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The Emerging Role of the Community Manager #astdl20

Learning Visions

This are my live blogged notes from a session at ASTD Learning 2.0. The Emerging Role of the Community Manager with Jim Storer (@jimstorer) of The Community Roundtable Community = shared purpose, common needs Even if you think you’re doing something in private, it is discoverable and you could be outed. DMs on Twitter?

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Learning Communities List

Tony Karrer

As we are wrapping up the week for Learn Trends , one of the questions we faced was what to do with the Ning community that sprung up to support the conference. The discussion today suggested that it would be nice if there were a way to transfer the connections being made during the conference out to other networks or learning communities.

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Should We Change The Language of Training?

Mindflash

Language is a fascinating thing: It’s how we communicate our thoughts and develop relationships, but used ineffectively, it can also bog down the same relationships we’re trying to build. For instance, I can’t tell you how often I hear things like: “Executives don’t care about ROI; they care about ROE”.

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Three Ways That These 70 Rapid E-Learning Tips Will Help You Build Better Courses

Rapid eLearning

3 Simple Ways to Measure the Success of Your E-Learning : Everyone’s yacking about ROI, but here are three practical tips to wow your boss and co-workers. 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. Instructional Design.

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The State of Sales Training in 2012: Top Trends and Takeaways

Mindflash

We found larger sales training companies going broader in solution scope, adding capabilities in many areas, such as ROI, business acumen, talent management and more. Our sales training buyer community still has a tough time differentiating one sales training provider from another. Smart move during a challenging economy.

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Support SHRM’s Bid for Standards

CLO Magazine

The interesting thing about this effort is the firestorm it raised within the HR and finance communities. CEOs are asking for the ROI on their human capital expenditures. In 2010, ASTD reported that American enterprises spent more than $171 billion just for learning and development, to say nothing of the cost of turnover.

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5 Ways to Prepare & Be an E-Learning Winner

Rapid eLearning

The main reason is that we still haven’t figured out how to determine our ROI; so many organizations aren’t always clear what value we bring. There’s an interesting convergence of social technology, mobility, and community. That’s one of the reasons why you want to connect with people in your software’s user community.