e-Learning Academy

AUGUST 12, 2013

Changing practice Design Development E-Learning strategy' According to 2011 National Learning and Development Index (Blanchard International), 68.5% of Australian Learning and Development or Training Departments offer e-learning as part of their learning delivery. Recently, Webanywhere, an [.].

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e-Learning Academy

JANUARY 13, 2012

Change management theory espouses ‘quick wins’ as a useful way to get staff onside to your new initiative. Organisational culture and change reminds us time and again that staff respond better to incremental change, and to having ownership or at least feedback opportunity to that which is happening to them.

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e-Learning Academy

APRIL 5, 2013

Change management Learning Management Systems Organisational culture' Reports are used to assess e-learning uptake, Return on investment (ROI) and to justify an LMS upgrade. They are also utilised to provide evidence that a user has completed the training that has been assigned to them. Compulsory doesn’t mean [.].

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e-Learning Academy

AUGUST 27, 2011

Roles include instructional designer, visual designer, author, online facilitator, project manager and change manager. Developing e-learning courseware or other learning technology solutions is multidisciplinary. Developing skills for these roles is difficult enough.

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e-Learning Academy

APRIL 17, 2011

He is author of Designing for the Smart Organisation: How breakthrough corporate learning initiatives drive strategic change and innovation. I will highlight two: Roland Deiser was the opening keynote. Roland was generous with the [.].

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e-Learning Academy

APRIL 3, 2011

It highlights the development lifecycle and change management plan. Episode 10 e-learning tutorial explores the role of project management when developing e-learning projects.

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e-Learning Academy

APRIL 19, 2014

E-Learning Strategy Our Changing Practice' An environment needs to be nurtured where the project journey burden is shared, lessons are learnt, and iterations and refinement to design and skill is allowed. Author : Buffer, Inc Website : [link] -->.

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e-Learning Academy

JUNE 17, 2011

Yet, we know that change management requires us to educate our staff, as well as communicate and model the new behaviour. New systems are being implemented into organisations constantly. They are often tailored to local requirements and so the “how-to” guides that come with the system are often redundant.

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e-Learning Academy

JULY 31, 2010

The two days is going to very activity-focused, and by the end of it you should have a completed performance analysis, learning design, change plan and project plan to go back to the workplace with and begin. [.]. This post is especially for those who are attending the Social Media Learning Solutions workshop on Monday 9th August.

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e-Learning Academy

MARCH 8, 2013

When I’m asked “How do I start e-learning?”(courses, ”(courses, webinar, video or other), my immediate reaction in my head is “What can I say that will help this person be considered?”

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e-Learning Academy

JANUARY 20, 2012

Question from a client: I am working with Subject Matter Experts to manage the development of an e-learning course. What can I do to help the SMEs understand what is required for a quality e-learning outcome? There are a couple of overarching things we need to achieve when working with SMEs: Help SMEs become discerning [.].

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e-Learning Academy

JANUARY 11, 2013

Newsflash to e-learning poviders out there. E-Learning courseware is not accessible or re-usable to subgroups of staff in many organisations. Sometimes a paper-based manual of instruction, guide for coaches or paper-based job aid is the best solution.

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e-Learning Academy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

I have been a fan of Ryan Tracey’s popular blog for a long time, and was delighted when he self-published E-Learning Provocateur Volume 1. Imagine my delight getting my hands on E-Learning Provocateur Volume 2 which has just been released. Volume 2 also takes us on a journey through Tracey’s reflections on his practice as a [.].

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e-Learning Academy

JUNE 9, 2012

Question from a client: We’re rolling out a new Performance Management process. This will require staff to develop a new skill, and we can’t resource a classroom roll-out.

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e-Learning Academy

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

During the recent Unconference, an interesting point was made at the plenary session by Bob Spence – e-learning quality does not mean e-learning effectiveness. Unfortunately, I didn’t hear Bob’s full explanation about what he meant by this, and so I thought I’d take up Bob’s point as I see it.

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e-Learning Academy

JANUARY 3, 2012

One of the challenges of having e-learning live on the LMS is course review and maintenance. I call this the “Sustain” phase of the ADDIES model. Often compliance-related courses and technical courses are originally sponsored by subject matter experts (SMEs).

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e-Learning Academy

OCTOBER 29, 2011

Yesterday I wrote that introducing asynchronous social media for formal organisation learning is difficult – see 4 Considerations for Implementing Social Media for Formal Learning. I suggested we need to become creative in design, and look at social media to help embed learning into the workplace.

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e-Learning Academy

MARCH 12, 2011

The E-Learning Network of Australasia (ElNet) has been around for over 6 yrs. The 2011 ElNet Congress was held last Friday in Sydney. A reasonable turn out of people, and some interesting conversations that were testimony to the experience of the people in the room. Australia is certainly maturing in the learning technology space.

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e-Learning Academy

JANUARY 27, 2012

“What’s love got to do with it?” ” - apologies and admiration to Tina Turner Last week I used the word “Love” to describe the attention to detail required to build a quality e-learn. I later wondered whether the term was a bit “over the top” for readers.

