Before I take my leave for Christmas, I thought I'd provide you with this summary of all my posts on Clive on Learning in 2011. I've marked with asterisks a few posts that were particularly significant from my point of view. December Where is the model for e-learning? Massively scalable training * Face-to-face is for special occasions * Can we dispense with email? November Profile of a learning architect: Darren Owen Shepherd accused of sensationalist claptrap Beware who's selling informal learning * Blending is a continuum Want to write? Back in business If in doubt, do it yourself MORE >>

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. Though I missed the November Webinar (being on the road can do that, as you all know), NetDimensions released a white paper summarizing what they consider the highlights of the session. You can access a summary or view the archived session here. ). What Will the New LMS Be? MORE >>

The past couple of posts have tackled the myth that waiting lists are a good thing [ see "Wait Till Next Year" ] and that multiple offerings of the same program are the best option [ see "Waiting Lists are Overrated" ], and I promised to walk through a process for adapting face-to-face (FTF) sessions for online delivery… …because, as I said in the previous post, “Offering a series of Webinars that imitate what happens in the FTF sessions won’t cut it.&# Which isn’t the same thing as saying that Webinars can’t be a part of your mix of delivery modes. MORE >>

If you’re considering a tool for creating your own tutorials and asynchronous, online courses, don’t assume Articulate Presenter or Adobe Presenter are your best choices. Should You Charge for a Webinar? If you haven’t read Jeff Cobb’s great post, “Webinar Strategy — The Inform/Perform Distinction,” you’re missing some great advice on how to decide whether to charge for a Webinar or not. Thinking of Producing Your Own Webinars? More on Learning from Webinar Recordings. eLearning Glossary. Tutorial Tools. MORE >>

That said, here’s the first installment of a series covering the results of the 2011 aLearning Association Survey. Respondent 15 said their education funding is 70% of their overall budget, but they aren’t doing any synchronous, asynchronous, nor blended learning events (including Webinars). A heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who completed the recent aLearning Survey for Associations and to those who helped promote it! Even so, the results are revealing and worth a close look. Despite some outliers, generalities can be made. 501-1000: 0-9. 3001-6000: 4. Budget. MORE >>