The Performance Improvement Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

In the online course that I teach for ASTD on Developing an Organizational Learning Culture , one of the questions I hear most often is, “How can I change the culture in my company when there is little support from management and our unions resist any change that might affect the work rules?” This question has no easy answer.

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Culture Organization Change Organizational Learning 196

Performance Learning Productivity

MAY 1, 2014

ASTD data suggests US companies spent $164billion on employee learning and development in 2012 saying that ‘ despite a continuously changing economic environment, organizations remain committed to training and development’. Supporting our workforce to get better and achieve to their potential is not just about the money.

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Diversity Training Compliance Training Training Train 225

Mindflash

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Annual performance reviews should be buried without a eulogy. Here are my three reasons why employee performance reviews are a farce: 1. They are too rigid in form and content to be meaningful to each employee’s particular performance situation. No performance review can response well enough or soon enough to be meaningful.

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Performance Support Performance Compliance Training ASTD 82

Upside Learning

AUGUST 16, 2012

Experience suggests that mlearning works best in enhancing the social, informal, just-in-time, and performance support solutions/initiatives. Does your learning strategy include a mix of social, informal, and performance support already? Decide on Devices & Platforms to Support. Identify Content.

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Mobile Learning Learning Strategy Mobile eLearning Strategy 269

Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

This article was originally published in Learning Technologies 2013’s special show guide issue. Interestingly, these statistics are only marginally better than those reported by ASTD for the US market in May 2012. Today’s mobile devices move beyond merely providing access but to actively helping and supporting us at work and at home.

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Mobile Learning Mobile Compliance Training Flash to HTML5 Conversion 277

Learnnovators

MAY 29, 2014

.” – Jane Hart (Founder, Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies ). “ That said, there are rich skill statements out of places like ASTD and LPI.” – Clark Quinn (in our interview with him). “ Articles/Blog Posts. It includes some brilliant ideas for organizations to support social learning in the workplace.

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Social Learning Social Informal Diversity Training 167

Learning Visions

JULY 25, 2012

These are my notes from the morning session of ASTD LearnNow Conference, happening July 25 & 26 on the lovely shores of the Charles River in Cambridge, MA. LearnNow – re-emerging discipline…of supporting our employees in all the many ways that they learn. We power effective performance at every changing moment.”

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Wiki Performance Support Blended Learning Agile 151

Learning Visions

JANUARY 28, 2010

My live blogged notes…ASTD TechKnowledge 2010 in Las Vegas, NV. Recap of her recent article for ASTD: e-Learning – What’s Old is New Again When you say you’re doing elearning what are you doing? Don’t ask ‘what do you think of article?’, Tags: astd allison rossett. The big names talk about how web 2.0

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Blended Learning Virtual Classroom ASTD Social Networks 145

Learning Rebels

AUGUST 20, 2014

Here’s my question back: “If you create a course where everyone passes, yet 99% of the people still perform in the way prior to the course – who’s to blame?” What happened to support and respect? Try #NT2T on Saturday mornings (New Teachers 2 Twitter) – now there’s a supportive group. It’s not a trick question. No one else will.

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Games Twitter ASTD Learning 249

eLearning Learning Posts

JULY 21, 2009

In the previous article, Reality eLearning , you can find some ways to get a sense of your audience’s workplace reality through interviews and observations.&#. Performance Support Lab - PS Links , July 11, 2009. The Disciplines of Modern Enterprise Learning - The ASTD BIG QUESTION for July’09 , July 15, 2009.

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Performance Support Support Performance eLearning Strategy 40

Mindflash

MARCH 28, 2012

Don’t get me wrong, I fully support informal learning and do believe that it’s where the majority of organizational learning and skill-building takes place. We see this all too often in the learning and performance field. The article shows that deciding on the approach requires matching the tools to the situation.

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Informal Learning Blended Learning Informal PowerPoint 93

Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 14, 2010

It was definitely helpful to spend time going through Twitter for Learning – 55 Great Articles. Learning Coach Model Very Powerful In 2010, I had a great experience where Dr. Joel Harband wrote a series of articles for my blog on Text-to-Speech in eLearning. Performance Support in 2015 What Makes an LMS Easy to Use?

