Upside Learning

JUNE 5, 2012

ASTD last week released its new research report, titled ‘ Mobile Learning – Delivering Learning in a Connected World ‘, which we are very pleased to have sponsored. Mobile learning enhances the learning function through performance support.

Mobile Learning 250

Mobile Learning Research Mobile Metrics 250

Learning Visions

MAY 20, 2013

These are my live blogged notes from the opening session at the ASTD International Conference & Expo (ICE) -- happening this week in Dallas, TX. Tony is the President and CEO of ASTD. 5 Tips from ASTD on mobile: Think mobile – always think how to use it to augment learning. Going Mobile from ASTD.'

Sexual Harassment Training 191

Sexual Harassment Training Open Harassment Training ASTD 191

Integrated Learnings

MARCH 14, 2012

One dusty cover that caught my eye was the January 2004 issue of Training + Development Magazine from ASTD, with this headline: 8 Trends You Need to Know NOW. This portion of the article spoke to the need to evaluate the effectiveness of training, so we can show how it contributes to organizational results and produces a return on investment.

Trends 123

Trends Blended Learning Diversity Training Off-shore 123

Learning Visions

MAY 7, 2014

These are my live blogged notes from a concurrent session (W104) at the ASTD International Conference & Expo, this week in Washington, D.C. Execs need to see training effectiveness -- maximizing organizational results (that''s level 3). Training effectiveness = maximizing organizational results and demonstrating program value.

Evalution 157

Evalution Effectiveness Case Study Kirkpatrick 157

Unboxed

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Alternatively, eLearning provides a variety of training modalities that are both cost effective and mobile. If harnessed properly, online learning can streamline and support employee training and management development. What makes it effective?”. Let’s start with the definition before jumping into the data.

Blended Learning 52

Blended Learning Benefits Brandon Hall Corporate eLearning 52

OpenSesame

JANUARY 18, 2013

While this may mean small businesses are missing the opportunity to reduce costs by leveraging online training tools, it’s a great reminder for training managers and large businesses to make sure they’re taking advantage of all the opportunities to use their budget more effectively. Take a look at your budget.

ASTD 52

ASTD Report Social Networks Industry 52

The Performance Improvement Blog

MARCH 17, 2014

According to the 2013 State of the Industry report from ASTD , instructor-led programs continue to be the primary method for training and developing employees. Given that only 15% to 20% of the participants in these programs will end up applying their learning to achieving the strategic goals of their organizations and ASTD estimates $164.2

ASTD 245

ASTD Agile Coaching Mentoring 245

OpenSesame

MAY 31, 2011

Social media has been a hot topic for a few years – discussion of everything from how to use it effectively, practical tips, return on investment and the risks – but there’s a new conversation in the social learning sector and it’s about building communities that thrive. Building Communities That Thrive.

ASTD 52

ASTD NetDimension iPad Social Media 52

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. All of this information supports benchmarking and goal-setting for the year to come. How does technology support improved performance?

ASTD 40

ASTD Report Industry Develop 40

Challenge to Learn

MAY 7, 2014

Here is my recap of the Washington ASTD ICE 2014 conference. Two ways off doing that faster and more effective are: Leadership development and better retention. During the conference ASTD announced a new name, it is now ATD the Association for Talent Development. Session report: Big Data for learning and performance support.

Conference 167

Conference Trends ASTD Instructional Design 167

Take an e-Learning Break

AUGUST 25, 2010

I'm speaking at the Working Today - Preparing for Tomorrow - Houston ASTD Conference. Breakout sessions will feature programs to provide an effective learning environment for professionals to define themselves and support their industries. I hope to see you there!

ASTD 53

ASTD Conference Learning Environment Authoring 53

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

The conclusion reached by Fleming and Levie is supported b William Horton, a leading expert in the field of web-based instructional design, in his work titled Designing Web-Based Training. Learners demand stimulation and interactivity for them to be effective as learners. In The 2000/2001 ASTD Distance Learning Yearbook.

Interactive 191

Interactive Cognitive ASTD Distance Learning 191

SkyPrep

MAY 13, 2022

The Association for Talent Development (formerly known as ASTD) has hosted conferences for nearly 80 years, to educate and inspire professionals in the talent development field. It enables you to deliver effective internal training, onboarding, compliance training, and more to your employees, partners, and customers.

