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Looking Back at 2007

Tony Karrer

In December 2006, I posted my challenges and predictions for 2007. Biggest challenges for 2007? I could answer this as the biggest challenges for Learning Professionals generally, and maybe I'll come back and do that, but for now, let me just write what I see as some of my bigger challenges in 2007. on all kinds of businesses.

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Arlo is a Wellington Gold Awards finalist!

Arlo Training & Events Software

The Wellington Gold Awards recognize and celebrate business excellence in the wider Wellington region. New Zealand may be at the bottom of the world when it comes to geographic locale, but technology companies are putting Wellington on the global map. The post Arlo is a Wellington Gold Awards finalist!

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Redundancy

Technology Enhanced Learning Blog

With news of redundancies and layoffs at Twitter, and similar news from other tech and EdTech businesses, I wanted to let you all know it happens and you will recover. Since then I’ve worked in a number of industries, but I’ve been in education since 2007. In 2003 the business was restructured and the focus changed.

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Incorrectly Predicting the Future of the iPhone

Kapp Notes

It is the most expensive phone in the world and it doesn’t appeal to business customers because it doesn’t have a keyboard which makes it not a very good email machine… So, I, I kinda look at that and I say, well, I like our strategy. I like it a lot.” -- Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, 17 January 2007 “How do they deal with us?”>

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How Manufacturers Build Skills Through Apprenticeship, Industry Partnerships

CLO Magazine

Yet, with the decline in career and technical education in local high schools, and baby boomers with manufacturing skills retiring, talent in Sarasota with the right skill set was scarce. “We launched training for its plastic injection mold makers via apprenticeship in 2007. Atlantic Mold and Machining Corp.

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UL Acquires EduNeering from Kaplan

Kapp Notes

It looks like EduNeering, the leader in compliance-based learning has been acquired by UL, a global independent safety science company offering expertise across five key strategic businesses: Product Safety, Environment, Life & Health, Knowledge Services and Verification Services. Looks like it is going to be a perfect fit.

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Motor City’s resourceful learning leader

CLO Magazine

Detroit was one of the hardest hit American cities during the financial crisis of 2007-2008. She builds things using free software online, and she develops partnerships with other organizations and local colleges,” he said. Focus on what matters most to the business, rather than what the learning function wants to do.