Clark Quinn

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Training Method Trends

Clark Quinn

LMS - Learning Management Systems - are growing at one of the fastest rates of any of the established methods. I'm not surprised, but I'm sure there continues to be pain ( Learning Management Systems (LMS) Gotchas , Tracking Without an LMS , LMS Dissatisfaction on the Rise , Do You WANT an LMS?

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A message to CxOs about L&D myths

Clark Quinn

This is a common belief amongst L&D: well, our [fill in the blank: employees served per L&D staff member | costs per hour of training | courses run per year | etc.] Informal learning is the key to innovation, and innovation is a necessary differentiation. No, this is all about efficiency, not effectiveness.

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Content or experience

Clark Quinn

Even in F2F training, we have content and structure around actions we ask our learners to take. Technologically, it makes sense to talk about content management systems, but learning management systems above that is the wrong language. What we do is create content.

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To LMS or not to LMS

Clark Quinn

I think I’d like to track self-learning, via accessing videos and documents the same as I would formal learning with courses: I want to be able to correlate them with business to test the outputs of experiments in changes. Is asking to signup for a training, with a waiting list, different than other events such as a team party?

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Trends in L&D

Clark Quinn

Do you think the current systems in use for L&D are adequate? The legacy of the training mentality is keeping us mired in the past. I think that adding portal and social media capabilities to systems with a ‘course’ DNA isn’t the path forward. If not, why so?

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