Collaborative Learning Specialists - of all types! Resident expert - is accessible to networks of people, provides ideas as needed, shares expertise, has high visibility, initiates thinking ( SMEs , face-to-face trainers, consultants - as specialist SME bloggers who are sought after, followed by their networks in domain areas inside Enterprises). Social Media Specialist - converts content into short, enticing, provocative, rapid, instant media with the likes of YouTube , e.g. CommonCrafts presentation and Institute of Social Research. Future jobs, now, today! tools). Web 2.0 MORE >>

Here’s the press release from Cisco and a video of Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn explaining the importance of the new certification: Cisco Introduces The New Virtual Classroom Instruction Specialist Certification Vendor-Neutral Training and Certification Helps Instructors Make The New Virtual Classrooms Engaging and Improves Student Outcomes SAN DIEGO, CA and SAN JOSE, CA – (MARKET WIRE) – 02/07/11 – Training 2011, Booth 416 [.]. MORE >>

Meet Kate Sumbler, one of our seven Technical Support Specialists. Kelly Rush and I have been wandering the halls of TechSmith for our behind the scenes interviews. Cathy Nagle-Ervin left a comment on one of our recent videos requesting an interview with someone from Tech Support. So Kelly and I headed down to our Tech Support department to grab some video. Tech Support gets over 2,000 calls a month plus 2,000 emails for help on eight different products. And, they have written over 1,300 articles to help users. The video runs just under 4 minutes. We're adding new videos all the time. MORE >>

In fact, the exam writing team is looking for help with the Exam Building Workshop for the E20-651 Connectrix Specialist Exam for Platform Engineers. This post is cross-posted from the EMC Proven Professional Community on the EMC Community Network (ECN). Hi everyone! Time for the EMC Proven Professional Roundup! Here are some of the highlights from the past couple of weeks in the Proven  Professional Community: Welcome all of our new community members! We’ve had lots of posts in the last couple of weeks from information and storage management “n00bs&#. Welcome!! VMware. MORE >>

The face of the Training specialist is fast changing. Here's where I envision the "Training Specialist" -- the master of the 4 walls of a classroom to metamorphose into a "Learning Generalist" that seeks to create learning opportunities regardless of the limitations of SME availability, participant schedules and physical locations. Its key for organizations to recognize the evolution of the learning professional from being a "Training Specialist" to a "Learning Generalist" and support their growth through learning the skills that support the above goals. Sumeet Moghe, 2009. MORE >>