Clive on Learning

APRIL 29, 2011

The company has 1500 employees based in more than 100 offices across the country, with 600 based at the head office and around 1000 customer-facing. This allows them to take a look round, meet other new hires, find out what the company is all about and hear about plans for the future.

Communities of Practice 77

Communities of Practice SharePoint SAP Mentoring 77

Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 28, 2011

The company has 1500 employees based in more than 100 offices across the country, with 600 based at the head office and around 1000 customer-facing. This allows them to take a look round, meet other new hires, find out what the company is all about and hear about plans for the future.

Communities of Practice 75

Communities of Practice SharePoint SAP Mentoring 75

Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2012

I have seen recent evidence of some very sophisticated ROI analysis of learning interventions, and this is to be lauded, but it's usually not necessary to provide evidence with scientific precision. A typical formal intervention - classroom or e-learning - provides valuable input but very rarely sees the job through.

Evalution 84

Evalution Kirkpatrick Blended Learning Performance Support 84

Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 26, 2009

And don't forget those organisations - typically cottage industries - that provide training services to the big boys, but have had neither the capital nor the technical expertise to integrate e-learning into their offerings. I know there are free authoring tools, but even small companies can afford a few software licenses.

Blended Learning 69

Blended Learning Authoring Tools Virtual Classroom DimDim 69

Clive on Learning

MAY 4, 2020

There is something about experiencing an event as it happens in the company of our peers, whether that’s face to face or online. Most of us would prefer to watch a big sporting event as it happens rather than see the recording sometime later, even if we do not know the outcome.

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Online Blended Learning Blended 52

Clive on Learning

JANUARY 17, 2011

It provides a place for course materials to be shared, for students to collaborate and for assignments to be uploaded and graded. I know some big brand companies are going to give it a try. But the nature of those resources and activities is typically very different. In essence, most VLEs house a collection of course websites.

Totara 77

Totara Moodle VLE LMS 77

Clive on Learning

AUGUST 20, 2009

IT Training magazine has just published its tables of top e-learning companies in the UK market according to sales. To accompany the tables I have written a summary of the market for bespoke content developers, off-the-shelf content providers, authoring tool providers and LMS/LCMS providers.

LCMS 61

LCMS Open Source Summary e-learning company 61

Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Operated by Ufi Ltd, learndirect’s mission is to transform skills, productivity and individual lives by providing the best of online learning. As an adult learning provider delivering widespread access to online training, learndirect has become one of the leading contributors to the UK government's skills agenda.

Screencast 78

Screencast Director Learning Simulations 78

Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Reuters is the largest provider of content to the internet and supplies data on almost one million shares, bonds and other financial instruments. To steer this new global initiative, Charles took the important step of establishing a company learning governance structure, as embodied by a Learning Advisory Board.

Performance Support 73

Performance Support Global vendor Learning 73

Clive on Learning

MAY 17, 2013

Of course this is not the first time that learning providers have had to struggle with tight market conditions. However much we might complain about the importance of learning as an investment in the future, I doubt if any company ever went bust because they delayed formal training when times were tight.

Blended Learning 95

Blended Learning Compliance Training Develop Budget 95

Clive on Learning

JULY 10, 2009

Cracking the Code for Talent Management , and describes the results of research with over 500 companies. The survey showed that the best-in-class companies shared several characteristics: 55% utilised Web 2.0 tools to provide visibility into work / project progress by dispersed teams.

Social Networks 40

Social Networks Web Guide Metrics 40

Clive on Learning

JANUARY 12, 2011

The company is debt-free. to provide embedded functionality such as providing instant feedback (‘Saba Impressions’). It’s SaaS (Software as a Service) offering, launched a few years ago to support medium-sized enterprises, now 4m users. Across all applications the total now stands at 17m. Social network analysis.

Saba 69

Saba LMS Blended Learning Compliance Training 69

Clive on Learning

MARCH 25, 2014

They are capable of concentrating for prolonged periods when necessary: extroverts who can only function in the company of others will not enjoy sitting down for hours at a time writing a proposal, a design document or a script.

Design 40

Design eLearning Guild Quality Engineering 40

Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 6, 2010

The authors know what they’re talking about because they run 37signals , the company responsible for the project management software Basecamp (which we use at the eLearning Network ). All I know is that I wish I’d had this book before I’d spent the last 27 years working in small businesses rather than in hindsight.

iPad 66

iPad Tagging Network Authoring 66

Clive on Learning

JULY 14, 2008

A survey by Cegos Group , reported in this month's issue of e.learning age magazine, finds that companies in the UK are leading the way in Europe by providing training to some 61% of their staff. Consider also that more companies in the UK are benefiting from technology-driven training programmes than their EC counterparts.

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Cost Technology Training 40

Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Professional skills learning provider Cegos polled 254 senior L&D professionals during the last two weeks of November 2008. Trainer development will see the biggest cuts with more than 25% of companies planning to reduce efforts in this area. When asked "what does your leadership team want to achieve from L&D spend next year?"

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Survey Budget Poll 40

Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

But, of course, it's encouraging to hear how if the project succeeds, "it will provide a model that could make chalk and talk redundant. " And while we're bashing chalk and talk, take a look at eLearning Sucks , a brilliant presentation on SlideShare from Brighton-based company Red Magma , which makes much the same argument.

Lesson 73

Lesson Games Simulations Slideshare 73

Clive on Learning

APRIL 22, 2009

According to a new survey conducted in March for training provider Cegos , employees are keener than HR and the training function to embrace innovative training practices and new technologies.

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Survey Wiki Change 40

Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 2, 2008

Support provided by floor walkers, help desks, a software practice environment, electronic materials and highly realistic software simulations. It was interesting that Assima was able to provide support for much of the blend - the supply of tools, content creation and face-to-face delivery. A programme of ongoing stabilisation.

