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10 most popular posts of 2012

Jay Cross

Google Analytics tells me these are 2012′s greatest hits on jaycross.com. The science is still evolving, but we believe that sitting is harmful in itself ,” says Dr. Toni Yancey, a professor of health services at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dan Pink’s new book. Dan Pink has written another best seller.

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Study: L&D Spending on the Rise

CLO Magazine

Money spent on training rose 12 percent on average in 2012, according to a new study, a sign that, amid greater financial stability, firms are focused on the development of their workforces. In 2012, U.S. In 2012, large U.S. companies spent just over $46,000 on average in 2012, nearly triple the spending of just two years ago.

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Stats on Workplace Learning

Marcia Conner

When I lead education at PeopleSoft a gazillion years ago, I shared with the head of all customer-facing services a copy of Training Magazine ‘s annual numbers issue, published each November (now their November/December issue ). training expenditures—including payroll and spending on external products and services—fell 6.5

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Making connections

Learning with e's

It didn''t take long for the emerging social networking services to gain massive worldwide subscriptions. Manuel Castells (2012) remarked on the autonomous nature of social media, and how ideas and other content can be amplified across vast networks, reaching huge audiences in seconds. Teachers need not feel isolated any longer.

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Five Must-Have Skills for Learning Professionals: An Update

Mindflash

In the book, I tell a story about an interaction I had with a director of customer service, who was my boss, about what she needed from me. ” It has since occurred to me that the director of customer service was not telling me what kind of training she needed for her team, or even that she needed training at all. So stay tuned!

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A Vital View on Learning

CLO Magazine

She was the chief learning officer for Signature Healthcare, a provider of long-term care, rehabilitation and health care services with 148 facilities in 11 states and more than 22,000 employees. McNevin joined the program to advance her career as a global CLO while Steier wanted to understand how to create a learning organization.

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Social, Informal Learning Can Be ?Measured

CLO Magazine

A 2012 Towards Maturity benchmarking study (Figure 1) showed that: • 95 percent of companies surveyed want to use technology to increase best practice sharing, but only 25 percent are achieving this. • User satisfaction with the technology. • Individual improvements to competencies and skill sets. ” he said.