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Text-to-Speech Compliance Training Diversity Training SharePoint 200

Learnnovators

MAY 29, 2014

.” – Jane Hart (Founder, Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies ). “ That said, there are rich skill statements out of places like ASTD and LPI.” – Clark Quinn (in our interview with him). “ Articles/Blog Posts. It includes some brilliant ideas for organizations to support social learning in the workplace.

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Social Learning Social Informal Resources 100

Web Courseworks

DECEMBER 23, 2014

If you want to sell eLearning ROI for your grand vision, you need to support your pitch with sensible projections and multi-year estimates to put the financial decision makers at ease. Perform a SWOT Analysis. Perform a Market Analysis. The next step is to perform a market analysis. A sample SWOT diagram.

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ROI Diversity Training eLearning Strategy eLearning 147

Clark Quinn

DECEMBER 31, 2013

I also presented at a wide variety of events, from regular venues like ASTD ‘s TechKnowledge and ICE, and the eLearning Guild ‘s Learning Solutions, mLearnCon, Performance Support Symposium, and DevLearn. You’ll see more writing emerging in articles, chapters, etc, soon.

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TechKnowledge eLearning Guild ASTD DevLearn 163

Clark Quinn

MARCH 12, 2009

The whole book has a wonderful collection of articles. And important topics like Appreciative Inquiry, Performance Support, ROI, implementation, the value of research for design, virtual world design, and more. You can download the article (PDF). It’s a great collection, and recommended.

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eLearning Strategy eLearning ASTD PDF 100

Litmos

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

In Revolutionize Learning & Development , I included as appendices the Learning and Performance Institutes’ list, the Toward Maturity list, as well as the one from the Association for Talent Development (previously ASTD). At core is what’s known about we learn and perform. There are several extant definitions available.

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Webcast Performance Support Write Blog ASTD 81

Tony Karrer

MAY 29, 2008

I just listened to Clark Quinn's presentation at ASTD LA ( eLearning Strategy Presentation) which is available online. I like the way he stepped through the transition from thinking in terms of courses to thinking about broader uses of technology to support performance. The concepts are fairly similar.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 3, 2009

Friday, April 03, 2009 Visuals and Audio in eLearning (Ruth Clark) Donald Clark posted a link to a lovely little article by Ruth Clark: Give Your Training a Visual Boost in the April 09 edition of ASTDs T&D. The article contains such gems as: "Decorative visuals defeat learning." This is good stuff Cammy.

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Audio Corporate eLearning Moodle ASTD 100

Mindflash

OCTOBER 15, 2010

The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) has recently updated its competency model to include the use of social media. It is remarkable how fast ASTD updated its model; it’s a testament for how quickly things are moving. Start with these three: social media, collaboration, and rapid learning development.

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Skills Wiki Social Media ASTD 111

Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Friday, September 04, 2009 Back to School Reading List Over on the Kineo website, we frequently post articles and tips on a variety of topics. Reflecting on #ASTD10 Recommended: "In Defense of the LMS" Chicago Bound: Kineo at ASTD ICE #astd10 One Year on at Kineo #yam Now that’s an Enterprise Moodle! -- Kineo Moodle f.

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Moodle Brandon Hall Case Study Wiki 100

Mindflash

MARCH 14, 2012

When I started at my position as chief performance officer at an e-marketing agency nine months ago, the company’s products and services were good. That means they give equal consideration to both performance ability AND support of core values to be part of the Zappos family). We share articles with our clients.

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Education Companies Creative Commons ASTD 75

easygenerator

MAY 28, 2014

They believe we should do a better job in creating learning experiences that are effective, improve performance and live up to the expectations we all (should) have of eLearning. I hope to get support from you. Tie Learning to Performance Goals. Target Improved Performance.

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Guide Easygenerator eLearning ASTD 55

Mindflash

MAY 6, 2013

In fact, a recent ASTD Learning Circuits article says it best: Most learning professionals agree that the critical weakness of their learning management system (LMS) is reporting. Command Center: According to the ASTD article referenced above, the biggest [LMS] reporting issue cited was limited or difficult access to information.

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Association Learning Management System LMS Report Association LMS 80

Mindflash

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Every company has hidden “experts” who, with some effort, can help support the organization by teaching what they know best — by sharing their expertise with the entire organization. Assess the organization’s performance needs. Review the performance level of all areas of the company. He is the author of Fire Up!

