has been raised to overall growth of 2%.
©2010 Institute of IT Training/Learning Directors Network
Privacy and Policy (Aug 10)
Monitoring employees’ use of technology is smart from a legal
perspective, but be careful not to cross the line between protection
and invasion of privacy.
Talent Management,
©2010 Media Tec Publishing
Is Your Training past its Sell-By Date (Jul 10)
The wrong talent
management strategy could mean the death of a salesman.
Talent Management,
©2010 Media Tec Publishing
Gaining Inches (Aug 10)
New research from i4cp shows
that while few companies measure their talent management efforts,
those that do consistently outperform their competitors.
T+D,
©2010 ASTD
Gaining Control of
the Remote Workforce (Aug 10)
Workers on virtual
teams report communication shortcomings and cultural barriers.
T+D,
©2010 ASTD
Instructional Systems Design - Today and in the Future (Aug 10)
This report explores how instructional systems design (ISD) is
adapting to the current, fast-changing learning environment and the
uncertain future. The evolution in the world of learning means most
companies need to better position themselves for the future;
inevitably modifying the priorities of ISD professionals, and adding
skills and competencies to their repertoire. This report includes
valuable results and recommendations to help executives and ISD
professionals make strategic decisions about ISD within their
organization.
©2010 ASTD
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Training
Manager/Director Development
Running Training like a Business (Sep 10)
Applying the principles of industrialization to developing and
delivering learning can result in predictable, reliable,
high-quality experiences at the right price.
Chief
Learning Officer,
©2010 Media Tec
Publishing
Learning That Sticks (Sep 10)
Permanent impact in learning and development begins and ends with
organizational leadership. Paying attention to assessments and
follow-through can help make learning indelible.
Chief
Learning Officer,
©2010 Media Tec
Publishing
Virtual Team Learning (Aug 10)
Today’s global
workplace demands collaboration beyond the office walls. Virtual
teaming is no longer a nice-to-have, but a necessity for
organizations to thrive across space and time boundaries.
T+D,
©2010 ASTD
Becoming a Performing Organization (Sep 10)
As Bob Moshe says, "Don’t
merely impart knowledge, ensure workforce performance".
Chief
Learning Officer,
©2010 Media Tec
Publishing
Linking Learning Strategy to Business Strategy (Aug 10),
charts
here
The speakers shared proven approaches to gain buy-in from senior
executives on investments in learning and talent management. They
also provided a high-level view into leading-edge technology and
tools for developing, storing and delivering learning content.
Training Industry Webinar, 10 Aug 10
Elegant L and D (Sep 10)
Conveying
ideas with resonance.
Chief
Learning Officer,
©2010 Media Tec
Publishing
Learning Lessons as a Team (Aug 10)
Accurately capturing the triumphs and trials of projects can reveal
a great deal about our processes and present opportunities to
strengthen teams.
T+D,
©2010 ASTD
The Time-Literate Organization (Sep 10)
Maximizing productivity in the digital age.
Chief
Learning Officer,
©2010 Media Tec
Publishing
The End of Job Security as we know it (Aug 10)
Being
valuable to an organization is about more than just being visible.
Learn to make yourself an irreplaceable player to your boss and to
your team.
T+D,
©2010 ASTD
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Selling and Marketing
Education
Tap into the Power of Personalization (Aug 10)
In marketing, personalization refers to using specific information
about a customer to tailor the marketing message uniquely to that
individual. Personalization is also a key tactic for implementing
one-to-one marketing strategies that strengthen customer loyalty and
often provide a high return on your marketing investment.
©2010 General Physics Corporation
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Learning Methods and Media
Redefining Blended Learning (Sep 10)
How five organizations are mixing and
matching solutions.
Chief
Learning Officer,
©2010 Media Tec
Publishing
The IDMM Approach for Developing Online Courses (Aug 10)
With the advancement of technology and the requirement to be online,
the IDMM helps better define the process an instructional designer
would follow when developing an online course. Learning Circuits,
©2010 ASTD
Social Is Not an Option (Aug 10)
As we find out how learning happens, and how technology can support
learning, some interesting hybrids (mash-ups?) are appearing. Let’s
look at how a team in England is putting these together, plus
features to motivate learners. The result: a very different way of
learning.
