Tuesday, January 6, 2009
By Gary Woodill | January 6, 2009
Workplace Learning Today is a daily summary of news and articles about all aspects of employee training, including performance support, corporate training, government and military training, professional education, organizational learning, and adult continuing education. The project is a collaborative effort of the senior staff of Brandon Hall Research, with regular contributions from Janet Clarey (JC), Richard Nantel (RN), Tom Werner (TW), and Gary Woodill (GW). Please send news or suggestions for items to Gary Woodill - gary(AT)brandon-hall.com.
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2009 E-Learning Events Calendar
By Richard Nantel | January 6, 2009
Tom King has put together a calendar of e-learning events taking place between January and June 2009. He invites you to submit any he may have missed. (RN)
Elearning Events Updated for 2009 | Mobilemind | Tom King | 1 January 2009
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If you could predict what LMSs will look like in three years, what do you see?
By Janet Clarey | January 6, 2009
I’ve been interviewing executives at several companies about their Learning Management System (LMS) products and what they’re doing with social media. Their predictions make for some good reading. Here’s a list of which companies have been featured so far. A new system is featured each Friday.
Cornerstone OnDemand
Generation21
GeoLearning
Meridian KSI
Learn.com
Saba
LMSs that kick ass: Saba | Brandon Hall Research | Janet Clarey | 2 January 2009
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Two Examples of Big Changes
By Tom Werner | January 6, 2009
Sometimes you notice things that represent turning points.
Like the first time you heard that someone wasn’t getting a landline at his or her house, or the first time you rode in a car with GPS, or the first time you used a video chat like Skype.
Here are two more:
O PC Magazine is going 100% digital — no print copies. PC Magazine was founded in 1982 and chronicled the era of personal computers, DOS, Windows, Office, floppy disks, CDs, Internet, DVDs, digital cameras, and all the rest.
Your techie friend who always knew about printer drivers and formatting drives and which computer to buy: this is what he or she was reading.
Starting in January, PC Magazine will be available only digitally — no print copies in your mailbox or on the newstands.
O Colleges are starting to interview applicants online. Rather than making applicants travel to their campus for face-to-face interviews, colleges and grad programs are interviewing them online.
For example, Penn State’s MBA program gives applicants the option of interview by Skype, Yahoo! IM, AOL IM, or Google Talk. (TW)
PC Magazine Goes 100% Digital | 19 November 2008
No shoes? No problem for this college interview | 31 December 2008
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Wonderful Social Media Toolkit
By Gary Woodill | January 6, 2009
In the course of reviewing many blogs and information sources, occasionally one comes across a post of particular significant value. This is the case for Pete Cashmore’s post entitled “How to Do Almost Anything with Social Media“. Over the past year, the group blog Mashable has put up many posts on how to use social media to best advantage. In an end of the year review, Pete takes the best of the past year and lays out links to tips on using the various forms of social media. Social media coverage includes:
- Blogging
- Online Video
- Social Networking
- Business Applications
- Productivity
- Social Media
- Best of the Rest
This post obviously took considerable effort and thought which I really appreciate. Keep it in mind when you are nominating blogs for awards in the coming year. (GW)
HOW TO 2008: How to Do Almost Anything with Social Media | Mashable | Pete Cashmore | 27 December 2008
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Monday, January 5, 2009
By Gary Woodill | January 5, 2009
Workplace Learning Today is a daily summary of news and articles about all aspects of employee training, including performance support, corporate training, government and military training, professional education, organizational learning, and adult continuing education. The project is a collaborative effort of the senior staff of Brandon Hall Research, with regular contributions from Janet Clarey (JC), Richard Nantel (RN), Tom Werner (TW), and Gary Woodill (GW). Please send news or suggestions for items to Gary Woodill - gary(AT)brandon-hall.com.
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Five Learning Trends for 2009
By Janet Clarey | January 5, 2009
The digital version of the January 2009 edition of Chief Learning Officer is now available. Included is Brandon Hall’s “Take Five” column which identifies five top trends for 2009 based on our research and predictions from executives at Intel, Motorola, Sun Microsystems, IBM, and Accenture.
Chief Learning Officer | Take Five | January 2009
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Free Icons for Content Developers
By Richard Nantel | January 5, 2009
As a Web content developer, I’m always on the lookout for beautiful images I can use. These are some of the nicest icons I’ve seen. They’re perfect for including in online courses, blogs, wikis, etc. Best of all, they’re all free. Enjoy. (RN)
40 Beautiful Free Icon Sets | Six Revisions | Jacob Gube | 2 November 2008
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Free Online Golf Game With Amazing Graphics
By Tom Werner | January 5, 2009
It’s good to keep an eye on what’s happening in online games.
World Golf Tour is a free online golf game.
Interestingly, its graphics are based on photographs rather than computer-generated images.
It has an avatar (customizable with your own photo!), groups, multiplayer competition, chat, etc. (TW)
Chad Nelson, President of World Golf Tour, gives us a tour of its free golf game… | 1 January 2009
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Friday, January 2, 2009
By Gary Woodill | January 2, 2009
Happy New Year to all our readers!
Workplace Learning Today is a daily summary of news and articles about all aspects of employee training, including performance support, corporate training, government and military training, professional education, organizational learning, and adult continuing education. The project is a collaborative effort of the senior staff of Brandon Hall Research, with regular contributions from Janet Clarey (JC), Richard Nantel (RN), Tom Werner (TW), and Gary Woodill (GW). Please send news or suggestions for items to Gary Woodill - gary(AT)brandon-hall.com.
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