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Collaborative Tools for e-Learning
Curtis J. Bonk, Ph.D. 11/1/02When my colleague Padma Medury and I conducted a survey on collaborative technologies and groupware in 1990, little did we know the degree to which Web-based tools would reshape and elevate this field. We discovered conferencing and collaboration tools fo
Corporate Universities: A Powerful Model for Learning
Bonni Frazee 11/1/02Corporate universities were first created in the late 1980s as an enhancement to traditional training departments. This new approach was designed to align the training arm of companies with the organizations’ vision and strategy. Critics claim that higher
Fred Harburg--Connecting Motorola with Learning
Tim Sosbe 11/1/02If you have the chance to read Fred Harburg�s resume, you�ll find a rather impressive listing of positions. Prior to becoming chief learning officer and president of Motorola University, Harburg�s past boasts organizations like IBM, Saturn, Disney, G
E-Learning Drives Growth at First Data
Christi A. Olson, Ph.D. 1/6/03Corporations attempting to implement aggressive revenue growth goals find it necessary to work powerfully from within to implement the changes that will bring these goals to reality. Creating change, managing change, directing change—these are the actions
J. C. Penney: Fashioning Workforce Development
Emily Hollis 1/6/03“In every man’s life, there lies latent energy. There is, however, a spark, [which] if kindled, will set the whole being afire, and he will become a human dynamo, capable of accomplishing almost anything to which he aspires,” said James Cash Penney, found
Adopting E-Learning: Lessons From the Government
Dorman Woodall 5/1/03The use of e-learning within government agencies is one area where the government leads much of Corporate America in widespread adoption, the development of innovative applications and its incorporation as an essential component in agency-wide learning in
Organizing Enterprise-Wide E-Learning and Human Capital Management
Clomedia.com Editor 3/28/03In this global and hyper-competitive knowledge economy, the real value of a chief learning officer is not his or her expertise in learning or leadership development or even technology—it is rather the ability to link such things to an overall enterprise-w
Technology to Enhance the Learning Experience
Bonni Frazee 7/1/03It is rare to pick up a training industry magazine without seeing multiple references to e-learning or other types of technology. It can be challenging to decipher exactly what each tool has to offer and how you can match the right technology with a given
McDonald’s Corp.: Taking Knowledge From the Classroom to the Job Through Apprenticeship
Emily Hollis 7/30/03CompTIA is collaborating with McDonald’s on an apprenticeship program that will help project managers take their classroom learning and apply it to their daily work, while reinforcing best practices in IT project management.
E-Learning in the Government Market
Jennifer Vollmer 9/4/03Public- and private-sector organizations have much to learn from each other when it comes to learning management strategies. While public-sector organizations have embraced automation of training and competencies much faster than private-sector companies,
Informal Learning: A Sound Investment
Jay Cross 10/1/03Workers who know more get more accomplished. People who are well connected make greater contributions. The workers who create the most value are those who know the right people, the right stuff and the right things to do. It’s all a matter of learning
Don Ronchi: Education Launches Success for Raytheon
Tim Sosbe 12/1/03On the surface, you might be pretty amazed to learn just how much is placed on Don Ronchi’s professional shoulders. In addition to being chief learning officer for Raytheon Co., Ronchi is also the vice president of Raytheon Six Sigma and supply chain, giv
U.S. Navy: Smooth Sailing for Education
Emily Hollis 2/2/04For the U.S. Navy, “mission-critical learning” takes on a whole new meaning. Reaching around 2 million people with learning, the Naval Education Training Command (NETC) designs the guidelines under which training is developed and delivered for active-duty
Buckle Up: Generation Y Is Here
Kevin Kruse 3/1/04The year 1981 was very special—“Chariots of Fire” won the Oscar for Best Picture, IBM officially launched the PC, and generation Y was born. Generational cohorts are groups of people, usually born in the same 20-year time span, who share common life
Unleashing Organizational Know-How
Todd Wyles & Zane Berge, Ph.D. 3/27/04For many large U.S businesses, the past few years have been lean ones. The recession of 2001 and the jobless recovery that has ensued has seen management focus on cost-cutting and increasing productivity to position their companies for growth in the next
Organizing Enterprise-Wide Content
Leonard Greenberg 5/17/04In any business of any size, systems (formal or informal) are in place to organize the way work gets done. Training–whether for the crew of a Boeing 777 or for the staff of a health care network–must be organized, too. But what’s the best way to pull toge
Organizing Enterprise-Wide Content
Leonard Greenberg 5/17/04What’s the best way to pull together the content that underpins training? Call this job climbing “Mount Content,” if you will. With the right tools, you can make the ascent.
The Power of Informal Learning
Clomedia.com Editor 7/1/04With the dramatic decline in traditional classroom training, the increased popularity of e-learning and the emergence of a more project-based and outcome-driven learning model, it’s important to take a look at the type of learner we are trying to serve an
The Fusion of Learning and Knowledge Management
Jeanne C. Meister 7/7/04Learning solutions and knowledge management solutions are beginning to blur and meld, and that’s good news on both sides of the equation. One CLO who is setting the course for the future of learning and knowledge sharing is Frank J. Anderson Jr., presiden
Connecting Middle Managers: The Next Wave of Leadership Development
David Austin 12/1/04Leadership must think ahead to prepare for inevitable succession and future challenges. Talent management identifies future leaders among the middle managers and prepares them for the road ahead.
Learning Innovations: Gold Award
Kellye Whitney 12/1/04Governance: The Next Learning Gap
Grant Ricketts 1/3/05Savvy CLOs are poised to close the next learning gap—enterprise learning governance. The key to success is understanding people processes and knowing how to leverage organizational disciplines effectively.
