Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 5, 2009

I almost think it's more a performance support tool than a book. In one, Nancy White talks about triangulating internal training and capacity building with external actors who part of the training and who validate it; that leads to more connections between people and has gained manager support.

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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. TrDev - Large, Moderated - Training and Development Discussion Group begun in October 2000. Please add comments below to help me flesh out this list. Some discussion.

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Cramster helps students with homework by providing answers to textbook questions and interactive support - think little pieces of eLearning for helping students figure out those problems. These can be one person shops that selling training to particular audiences. The real estate training company has cobbled together a solution.

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Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

I spend a fair amount of my consulting time working with large organizations to help define how they will apply technology to particular business / performance / learning needs. You start the conversation by understanding what their real business, performance, talent and learning challenges are.

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Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

I recently had a great conversation with Becky Barch, a performance consultant at the Bank, about her smart application of discussion forum software from ElementK. They are now using the discussion forum as part of training initiatives. He provided very specific instructions and guidance, and provided plenty of support.

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Tony Karrer

JULY 13, 2009

Or senior leaders from major training companies talk about the challenges and opportunities in the market. Future of the Business of Learning Free Online Event July 23 9 AM - 2 PM Pacific Time (Click on times to see Time Zone Conversion ) Brought to you by: Learn Trends , ISA and Training Magazine Network. Moderated by Tony Karrer.

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 10, 2008

At the start of any performance improvement initiative, there is a question of whether the initiative is going to have real impact on what matters to the organization. Will the retail sales training change behavior in ways that improve customer satisfaction? Using a data driven approach to performance improvement is a passion of mine.

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Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 16, 2007

Support - ROI Calculator Training & Support Return on Investment Calculator Investing in Learning: Consider Value, Not Just ROI ROI, or return on investment, is king in today's business world. Questions you may have include: * What is the reason for the training? Use EVA instead. ROI is toast. Use EVA instead.

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Tony Karrer

MARCH 3, 2008

Method Count Percent Alongside Formal Learning 26 63% Process Information / Training 22 54% Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) / Support Information 18 44% Commonly used resources, URL's to applications, documentation, Contact Information, etc. Also, several people wrote in the training department itself.

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Tony Karrer

APRIL 13, 2009

US surveys show e-learning on the rise as training budgets fall - Clive on Learning , April 2, 2009 Thanks to Kineo for pointing me to the Market Update recently released by Ambient Insight which forecasts a compound annual growth rate of 16.3% Carly Shuler recently graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education with an Ed.M.

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Tony Karrer

JULY 17, 2006

As part of initial meetings, there is considerable value provided by any consultant in terms of the questions that help frame exactly what the problem/need is. At training and/or eLearning conferences where this question was asked of the attendees, the common kinds of responses are: How do I get more interactivity into my courseware?

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Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Company-wide training modules by an IT Process & Quality Manager at a Large Global Communications Corporation. Global web training by a Systems Engineering Manager at a Large Product Corporation. Company-wide training modules by a Lead Courseware Developer at a Security Products Corporation. Case Study B. Case Study C.

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Text-to-Speech Case Study Corporate eLearning Voice 143

Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

But it's not really an enterprise LMS and has some very serious deficiencies when it comes to many of the needs of corporate training departements. Performing tasks (use cases) in an LMS are harder than they seem like they should be and it results in lower satisfaction. Training PartnerTM Learning. Oracle 2 6.15

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Tony Karrer

MARCH 29, 2009

To be fair to Saul, he points us to some important numbers from the ASTD State of the Industry Report: Despite a steady climb in the availability of e-learning, the overall percentage of instructor-led training is nearly unchanged: 71.97 percent of all training in 2003 to 6.39 percent of all training in 2003 to 6.39

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