The Performance Improvement Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Every organization has a culture. But not every organization has the kind of culture that will help that organization achieve success. Matt Monge says that organizations should take Socrates’ advice and “know thyself”. Monge says, “…we have to be willing to ask ourselves tough questions and give honest answers.”. Assessing the culture of an organization by asking tough questions and being willing to hear the answers is the basis for significant organizational improvement.

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Jane Hart

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Yesterday’s live Twitter chat #chat2lrn was about New skills for changing times. Here is the preliminary information about the chat , which briefly summarised some of the challenges learning professionals faced, then added. “If Learning Professionals are to rise to these challenges, one of the key issues is the skills required to meet the needs of an ever more complex environment.

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LearnDash

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Ever since the first video game was created for entertainment, educators have been cooking up ways to incorporate gaming methodology into learning environments. I can recall when I was younger being forced to play these educational games, some of which I quite enjoyed (anyone remember Number Munchers?). Fast forward to today and I find educational gaming to be, I dunno, rather lame.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

In my previous blog post, the architecture of learning , I outlined some of the key characteristics of learning in a digital age, and started to identify some of the main differences between Learning 1.0 (before social media) and Learning 2.0. In the summary of the article, I suggested that the distinct differences between the two types of learning are mostly based on how learners are changing the ways they interact, and their increased ability to create, share and organise their own learning.

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TechSmith Camtasia

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Jamie Perrett had a problem. As an assistant professor at Texas A & M University, he needed to produce videos from lectures. He had one camera recording the classroom and another recording the computer screen. But he needed to mesh the two recordings together into a cohesive video, alternating between the recordings depending on which better portrayed the lesson being taught.

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OpenSesame

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Complying with state liquor laws is vital to keeping your bar or restaurant in business. Arizona is no exception. Arizona’s Department of Liquor Licenses and Control (DLLC) ensures that licenses are valid and up-to-date, and that employees have the proper training and certification to serve alcohol. The DLLC reviews and issues over 250 new liquor licenses and renews over 600 per month.

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Mark Oehlert

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

I'm re-reading Starship Troopers. I just love this book. This book talked about an army of Iron Men years before Stan and Jack introduced us to Tony Stark. It covers everything from racism to gender equality to how society establishes the voting franchise for its citizens. Oh, and then there are the armored suits with shoulder-launched atomic weapons, drop capsules and bug hunts.

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OpenSesame

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

'Complying with state liquor laws is vital to keeping your bar or restaurant in business. Arizona is no exception. Arizona’s Department of Liquor Licenses and Control (DLLC) ensures that licenses are valid and up-to-date, and that employees have the proper training and certification to serve alcohol. The DLLC reviews and issues over 250 new liquor licenses and renews over 600 per month.

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CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Vice President of U.S. Training Diana Thomas walks us through the five key areas of learning at McDonald’s — strategy, leadership commitment, execution, impact and business performance.

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Mark Oehlert

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Look, social media likes you a lot. Really. I know you have feelings for social media too. The harsh truth though is that social media is not just going to see you exclusively and you shouldn't kid yourself into thinking you'd be able to handle SoMe on your own anyway, they're too much for you. . I mean think about it, you can't even handle your email.

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CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Every important learning program as well as every training function should have a measurement and evaluation strategy.

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