Learning Solutions Magazine,
© 2010 eLearning
Guild
The Human Factor - Social Media as Mentoring Platforms (Aug 10)
Have you
ever thought of social learning platforms as knowledge management
tools, ways to store an organization’s knowledge so it can be tapped
as needed? Could knowledge management be mentoring with a new name?
Here is a brief collection of ways to use social learning platforms
to promote sharing of knowledge and experience, to give guidance to
those who need it, and to get a better ROI.
Learning Solutions Magazine,
© 2010 eLearning
Guild
Improving your Training with Good Visual Design (Aug 10)
Content is only
half the battle. Effective use of visual design can make or break a
training presentation.
T+D,
©2010 ASTD
The Right Hardware for Shooting and Capturing Video for e-Learning
(Aug 10
Video is becoming more important as an element of learning delivery
strategies, through channels ranging from social media and mobile,
to desktop and virtual environments. Yet it is difficult to find
information about the basic equipment you need for video production.
Here is an updated look at video hardware, and advice on choosing
what fits your budget.
Learning Solutions Magazine,
© 2010 eLearning
Guild
Maximizing the Value of Online Learning (Mar 10)
This
eBook by Terrence Gargiulo of makingstories.net explores the anatomy
of the online learning landscape, including drivers, benefits and
how to create an online learning strategy that maximizes business
value.
©2010 makingstories.net
Best Practices for Facilitating Simulations (Aug 10)
The interactivity
of simulated learning environments calls for a new array of course
facilitation skills.
T+D,
©2010 ASTD
Getting Started in e-Learning - Simulations and Games (Aug 10)
Discover the difference between games and simulations and which
works best for different learning situations, as well as the tools,
techniques, and games/simulations strategies that practitioners have
found most effective.
©2010 eLearning Guild
Common Features of a Virtual Classroom Software Program (Aug 10)
Let’s review the common features available in most virtual classroom
software programs. We’ll briefly discuss each tool, its common uses
for virtual training, and any unique characteristics to be mindful
of when using it.
Links
+,
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2010 ASTD
Five Steps to Mobile Learning Success (Aug 10)
Mobile learning is a new frontier of business productivity, with
truly compelling potential benefits, and some real challenges to
adoption. Here is a five-step process for driving the successful
design, development, and management of your mLearning initiatives.
earning
Solutions Magazine,
© 2010 eLearning
Guild
Ode to Mobile Performance Support (Aug 10)
While mobile learning gets the lion’s share of attention, mobile
performance support also received much session time at The eLearning
Guild’s recent mLearnCon 2010. The two ideas, learning and
performance support, are different but related ways to improve
results produced by human beings. This week’s feature explains the
differences and also the ways in which the two work together.
Learning Solutions Magazine,
© 2010 eLearning
Guild
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Case Studies and Projects
How SAP Education Thrived in the Perfect Storm (Aug 10)
In
2008, our education organization at SAP faced what was turning into
the perfect storm of challenges that would make us have to rethink
the way we did business. Our ultimate goal is to enable the
ecosystem that empowers partners and employees to maximize the value
of the customer's SAP investment.
Smart Tips for Learning Executives, © 2010 Expertus
Learning to Drive (Sep 10)
With her broad experience and global focus, Wendy Dendel shifts
learning into high gear at Ford Motor Co.
Chief
Learning Officer,
©2010 Media Tec
Publishing
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Measuring Education Value
ROE's Rising Star (Aug 10)
Why
Return on Expectations is getting so much attention.
T+D,
©2010 ASTD
Applying Six Sigma to Workplace Training (Aug 10)
Learning
professionals know to always keep an eye on the bottom line. Using
Six Sigma methodology can bolster your case for training and
eliminate excess expenses.
