Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 15, 2011

Some companies will use “Level 2: Learning” to measure whether the learners have mastered the training course content. The KEC also analyzes the value of the evaluation content and implementation, the outcome, the overall significance, and the critical assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the evaluation itself.

Evalution 160

Evalution Social Networks Social Learning Blended Learning 160

The Performance Improvement Blog

MARCH 17, 2014

According to the 2013 State of the Industry report from ASTD , instructor-led programs continue to be the primary method for training and developing employees. The content of these programs runs the gamut from basic skills to executive development. . The researchers estimate that 70% of training in companies is instructor-led.

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ASTD Agile Coaching Mentoring 245

Learning Visions

MAY 20, 2013

These are my live blogged notes from the opening session at the ASTD International Conference & Expo (ICE) -- happening this week in Dallas, TX. Tony is the President and CEO of ASTD. Only 30% of orgs have put mobile content out there. 5 Tips from ASTD on mobile: Think mobile – always think how to use it to augment learning.

Sexual Harassment Training 191

Sexual Harassment Training Open Harassment Training ASTD 191

Clark Quinn

JUNE 2, 2008

Frank Nguyen is presenting at ASTD on EPSS. His major points were: Search is not an effective method for performers to find information. Integrating information closer to the work flow and work interface can improve performance. Novices cannot effectively use the same support systems as experts.

ASTD 100

ASTD Performance Support Search Google 100

Tony Karrer

JUNE 2, 2008

Frank Nguyen is presenting at ASTD on EPSS. His major points were: Search is not an effective method for performers to find information. Integrating information closer to the work flow and work interface can improve performance. Novices cannot effectively use the same support systems as experts.

ASTD 100

ASTD Performance Support Search Google 100

LearnDash

APRIL 17, 2012

American Society of Training & Development (ASTD). This one kind of goes without saying, the ASTD is one of the largest organizations dedicated to training and development. I find their forums online to be a bit lifeless, but the LinkedIn group is always full of great content.

ISPI 167

ISPI Industry Website Rapid Intake 167

OpenSesame

JANUARY 19, 2012

Each year the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) surveys learning and development professionals and compiles their findings into the State of the Industry Report. All of this information supports benchmarking and goal-setting for the year to come. How does technology support improved performance?

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ASTD Report Industry Develop 40

The Performance Improvement Blog

AUGUST 27, 2014

As I have argued in previous posts , to be successful in today’s world, companies need to have a culture that values and supports learning. She writes: Create and support on demand, self service content (courses, tutorials, guides, resources and job aids). However, some CLOs feel pressure to change things immediately.

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Culture Develop Organizational Learning Information Overload 231

Clark Quinn

JANUARY 1, 2014

The events already queued up include: ASTD’s TechKnowledge 2014 , January 22-24 in Las Vegas, where I’ll be talking on aligning L&D with organizational needs (hint hint). I’m also part of a forthcoming effort to address it, which will also manifest in the aforementioned second edition of the ASTD Handbook.

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NexLearn ASTD eLearning Guild TechKnowledge 157

Clark Quinn

JANUARY 28, 2014

As a consequence of the forthcoming book (no cover comps yet nor ability to preorder), I’ve had to put my thoughts together, and I’m giving the preliminary version next Thurs, February 6, at 11AM PT, 2PM ET as a webinar for ASTD. To address business needs, we need to consider performance support and social networks.

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Social Networks ASTD Social Network Performance Support 163

Upside Learning

APRIL 23, 2013

It isn’t really a stretch of imagination to consider how this technology can be put for learning assistance or performance, just like designers subsumed personal computers, and now tablets and smart-phones. Using a wearable computer for continuous learning and support , (yes, Springer, costs money 40 USD!). FREE eBook.

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Technology Streaming Performance Support Learning 260

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.

Diversity Training 225

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 infrequent to make their content meaningful and actionable. They are too rigid in form and content to be meaningful to each employee’s particular performance situation.

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Performance Support Performance Compliance Training ASTD 82

Clark Quinn

AUGUST 7, 2013

As an extension of my previous contention that the industry needs to change , I’m working on doing more: I’m trying to put together a road map about how organizations can change. As I said, ASTD is partnering with me on this, so the data will have a larger life than just my use, and this is important!

ISPI 145

ISPI eLearning Guild ASTD DevLearn 145

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.

Mobile Learning 269

Mobile Learning Learning Strategy Mobile eLearning Strategy 269

Upside Learning

JULY 5, 2012

The best way to think mobile learning is to think ‘augmentation’ of performance or learning itself – as Clark Quinn argues in his book – Designing mLearning: Tapping into the Mobile Revolution for Organizational Performance. Mobile content is expensive to create and distribute. It’s not secure.

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Mobile Learning Mobile Compliance Training Blended Learning 279

eLearning Brothers

AUGUST 17, 2017

In spite of the importance of this capital (the people and the cost to support them), real financial analysis of the impact of variable outcomes is seldom conducted. The performance of an organization varies with the performance of its human capital. Today, mobile devices and technology have permeated most areas of our lives.

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Analytics xapi Association Learning Management System Cognitive 128

Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

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. So what ails mobile learning? Understanding Mobile. Context in the real king.

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Mobile Learning Mobile Compliance Training Flash to HTML5 Conversion 277

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

APRIL 24, 2012

These are my notes from the final workshop session at ASTD Learn Now in. When we move to the world of performance support, we need to gather data to show that we make a difference to the organization to achieve its aims -- we need to measure competency and measure moments 3-5. lower support costs. San Francisco.

