Living in Learning

JULY 24, 2009

Declining training budgets, classroom utilization & attendance, and increases in incomplete e-learning courses are but a few indicators we all see today. This may not be fact, but if your training budget decreased for next year, somebody with the purse strings simply did not see the value. That need has shifted.

Compliance Training 100

Compliance Training Performance Support Learning Environment Classroom 100

Living in Learning

JULY 31, 2009

The slamming in that scenario is the sound trainers make when downsized because of training shortfalls and declining training budgets. This linkage provides a critical thread of continuity necessary to reinforce learning in the post-training work context. Now there is a threat worth generating a little angst over.

Blended Learning 100

Blended Learning Training Train Instructional Design 100

Living in Learning

AUGUST 23, 2009

How to read the Matrix: The matrix provides learning environment attributes down the left side with key discovery points posed as questions. Gone are the days when the target was comprised of completed modules and delivered content with acceptable evaluations, and with it went budget and funding.

Performance Support 113

Performance Support Design Support Instructional Design 113

Living in Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Honestly, it is a bit of both, especially when budgets are so slim that only a few projects get through funding scrutiny and get the cherished “green light”. Provide a process for frequent formative evaluations throughout the timeline to fine tune and align (or re-align) an effective leadership approach.

Change 113

Change Leadership Management Metrics 113

Living in Learning

AUGUST 14, 2009

Preparation – the learning phase where the objective is to provide activities that contribute to a state of readiness in the learner. Permit me to provide some substance around work context. This concept of a learning continuum and the PDR Model provides a viable framework for re-invention. See Figure 1.1).

Instructional Design 170

Instructional Design ADDIE Blended Learning Design 170

Living in Learning

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Being “busy” does not protect jobs and/or budget. Acquiring and applying good consulting practice is no longer a luxury if you provide training solutions. In reality, all they can boast about is activity. Busy” does not automatically translate to value-added contribution. We cannot afford to render scrap learning.

Consulting 140

Consulting Organization Blended Learning Wink 140