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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
Debunking the LCMS Myth
Jennifer Vollmer 7/1/03There has been a lot of buzz in the e-learning market around defining what learning management systems and learning content management systems are and are not. In 2001, META Group predicted that learning content management systems as a market segment were
Creating the Demand for Education
Paula Moreira 9/4/03If you’ve been following the trade journals and learning and development conferences, you’ve probably noticed that an awakening of sorts is going on. The fact that we are even addressing motivation as a factor in learning is a sure indication that we as a
October 2003
Clomedia.com Editor 10/1/03Informal 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
Is Your Learning Department Strategic or Just Necessary?
Jeanne C. Meister 1/2/04In a recent Harvard Business Review article titled “IT Doesn’t Matter,” Nicholas Carr questioned the strategic value of IT. Carr argues that the pervasiveness of IT makes it necessary, but strategically irrelevant. I read the article and thought, “
HR Outsourcing: The Impact on Corporate Learning
Jonathan S. Andrews 2/2/04Corporate learning has always been the poor relation of all the management disciplines. Some corporations simply don’t believe in it, preferring to buy knowledge and skills when needed. Others have a large training department for internal courses and a si
Evaluating a Reusable Learning Object Strategy
Margaret Driscoll 3/1/04There is little debate that effective instructional content (instructional material) is the cornerstone of good online learning and other kinds of instruction, such as traditional classroom instruction, videos, CBTs and job aids. The challenge for CLOs is
Flying in Formation: The Organizational Commitment of Training and Development
Michael Brennan 3/1/04Organizations around the world continue efforts to maximize the productivity of their employees in the face of competitive, legislative and socioeconomic change. More and more, senior learning professionals are being asked to enhance employee performance
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
Emergent Learning
Jay Cross 3/27/04Not so long ago, e-learning was a utopian dream. Networked learning would educate the world. E-learning promoters saw themselves as innovators writing corporate history. Excitement filled the air. That future has arrived. Today a healthy percentage of
Collaborating With Universities to Create a Continuous Learning Culture
Pamela Tate & Becky Klein-Collins 3/27/04Four years ago, a South Dakota-based health care organization developed a partnership with a local university to offer an online nursing degree program for its employees. Around the same time, an Illinois manufacturer brought a local university on-site to
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 Trickle-Up Theory of Education
Norm Kamikow 7/1/04I’ve had a lifetime of great teachers, both in schools and in the “real world.” But business has turned out to be the greatest educator and experience the sharpest master. With each passing day, week, month, year, I learn more about myself, my employees,
July 2004
Clomedia.com Editor 7/1/04Contextualized Learning: Empowering Education
Steve Rae and Tony O’Driscoll 7/30/04Customers expect responses in real time. The sales cycle requires access to market trends in real time. And when organizations cannot or do not make critical learning content available in real time, individuals resort to the click-through ease of the Inte
Collaborative Tools in the Learning Continuum
Clomedia.com Editor 9/13/04I recently guest-lectured on trends in workplace learning for a group of students studying for higher degrees in human resources. The students were working adults who enrolled in an evening program. I started my talk by asking the students to tell me abou
Learning at Work - The Fundamental Principles
Tom Atkinson and Jocelyn Davis 1/28/05As the pace of business grows faster and the stakes for learning organizations climb higher, there is more pressure to deliver results. CLOs must not overlook the fundamentals that help ensure success.
Developing and Leading Effective Global Teams
Michael Brennan & Paul Braswell 3/1/05Today’s teams often work across time zones, performing at high levels and adapting to escalating demands. Competency management, personalized learning and virtual environments can help global teams make an impact.
April 2005
Clomedia.com Editor 3/29/05Formalizing Informal Learning
Brenda Wisniewski & Kevin McMahon 3/29/05Learning is a cycle that includes formal courses and informal experiences like collaboration and feedback. The key to supporting powerful performance is the ability to capture, share and leverage informal learning.
Learning Applications: Education in Context
Heidi Spirgi & Greg Thompson 3/29/05Knowledge drives business performance, and linking mission-critical information to each employee's role and work is essential to success. The technology is available, but the model must adapt to changing needs.
Knowledge Sharing for the Mobile Workforce
Ron Edwards 5/3/05The global workforce is increasingly mobile, relying on cell phones and PDAs to get the job done both in the office and on the road. CLOs need not ask whether mobile learning should be part of their strategy, but how.
