Sat.Aug 24, 2013

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Learning Measurement: A Work in Progress

CLO Magazine

'Learning evaluation, metrics and measurement are not where they need to be, but some companies have made progress. The learning and development industry has advanced significantly in the past decade. Content has become more targeted, delivery methods have expanded, and the classroom has changed into a more collaborative, supplemental learning space.

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Best of Working Smarter Daily this year

Jay Cross

'Working smarter embraces the spirit of agile software, action learning, social networks, and parallel developments in many disciplines. Every day, Working Smarter Daily uses social signals to select the top articles from blogs in these fields. These are the most highly rated articles so far this year: GEORGE SIEMENS. MARCH 10, 2013. Group work advice for MOOC providers.

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Weighing the Options: Different Schools of Thought

CLO Magazine

'The framework for learning evaluation and measurement embraced by most in the industry starts with Kirkpatrick. The framework for learning evaluation and measurement embraced by most in the industry starts with Kirkpatrick. The longtime University of Wisconsin at Madison professor wrote a series of articles in 1959 for the American Society for Training and Development that outlined what became known as the four levels of evaluation — reaction, learning, behavior and results.

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Putting Thought to Work: Evaluation in Practice

CLO Magazine

'Organizations that have reached higher measurement levels use a blended approach for the various frameworks and find ways to customize evaluation. Most rely on quantitative as well as qualitative measures, ensuring some human intuition and analysis is included. This is the case at Qualcomm Inc., a maker of wireless communication equipment. The company organizes its learning evaluation data using a tool, Metrics That Matter, from KnowledgeAdvisors that connects directly to its learning managemen

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What’s Ahead: Can Measurement Be Standardized?

CLO Magazine

'Still, questions remain on how a learning leader should report evaluation metrics to senior leaders. The first takeaway, according to Laurie Bassi, CEO of HR analytics firm McBassi & Co., starts with the mindset: Don’t approach reporting to prove the function’s worth. This is why so many ROI studies are not taken seriously — their motivation is wrong.

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The Week That Was

CLO Magazine

'The top five stories from the week of Aug. 19. Also, how posture and "power poses" can help boost leadership potential.