The second generation of eLearning design, development, and delivery (called eLearning 2.0) are a far cry from the traditional eLearning courseware the world has gotten used to (and, not infrequently, abused on).
Today, learning organizations (read as Learning & Development department of your company) can offer to their in-house subject matter experts (read as Senior Staff) [...]
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Getting started with eLearning 2.0
Posted in Developing quality content, Optimizing costs & resources on June 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Closing the “ADDIE” Loop
Posted in Developing quality content, Measuring bottom-line impact on June 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Contrary to the belief that the interests of instructional design and learning analytics work at cross purposes, I present the case for analysis-analytics collaboration for the benefit of the learner. Hear me out, ye learned jury of courseware sponsors and learners, before you passeth judgment …
Opening Argument
Your Honors! In the case of the Instructional Designers [...]
From R&D to L&D (4)
Posted in Developing quality content, tagged Developing content on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Developing Quality Content
Now that the board is convinced about going the eLearning way, Bob has the Herculean task of developing quality content “in-house”. This is a crucial step as it is the stepping stone to realizing the eLearning vision of the organization. Right content is the key to right output!
Bob sets up a team [...]
Achieving L&D Efficiency in One Year
Posted in Aligning to corporate strategies, Delivering for business results, Developing quality content, Managing resistance to change, Measuring bottom-line impact, Optimizing costs & resources on April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Head of Human Resources of a leading ISP company asked me not so long ago what could be the least possible time in which his organization could transition into a “lean, mean, and hard” L&D machine. I thought for a moment and said, “One year, at best.” Of course, as a consultant, I cannot [...]
From R&D to L&D (1)
Posted in Aligning to corporate strategies, Delivering for business results, Developing quality content, General, Managing resistance to change, Measuring bottom-line impact, Optimizing costs & resources, tagged Business Challenge, Failing Marketing strategies, HR concerns, People Differentiation on April 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Business Case
It’s the end of the first quarter, and the conference room of Acme Corporation was buzzing with activity with “Channel Partners Meet”. Channel partners were generally displeased with the products and services of the company. They were unable to sustain competitive advantages through product differentiators. Though the company kept innovating to offer world-class [...]