Clark Quinn

MAY 3, 2017

A colleague recently asked (in general, not me specifically) whether there’s a role for LMS functions. Should you do social learning in the LMS version of that, or have a separate system? Similarly, should you host non-course resources in the LMS or out in a portal (which is employee-focused, not siloed)?

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Clark Quinn

MAY 4, 2021

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. Our LMS is all we need.

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

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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Clark Quinn

MAY 11, 2021

I was regaled with a tale about how sales folks and execs were insisting that customers wanted training. If it’s persistent skills, yes, training’s the answer. However, a client found that customers were much happier with how-to videos than training for most of the situations. Customers want training.

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Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In the other case, an organization is executing on a shift from a training philosophy to a performance focus. Which of course I laud, but the powers-that-be expect it to yield less training without much other change. However, it’s a mindset shift for a group that previous was developing training.

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 7, 2018

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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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

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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