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Metrics Conversation Yahoo Performance Support 157

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? Tags: astd allison rossett. Allison Rossett is a Professor of Educational Technology at University of San Diego and noted author.

Blended Learning 145

Blended Learning Virtual Classroom ASTD Social Networks 145

OpenSesame

DECEMBER 29, 2014

We need to act more like athletes focused on high performance (after all, we are in the performance business). Elite athletes understand what is required to fuel their performance and are highly selective about the nutrients they intake to support it. Dieting alone won’t produce good performance.

Exercise 76

Exercise ASTD Performance Support Coaching 76

Learning Visions

AUGUST 1, 2007

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. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr.

Second Life 100

Second Life Instructional Design Moodle eLearning Guild 100

Origin Learning

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Moreover, since there is no intermediate platform such as an app store, delivery, maintenance and updating of content is almost instantaneous. The main advantage of native applications is their performance. Data from ASTD Magazine, Infoline on Mobile Learning. . Scenario II: Native instead of web.

Mobile Learning 100

Mobile Learning Web Mobile Blended Learning 100

Learning Visions

JANUARY 7, 2009

Wednesday, January 07, 2009 When the Content is Really Boring. So youve got some great ideas on how to make your content more engaging , how to get the learner into the flow. But what do you do when the content itself is just plain boring? Admit to the learner upfront that the content may be dry. Set the expectation.

Content 100

Content Instructional Design Moodle eLearning Guild 100

Challenge to Learn

JUNE 17, 2014

This will be my fourth major eLearning conference of 2014 (Learning Technology London, Learning Solutions Orlando, ASTD ICE Washington, and now Mlearncon in San Diego). Finally a newcomer for MLearnCon is the performance support (6 sessions), I can’t recall any from last year. How does MLearncon scores on the Spiro Index.

Score 139

Score Conference Case Study eLearning Guild 139

Clark Quinn

MAY 17, 2011

As part of an initiative for ASTD’s upcoming International Conference and Exposition , I was filmed as I responded to 10 questions around mobile (if you’re there, hope to hear how it goes) from Tony Bingham (he came in via conference call). Why mobile / why now? In the future, I expect to see more context sensitivity (e.g.

Mobile 190

Mobile Social Networks Wiki Augmented Reality 190

Connect Thinking

DECEMBER 28, 2011

ASTD’s December 2011 T&D Magazine features a discussion on Self-Service Learning (by Patricia A McLagan), and the role of L&D to “help learners make learning more effective, efficient, productive, innovative and fun” (pp 37). YouTube, online forums, Instant messaging etc).

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Services Instant Messaging ASTD Forum 111

OpenSesame

DECEMBER 29, 2014

We need to act more like athletes focused on high performance (after all, we are in the performance business). Elite athletes understand what is required to fuel their performance and are highly selective about the nutrients they intake to support it. Dieting alone won’t produce good performance.

Exercise 52

Exercise ASTD Performance Support Coaching 52

Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 21, 2008

As we are wrapping up the week for Learn Trends , one of the questions we faced was what to do with the Ning community that sprung up to support the conference. ASTD National - ASTD's LinkedIn group. Lots of members and discussion. LearningTown!

Community 105

Community Ning Instructional Design eLearning Guild 105

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 20, 2012

Recent research by ASTD and REED Learning indicates that the top skills desired by Learning & Development departments are measuring and evaluating training. The “chain of evidence” supports the results, showing the value learning and reinforcement has provided to the business. Kirkpatrick calls this Return on Expectations, or ROE.

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Kirkpatrick Evalution Metrics Behavior 198

Learning Visions

APRIL 4, 2007

Wednesday, April 04, 2007 Off-the-Shelf Content: Help! Ive always been about custom content. So -- how does off-the-shelf content work? If so, is the vendor able to track usage or do they just sell the content for a flat fee based on LMS seat size? Bob Mosher: Performance Support and Learning at th.

SkillSoft 100

SkillSoft eLearning Guild Content Help 100

Learning Visions

AUGUST 1, 2007

Wednesday, August 01, 2007 e-Learning Content & Version Control Earlier this week, Janet Clarey wrote about the " Preservation of e-Learning Content." She raised the question about e-Learning content and how well companies keep track of content updates. Can you prove when and how your e-Learning content has changed?

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Version Content Second Life Rapid eLearning 100

Marcia Conner

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

From the ASTD 2012 State of the Industry (full report available to ASTD members, non-members for a fee): More than $156 billion was spent by U.S. ASTD estimates that U.S. Organizations described by ASTD as BEST excel at weaving learning into the corporate culture. organizations on [formal] employee learning in 2012. .

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Blended Learning ASTD Budget PeopleSoft 103

Mindflash

APRIL 11, 2012

But this year, the stars aligned, and we were fortunate enough to be able to send our entire learning and development team to Denver for the ASTD International Conference and Expo. In others, it could be through content- or even leadership-development. Image used courtesy of ASTD.

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Conference Teams ASTD vendor 74

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.

ROI 147

ROI Diversity Training eLearning Strategy eLearning 147

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 1, 2012

He is the author of seven book including a best-seller on creating effective e-learning and in has received ASTD’s Distinguished Contribution to Workplace Learning and Performance Award in 2011. Michael Allen and I sit down and discuss the Zebra program at ASTD conference way back in 2011. Individualization was a key concept.

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Instructional Design ADDIE Authoring Tools Conversation 254