Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 15, 2011

Organizations such as PACT, ASTD, MNISPI, and the Digital Learning Forum get my creative juices going to generate new ideas and synergies. In my role as Vice President of Client and Staffing Services, I know that training may not always be the answer. Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam! It is amazing ho. Liam McCoy: Thanks for this.

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Mindflash

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

You are in your CEO’s office and she says to you, “I am happy to increase your training budget next year. Target Your Budget to CEO Priorities. First of all, let’s address the issue of planned increases in training budgets. Your Increased Budget…With a Catch. Is your budget increasing?

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OpenSesame

JANUARY 19, 2012

Each year the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) surveys learning and development professionals and compiles their findings into the State of the Industry Report. At the same time, ASTD found that the number of learning hours used per employee remained stable at 32 a year. More flashy technology tools?

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 27, 2011

Organizations such as PACT, ASTD, MNISPI, and the Digital Learning Forum get my creative juices going to generate new ideas and synergies. In my role as Vice President of Client and Staffing Services, I know that training may not always be the answer. Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam! It is amazing ho. Liam McCoy: Thanks for this.

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Steve Howard

MARCH 16, 2011

On the networking front, I joined the Atlanta chapter of the ASTD , and I hope to get involved in an active role in the future because I’m not cut out to only be a passive drinker at the well of knowledge. I am very excited to be a part of Atlanta’s geek population.

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Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

I stumbled on the ASTD State of The Industry Report 2011 yesterday – find it here. It was commonplace to find training budgets be the first ones to slashed when downturn hits. The title proudly claims “Increased Commitment to Workplace Learning” and that is indeed heartening to see.

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Association eLearning

MAY 1, 2012

First, the team heads to picturesque Denver, Colorado for the world’s largest training and development conference, ASTD International 2012, May 7-9. Additional information about ASTD International and CME Congress can be found on the conference websites. 5 Creative Ways to Market Your eLearning on a Budget - June 20, 2013.

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Designing Digitally

AUGUST 21, 2018

According to the Association of Talent Development (ATD, formerly ASTD), organizations in the US invest more than $125 billion per year in upskilling and training their employees. But, the moment there is a cash crunch, the training budget takes a hit. The return on investment (ROI) is crucial.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JANUARY 27, 2011

David Vance, former president of Caterpillar University, in an interview with ASTD , talks about the importance of aligning learning and business goals at the same time as fiscal-year budgeting is being done. I agree with Vance that budgeting and prioritizing are important reasons for aligning learning with company goals.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 21, 2010

The past few days I’ve been pulling some content together for a couple of workshops I’m doing at the ASTD TechKnowledge conference in San Jose. The main challenge is working on one or two-person teams with a budget of $12.37. ASTD TechKnowledge in San Jose on February 2-4. Use it as you wish.

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Marcia Conner

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Some 65 percent of organizations either saw their training budget remain the same or decrease in 2012. The training budget figure was calculated by projecting the average training budget to a weighted universe of companies, using a Dun & Bradstreet database available through Hoovers of U.S. ASTD estimates that U.S.

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Blended Learning ASTD Budget PeopleSoft 103

Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

If you have the budget for it, go to an elearning conference ( DevLearn and ASTD TechKnowledge are two of the biggies, but there are smaller more local conferences that might work for you). SALT , elearning guild and ASTD are just a few places to start. The ELearning Uncovered series includes an Articulate and Lectora handbook.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 30, 2013

I'm at the ASTD Tech Knowledge 2013 Conference kicking off today January 29, 2013 in San Jose, California. But we’re pressed to produce a product that changes behavior and creates organizational impact – and do it on time and budget. If the model you uses gives you the quality products you want on time and on budget then stick with it.

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Rapid eLearning

JULY 17, 2012

On a shoestring budget, you’ve got to know where to find good free resources and then learn to use them to help build effective elearning courses. July 25: Portland, OR (ASTD). July 31: Austin, TX (ASTD). I’ll be in town for business so the Austin ASTD is hosting a free Articulate jam session. Great price.

