by Learning Solutions Magazine
At Learning Solutions Conference & Expo 2010, with this handy free app for your iPhone, you won't need to tote the Program Guide and the Expo Guide around with you! Now available on the App Store just use the links in this article to go directly to it.
by Josh Little
Traditional approaches to training are facing disruption. Disruptive innovation, in the form of social software, is sparking new philosophies about formal and informal use of collaboration to support learning. This is the first of two columns about this, and how you can adapt your approach to instruction to take advantage of these developments.
by Anne Derryberry
In the third major consolidation in the e-Learning market in 2010, solutions provider Kaplan IT Learning has acquired rapid e-Learning tool provider Atlantic Link, Inc.
by MariAn Klein
Conversations with clients about success and quality early in the e-Learning design cycle are one of the most challenging parts of the instructional designer’s job. Handled well, this part of the cycle can contribute to reduced costs and faster time to completion. But the question is, how do you handle these conversations? Here are the tips and techniques you’ve been looking for!
by Anne Derryberry
Training industry shake-outs in 2010 continue. After 41 years, Training will cease publication in March.
by Jeremy Vest
The fundamental way to grow any business, including e-Learning, is to have customers who are crazy about you. It takes time to build the kind of brand and reputation that generates this level of loyalty for your online courses, but the effort is worth it, and it pays off better than “hard selling” or “soft selling.” Here are six simple steps that will take you there.
by Anne Derryberry
Skillsoft PLC, one of the largest e-Learning companies in the world, announced today that it has agreed to be acquired by SSI, a private firm formed for this purpose. Shareholders Foundation has raised concerns about the agreement.
by Stephen Gill, Sean Murray
The technology of e-Learning gets better every day, yet the results are often called into question by senior management and by critics. What is preventing employees from using and applying e-Learning to achieve business results in your organization? An understanding of the “5As” can help answer this question.
by Benjamin Martin
Beta Testing is a key step in creating insanely great e-Learning applications. Often overlooked or omitted out of concern for budget and schedule, it is actually simple and cheap to do, and when planned with care it takes little time to execute. Done before development is 100% complete, it ensures faultless releases. Here’s a step-by-step guide from an experienced developer.
by Steve Foreman, Marc Rosenberg
Customers demand more flexibility, less disruption in how training is delivered, and faster, better access. Business demands more frequent updates to training content. Both Training and IT have a vested interest in meeting these demands. Despite their differences, the two groups ultimately have the best interests of the organization in mind and can only succeed when bridges are built between them.
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