I'm working on an article around the use of ROI and metrics in eLearning. BPM and workflow technologies have been able to achieve significant gains in productivity Metrics Recently, functional managers have begun using eLearning to meet business objectives. This is where w Return on Investment in Training - Learnativity.com The problem is that nobody is quite sure what the appropriate metrics are for measuring ROI for learning. I did a quick search for resources and here's what I found. I thought it would be worth posting this list here. Kirkpatrick's

Internet Time Blogs Web Metrics & ROI Internet Time Group helps companies get the most out of eLearning. Our white papers Heres more about what we do . Power Shift eLearning infrastructure decisions are climbing up the corporate ladder. The Meta-Learning Labs goal is to teach

I thought I would take a stab at defining what connectivist metrics could include. The metrics that are typically being suggested are metrics such as page views, new memberships,  number and type of new media contributions, number of discussion threads, ratings (satisfaction and post ratings), number of new topics, number of connections, social network tracking and number of posts/discussions etc. would venture some possible metrics for the four categories that Stephen outlined. Having read in Stephen’s post, Connectivist Dynamics in Communities , that connectivist networks produce connective knowledge and that four elements  (autonomy, diversity, open-ness and interactivity & connectedness) distinguish a knowledge-generating network from a mere set of connected elements, I thought it would make sense to start here.

Beth Kanter shares her presentation on Mapping metrics to strategy (with slide show) focused on non-profits using social media: We’ll examine what can and can’t be quantified as well as various metrics and analytics tools. Referred to in Beth’s presentation are hard metrics via The Social Organization , such as - contributors, visitors, referrals, word count, etc.  The session will share an overview of why the sequence listen, learn, and adapt is critical to implementing a successful social media strategy. We’ll take a look at how

instructor-led classes and online courses), there are two main types of metrics: transactional data and user data. Over the past few months, I’ve been researching a product from KnowledgeAdvisors called Metrics That Matter® . To put it simply, Metrics That Matter (from here on, MTM) is a system that integrates with your LMS to automate the evaluation process for training events. When it comes to measuring the impact of training events (ex. Transactional data is all about numbers.

This takes more than jargon and metrics. New book: What Would Andrew Do? by Jay Cross & friends How How to sell senior management on the value of learning. Preview and Table of Contents 189 pages, $19.99

Tags: Metrics of improving organizational learnin This month’s Big Question is one that I’m asked all the time. How do you cost-justify social learning initiatives? Social learning is no different from other business investments. You don’t sell the tools;

I don't know why, but I have been getting a tremendous amount of interest recently in a concept I first put forth a few years ago called Learning Accord . It suggests that you can rank many aspects of a Formal Learning Program (FLP) from tactical to strategic, including: Type of learning material; Types of results needed; and Processes used. With this organization, you can accurately predict how well a program will work.

Tags: Making sound decisions Management Innovation Metrics of organizational learnin In yestserday’s New York Times, Gretchen Morgenstern explained one reason Why All Earnings Are Not Equal . Corporate managers have lots of elbow room as to whether an item is an expense or an investment, and some push the limits of discretion. More puzzling to me is why businesses are not permitted

First, the metrics that people have been using for the past 30 years— using accounting measures—are totally ridiculous. Tags: Metrics of organizational learnin Leadership, Intangibles, and Talent Review “Articles 8220;Articles are included from the likes of the Harvard Business Review, Henry Mintzberg, HR Magazine, Jeffrey Pfeffer, MIT Sloan Review, Nokia, SuccessFactors and the Wall Street Journal.”