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eLearning Conferences 2011

Tony Karrer

This list is focused mostly on the first half of the year: January to June 2011. link] January 2011 January 2-5, 2011 International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking (ICDCN), 12 th , Bangalore, India. link] January 4-7, 2011 Hawaii International Conference on Education , 9 th annual, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

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Top 10 eLearning Predictions 2011 #LCBQ

Tony Karrer

This month's LCBQ is What are your Predictions and Plans for 2011? Tony Bates - eLearning Outlook for 2011 1. Of course, you can’t look at learning in 2011 without mentioning mobile learning. We would welcome lots of discussion. Grows - But Creating "eLearning 2.0 The Future is Mobile 3. More Multimedia 5.

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Firms Make Strides: Putting Mobile to Work

CLO Magazine

In 2012 Xerox Corp. In 2012 Xerox Corp. Farmers Insurance Group began adopting a mobile learning strategy in 2011, partly because the delivery method appeals to its growing Gen Y workforce. After a six-month pilot in 2011, Farmers now supplies more than 8,000 smartphones to its claims representatives.

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Saba to Acquire Halogen Software in 2017’s First Big HR Technology Deal

CLO Magazine

Though it’s certainly not on the scale of cloud-based talent management software blockbusters like 2012’s $1.9 billion Oracle-Taleo deal or 2011’s $3.4 Rick Bell is editorial director for Workforce. . The deal, worth a reported $293 million , is expected to close in the second quarter of 2017.

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Why Gamification is a Natural Fit for Sales Training

Litmos

Gamification was picking up speed in 2012 when Gartner released its report about the future of gamification. Although the hype of 2011 and 2012 has faded, gamification is still growing and changing. Among its predictions: gamification would be a widespread part of training and education by 2020. No worries.

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How to Give Gen Y the Learning They Want

CLO Magazine

More than 77 percent of pending 2013 graduates expect their first employer to provide formal training, but only 48 percent of 2011 and 2012 graduates report having received it in their first job, according to the April “Accenture 2013 College Graduate Employment Survey.”

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What Can You Expect in 2013?

CLO Magazine

Chris Hardy, director of the Global Learning and Technology Center for Defense Acquisition University (DAU), said tablets can seamlessly merge learning, play and work. Embracing apps: According to ABI Research, 36 billion apps were downloaded in 2012, and 136 billion will be downloaded by 2017. It is also popular.