My webinar sponsored by Edlink (Executive Directors Learning Community) went over pretty well yesterday. In answering , I chose to focus on the fact that Executive Directors are in control of the process. My view is that your attitude towards change is critical and will determine a leaders professional development as well as the organization’s progress in keeping pace with the expectations of their stakeholders including staff, volunteers, users, donors and partners. Executive Directors & Non Profit Leaders: Overcoming Your Anxiety about Sharing Online. MORE >>

Recently, I was asked a very thought-provoking question by the director of HRD for a large organization. It wasn’t until later, after further rumination, that I realized the better answer to the director’s question is, “Throw out the course catalog!” . Training and development professionals seem to believe that if they can identify the competencies that people need in order to do their jobs and then offer courses to teach those competencies, employees will be more productive and successful. We need frequent on-the-job feedback from supervisor/boss/mentor to employee. MORE >>

It was a sustainable effort that grew into an ecosystem that enabled the university, in difficult budget circumstances, to develop online courses cost effectively. Andrea is an instructional designer housed in one of the Colleges, Mark an experienced online instructor, who also leads faculty development efforts in the all-university Instructional Technology Services (ITS). Each participant has four months to develop and prepare to teach this online course. People, ideas and resources have serpentined through the process of “preparing to develop and teach an online course.” MORE >>

With a career in organisational development, learning and development, HR, line management and operations spanning 27 years, Liz’s experiences have encompassed the education, hospitality, airline and professional services sectors. More recently, Liz was the Asia Pacific Learning and Development leader, overseeing a team of 140 learning and development professionals across 13 countries in supporting the delivery of a global people development strategy. Currently, Liz is in a global organisational development internal consulting role based in Sydney. MORE >>

” Just like a product developer, sales professional, or customer service representative, it is important to put yourself in your customer’s shoes when serving them. Taking this idea a step further,  Robert Letcher ,  Director of High School Instruction at k12, Inc., Peter Condon , Learning Architect and Mentor at The Online Learning Development Company, warns not to assume your learner has the latest technology and to design accordingly. On the other hand, using technology is a vital part of how LX designers design, develop, and deliver training. MORE >>