From the Coleface

OCTOBER 3, 2009

An interesting day at the eLearning Network on 25 Sept where the focus was Learning Management Systems. One of the themes was the way that websites that we consume in our leisure e.g. BBC, Amazon set expectations of functionality and look & feel for other web-based systems that we use.

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From the Coleface

MARCH 31, 2022

LMS has poor UX/ reputation – A more direct approach would be to improve the user experience by upgrading or changing the LMS, rather than putting another system in front of the problem. I suggested that there were 9 typical rationales (some good, some not so good) and was surprised by the ones that were most popular….

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From the Coleface

JULY 4, 2014

So we’ve covered topics including “show and tell”, mobile learning, social learning, learner engagement, gaining buy-in from partners, LMS implementation, authoring tools, evaluation, performance support and video. Working in a professional partnership raises unique challenges and opportunities.

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From the Coleface

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

In many organisations talent management is siloed away from L&D, but it’s usually helpful to understand more about what your colleagues in HR are doing (and how it interacts with your LMS). What is talent management? Here are my three main takeaways from the day.

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From the Coleface

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Rating systems (e.g. Consumer-grade user interfaces (look at any old LMS to see how badly the e-learning industry got this wrong). Analytics (detailed analysis of hits on each webpage, used to inform design – look out for split run testing with tin can in e-learning case studies one day). •

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From the Coleface

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

Learning curve: applications that have been written for sharing rather than the commercial market are likely to be packaged in a less intuitive/ user-friendly, hence there will be a steeper learning curve for users to reach proficiency.

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From the Coleface

JANUARY 22, 2014

You search for ‘appraisal tips’, ‘difficult meetings’, ‘company valuation models’ etc and you get something useful back (or the chance to book yourself onto some deeper learning). A portal is an interruption, so unless it’s very user-friendly it won’t get used.

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