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Texas Legislative Commission on Virtual Education Written Testimony

eLearning Evangelist

Before getting involved with virtual education, I had been a junior high science teacher, and a high school guidance counselor before becoming a Civil Rights Specialist for the Massachusetts Department of Education, and then trainer and manager for the regional desegregation assistance center covering New England.

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Trending in Workplace Learning 2015….

Allison Rossett

Retired VADM Pat Tracey expressed dissatisfaction with the status quo at a Navy Learning Strategies Consortium in 2007: “ Sending our people to residence programs is not compatible with our urgent needs in the field and our human capital strategy….” That was then. A 16-week residential course for retirement specialists? Socialized.

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Motor City’s resourceful learning leader

CLO Magazine

Detroit was one of the hardest hit American cities during the financial crisis of 2007-2008. Ware was hired as chief learning officer for the City of Detroit in 2014. The supervisor training was our foundational program,” said Maria Graves, the branding, communications and logistics specialist on Ware’s team.

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Lectora User Conference Showcase: But Does It Work?

Trivantis

Lectora User Conference 2014. Experience: Laura is a Senior Learning & Development Consultant and e-Learning Specialist at Sun Life Financial. Free resources to help you with all learning topics. Theres new content added every week. Community Forum. Join the Conversation. e-Learning Tips, Trends and Ideas. e-Learning Webinars.

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Bob Little – Crystal Balling with Learnnovators

Learnnovators

As a communication specialist, what are your thoughts on using storytelling as a tool for effective PR? Also last year, Learning Light published a major report, called ‘ A Review of the e-learning markets of the UK, EU and China 2014 ’. As a communications specialist, what according to you are the ingredients of a compelling ’story’?

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How Praxair Grooms Tech Talent for Business Roles

CLO Magazine

In 2014, the change effort will target three distinct populations: • The bright, newly hired who have made contributions within nine to 18 months of starting employment. After functioning essentially unchanged for the past 12 years, this program is being restructured for 2014.

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How an LMS Supports English Language Teaching in the Workplace

TOPYX LMS

In 2007, there were about 365 million. Incredibly, the International TEFL Academy reported in 2014 that there were 1.5 The Digital Innovation Award went to Wordready Academic English , from L2, an online tool designed for university students to build specialist academic vocabulary.” billion English language learners worldwide.

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