Guide-on-the-Side Meetings: Provocative Questions for our Discussions Provocative Questions on the Future of LMS and Learning Platforms and how they impact you and your organizations. ___________________________________________ The materials below are lifted quotes from Josh Bersin, Elliott Masie, Tony Karrer, Jay…
“Making the invisible visible” – Old idea, new skin – social networking
Why are many of us in businesses surprised that social networking is so popular? I recall a presentation made by Bill Russell from Raytheon last November 2006 at Elliott Masie’s Learning Conference. His presentation on Social Networking Analysis (SNA) created…
Compelling Characters in Scenario-Based e-Learning (SBL) Makes e-Learning Relevant, Real-Life
Characters carry the learning messages in SBLs (Scenario-Based e-Learning). Characters in SBL stories serve these purposes: 1. Make the story more relevant and meaningful. 2. Allow us to empathize with the pain and pleasure of the characters. 3. Make us…
Sex & Violence in e-Learning: Creating Engaging Scenario-Based e-Learning
A Harvard professor once told me that one of the jobs of trainers and consultants “is to enrage, engage or throw warm and hot feelings to our audiences. The trouble is that a spit on the face is also a…
Insights on Business Drivers of Social Networking
Back to square one – my true love: people and groups. I am now in a learning technology-based business, though I am a frustrated “Organization Development” consultant (my PhD). However, I am back to where I started 25 years ago,…
What is your rapid e-Learning mindset or religion?
I am new to blogs. Another learning. Sometimes I hear my own voice more often than those people whose opinions I respect and want to hear, and those I must listen to. So this blog is to reach out, share…
Social Learning: How e-Learning Developers can Benefit from the Boom in Social Computing and Social Machines
A recent issue of the Newsweek Magazine (April 3, 2006) featured an article on the second internet boom, referring to the new ways people are living in this knowledge-interactive age, enjoying the growth of opportunities of personal computing, mobility, connectivity,…
Sometimes I wish Tony Soprano is working for me – The Politics: Culture change and implementation in e-Learning
Have you noticed that e-Learning is not free from the politics of project implementation in organizations, whether we observe and admit it or not? Sometimes, I get so frustrated with internal politics that I wish Tony Soprano were working for…
If your Content is 1,000 pages, how do you discover the 10% key performance content?
Most training converted into e-Learning is based on linear, teacher-trainer delivery methods. Of course, just converting into e-Learning is a bad approach. Why? Because nobody wants to study a linear lesson online. The biggest value of e-learning is helping the…
Survey on The Index of e-Learning® / A Tool to Audit Your e-Learning Programs
Participate in the survey and then see the full article with the compiled responses: We would appreciate your help in completing the Survey on the Index of e-Learning®. The Index of e-Learning® is a list of ten (10) reference standards…
Managing SMEs for Rapid e-Learning
Topics this issue: Based on a study on Rapid e-Learning published by the e-Learning Guild, one cause of delays in e-learning development is the difficulty in working with subject matter experts (SMEs). I have interviewed and worked with hundreds of…
The iPod Video & e-Learning Looking Glass
The holidays are coming and I must find a justification for buying (as a gift to myself) the iPod Video. Currently, I am enjoying my 40 Gig iPod for music and have downloaded hundreds of my favorite songs. The cool…
Too Much Knowledge, Not Enough Time to Apply Learning
I had the opportunity to attend the presentation of Ken Blanchard in VNULearning Training Conference on Oct. 18. Two key points stuck in my mind: 1. Technology-based training tends to dump too much knowledge to the learners. 2. It provides…
Too Much Knowledge, Not Enough Time to Apply Learning
I had the opportunity to attend the presentation of Ken Blanchard in VNULearning Training Conference on Oct. 18. Two key points stuck in my mind: Technology-based training tends to dump too much knowledge to the learners. It provides less opportunity…
Rapid e-Learning: Increasing Speed of Development, Reducing Cost and Meeting e-learners’ Needs
Special Issue, 120-Page Article This article presents a series of strategies and tactics which help you answer these questions: How do I respond to rapid business needs for e-Learning? How do I decide which approach can dramatically increase the speed…