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PowerPoint Templates Rapid eLearning Free 82

Rapid eLearning

JULY 10, 2012

In a previous post we reviewed how to design an elearning course on a budget. July 18: Knoxville, TN ( Smoky Mountain ASTD ). July 25: Portland, OR (ASTD). July 31: Austin, TX (ASTD). I’ll be in town for business so the Austin ASTD is hosting a free Articulate jam session. October 17 : Bloomington, IL ( CIC-ASTD ).

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Templates Rapid eLearning ASTD Articulate 81

eLearning 24-7

MAY 14, 2013

As an honored tradition for the ASTD International Trade Show and whatever else they call it, I present my latest news and notes in the world of e-learning. Both can be budget busters. ASTD e-learning Trends & Forecasts ASTD International trade show and exhibition LMS' system and so on. via a trial). E-Learning 24/7.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 14, 2012

August 15 & 16: Houston, TX ( ASTD Houston ). August 30 : Honolulu, HI ( ASTD Hawaii ). October 17 : Bloomington, IL ( CIC-ASTD ). Get practical tips for building engaging, interactive e-learning courses on a budget. October 23: Milwaukee, WI ( SEWI-ASTD ). October 24 : Milwaukee, WI ( SEWI-ASTD ).

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 17, 2012

But before we explore the free tools, a good budget-friendly option is Photoshop Elements. January 25-27: Las Vegas ( ASTD TechKnowledge 2012 ). Louis (ASTD). April 10 : Jacksonville, FL (ASTD). April : Virginia ( SEVA ASTD ). Because of this, an image editing application should be in your tool chest.

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Images Free Rapid eLearning Photoshop 88

Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 28, 2012

If you’re interested in having a workshop in your area, have your local ISPI or ASTD chapter contact me. August 30 : Honolulu, HI ( ASTD Hawaii ). October 17 : Bloomington, IL ( CIC-ASTD ). Get practical tips for building engaging, interactive e-learning courses on a budget. October 23: Milwaukee, WI ( SEWI-ASTD ).

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Templates Rapid eLearning ASTD ISPI 84

The Training by Nelle Blog | Corporate Training and Consulting

MAY 12, 2020

ASTD findings show that almost all organizations (92 percent of respondents) use the first level of evaluation which measures participant reaction. It may seem tempting to stop your L&D efforts to lighten the budget, but you only end up sabotaging your organization in the long-run. What level of evaluation did you administer?

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Metrics ASTD Evalution Social Networks 52

Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

If you’re interested in having a workshop in your area, have your local ISPI or ASTD chapter contact me. October 17 : Bloomington, IL ( CIC-ASTD ). Get practical tips for building engaging, interactive e-learning courses on a budget. October 23: Milwaukee, WI ( SEWI-ASTD ). October 24 : Milwaukee, WI ( SEWI-ASTD ).

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The Performance Improvement Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

This is the question I will be answering in an ASTD-sponsored webcast on September 24, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. Waiting for the next budget is too late. What should be a manager’s role in employee learning? to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. . They need to be curators of information. . These trends disrupt the status quo constantly.

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KZO Innovations

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

9) On-demand learning yields 50% higher net sales per employee (ASTD). Unfortunately, it’s a lack of resources and a tight budget that usually gets in the way. This leaves millions of employees in need of comprehensive and engaging training that the old “sales school” cannot provide. 4) 94% of companies invest in sales training.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 9, 2012

October 17 : Bloomington, IL ( CIC-ASTD ). Get practical tips for building engaging, interactive e-learning courses on a budget. October 23: Milwaukee, WI ( SEWI-ASTD ). October 24 : Milwaukee, WI ( SEWI-ASTD ). If you’re interested in a workshop in your area, have your local ISPI or ASTD chapter contact me.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 29, 2012

If you’re a rapid elearning developer with a limited budget, then it’s time to train your eyes to look for the jewels mixed with the junk. July 18: Knoxville, TN ( Smoky Mountain ASTD ). July 25: Portland, OR (ASTD). July 31: Austin, TX (ASTD). August 15 & 16: Houston, TX ( ASTD Houston ). Great price.

