LearnDash

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Why then, are many organizations still shy about implementing robust learning programs? Sales & marketing. Even focusing on creating a training program in just one of these areas can have dramatic impact on the company. There is real value in investing in a formal learning program. For example: Personal development.

ROI 197

ROI Corporate eLearning Saba Training 197

Upside Learning

APRIL 16, 2013

Whether you have been managing disparate training programs via an LMS or have been doing it the traditional way and are now looking at adopting an LMS for managing blended learning, the 8 things mentioned below will help you to smoothly bring in blended learning in your L&D plan. is robust enough to run blended learning in a smooth way.

Blended Learning 244

Blended Learning Blended LMS Virtual Classroom 244

ID Reflections

MAY 11, 2010

We need to get w/the program! We should! ~@ dwilkinsnh #ISPI #ASTD GenY has a tribe. Could SoMe help remote Sales Teams respond better to RFPs? Tags: #ISPI #ASTD social media collaborative learning Twitter Collaboration communication. SoMe is largely driven by groups other than L&D. No one owns SoMe.

ISPI 168

ISPI Skype Social Learning Social 168

Upside Learning

APRIL 30, 2013

So here are the 10 advantages of leveraging an LMS for blended learning, justifiably segregated for administrators and learners – both who will be a part of your blended learning program. And blended learning program carried out via an LMS enables you to do just that. For Administrators. Streamlined training process.

Blended Learning 262

Blended Learning Blended LMS Wiki 262

Kapp Notes

APRIL 21, 2012

My fear is that a CEO will walk into a training department after having read an article in the Harvard Business Review about Gamificaiton and demand that the training department create a gamification program to train sales reps. and they say “Of course!”. Additionally with this approach, we are not left out of the loop.

Gamification 264

Gamification Blogging Instructional Instruction 264

Knowledge Guru

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Mathias learned about Knowledge Guru when we launched the Game Creation Wizard at ASTD International, and he was an early adopter of the tool. And where is the Sales Retail team, as the Out-of-home team takes the charge in this battle. The Diary Guru has been rolled out in our Sales & Marketing office (appr. Are they afraid?

Knowledge 220

Knowledge Player Games ASTD 220

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 31, 2010

We did, however, have an innovative post Mark Copeman at Being Smarter who created a mash up of Skype and his video program for an interesting discussion about the book tour itself. I had hoped to catch up with Cammy when I was in Las Vegas this week for the ASTD TechKnowledge conference but, alas, we did not meet.

Blogging 145

Blogging Brandon Hall Case Study Mash-up 145

Mindflash

AUGUST 2, 2011

With regard to their performance development component, employees participate in: Company-led learning programs. These programs are short “lunch and learn&# sessions that are hosted by management or by an employee expert (hosted at lunch for one hour, every two weeks). All employees participate. and webinars).

Performance Support 70

Performance Support Performance Program Business 70

Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Interestingly, these statistics are only marginally better than those reported by ASTD for the US market in May 2012. Smartphone sales have overtaken PC sales in the US and the trend is similar everywhere too, soon tablets will do the same, and before we know it, PC sales will be dwarfed by that of mobile devices.

Mobile Learning 277

Mobile Learning Mobile Compliance Training Flash to HTML5 Conversion 277

Mindflash

MAY 1, 2012

Right now I’m working on a new education program for our sales team that I call The Art of Questioning. In it, we’ll be reviewing what makes a great question, how to ask one, and how to listen for and assess information based on the answers — and all of it is tailored to our organization’s sales process.

Sales 79

Sales Creative Commons ASTD Education 79

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Michael Allen and I sit down and discuss the Zebra program at ASTD conference way back in 2011. Our first thought was to build a better programming language than the one PLATO had. Our Tampa studio had the opportunity to work with a new client that wanted to develop e-learning for sales training.

Instructional Design 254

Instructional Design ADDIE Authoring Tools Conversation 254

Web Courseworks

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Are you an eLearning expert with an excellent idea for a new initiative or online education program? For example, “increase member retention” might have three strategic strings: - Benchmark member retention programs. Assess value in existing membership programs. Review an existing program to get a starting point.

