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| Page 1 of 2 | Previous | Next | ALEARNING APRIL 20, 2011 Is the LMS Dead? Every now and then the blogosphere buzzes about whether the LMS (Learning Management System) is still the best way to manage training. Some say yes, we still need a way to track learners’ progress, especially for compliance training or grades tracking (for those in higher education). Others say the LMS is quickly being supplanted by the proliferation of PLEs (personal learning environments — where individuals construct their own mashup of Web sites, blogs, social network contacts, e-books and magazines, asynchronous courses, and other resources) which support informal learning. | ALEARNING SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 Free eBook on Learning Strategies At over 100 pages, with eight strong case studies, the Masie Center has compiled an excellent overview of how learning leaders at major companies developed their learning strategies. Best of all, it’s FREE as “an open source eBook.&# You can find it (and other great ebooks) here. We can learn a lot from each of these case studies, but — assuming you have limited time for reading — here’s a summary of the case studies so you can see if you want to spend time downloading it. And though it is “oriented toward action&# it is *not* an action plan. | | | | | |
| ALEARNING AUGUST 19, 2011 Content Curation All debates about using the terms “curation&# and “curator&# aside, figuring out ways of “finding, grouping, organizing or sharing the best and most relevant content on a specific issue&# * is something that all associations should be doing. Because we’re already doing most of it, and it’s a big (maybe even gigantic ) reason our members pay dues to belong to our selective group. Aren’t they?!? Of course they are. But let’s take this amorphous idea of “content curation&# and make it concrete and actionable. What’s the big deal?&#. Voila! | ALEARNING AUGUST 8, 2011 You Ready to MOOC? All the recent discussion about how we learn from information has spurred me to post on MOOCs, before I’m really ready for it… but I do have a bit of insight to share, so that’s where we’ll start. Haven’t heard of MOOCs yet? MOOC = Massive Open Online Class. All the rage. Okay, maybe within some circles. The MOOC Guide on Wikispaces describes them this way: “It is a gathering of participants, of people willing to jointly exchange knowledge and experiences for each of them to build upon. You can find more info from this source here.). Topic? Plenty! Members. | ALEARNING MAY 8, 2010 LMS Resources I know, I know. You don’t have time for all of this. You need an LMS and you have a teeny tiny amount of time to spend figuring it all out. Resist the temptation to skim the surface!! Several studies have revealed that at least HALF of the organizations that invested in an LMS were at least somewhat dissatisfied with their selection! Many orgs find themselves having to pay more than they anticipated to add or change features they thought they were already getting or in the configurations they needed. Starting Points. ASTD offers this “Field Guide to Learning Management Systems.&#. | ALEARNING APRIL 25, 2010 More LMS Options for Associations on a Budget And the emails just keep coming in! Of course I welcome more leads and suggestions for LMSes that are well-suited to the association sector and will continue to include links periodically. am finding that I just don’t have the time to try out all of them. am hoping to get a sample course together to post in various places so you can see how the same course or tutorial would work/look in different environments, but what I produce and what you’re going to offer are likely different anyway, so doing your own experimentation is your best option. Easy peasy. | | | | | | | |
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ALEARNING | FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2011 Can We Learn from Information?
In a recent blog post over at Midcourse Corrections, Jeff Hurt wrote that “Information isn’t education.&# While that may be true in the purest sense, we shouldn’t conclude (as I posted in my comment) that it means people can’t learn from information. According to George Siemens, a greatly respected thought leader and educator, “Learning is now happening through communities of practice, personal networks, and through completion of work-related tasks.” You can see these comments in context in this article on Connectivism.). It certainly worked for him, didn’t it?!? MORE >> -
ALEARNING | THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2011 Secrets to Successful eLearning Revealed!
Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele at Tagoras have been very, very busy these days… We recently noted their updated LMS for Associations Report ( see Tagoras On Target ) and now they’ve done it again. They’ve updated their 2009 State of the Sector report — with the all the insight and expertise you’d expect. They’ve renamed it the “Association Learning + Technology State of the Sector Report,&# which bears a bit of attention. We wanted to be clear in the title that we think expansively about the role technology does and can play in association learning.&#. MORE >> -
ALEARNING | THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2011 Oh, No!! It’s Back!!
What’s back? The soaring cost of oil… which means increased travel costs… which could also mean fewer members having the funds to get to your face-to-face (FTF) learning events. I’m trying not to say “I told you so… I warned you to get your elearning act in gear… I cautioned you about ignoring the lessons we were supposed to learn back in 2008… &#. Okay, maybe your association wasn’t affected then and isn’t seeing an effect now. Here’s why. recent study by Elearning! and Government Elearning! Why should this matter to you? MORE >> -
ALEARNING | FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2011 Why are So Many LMS Buyers Dissatisfied?
Patti Shank, in her 2010 “Getting Started with Learning Management Systems&# research report for the e-Learning Guild cites some important findings: Of the 909 survey respondents, “more than a third think that the LMS can be an “ impediment to learning.&#. “Only about 62% of respondents said that their LMS lives up to vendor promises.&#. “Almost 13% plan to abandon their LMS.&#. “On average, most respondents spent two to six months on each phase of implementation except for administration, which took longer.&#. Is it the fault of the vendors? The products? MORE >> -
ALEARNING | THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012 What Corporate Trainers Can Learn from Associations
In her reaction to our recent post, “Did You Feel That?” ” Adrienne Gross said, “One thing that technology can’t really help with though is motivation: ‘I want to do this training.’” ’” I responded by agreeing that we can lead people to training but we can’t make them learn. And that got me thinking about a key difference between corporate training and association training. Our problems are 180-degrees in difference. Corporate trainers struggle to get learners engaged. They aren’t always in the mood. Our very bad. Tools? MORE >>
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