Boeing’s Bonnie Stoufer Helps Learning Take Flight
Kellye Whitney 3/29/05Boeing jetliners carry millions of passengers around the globe on a daily basis. Bonnie Stoufer, vice president for learning, training and development at Boeing, helps learning take flight for a workforce of 155,000.
Creating Value: It's All About People
Chuck O'Keefe 3/29/05Creating data warehouses with expensive technology is not necessarily the best way to provide knowledge management.
Bell Canada’s Mary O’Hara Connects the Workforce to Learning
Kellye Whitney 5/3/05Mary O’Hara, vice president of people development for Bell Canada, takes a holistic approach to the learning curve for Canada’s largest communications company. Pride, trust, intuition and more lead to performance excellence.
Agile Learning Environments: Enhancing Performance
Frank J. Anderson Jr. & Christopher R. Hardy, Ph.D. 5/3/05Culture-changing challenges and technologies are driving the need for a reinvention of corporate learning. Integration, speed, reach and real-time connectivity are key to implementing a new learning paradigm.
The CLO’s Role in Mergers and Acquisitions
David Austin 8/1/05In 2004, merger and acquisition transactions reached their highest mark since record year 2000, and the deals just keep coming. CLOs are essential to prepare their businesses and break down barriers to M&A success.
Productive Procedures to Overcome Performance Impediments
Kellye Whitney 8/1/05To meet productivity goals, learning and development components must be available at all levels of the business. Organization, written procedures and a learning culture help boost productivity and the bottom line.
Caterpillar: Measuring Learning for Process Improvement
Kellye Whitney 8/1/05Invest on the Top of the Wave
Nick Van Dam 8/1/05Turner Construction Company’s James Mitnick: The Business of Building Learning
Kellye Whitney 1/27/06James Mitnick, senior vice president of Turner Construction Company, knows the ins and outs of his organization. He should. He’s spent the past 35 years acquiring and sharing knowledge, and helping to secure Turner’s place as one of the top companies in
Managing the Learning Lifecycle: Retaining Organizational Knowledge
Olga Miler 3/27/06You may have a workforce comprised of many talented workers, but what happens when those top performers leave your organization? Here are seven steps to help ensure knowledge retention in the face of retirements and turnover.
Informally Speaking: Is There Support for Informal Learning?
Peter McStravick 4/27/06To support employees in an ever-changing business environment, smart companies invest in formal training. Still smarter companies take a more holistic approach to ensure informal learning is supported as well.
Allstate’s Dave Groff: Ensuring Opportunities for Improvement
Cari McLean 4/27/06At Allstate, senior executives want evidence that learning provides measurable value. With more than 20 years of experience, CLO Dave Groff provides that ROI and ensures that learning is in good hands.
What Does the Future of Learning and Development Hold?
Kellye Whitney 5/9/06Senior learning and development executives, much like their counterparts in technology and other people-centric industries, are always talking or at least thinking about the next big thing. That doesn’t necessarily mean the latest gadgets or innovative ne
AOL’s Thomas Lokar: Accelerating Leadership and Learning in Line With Business Strategies
Cari McLean 5/31/06AOL has experienced a rebirth over the past three years, aided in no small part by the company's learning and development organization and its leaders, Vice President of People Development and Talent Acquisition Thomas Lokar.
The New CLO
Clomedia.com Editor 7/28/06People, the Neglected Part of Technology
David Miller 8/1/06Workplace technology has grown sharply in size and complexity over the past 50 years. However, whether it is a typewriter, mimeograph machine, PC or complex enterprise software system, employees consistently need to adapt to change, turnover and evolution
The ROI Basics: A Different Perspective
Robert Downing & Steve Jones 8/29/06Education for a Technical Workforce
Brian Summerfield 8/29/06Technical workers generally have to possess extremely sophisticated and specialized skills in order to succeed. So what type of workforce education works best for them? Equally sophisticated and specialized learning programs.
Social Learning Arrives: Is Your Organization Ready?
Jeanne C. Meister 8/29/06Social Learning Arrives: Is Your Organization Ready?
Microsoft: Learning Outside the Box
Tim Sosbe 8/29/06Unlike many organizations its size, Microsoft has no single chief learning officer. Instead, Microsoft's nearly 65,000 employees fall under one of four major learning organizations. The company's one-of-a-kind learning model is, in short, the Microsoft wa
Management Competencies for Successful Learning: The Integrated Role of Learning and HR
Eric Lesser 9/26/06In order to maintain a solid presence at the helm of businesses, HR must take its relationship with learning organizations to a new level. This requires keeping its focus on strategic issues and adapting new management competencies.
Creating Value Through a High-Performance Learning Network
Mike Hamilton 9/26/06No man is an island, and success doesn't occur in a vacuum. Workers in apprenticeship programs used to rely on "masters" to teach them and hone their skills, and today, employees who participate in the High-Performance Learning N
Learning Capability Framework in the 21st Century
Clomedia.com Editor 9/26/06Learning from Consumer Packaged Goods Firms
Jeanne C. Meister 10/26/06J.C. Penney’s Deborah Masten: A Passion for Learning
Brian Summerfield 10/26/06At J.C. Penney, service is central to the success of the business. With 150,000 associates and 1,021 stores, it's up to learning and development professional Deborah Masten to ensure employees have the knowledge and capabilities necessary to provide the b
Letters to the Editor
Clomedia.com Editor 7/1/04Blended Learning: Embracing Individualism
Korinne Collins and Rosanne M. Blake 1/26/07Today's knowledge workers frequently have to take on new job roles and responsibilities for which they were not trained. The key to ensuring easier adaptation and productive cooperation is using a blend of informal and formal training that keeps the &
Desktop Learning Should Reflect Reality
Clomedia.com Editor 2/27/07