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e-Learning Academy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

Often the idea to embark on an e-learning strategy comes from the top. The CEO wants to modernise training delivery. This is terrific! Executive sponsorship for such a strategy is always an imperative. Then it’s up to the learning and development (L&D) professional to action the idea. Our first job is to make sure the [.].

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e-Learning Academy

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Results and commentary from October Poll: What is your greatest e-learning skill development challengs? a) Instructional design – 24% b) Visual design – 33% c) Authoring (using an authoring tool) - 14% d) Project management – 29% n = 21 Thanks to Richard who thought instructional design skills make or break an e-learning project.

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e-Learning Academy

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Episode 19 e-learning tutorial is a small deviation from our usual e-learning topics, although it does involve social media. This episode explores the opportunity to leverage social media to manage and market our professional profile, and contribute to the learning fraternity. Why not download this free e-learning training from iTunes.

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e-Learning Academy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

This is part 2 of a three part series examining ways to determine the feasibility of e-learning for an organisation. These tips may help analyse the readiness and the effort likely to be needed to make a strategy succeed. Part 1 was about systems and is located here. Today we look at culture. Culture How does [.].

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e-Learning Academy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

Episode 16 e-learning tutorial provides an overview of my doctoral research. In my ‘spare time’ I’m a Doctor or Education candidate at the University of Technology, Sydney. My thesis title is: Examination of virtual learning environments within a corporate context: Design and practice implications.

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e-Learning Academy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

This is part 3 of a three part series examining ways to determine the feasibility of e-learning for an organisation. These tips may help analyse the readiness and the effort likely to be needed to make a strategy succeed. Part 1 was about systems and is located here. Part 2 was about culture and is located [.].

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e-Learning Academy

AUGUST 5, 2011

The concept of blended learning, or using a blend of modalities to stimulate learning is not new. Skilled face to face failitators have always used blended learning methods such as video, outdoor experientials, group problem-solving, preceptorships and so forth to deliver and reinforce new skills and knowledge and build staff capability.

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e-Learning Academy

JULY 15, 2011

Internal focus groups are a good way to begin to analise the viability of an e-learning strategy for an organisation new to learning technologies. Focus groups help to uncover perceptions and to ensure the project will be based on identified benefits.

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e-Learning Academy

JULY 9, 2011

Recently I have been supporting a client who has engaged a vendor to build a number of e-learning courses. Internally, my role is to test the courses on the corporate LMS prior to ‘go live’ The e-learning uninitiated may expect the courses to simply be published to the standards required of the LMS (AICC, SCORM 1.2

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e-Learning Academy

MAY 14, 2011

A number of smaller organisations (400-1800 employees or so) talk to me about beginning an e-learning strategy for their employees, and I’m excited for them. Three aspects to technology for learning are what enables e-learning to be viable for smaller organisations today. Enablement.

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e-Learning Academy

JUNE 12, 2011

As an independent e-learning consultancy, my partner and I are privileged to observe both sides of the e-learning fence; client and provider. Both share their frustrations with me about e-learning projects.

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e-Learning Academy

MARCH 19, 2011

I had the opportunity this week to be a participant in a ‘think tank’ discussion on the role of e-learning in compliance training (e.g. Code of Conduct, Privacy Policy etc). This was especially timing, as a client and I have been investigating how successful e-learning is in informing staff about their rights and responsibilities.

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e-Learning Academy

MAY 4, 2011

Did you get a chance to see the AITD Conference presentation last month 10 Things That Make E-Learning Work. Well, this 2 part video series captures the virtual classroom case study highlights presented by Colleen Kavanagh and myself, Alison Bickford. We hope you enjoy. Please feel free to leave a comment or question, and [.].

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e-Learning Academy

FEBRUARY 26, 2011

I am a fan of James Clay; a UK-based learning technology specialist working in tertiary education, helping staff to adopt technology for teaching and learning. He has a terrific podcast – E-Learning Stuff – where he and his colleagues provide pragmatic insights into how learning and technology interact with each other.

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e-Learning Academy

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

I’m delighted to be presenting with Colleen Kavanagh at the upcoming AITD Conference in Melbourne on April 13-14. Our topic: Ten things that make e-learning work. Watch the video for an introduction to how the session came about and what participants should expect to get out of the session. Why not start the conversation by [.].

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e-Learning Academy

JULY 1, 2011

I noticed the 2011 National Learning and Development Index report was cited in BRW last week (Training decisions made on the run, June 23-29, pp51).

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e-Learning Academy

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

I was listening to a podcast by James Clay, who works in UK education. His insights into e-learning are some of the most practical and simple I have heard.

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e-Learning Academy

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Have you ever had to write an e-learning storyboard from instructor-led (ILT) notes and participant manuals. No matter how up-to-date and comprehensive these notes are, in many instances the learning design differences between face to face activities and a LMS-delivered e-learning course is vast.

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