Conference 40

Conference Compliance Training Association LMS Association Learning Management System 40

Clark Quinn

JANUARY 28, 2014

As a consequence of the forthcoming book (no cover comps yet nor ability to preorder), I’ve had to put my thoughts together, and I’m giving the preliminary version next Thurs, February 6, at 11AM PT, 2PM ET as a webinar for ASTD. To address business needs, we need to consider performance support and social networks.

Social Networks 163

Social Networks ASTD Social Network Performance Support 163

Challenge to Learn

MAY 3, 2013

I wrote a couple of post on this subject in the past few years so I am delighted that a heavy weight in our learning domain supports this trend, hopefully making it more mainstream. A post that I wrote for the ASTD’s big question blog on agile development. It gives huge advantages over the classic ‘waterfall’ models.

Instructional Design 233

Instructional Design ADDIE Agile eLearning Developer 233

Upside Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Within a span of 7 months, since its launch, Upside2Go has won appreciation from some of the biggest corporates for its innovativeness and effectiveness, specifically in addressing needs of the mobile workforce. It has also been recognized as ‘Best New Product Debut’ at ASTD TechKnowledge 2011 by an independent ex-Brandon Hall consultant.

Brandon Hall 211

Brandon Hall iPhone TechKnowledge ASTD 211

Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

How we view effective elearning is somewhat subjective. If it’s not, then how can it be effective? Following are some keys to effective elearning. So we added a few modules that taught them more about the overall production process and how they supported the organization. Louis (ASTD). What questions would you ask?

Effectiveness 81

Effectiveness ASTD Case Study Wiki 81

Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

These are my live blogged notes from Thursday’s keynote at ASTD TK11 with Karen Wickre (Global Communications Team) and Ann Farmer from Google. In a digital world, things don’t have to taxonimized in that same way… Identifying where metadata is a side-effect of behavior. In the physical world, things have a place.

FAQ 200

FAQ Write Blog ASTD Social Media 200

Performance Learning Productivity

MAY 1, 2014

ASTD data suggests US companies spent $164billion on employee learning and development in 2012 saying that ‘ despite a continuously changing economic environment, organizations remain committed to training and development’. Supporting our workforce to get better and achieve to their potential is not just about the money.

Diversity Training 225

Diversity Training Compliance Training Training Train 225

Making Change

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

They could more effectively apply what they’ve learned to their jobs and to new situations. It’s not clear how much support is best during the initial challenge. It’s a one-hour online workshop you can request for your team or ASTD chapter. From this summary of this study. Australia: upcoming public workshops.

Cognitive 274

Cognitive ASTD Asynchronous Instructional 274

The Performance Improvement Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

In the online course that I teach for ASTD on Developing an Organizational Learning Culture , one of the questions I hear most often is, “How can I change the culture in my company when there is little support from management and our unions resist any change that might affect the work rules?” This question has no easy answer.

Culture 196

Culture Organization Change Organizational Learning 196

Upside Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Recent research by ASTD and REED Learning reveals that measuring and evaluating learning is the top-most skill L&D teams are looking for. From the report, here is the list of top 10 skills in demand: How relevant do you think the following topics would be, as part of a qualification aimed at trainers and L&D practitioners?

Evalution 223

Evalution Skills Teams ASTD 223

Connect Thinking

DECEMBER 28, 2011

ASTD’s December 2011 T&D Magazine features a discussion on Self-Service Learning (by Patricia A McLagan), and the role of L&D to “help learners make learning more effective, efficient, productive, innovative and fun” (pp 37). YouTube, online forums, Instant messaging etc).

Services 111

Services Instant Messaging ASTD Forum 111

Upside Learning

APRIL 16, 2013

Your LMS vendor can be your best guide for the right infrastructure setup and to assess the readiness of your current setup to support blended learning. One of the main advantages of leveraging an LMS to deliver blended learning is the LMS’ ability to support a wide range of learning resources. Stakeholders. Learning Resources.

Blended Learning 244

Blended Learning Blended LMS Virtual Classroom 244

Learning Visions

JANUARY 27, 2014

These are my live blogged notes from a session on the final day of ASTD Tech Knowledge with Phillip Neal, VP of Business Need at Maestro. Build a road map T&D education Designed a process workflow and governance to support the app. Mobile is different. Not just sitting in the board room to hear what stakeholders say.

