Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

JANUARY 23, 2009

As Microsoft, IBM, Intel, and so many others not in the headlines, begin to reduce their labor force, I think about the employees now free to pursue other opportunities. DevLearn 2008 Conference & Expo - November 10-14 - San Jose, CA First of all, can anyone tell me if training departments are part of these cutbacks?

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The Learning Circuits

DECEMBER 13, 2007

As I read the blog I'd like to post a few updates on our research and predictions for e-learning in 2008. What we expect to happen in 2008 is an explosion in the use of "self-published content"- that is solutions which enable learners to reach out and support each other. Anyway, much more to talk about but I'll keep this short.

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KnowledgeCity

JUNE 15, 2023

and IBM have all been influenced by resigning women leaders. Meta’s former Chief Operating Officer, Sheryl Sandberg, cited this as her reason for leaving the company after working for it since 2008. In technology, the ranks are even thinner. The likes of Meta, Yahoo!,

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Kapp Notes

JUNE 21, 2010

We've all read about IBM jumping into the 3D space and working hard to create a presence in 3D but one could always contend that they are being innovative because they are bringing innovation to their clients and want to "resell" 3D. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Healthcare industry provided 14.3

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Enterprise Study

JULY 25, 2018

Every member of the G7 suffered in the wake of the 2008 recession but the impact on productivity has been twice as bad in the UK. Many American companies have already recognised the value of training in the workplace – IBM found that getting the right training was the common factor for 84% of employees at the best performing organisations.

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

technologies prior to DevLearn 2008 so that you can participate better either in-person or as an outside spectator, and to interact and learn with people who are passionate about learning. It will be moderated by Michele Martin and Harold Jarche, with help from Tony Karrer. This is your opportunity to ramp up your understanding of Learning 2.0

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Everwise

MAY 2, 2017

In 2008, spice and flavorings giant McCormick & Co. Rometty’s succession as CEO of IBM in 2012 also is a case of internal succession planning done correctly. Yet Rometty’s appointment does come with a twist: IBM’s original planned successor in 2009 for then-CEO Sam Palmisano, was Robert Moffat. Virginia M.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 29, 2008

He discussed the companies in Second Life including: Dell, BMW, IBM, Toyota, Circuit Ciy and others. Tear Down the Walls Study Abroad.Virtually Summer 2008: Learning in 3D Class Second Life for Health Creating Learning Spaces in Second Life Problem-Based Learning in 3D Environment Second Life Webinar-Today The Learning Webvolution.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 12, 2010

2008) found that when college-aged students observed their avatar ageing in a virtual mirror, they formed a psychological connection to their “future selves&# and decided to invest more money in a retirement account as opposed to a control group. As study by Ersner-Hershfield et al.

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Vignettes Learning

APRIL 6, 2017

When IBM's chief Ginni Rometty talks about the " New Collar Jobs ," she is inspiring others to look into the opportunities of newer jobs brought by technology, rather than the loss of jobs. 3, March 2008 Julie E. Cultivating Social Presence in the Online Learning Classroom: A Literature Review with Recommendations for Practice.

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Tony Karrer

MAY 22, 2006

hasn't died, it's actually morphed into a mainstream term that Gartner and IBM use. By 2008, the majority of Global 1000 companies will quickly adopt several technology-related aspects of Web 2.0, Gartner Says Web 2.0 but will be slow to adopt the aspects of Web 2.0

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Eras - Hardware (IBM), Software (Microsoft), Network/Data (Google). I'll try to do it at 1:30 at my presentation. :) Learning Trends 2008 - Online - Free [link]. At DevLearn - tend to equate Web 2.0 with Wiki, Blog, Social Bookmarking, Social Networking, etc. instead it's really systems that harness network effects.

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Training Industry

DECEMBER 29, 2016

In 2008, a ground-breaking University of Michigan study, “Improving Fluid Intelligence with Training on Working Memory,” proved that training could improve a person’s intelligence. Tony Dottino, co-author of “The BrainSmart Leader,” used mind mapping with IBM employees during the company’s 1992 layoffs to increase productivity.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

The May 2008 issue of the Harvard Business Review ran an article titled Leadership's Online Labs , by Reeves, Malone, and O'Driscoll which highlighted the skills players gain from playing online role-play games, and even suggested changes in business practices according to behavior seen in virtual multiplayer environments.

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Avilar

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

In 2008, Goldman Sachs coined (and trademarked) the term returnship to describe its 10-week program for men and women with career gaps who were looking to get back to full-time work. Since then, companies such as IBM, United Technologies, Johnson & Johnson, and Mastercard have joined in with their own reentry internships.

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Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2006

Page update Mar 2008. Rapid eLearning Tools Satisfaction from the eLearningGuild Research reported Feb 2007 - Course Authoring and Rapid eLearning Tool Satisfaction See also Software Simulation Tools. When the above graphic was taken, it shows the overall satisfaction reported by eLearningGuild members about various tools.

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Janet Clarey

JANUARY 27, 2010

We didn’t even have a category for virtual worlds in prior to 2008 and that first year, had just two entries. Our members also started showing an interest in research about virtual worlds and in 2007 and 2008 we released several reports around the subject. For the most recent awards program, in 2009, we had 6 entries.

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Janet Clarey

JANUARY 27, 2010

We didn’t even have a category for virtual worlds in prior to 2008 and that first year, had just two entries. Our members also started showing an interest in research about virtual worlds and in 2007 and 2008 we released several reports around the subject. For the most recent awards program, in 2009, we had 6 entries.