ROI 147

ROI Diversity Training eLearning Strategy eLearning 147

Learning Rebels

MAY 14, 2015

For example: 2 years ago at the ASTD ICE expo it was about finding translators who could translate the LMS into multiple languages, the year before it was simulation developers. Paper program guide for a conference or a dedicated conference app? I do use the app scheduler, with a backup of the program guide to plan my day.

Conference 100

Conference Evernote eLearning Guild Scanning 100

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 4, 2007

In this month's T&D Magazine published by ASTD , I have a number of quotes in the Need for Speed article by Michael Laff. for an ASTD Featured Webcast. Join us on Tuesday, February 20, for a special webcast for ASTD members. I discuss non-traditional inspirations for creating rapid e-learning.

Webcast 100

Webcast Rapid eLearning ASTD Compliance Training 100

Mindflash

MAY 29, 2012

As educators, we’re intimately familiar with the time and effort required to prepare and present any kind of training program, whether it’s in a classroom or online, self-directed or a collaboration. Define your program’s intended results. Sales employees had their materials loaded on to CDs to use while they traveled.

Management 79

Management Training Train ASTD 79

Learning Visions

JULY 13, 2009

Keeping it short and focused: sales people who need product knowledge information work in challenging, fast paced and often noisy retail environments. Making it engaging: Delivering ‘just the facts’ about the product isn’t enough to increase sales. ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr.

Knowledge 100

Knowledge Productivity Product Case Study 100

Mindflash

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Company strategy: Increase sales volume of a new product line by x%. Create internal training program to improve how sales force sells the product; ensure all sales employees participate in training and pass assessment with a score of x% or greater by x date. A practical example. He is the author of “Fire Up!

ASTD 75

ASTD Coaching Sales Association 75

Learning Visions

APRIL 29, 2011

This are my live blogged notes from a session at ASTD Learning 2.0. Protect the community (don’t let sales sell to your community) Celebrate success – even small success. Do programming – office hours – topical conference calls and webinars. DMs on Twitter? You need to figure out ways to create engagement. Conflict is passion.

Community 200

Community Emergent Roles Management 200

Mindflash

MAY 26, 2011

One of my career roles was a director of education (we called it “edgeucation” because our programs gave our employees an “edge”) for a company of 3,500 employees. We would group several 50-minute programs to create a series for a more complicated or longer program. Audio (CD programs). He is the author of “Fire Up!

ASTD 68

ASTD Association Education Mentoring 68

Mindflash

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

I usually attribute this phrase to others, but I admit that last week at the ASTD TechKnowledge 2011 Conference , I only heard what I wanted to hear — all about e-learning practices in organizations. She advised to start by helping sales departments increase sales. Start Small.

TechKnowledge 88

TechKnowledge Blended Learning Yahoo Sales 88

Mindflash

OCTOBER 15, 2010

The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) has recently updated its competency model to include the use of social media. It is remarkable how fast ASTD updated its model; it’s a testament for how quickly things are moving. Start with these three: social media, collaboration, and rapid learning development.

Skills 111

Skills Wiki Social Media ASTD 111

Learnnovators

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Learning is largely informal (on-the-job), a little social (peer), and least formal (training programs and courses). presents another interesting thought – How corporates can make use of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for delivering embedded performance support integrated with knowledge transfer in their training programs effectively.

Performance Support 150

Performance Support Support Performance Case Study 150

Performance Learning Productivity

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

First, it does show small positive effects in the largest of workplaces, although diversity councils, diversity managers, and mentoring programs are significantly more effective. Second, optional (not mandatory) training programs and those that focus on cultural awareness (not the threat of the law) can have positive effects.

Metrics 186

Metrics Personal Personalization Diversity Training 186

Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

The young woman who processed my sale really stood out. As a busy traveler, I felt less like a sales order being processed and more like a real person. During the jam session, they shared one way they use videos in their training program. It’s a great way to build a motivating and engaging training program. Louis (ASTD).

Lesson 79

Lesson Rapid eLearning ASTD Articulate 79

Kapp Notes

APRIL 21, 2012

My fear is that a CEO will walk into a training department after having read an article in the Harvard Business Review about Gamificaiton and demand that the training department create a gamification program to train sales reps. and they say “Of course!”. Additionally with this approach, we are not left out of the loop.