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Expert Diversity Training Expertise Teach 72

Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Oh, and as I mentioned in a recent entry on my blog, Dont Make Me Think by Steve Krug is useful on the usability stakes - perhaps more so when you step from courseware and in to the wider field of elearning/performance support. The book builds on the 4C/ID model described in the 2002 article that John Curry linked to.

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 236

Learning Visions

AUGUST 23, 2009

Ill admit, the full article is on my to do list for when I come back from vacation. But this stood out in the abstract: "The meta-analysis found that, on average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction." "In Bob Mosher: Performance Support and Learning at th.

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Compliance Training Report Online Learning Case Study 100

Learning Visions

MAY 18, 2009

While youre there, be sure to check out the previous 22 tips -- all great articles written by Stephen Walsh, one of Kineos founding partners. Reflecting on #ASTD10 Recommended: "In Defense of the LMS" Chicago Bound: Kineo at ASTD ICE #astd10 One Year on at Kineo #yam Now that’s an Enterprise Moodle! -- Kineo Moodle f.

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Twitter Corporate eLearning Tips Moodle 100

Learning Visions

APRIL 15, 2009

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 My Top Ten Tools for 2009 Cammys Top 10 Tools of 2009 These are my favorite tools in support of my own learning adventures. So easy to clip from articles online, jot down to do lists, and tag and organize it all. Delicious Tag articles as you go. Bob Mosher: Performance Support and Learning at th.

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Tony Karrer

JUNE 6, 2006

I recently was piling through my stack of magazines and ran across an article in Training & Development Magazine that reference "the stages of eLearning" from a Josh Bersin report. Unfortunately, the article is only available to ASTD members and via registration at Bersin's site. You don't need an LMS to do eLearning.

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Blended Learning Wiki LCMS Dreamweaver 100

Mindflash

JUNE 19, 2013

According to ASTD, companies spend $15 billion per year on sales training, an enormous number when you consider that people do not find sales training very effective. A recent article in the Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management suggests that sales training needs to be individualized, voluntary, and offered in various modes.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 12, 2008

ASTD (Warning, you need to purchase the article, which I didnt do.) Reflecting on #ASTD10 Recommended: "In Defense of the LMS" Chicago Bound: Kineo at ASTD ICE #astd10 One Year on at Kineo #yam Now that’s an Enterprise Moodle! -- Kineo Moodle f. Bob Mosher: Performance Support and Learning at th.

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 100

Web Courseworks

AUGUST 4, 2014

When my copy of the second edition ASTD Handbook arrived at the office this summer, I immediately felt the urge to explore my new resource and see what content made the final cut for an important industry asset. The second edition ASTD Handbook is filled with great insights from industry experts. The ASTD Handbook does just that.

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ASTD Expertise Discussion Scanning 153

Learnnovators

APRIL 18, 2014

He integrates creativity, cognitive science, and technology to lead development of strategic solutions including award-winning online content, educational computer games, and websites, as well as adaptive, mobile, and performance support systems. He blogs at learnlets.com and works through Quinnovation. How exciting is the scenario?

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eLearning Guild Social Networks Diversity Training Cognitive 124

Learning Visions

JULY 26, 2007

Have you seen this article from TechCrunch: Could Facebook Become The Next Microsoft? Reflecting on #ASTD10 Recommended: "In Defense of the LMS" Chicago Bound: Kineo at ASTD ICE #astd10 One Year on at Kineo #yam Now that’s an Enterprise Moodle! -- Kineo Moodle f. Bob Mosher: Performance Support and Learning at th.

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Social Networks Facebook Microsoft Wiki 100

Learning Visions

APRIL 4, 2007

Wednesday, April 04, 2007 NewsFlash: PowerPoint Bad For Learning Found via SlashDot , an article in todays Sydney Morning Herald " Research points the finger at PowerPoint." The article cites new research from the University of New South Wales (home of John Sweller, "founding father" of Cognitive Load Theory).

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PowerPoint Cognitive eLearning Guild Moodle 100

Learnnovators

APRIL 16, 2014

He integrates creativity, cognitive science, and technology to lead development of strategic solutions including award-winning online content, educational computer games, and websites, as well as adaptive, mobile, and performance support systems. He blogs at learnlets.com and works through Quinnovation. How exciting is the scenario?

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eLearning Guild Social Networks Cognitive Diversity Training 113