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Assima Blended Case Study 40

Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

She had showed it to several managers in her company and got some feedback. Because the moral of the tale seemed to echo the main message of the course, I added this in, even though I was concerned about starting a course in such a passive, linear manner. Some time later, I met with a colleague who had been reviewing the course.

CD-ROM 40

CD-ROM Cognitive Learning Objects PowerPoint 40

Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

She had showed it to several managers in her company and got some feedback. Because the moral of the tale seemed to echo the main message of the course, I added this in, even though I was concerned about starting a course in such a passive, linear manner. Some time later, I met with a colleague who had been reviewing the course.

CD-ROM 40

CD-ROM Cognitive Learning Objects PowerPoint 40

Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Just as consistently, it is apparent that they experience a major obstacle to achieving their goals and providing the best possible service to their organisations. A two-day workshop to teach every detail of a new company system to all employees, regardless of whether or not they will be using it? No problem.

Trust 40

Trust Consulting Learning Theory 40

Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Just as consistently, it is apparent that they experience a major obstacle to achieving their goals and providing the best possible service to their organisations. A two-day workshop to teach every detail of a new company system to all employees, regardless of whether or not they will be using it? No problem.

Trust 36

Trust Consulting Learning Theory 36

Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

Anyway, what I was interested to discuss with this illustrious company was the problem of how you build an online community in which the participants interact with each other freely. I was extremely optimistic that all we'd have to do is provide some forums and a wiki and then leave them to it. Now I'm not so sure.

Social Networks 40

Social Networks Wiki Drupal Forum 40

Clive on Learning

JULY 28, 2008

Mark's company, Aardpress , could have regarded this as an opportunity to create and sell expensive add-on functionality for Moodle. I expect Aardpress hope to benefit by providing supporting services and good luck to them in that.

Moodle 40

Moodle Blended Learning LMS Toolkit 40

Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 5, 2007

In practice, it seems that whenever I find myself in the company of trainers and learners from outside the e-learning community, I hear the same old complaints: boring page turners, irrelevant topics, an overload of text, a patronising tone and unchallenging interactions. We provide helpful feedback. That's the theory anyway.

Blended Learning 49

Blended Learning Case Study Compliance Training Content 49

Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 9, 2007

I offer my own feedback and suggestions, but peer review provides the greatest value. In time, learner-generated content will form the major part of the site, providing a wealth of practical examples to inspire those that follow. During the online period, learners have the opportunity to consume some content that I prepared in advance.

Wiki 40

Wiki Social Networks Performance Support Moodle 40

Clive on Learning

JANUARY 13, 2010

Companies providing bespoke e-learning services have been doing well enough (at least in the UK), although there continues to be a downward pressure on prices and a desire for quicker turnaround. This has been the case.

Big Question 40

Big Question Predictions Virtual Classroom ASTD 40

Clive on Learning

JULY 12, 2007

After all, the paper starts by making the point that, "as technological innovation enables companies to disaggregate and send increasing amounts of work to employees and external partners around the world. I was already preparing my arguments for and against corporations constructing their own MMORPGs to train the next generation leaders.

Leadership 49

Leadership Games Wiki Online 49

Clive on Learning

APRIL 14, 2007

Mandated programmes (other than those that provide you with essential skills of your job) are naturally going to be resisted. Peter has a book called A pocketful of change (de Jager and Company, 2007 - obtainable from www. Midcro (I made that up), like implementing a new training programme.

Change 40

Change Micro-Learning eLearning Guild Brain 40

Clive on Learning

MARCH 20, 2008

Post a full product specification on to the company's intranet [Not a bad idea, because this is practical in the time available. and (3) ways to provide helpful feedback for each possible input - and in a simple multiple-choice question, that means for every possible choice. First he has to prepare the seminar. Pick another option.]

ActionScript 40

ActionScript Rapid eLearning Score Learning 40

Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 19, 2008

"Several companies stated that the up-front design costs of blended learning were higher than for pure face-to-face learning, but that the lifetime costs were lower as delivery was less expensive. "The e-learning element should not just be about preparing people for face-to-face courses." " Yes, it does.

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Blended Management Develop 40

Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

After all, haven’t we got enough pressures on ourselves to deliver on the promises we have made to our employers and our clients, without pitching ourselves into the heat of battle with our peers in other training departments or with other providers?

Simulations 40

Simulations Write Blog Press Games 40

Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 20, 2005

Companies have upgraded their networks, almost everyone can now have broadband access at home and very many do, and technologies such as video streaming have emerged to smooth the deployment of online video. Even graphics were only allowed on the World Wide Web after considerable debate. Many of the obstacles have been removed.

CD-ROM 40

CD-ROM Video iPod Apple 40

Clive on Learning

MAY 30, 2011

In this extract, we show how, with the right vision and leadership, a large multinational company can successfully establish a bottom-up learning culture, in this case with the aid of the latest social learning technologies. When it comes to induction and apprenticeship, Peter believes the mix has to extend beyond the formal.

Compliance Training 71

Compliance Training Director YouTube Learning 71

Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

The company is reinventing itself once again as provider of a versatile digital content library containing short chunks of learning material, You-Tube style. Video Arts has changed hands many times (the founders got out a long time ago when the going was good) but is still doing good business nearly 40 years later.

CD-ROM 58

CD-ROM Video Training Train 58

Clive on Learning

MARCH 27, 2007

Here are the 'six disciplines of breakthrough learning': Define outcomes in business terms : "We are not in the business of providing classes, learning tools or even learning itself. We are in the business of facilitating improved business results" (Fred Harburg, 2004). Sounds like common sense, but of course common sense is rarely common.

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Cornerstone Authoring Learning 40