Phillips 161

Phillips CD-ROM Case Study Mobile 161

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. Cross-functional team members in a marketing firm learn how to run their project meetings more effectively. They understand it and strive to create an environment that supports it. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. .

Roles 207

Roles Performance Support Performance Management 207

Clark Quinn

MAY 28, 2014

The numbers have been documented (from a presentation with results from the ASTD Benchmarking Forum) as dropping in implementation from 94% doing level 1, 34% doing level 2, 13% doing level 3, and 3% doing level 4. I certainly can’t fault him for it either, as he did have a sensible model and it could be put into effective use.

Kirkpatrick 172

Kirkpatrick Social Networks Phillips ASTD 172

Learning Visions

JULY 25, 2012

These are my notes from the morning session of ASTD LearnNow Conference, happening July 25 & 26 on the lovely shores of the Charles River in Cambridge, MA. LearnNow – re-emerging discipline…of supporting our employees in all the many ways that they learn. We power effective performance at every changing moment.”

Wiki 151

Wiki Performance Support Blended Learning Agile 151

Upside Learning

JULY 5, 2012

You don’t even need a lot of interaction either- a simple checklist or a well written text & image file work just as well as a more sophisticated solution for performance support needs. Identified as one of the barriers to adoption of mobile learning in a recent ASTD research , this is probably the most valid myth on this list.

Mobile Learning 279

Mobile Learning Mobile Compliance Training Blended Learning 279

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. Keep costs low by investing in upskilling and retraining your current staff with cost-effective learning and training methods. ASTD: New Study Shows Training Evaluation Efforts Need Help.

Metrics 52

Metrics ASTD Evalution Social Networks 52

OpenSesame

DECEMBER 29, 2014

Elite athletes understand what is required to fuel their performance and are highly selective about the nutrients they intake to support it. Our solutions need to be much more selective in providing high-quality inputs focused on supporting performance needs. This alone will shed a lot of unneeded weight. Learning Resolutions'

Exercise 76

Exercise ASTD Performance Support Coaching 76

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 1, 2012

He is the author of seven book including a best-seller on creating effective e-learning and in has received ASTD’s Distinguished Contribution to Workplace Learning and Performance Award in 2011. Michael Allen and I sit down and discuss the Zebra program at ASTD conference way back in 2011. I felt I was sharing the best process.

Instructional Design 254

Instructional Design ADDIE Authoring Tools Conversation 254

Learnnovators

MAY 29, 2014

That said, there are rich skill statements out of places like ASTD and LPI.” – Clark Quinn (in our interview with him). “ It includes some brilliant ideas for organizations to support social learning in the workplace. Power to the Learners : An interesting read!

Social Learning 167

Social Learning Social Informal Diversity Training 167

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 20, 2012

Recent research by ASTD and REED Learning indicates that the top skills desired by Learning & Development departments are measuring and evaluating training. The “chain of evidence” supports the results, showing the value learning and reinforcement has provided to the business. Kirkpatrick calls this Return on Expectations, or ROE.

Kirkpatrick 198

Kirkpatrick Evalution Metrics Behavior 198

Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Interestingly, these statistics are only marginally better than those reported by ASTD for the US market in May 2012. Today’s mobile devices move beyond merely providing access but to actively helping and supporting us at work and at home. Any learning that can help it is immediately effective. So what ails mobile learning?

Mobile Learning 277

Mobile Learning Mobile Compliance Training Flash to HTML5 Conversion 277

Upside Learning

AUGUST 16, 2012

When implementing mobile learning in workplace, following 6 steps will help create an effective mlearning strategy. Experience suggests that mlearning works best in enhancing the social, informal, just-in-time, and performance support solutions/initiatives. Decide on Devices & Platforms to Support. Establish the Need.

Mobile Learning 269

Mobile Learning Learning Strategy Mobile eLearning Strategy 269

Marcia Conner

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

From the ASTD 2012 State of the Industry (full report available to ASTD members, non-members for a fee): More than $156 billion was spent by U.S. ASTD estimates that U.S. Organizations described by ASTD as BEST excel at weaving learning into the corporate culture. organizations on [formal] employee learning in 2012. .

Blended Learning 103

Blended Learning ASTD Budget PeopleSoft 103