Innovations in Collaboration
Sam S. Adkins 5/31/05Global revenues from collaboration applications are expected to reach more than $11 billion by 2007. Learning leaders are taking advantage of the technology to help people work together.
The Learner Lifecycle
Jay Cross 8/1/05The National Security Agency: Education Produces Protection
Brian Summerfield 8/29/05Cracking the code of transmissions from adversaries is key to national security. The U.S. National Security Agency relies on learning to help develop its top-secret workforce into performance leaders.
Overcoming Challenges in Learning and Development
Clomedia.com Editor 8/29/05Economic, social and technological changes are affecting the increasingly global workforce. Research suggests a shortage of skills for future job roles. Next-generation CLOs must answer strategic questions to overcome these challenges.
Three Sides of Enablement
Clomedia.com Editor 8/29/05Letters to the Editor
Clomedia.com Editor 7/1/04Creating an Environment That Facilitates Informal Learning
Kellye Whitney 10/26/05There are dozens of different ways to dispense learning and development opportunities to teach, encourage use of learning tools and otherwise foster acquisition of the skills and knowledge required to enhance performance and create the bottom line impact
Looking Forward: The Learning & Development Industry in 2006
Peter McStravick 12/28/05Each year brings with it a mix of new potential challenges and solutions for chief learning officers everywhere. With 2006 upon us, IDC asked Chief Learning Officer magazine’s Business Intelligence Board which areas of the learning and development industr
Beyond the Talk About Blended Learning
Allison Rossett, Ed.D. 1/3/06Are you skeptical about blended learning? There has been a lot of talk about blending, and any topic that’s on everybody’s lips isn’t typically on mine. Also, blending is more complicated than scheduling a class or pointing people to an online course.
Changes Ahead
Jay Cross 1/27/06Is your organization ready for massive change? Have your people learned how to cope with increasingly fast cycle times, escalating ambiguity and avalanches of incoming information? Do you have a Plan B if your current structure proves too brittle? Futuris
The Power of the Human Voice
Jim Boring 1/27/06One of the most powerful and underused learning tools readily available to the CLO is the recorded human voice. With widely dispersed knowledge workers whose expertise is in need of constant updating and expansion, it is surprising how few companies use t
Making Your LMS Dance
Elliott Masie 3/1/06It’s time for learning executives to have a heart-to-heart conversation with their LMS. Ask them if they are ready to dance to the music of performance, profitability, talent management and extreme learning. Tell your LMS that your company is ready to hav
The Low-Hanging Fruit Is Tasty
Jay Cross 3/27/06Architecting a Comprehensive Leadership Development Framework
Jeff Snipes 3/27/06Developing effective leaders is essential to any organization's success. A comprehensive, integrated system provides a process to generate new leaders who can ensure their business stays ahead of the competition.
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.
Tools for On-Demand Information
James Sharpe 4/27/06As a society that increasingly embraces—and is embraced by—technology, we’ve come to expect that almost any information, technology or entertainment resource we want will be available on demand. From 24-hour cable news channels to downloading the latest
May 2006 Table of Contents
Clomedia.com Editor 4/28/06Semantics
Jay Cross 5/31/06Implementing Learning-How-to-Learn Strategies
Ann Giese 5/31/06How can a learning organization facilitate learning? Perhaps the answer is as simple as returning to the fundamentals of education, which focus the learner on the "how" of learning.
A Look at Learning Delivery: Understanding the Blend
Peter McStravick 6/29/06Blended learning encompasses instructor-led training, synchronous or asynchronous e-learning, portable technologies and on-the-job training. With so many options available to training professionals, how do they determine the optimum mix, and what factors
Courses are Dead
Jay Cross 7/28/06It Takes Two to Tango: Can Learning Executives Learn to Dance?
David Fell 8/1/06Contrary to popular belief, LMS software is only half of the equation for success. To effectively automate organizational learning using an LMS, it truly takes two to tango.
Understanding the Workforce: Designing Targeted Training, Part 1
Amy Finn, Ph.D. 9/1/06Successful organizations today understand that creating learning is no logner just about education and training for the many — it is about personalized learning for the individual.
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 9/26/06We’ve Got to Start Meeting Like This
Jay Cross 9/26/06Understanding the Workforce: Designing Targeted Training, Part 2
Amy Finn, Ph.D. 9/26/06This two-part article presents 10 guidelines to think about as you come to understand your workforce and design targeted training.
