Learning Services

There are many eLearning providers to choose from. In an on-going set of FAQs, your decision-making process should include:

Q - Can the course be easily upgraded, edited, or modified?

The best e-learning solution is one that provides you the opportunity to make changes as needed. Industry standards can change at the drop of a hat, particularly when software or other technological progress is involved.

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There are many eLearning providers to choose from. In an on-going set of FAQs, your decision-making process should include:

A - That depends on you. If you go with a boilerplate from the development application, there is some leeway in adding logos or changing color. However,

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There are many eLearning providers to choose from. In an on-going set of FAQs, your decision-making process should include:

Q - How does the eLearning solutions company approach course design?

A - As in all forms of education, the most effective Web-based courses are learner-focused.

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I was just looking at the new Bersin report, "Enterprise Learning and Talent Management 2010: Predictions for the Coming Year".  Number 3 out of 12 made my heart leap, "High-impact leadership development programs will focus on first-line management".  Are we finally going to train first-line managers again?

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Many companies today are facing an increasingly volatile and competitive business environment.  To be able to effectively compete in such an environment, an Enterprise Learning Strategy must be able to address the following issues:

·  Aging workforce resulting in loss of intellectual capital

· Business silos leading inconsistent, non-cohesive training approach

· Identify opportunities to streamline functions and reduce costs without impacting employee performance

· Retain and fully engage top talent

· Identify metrics designed to relate Enterprise Learning to organizational return on investment

· Provide governance and standardization designed to meet regulatory and compliance standards

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Posted by Christopher Halaszynski at 04:40 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

I met recently with a corporate university that controls a good 90% of all the company's training activity and spend.  I told the CLO he was in a terrific position to drive transformation in learning across the company, given that most such efforts are tortuous exercises in mediating the conflicting needs, expectations, and, frankly, politics of embedded training units across a decentralized corporation.  One of the CLO's team said, "That's a great observation, I hadn't really thought about that.  I guess we're lucky."

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Posted by Tom Starr at 05:14 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

I have always been a visual learner:  I need to look at a picture, read a story, flip through power point slides, browse the blogs….that’s how I learn.  My husband, Peter, on the other hand, always has an ipod hooked up to his ear.  He learns orally:   books on tape, podcasts, radio broadcasts.  Peter says, “oral learning is a more complete learning experience because the brain has to work to fill in the spaces to create a picture in your head”.    I say, “just let me see the picture and I can take more in faster.” 

There are also kinesthetic learners.  People who learn best by doing. 

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