T+D,
©2010 ASTD
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Processes/Managing
Costs/Outsourcing
Embedding Quality Systems into the Training Cycle (Aug 10)
Faced with
increasingly scarce training budgets and growing demands for
training, workplace learning professionals need to assure the
quality of training in order to achieve the highest possible
return-on-investment from programs.
T+D,
©2010 ASTD
When, Why and What to Outsource (Sep 10)
While training outsourcing is on the decline overall, when it is
being used, it’s in increasingly important areas.
Chief
Learning Officer,
©2010 Media Tec
Publishing
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Training Professional
Topics
Dispelling Urban Myths of the Presentations World (Aug 10)
Sometimes, it’s just easier to reduce life down to a collection of
catchy little one-liners or helpful hints. That’s certainly no truer
than in the world of presenting. Presentation experts dole this
stuff out on a regular basis so I thought I would take on three of
these “golden rules” and hold them up to the light of day.
©2010 Distinction Communication
Adding Gradients to Shapes in PowerPoint 2007 (Aug 10)
Using color gradients is one of the most powerful tools a digital
artist has for adding visual interest, realism, color flair, and
professionalism to computer-based imagery. Such techniques once were
only available in certain graphic editing programs, but now that
they exist in PowerPoint 2007, designers around the globe are
celebrating.
©2010 Aspire Communications
A Seat at the Table - The Specialist's Dilemma (Aug 10)
Many professional specialists would like “a seat at the table” –
that is, have a bigger say in important business decisions. But are
they really prepared to sit at the table? And maybe, just maybe, if
they knew what sitting at that table involved and what would be
required of them, they really wouldn’t want such a seat. You be the
judge.
Learning Solutions Magazine,
© 2010 eLearning
Guild
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Education Administration
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Skills
Gap/Technical Certification
Enterprise Architecture - A Certified Solution for Business Savings
(Aug 10)
This
article describes the value Enterprise Architecture certification
can bring to organizational cultures and individual careers.
©2010 FEAC Institute
What Are Some Top Tech Trends and Skills of the Future? (Aug 10)
Cisco has released the results of a survey of its Cisco Certified
Internetwork Expert (CCIE) holders, the highest level of
professional certification offered by Cisco. The survey results
speak to what skills CCIEs will be prioritizing in the next five
years, as well as their views on green computing initiatives.
CertMag,
©2010
Media Tec Publishing
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Special Interest Groups
Lessons Learned Selling and Marketing Training at Red Hat (Aug 30)
- charts
here
Danielle Tomlinson
covered the past, present and future of selling and marketing
training at Red Hat. Sales and marketing SIG, 30 Aug 10
Curriculum Design and Development SIG Initial Meeting (Aug 10) - charts
here
The
first meeting of the SIG concentrated on identifying which topics
were in and out of scope and which approach to take, led by Patty
McGray and Doug Thomas.
Curriculum Design and Development SIG, 25 Aug 10
The 2010 Certification Best of Program DBR Results (Aug 10)
- charts
here
Liz
Burns of Juniper Networks presented the DBR results and described
how you might use them to compare with your own program.
Certification
SIG, 17 Aug 10
Alternative Models for Authorized Partner Territory Management (Aug
10) - charts
here
Ken Hirsohn described
this
approach which is completely different from a traditional model that
most of us are used to. Rather than expending a great deal of effort
tracking shipment units and billing accordingly, the idea is to
evaluate the overall value of the partnership, and set up an
economic relationship that reflects that. What does that mean?
Using Training Partners
SIG, 11 Aug 10
Making Learn-Connect-Experience a Reality at Intel (Aug 10) -
charts
here
Allison Anderson described one example of how the principles of
Learn-Connect-Experience are working within Intel’s highly
decentralized learning functions. Intel’s Learning Community of
Practice (LCoP) is a group of learning professionals from across all
business groups and geographies. Coming together in a variety of
ways for a variety of purposes, the LCoP has made the transition
from a small, co-located group of colleagues to an international
group of hundreds of learning professionals. What’s changed over the
years? What’s working, and what are the continuing challenges?
E-Learning and Virtual Classroom SIG, 3 Aug 10
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