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PowerPoint Templates Rapid eLearning Free 83

Learning Rebels

DECEMBER 30, 2014

When you are head down in tasks; over-whelmed by the expectations of leadership and the business, have unrealistic deadlines and budgets then trying. Change Communication Kaizen Learning Rebel Motivation Personal Learning Network Status Quo ASTD ATD Development rebel status-quo Zombie Zombie Apocalypse'

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Brain Compliance Training Newsletter ASTD 212

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

This month's ASTD big question is What is the impact of the economy on you and your organization? billion budget shortfall in the current fiscal year. percent of the nearly $520 million PASSHE expected to receive as part of the 2008-09 state budget. What are you doing as a result? do not receive bonuses in good or bad times.

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Low Cost ASTD Budget Social Media 100

Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

October 17 : Bloomington, IL ( CIC-ASTD ). Get practical tips for building engaging, interactive e-learning courses on a budget. October 23: Milwaukee, WI ( SEWI-ASTD ). October 24 : Milwaukee, WI ( SEWI-ASTD ). If you’re interested in a workshop in your area, have your local ISPI or ASTD chapter contact me.

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Upside Learning

APRIL 30, 2013

This entails a ready opportunity to leverage the existing technology at hand for learning without spending surplus budget on setting the basic infrastructure. ASTD ICE 2013 | May 19 – 22 | Dallas, TX, USA | Stand #839. Do share in the comment box below. Upcoming Event. FREE eBook. LMS Switching Guide.

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Blended Learning Blended LMS Wiki 262

Rapid eLearning

MAY 10, 2011

Many people don’t have the skills to develop the screen elements, and they also don’t have the budget to acquire the assets they need. So when it comes time to design the course with a budget of $1.17, we need to find easy and cost-effective ways to build stuff that looks good. Having the authoring tools is one thing.

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Rapid eLearning Authoring Tools Resources ASTD 83

Rapid eLearning

JULY 26, 2011

If you’re working with a limited budget, a tool like this lets you add some creative flair to the assets you have access to as you build your elearning courses. August 16 : Atlanta, GA—ASTD: I’ll be doing two sessions, a pre-conference workshop on elearning (3 hours) and the other on elearning graphics. Click here to view the demo.

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ASTD Tools Tutorial Rapid eLearning 80

Enyota Learning

MAY 22, 2019

HR Magazine states that organizations investing $1,500 or more per employee every year on training, comes to an average of 24 per cent higher profit margins than those with lower training budgets.

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Training Train ASTD Companies 60

Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

My rule of thumb: if you have a budget, then buy the images you need. If you don’t have a budget, try to get one for the next project you build. And if you can’t get a budget, then based on the Microsoft services agreement feel confident using the assets that come with the software you purchased. What do you think?

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eLearning Cyclops

JANUARY 25, 2009

With turbulent times, shrinking training budgets, and a level of uncertainty, more e-learning professionals are searching for new opportunities. You do need to be a member, but the associate level membership is free. ASTD - You can search jobs posted on their site and post your resume.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 2, 2011

3 More Free Tools to Help Build Better E-Learning Courses : We’re all on a budget. August 16 : Atlanta, GA—ASTD: I’ll be doing two sessions, a pre-conference workshop on elearning (3 hours) and the other on elearning graphics. September 15 : Lincoln, NE (ASTD)— Become a Rapid E-Learning Pro. $80 Give them something to do.

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eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Would you be fine going to your CEO and saying, “Hey, with our ILT we can boost the retention rate of our employees by 8 to 10 percent, so can I have another $50,000 for my ILT budget?” Remember the days when ATD (then known as ASTD) was all about ILT, consultants selling books and other items? 65% in fact. Bottom Line.

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ILT Blended Learning ASTD Research 64

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Michael Allen and I sit down and discuss the Zebra program at ASTD conference way back in 2011. We realized then that the process was at fault and that small iterative steps could be part of the solution for many problems ranging from communication to managing time and budget. KK: So, how does SAM work? MA: It’s not very complicated.

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