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Fri April 29: ASTD Conference “Learning 2.0 – Don’t get left behind” #ASTDL20

Learning Visions

But if you’d like to hear from some industry notables on the topic of Learning 2.0, come to ASTD New England Area’s Regional 2011 Conference: Learning 2.0 – Don’t get left behind. Conference Description: The world of learning & development is changing fast. It’s this Friday in Westford, MA.

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Benefits of e Learning

Unboxed

More and more businesses are investing in eLearning—not because it’s a trend—but because the benefits of e learning have proven results. Mark Van Buren, director of research for ASTD, tells HR Magazine : “ It is clear that a firm’s commitment to workplace learning is directly linked to its bottom line. ”

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Is MOOC Suitable For Corporate & Workplace Learning?

Upside Learning

It made me think that corporate executives are not keen to get into MOOCs (I’m just hoping that the next two weeks will be more active on corporate mlearning front). I googled ‘Corporate MOOC’ but could not find any examples of corporate MOOCs. Are there any examples of MOOCs being used for corporate learning?

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Twitter for Corporate Learning & Development

Marcia Conner

Learn More With Less: Corporate Education in the Current Economy ” by Marcia Conner. Twitter As a Learning Tool. 65 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your e-Learning Budget (ebook) ” edited by Marcia Conner. There are also ample blog posts about social media in corporate L&D and Twitter in education.

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Achieving Competitive Advantage through Training

Enyota Learning

Bersin by Deloitte 2014, Corporate Learning Factbook, cited that across the world, companies are spending more than $130 billion on training their employees. Therefore, training improves the company’s competitive edge by enhancing performance levels and preparing employees for future roles.

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The Twitter Top 100: Education Technology Must-Follows

OpenSesame

BrandonHall Group (@BrandonHallGrp) – Brandon Hall Group is a leading research analyst firm focused on the learning – great insights on corporate learning. Learning Solutions ?(@learningsolmag) edwsonoma ) – Ellen is a principal analyst at Sage Road Solutions and has a doctorate in learning psychology.

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The big question: predictions for 2010

Clive on Learning

In 2009 I predicted : Most of the cool stuff (informal learning, social media, games and sims, mobile learning) will have to stay on the back burner, because management will simply not be interested in experimenting. The recent ASTD study certainly bears this out.