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Technology Options for Developing and Leveraging Staff Knowledge and Skills

Connect Thinking

DECEMBER 6, 2012

What are the technology options for different states in skill and knowledge? This comment reminded me of my 2005 Learning Technologies and a Learning Continuum which illustrates the application of learning technology (e-learning) based upon staff skill level at a point in time.

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7 Tips for developing an E-Learning Strategy

Connect Thinking

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

End-user expectations e.g. perception of e-learning, social media – what makes learning technologies useful and easy to use, engaging and reusable. IT e.g. pipeline technologies, challenges to standard operating environment.

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A Functional Perspective to Managing Change in Learning: Part 3

Connect Thinking

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

Today is the third of five posts on the topic of change management, this time looking at how a learning technology strategy impacts Human Resources and the Learning and Development team and function, and how the change can be managed. Readiness to design, develop and manage technology.

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An Organisational Perspective to Managing Change in Learning: Part 2

Connect Thinking

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Use your success criteria to inform your learning technology options (i.e. e-learning courseware, performance support options such as Apps and video, online communities, webinar etc). Implementing learning technologies is commonly a labor-intensive two year journey of a very steep learning curve.

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Managing Change in Organisational Learning: Part 1

Connect Thinking

DECEMBER 1, 2012

For end users to adopt technology, they must perceive that the return to do so is greater than their effort. There are two broad requirements to ensure your learning technology solution (e-learning, social media, video platform etc) is successful: 1. i.e. RETURN > EFFORT. Effort – build the Imperative.

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End User Perspective to Managing Change in Learning: Part 5

Connect Thinking

MARCH 1, 2013

Over the last several weeks I’ve blogged about change management when introducing a learning technology (e-learning) strategy (see Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 ). Think online retail shopping websites as an interesting comparator to buying learner access to an e-learning course. Making accountability clear.

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5 Reasons to Implement E-Learning

Connect Thinking

JANUARY 11, 2013

From a business perspective, there are arguably five (5) main drivers for implementing e-learning (learning technologies): 1. And, if you’re doing e-learning well, then why not let employee candidates know. Some training companies and not-for-profit organisations look to develop e-learning as a revenue stream.

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Synergies Between Internet Content Marketing and Workplace Learning

Connect Thinking

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

I appreciate Internet marketing is about driving business, but there is an obvious synergy between content marketing and our role as learning professionals to develop accessible content that ‘ready’ employees to want to build expertise and know how.

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A Manager Perspective to Managing Change in Learning: Part 4

Connect Thinking

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

For example, Managers may be required to approve learning through an LMS workflow. Change management tips: Use a roadshow or other ‘high touch’ strategy to introduce new learning technologies such as a LMS or tablet to managers. Make it relevant to them, contextualising the roadshow to issues experienced by managers.

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Seven other advantages of an e-learning strategy

Connect Thinking

AUGUST 4, 2012

Continuous learning how to learn. Some time ago a colleague argued whether organisations can morally continue to ignore implementing learning technologies. To continue to provide only classroom learning is denying staff’the opportunity to learn how to learn in this rapidly evolving technology environment.

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Seven other advantages of an e-learning strategy

Connect Thinking

AUGUST 4, 2012

Continuous learning how to learn. Some time ago a colleague argued whether organisations can morally continue to ignore implementing learning technologies. To continue to provide only classroom learning is denying staff’the opportunity to learn how to learn in this rapidly evolving technology environment.

Blended Learning

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How we think about learning influences our e-learning practice

Connect Thinking

MARCH 7, 2012

In these discussions, as in my doctoral research, I have noticed the following: Many organisations don’t have a shared learning philosophy, vision or guiding principles from which to make design or resource decisions.

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What’s the matter with Learning Management Systems? They’re not disposible

Connect Thinking

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Our LMS requirements in 2011 will be so different to requirements in 2014 – because of new learning technologies and the evolution of our own learning strategy. To this end, I encourage my clients to think about LMS that are agile, web-based, software as a service models.

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5 Challenges Developing E-Learning as a Revenue Stream

Connect Thinking

JANUARY 16, 2013

Where 20 paying clients a year may be enough for classroom training offerings, you will need hundreds of e-learning sales to get return on investment. Other learning technology options may be more viable. Developing e-learning courses is expensive and time consuming.

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People versus Systems: Let’s acknowledge the difference

Connect Thinking

JANUARY 14, 2012

Look at learning technologies with eyes wide open, and remember what you know about humans and learning. Look at the promising trends of web-based, highly configurable learning systems – platforms that offer personalisation, mobility, connectivity – platforms that ‘enable.’

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Workshop, E-Learning or Video? A question of strategy

Connect Thinking

MARCH 31, 2012

How do these options relate to learning strategy? A learning strategy should involve transforming the way people learn in an organisation. The intention of a learning technology (or e-learning) strategy should be to support staff. Camtasia ) and created into a video format for distribution.

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Technology Options for Developing and Leveraging Staff Knowledge and Skills

7 Tips for developing an E-Learning Strategy

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A Functional Perspective to Managing Change in Learning: Part 3

An Organisational Perspective to Managing Change in Learning: Part 2

Managing Change in Organisational Learning: Part 1

End User Perspective to Managing Change in Learning: Part 5

5 Reasons to Implement E-Learning

Synergies Between Internet Content Marketing and Workplace Learning

A Manager Perspective to Managing Change in Learning: Part 4

Seven other advantages of an e-learning strategy

Seven other advantages of an e-learning strategy

How we think about learning influences our e-learning practice

What’s the matter with Learning Management Systems? They’re not disposible

5 Challenges Developing E-Learning as a Revenue Stream

People versus Systems: Let’s acknowledge the difference

Workshop, E-Learning or Video? A question of strategy

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