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Why do we teach Agile to elearning developers?

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“We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it.”. Our business is custom elearning development, not project management training. It means we’ve learned this by experimenting, by failing, by tweaking and by trying again. And we’re learning more by helping others do it, too.

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Guest post: Training Culture vs. Learning Culture

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What’s the difference between a “training culture” and a “ learning culture ”? As the chart shows, in a training culture, responsibility for employee learning resides with instructors and training managers. In a training culture, the training and development function is centralized.

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ADDIE or Agile? A false dichotomy

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There’s a lot of buzz these days about whether we should abandon the training industry’s go-to model, ADDIE, for an Agile approach. One of the core tenets of an Agile approach is iterative development. ADDIE stands for Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, Evaluate. But that doesn’t mean we give up on what ADDIE has taught us.

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The future is bright: corporate learning gets smart

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According to the Association for Talent Development’s 2015 State of the Industry Report 39% of all corporate training is delivered online, via mobile phone or remotely. Even classroom training experiences aren’t able to meet the unique learning needs of each and every individual in the room. Maybe a quick reminder is in order.

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An Agile Year in Review

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Megan was out giving conference presentations & workshops at Training 2014, Learning Solutions, ATD’s ICE, Learning DevCamp, Online Learning, DevLearn. And we’re hosting a workshop Feb 3-5 at our Clocktower Labs training space in Chelsea, MI. ). She worked with several clients to bring them custom in-house workshops, too. (

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LLAMAs here, LLAMAs there…LLAMAs at Work

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The Association for Talent Development (ATD, formerly known as ASTD) publishes this very practical series every month, with techniques ready to implement. What’s really great about the state of Agile in the training industry is the newness of it all. This month, it’s all about Agile.

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