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In order to align training efforts with the strategic goals of an enterprise and create effective instruction, organizations need to link strategic goals with training delivery goals and methods. One way to accomplish this is to conduct an analysis or audit of the existing training program to highlight possible mis-alignments and to identify opportunities for […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →A great deal seems to be happening in the e-learning space and I’ve been getting a number of press releases and information about product, events and other great happenings so I thought I’d share some of that information in this post. Blog Book Tour for Social Media for Trainers. Jane Bozarth’s latest book, Social Media […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →A great deal seems to be happening in the e-learning space and I’ve been getting a number of press releases and information about product, events and other great happenings so I thought I’d share some of that information in this post. Serious Games Space Serious Games Design and Technology Company, Caspian Learning–the company behind Thinking […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →There have been a number of interesting development in term of Google and social game purchases and game related initiatives. Here are some recent highlights; Google purchased a company called Slide, an app developer that works with popular social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace to create community-driven entertainment applications. The deal is worth a […]
Continue Reading →Here at the ASTD international conference, you can learning a lot just by listening and talking to folks. So, here is an exclusive piece of news (a couple of days before the “official announcement”) Protonmedia and RWD are teaming up in a strategic partnership. RWD and their focus on human and operational performance improvement solutions […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Training Magazine which was officially closed in February partly because its owner could not find a buyer has once again “opened its doors.” A buyer has been found and the magazine is back in business. Lakewood Media Group – part of Mach1 Business Media – has acquired Training magazine, its conferences and Training Top 125. […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →A colleague of mine, Dan Bliton asked me to help promote this survey, I think it is a worthwhile endeavor and would invite you to take a few moments and participate. Here are the details. Please complete the survey on Effective Approaches for e-Learning and share it with others. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/effective-elearning. We need at least 100 survey responses from […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The FDA regulates what pharmaceutical companies can say in magazines, newspapers, television and even doctor’s offices. The next frontier, it appears, is social media. The FDA back in November 2009 had a meeting to gather input about the use of Social Media to represent products and inform the public. Folks like Wayne Gattinella, President and […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is a great “story” or an analogy of how the banks move monies around as told by John Stewart of the Daily Show. I think his story of being Jonco provides an “easy to understand” version of the shell games going on at Wall Street. The technique of comparing personnel and corporate allowances with […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is a contest where you can put your design skills to use and win some nifty software: Caspian Learning today announced their plans to launch a Serious Games Challenge worth £3000 ($4, 514.79 USD) worth of software to the winner. The competition is free to enter and open to all aspiring instructional designers. Caspian […]
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