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Learning Developments

DECEMBER 15, 2008

Dec 9, 2008. ▼ 2008. (5). Comic for December 15, 2008. Learning Developments. Thoughts and issues related to the development of eLearning content and general eLearning issues with an occasional diversion here or there. WBT Development Toolbox. The organization I work for has never formally offered web based training.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Friday, February 15, 2008 Essential Reading for Instructional Design? Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. As an instructional designer/eLearning professional, what books are the essential tools in your reference library ? Im not looking for the obtuse theory books.

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Tony Karrer

AUGUST 30, 2006

Update 2/6/2008 based on recent Top eLearning Posts It can be daunting to visit a blog for the first time. The author(s) have been writing individual articles for months or years. This is my attempt to help you get a sense of topics of my blog and find some of the more interesting past articles.

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

In 2008, I talked about how there would be "Continued Scattered Examples and Disappointment" In 2009, I said we would see "Mobile Learning Niche Growth." Grows - But Creating "eLearning 2.0 Strategy" Fails Corollary: if you have SharePoint installed, you will be using SharePoint a lot more this year.

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 31, 2007

Shortly, I'll be responding to this month's Big Question with my Predictions for Learning in 2008. but one keynote by IBM will open some eyes Yep. And, not sure if the keynote happened, but certainly some stuff out of IBM is opening eyes. Biggest challenges for 2007? How long did that take 15 years and counting?

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Jay Cross

JULY 10, 2008

IBM’s Global 2008 CEO Study describes an Enterprise of the Future that: is capable of changing quickly and successfully. Our job is to help create the environment like that IBM describes. Businesses that thrive in the new climate are those that are easy to work with. Back to the Big Questions.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 23, 2009

Large MNC companies like IBM Deloitte (in India), sometimes just hire IDs and outsource the graphics/development work to elearning companies who have specialized graphics and development teams. SQL server 2008 BI. Sometimes you want to do more than theres budget for. Sometimes.sometimes.sometimes. 10:51 AM Synergetics India said.

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Performance Learning Productivity

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Did global financial services companies carry out regulatory and compliance training prior to 2008? For further evidence as to the fact that training activity does not necessarily lead to learning (changed behaviour) we need look no further than the financial services industry. Of course they did – bucketsful of it. Apparently not.

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CLO Magazine

MAY 1, 2017

Born with severe bronchial asthma, Varma’s condition worsened as Accenture expanded its India footprint from 200 people in 2001 to an astounding 40,000 employees by 2008. So does a growing list of companies that includes IBM, Google, GE and Adobe that have reimagined their systems.

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Jay Cross

DECEMBER 1, 2008

Home Speaker Contact internet time alliance Learnstream Resources Internet Time Blog from Jay Cross and Internet Time Group Origins of “eLearning&# by Jay Cross on November 30, 2008 On April Fool’s Day of this year, I wrote the following page in the Learnscaping un-book. Elliott told me he first heard it at IBM.

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Jay Cross

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Home Speaker Contact internet time alliance Learnstream Resources Internet Time Blog from Jay Cross and Internet Time Group Origins of “eLearning&# by Jay Cross on November 30, 2008 On April Fool’s Day of this year, I wrote the following page in the Learnscaping un-book. Elliott told me he first heard it at IBM.

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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Our most recent index of talent management executives (January of 2008) showed some significant changes from May of 2007: 21% greater interest in cost-reduction, 18% lower focus on product introductions, and a significant increase in focus on building new leadership (18% increase). We are clearly entering some form of economic slowdown.

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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Our most recent index of talent management executives (January of 2008) showed some significant changes from May of 2007: 21% greater interest in cost-reduction, 18% lower focus on product introductions, and a significant increase in focus on building new leadership (18% increase). We are clearly entering some form of economic slowdown.

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Jay Cross

JANUARY 29, 2010

Former IBM visionary Irving Wladawsky-Berger cautions us to expect resistance. In 2008, India had only 3.3 As the environment becomes more complex, linear approaches are giving way to emergent behavior. People take different paths to learn what they need to do. Our task is to prepare them for things we don’t even see coming!

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 1, 2010

Billion was invested in 87 virtual goods-related companies worldwide in 2009 a huge jump from 2008 when $408 million was invested. million monthly subscribers in 2008. From Whyville The Second Life economy totaled $567 million US dollars in 2009 - 65% growth over 2008. billion, growth of 23% over December 2008.From

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Learning Visions

MAY 22, 2007

Key Finding #4: Gaming has potential, but growth likely slow Expense prevents people from using them "Games" has negative connotation in corporate environment Serious gaming -- still not quite the best game Chris Howard calls them "advanced simulations" Trend towards collaborative gaming platforms (SecondLife) -- simulate a real life environment Emergence (..)

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mLearning Trends

DECEMBER 31, 2012

IBM consumed Kenexa right after they had acquired LCMS vendor Outstart who had previously bought Hot Lava for their mobile learning offering – a food chain process that will be repeated time and again. Tier Ones like Oracle captured Tier Twos like Taleo to strengthen cloud and talent appeals alike.

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Marcia Conner

JULY 18, 2012

Ray Kurzweil as cited by IBM’s Tony Pearson ). Anderson, 2008.). Even at the height of the crisis, the OEDC reports more than 40% of employers in the US, Australia, Japan, said they couldn’t find people with the right skills. More big big numbers. Petabytes: Data flowing through Walmart’s transaction databases. (

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

link] International Conference on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (TLHE) was held December 3-5, 2008 in Singapore, Singapore. link] January 17-21, 2010 Lotusphere , sponsored by IBM, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida, USA. The 4 th was held July 16-19, 2008 in Sheffield, United Kingdom. link] June ? link] July ?,

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