Gamification 100

Gamification Blogging Instructional Instruction 100

Association eLearning

MAY 26, 2011

Knowledge Direct – a SaaS based learning management system for online continuing education, professional development and certification programs, received rave reviews in the Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for External Training category. AAMSE Annual Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, July 20-22, 2011. About Brandon Hall Group.

Association Learning Management System 100

Association Learning Management System Brandon Hall LMS Association LMS 100

Upside Learning

AUGUST 16, 2012

Companies which are providing devices to staff are mostly starting with just their sales staff or other mobile workforce. Check out this webcast from ASTD covering Qualcomm case studies). If you plan to provide specific devices to your workforce then this is easy, but not everyone can or wants to take that route. Identify Content.

Mobile Learning 269

Mobile Learning Learning Strategy Mobile Flash to HTML5 Conversion 269

Mindflash

MAY 6, 2013

In fact, a recent ASTD Learning Circuits article says it best: Most learning professionals agree that the critical weakness of their learning management system (LMS) is reporting. Command Center: According to the ASTD article referenced above, the biggest [LMS] reporting issue cited was limited or difficult access to information.

Association Learning Management System 80

Association Learning Management System LMS Report Association LMS 80

Mindflash

JUNE 6, 2012

Consider research conducted by ASTD that suggests it takes about 45 hours of development time to create one hour of classroom training (and it’s even longer for e-learning initiatives). That means it take over 11 months to create a new one-week training program for new hires. Or it’d take two designers almost half a year.

Instructional Design 105

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 105

Mindflash

APRIL 17, 2012

Here are three ways managers can use training programs to keep workers out of one of those performance funks. For example, our sales team meets Wednesday and Thursday mornings each week for training — systems and skill training. Jay is a member of SHRM, ASTD, the National Speakers Association and the Florida Speakers Association.

Performance 79

Performance Training Train ASTD 79

Learnnovators

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Learning is largely informal (on-the-job), a little social (peer), and least formal (training programs and courses). presents another interesting thought – How corporates can make use of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for delivering embedded performance support integrated with knowledge transfer in their training programs effectively.

Performance Support 100

Performance Support Support Performance Case Study 100

Mindflash

MAY 2, 2012

They simply don’t have the time or money to create unique, customized programs for each learner. For instance, if, during your “needs analysis,” you find that people within the organization need time-management training, it probably makes sense to design a training program around it. Image used courtesy of ASTD.

Training 79

Training Train Learning Objects Creative Commons 79

Learning Visions

DECEMBER 6, 2007

Publicly available training program. Game based learning programs that teach high level info about business, mission values. Reflecting on #ASTD10 Recommended: "In Defense of the LMS" Chicago Bound: Kineo at ASTD ICE #astd10 One Year on at Kineo #yam Now that’s an Enterprise Moodle! -- Kineo Moodle f.

Sun 111

Sun eLearning Guild Wiki Corporate eLearning 111

Mindflash

MARCH 29, 2012

I need to get employees to act on what they hear and learn during company educational programs. For example, we’ve showed that some of the younger sales team members are actually outperforming the older members. Jay is a member of SHRM, ASTD, the National Speakers Association and the Florida Speakers Association.

Organization 61

Organization Training Train ASTD 61

Learning Visions

JUNE 8, 2007

I dont do any programming. I think my dinosaur status as an instructional designer stems from the fact that Ive always worked for e-Learning vendors where the programming, graphics, and ID are distinct, separate job roles. My background is in advertising, teaching English and IT (technical writing/editing, e-sales administration).

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Tools 100

Learning Visions

OCTOBER 22, 2007

Over the past year, Ive been focused on sales and marketing activities, project management, and content conversions -- "No ID needed, thank you." Reflecting on #ASTD10 Recommended: "In Defense of the LMS" Chicago Bound: Kineo at ASTD ICE #astd10 One Year on at Kineo #yam Now that’s an Enterprise Moodle! -- Kineo Moodle f.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 100

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 3, 2011

While the increase of pages dedicated to e-learning is growing (and the best it has ever been in publications), on average more pages are dedicated to ILT – especially with sales, product and technical. . You see in Linkedin groups – go check out the ASTD Linkedin group and see how many times they focus on ILT vs WBT.

Blended Learning 82

Blended Learning ILT ASTD Learning 82