I am working on several things which cluster around the theme of 21st century learning.  I’m developing workshops, helping clients craft  strategies, providing context in a variety of ways to other clients/peers/readers around 21st century learning, which also goes by “social media in learning&# and “Web 2.0 What does 21st century learning strategy mean to me?  Is strategy really that different now than it was in say 1997? Here’s a pretty typical approach to developing a learning strategy: Identify the business drivers? MORE >>

At over 100 pages, with eight strong case studies, the Masie Center has compiled an excellent overview of how learning leaders at major companies developed their learning strategies. We can learn a lot from each of these case studies, but — assuming you have limited time for reading — here’s a summary of the case studies so you can see if you want to spend time downloading it. learning strategy develops the learning culture within the organization that helps make judgment calls that balance new and existing technology against what you can afford. MORE >>

They don’t know how to bring all their training efforts together, they lack strategy, focus and a unified vision. To establish a strategy, five steps are required. Step Two: Identify Courses and Material that Support Strategy Knowledge Objectives. Step Three: Determine Learning Paths. IN the past few weeks, a number of organizations have approached me with a common problem. Within organizations, training requirements are not shrinking; in fact, they are becoming more and more chaotic. The organization’s strategic goals should guide the training direction. MORE >>

Learning Strategist replies: 1/  What is the target audience doing now relative to X? consulting design management design thinking eLearning instructional design learning design innovation learning strategy rapid design rapid production design as strategy eLeadershipHemingway once wrote a six-word story. He called it his best work ever. Someone asked me today, “What do you do?&# I replied, “I get people to do X.&# Client says, “We need [target audience] to do X.&# 2/  What will [.]. MORE >>

We have the rationale behind creating a strategy, we know what to avoid, and we understand what can happen when you fall of the tracks. It seems that it’s time to get started on the creation of the strategy! Research You can’t create a strategy in a vacuum. You and your team will likely need to survey and * gasp* talk to people in order to learn more about where you need to go to achieve your goals. Remember from our prevous post that this strategy MUST BE IMPLEMENTABLE. In closing, a note of thanks to the fine folks at Learning Circuits. Well, alright. MORE >>