by Austin Kirkbride, M.A. Austin Kirkbride, M.A., is a Project Manager, certified in Scrum and waterfall project management approaches, and an Organizational Change Management specialist with 20 years of domestic and international experience working in the people side of technology and change. This is the first in a series of posts on how Scrum can enhance learning organizations. written in collaboration with the colleagues on her team. Scrum is an iterative, incremental framework for project management. beg to differ. so why wouldn’t it be malleable enough to be a time of learning assessment? MORE >>

Back in May 2010 I posted a diagram that I had created that showed what I considered to be the 5 stages of Workplace Learning. My ITA colleague, Jay Cross, re-worked it so that I looked like this. Back in May 2010 I wrote: ” In my opinion most organisations are in Stage 3, but as the L&D conversation circles around the concepts of social and informal learning, I’m getting the impression that many are …   Read the rest of the article here MORE >>

As an enterprise, Acme Corporation is “dipping its toes” into social media. It might be said it’s adopting a cautious, almost experimental approach to the concept. While the organisation has invested in social technology, and maybe even documented a social media policy, the majority of its social media activity is driven from the bottom up. In other words, usage of social media within the organisation relies heavily on grass-roots support and viral marketing among its rank-and-file employees. Does this sound like your workplace? If so, what does it mean? Sorry. too busy. MORE >>

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. AUSTIN, TX – Dec. 6, 2011 – Enspire Learning, a leading provider of management development simulations and custom learning solutions, celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2011. During its 10th year of creating online learning solutions, Enspire received several top industry honors , including a Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning award, first place in the Simulations Interactivity Shootout, and recognition on Training Industry’s Top 20 Content Development Companies. Enspire celebrated its 10th anniversary with a party held on Oct. 26 at Enspire headquarters. MORE >>

One of the best parts of being an evangelist is that I get to share the good news with you. Today is one of those days! Camtasia for Mac 2 is here! You spoke up. We listened. We've redesigned and rebuilt Camtasia for Mac to help you create engaging, high-quality videos.faster, easier, and with more consistency. What's new in Camtasia for Mac 2? Editor tweaks - The editor interface has been redesigned so it's easier and faster to find what you need. Custom annotations - you can easily copy and paste them into your timeline and reuse the effects throughout your video, or for a future project. MORE >>