June 2005 Table of Contents

Clomedia.com Editor - 5/31/05

Learning Solutions
Learning Strategies: Blended Instruction
Hemant Minocha
With employees stretched ever thinner, it’s important to get the most out of time spent learning face-to-face. Delivering content through blended methods prior to classroom time helps everyone maximize the benefits of the learning experience.

Environment
Connecting CLOs With the Recruiting Process
Jason Averbook
Recruiting new employees involves workforce planning, attracting new employees and getting new faces oriented to their work environment. CLOs can be valuable partners to human resources, every step of the way.

Productivity
Reporting Results: Managing Measurement
Michael Brannick
The ability to provide valid measures of success for any learning program is key to achieving support for future initiatives. Knowledge training and assessment programs can provide data in multiple formats to transform learning business operations.

Technology
The Changing Face of Simulations
Tim Ringo & Eren Rosenfeld
Performance simulations can deliver dramatic results—from increasing customer satisfaction to decreasing the time needed to handle a help-desk call. As these tools evolve with technological changes, CLOs must adapt as well.

Human Capital
Preparing for Baby Boomer Retirement
James J. L’Allier & Ken Kolosh
With nearly 83 million baby boomers nearing retirement age, the U.S. workforce faces a massive knowledge drain beginning in approximately six years. What will the exit of this generation mean for your organization?

Departments

CLO Profile
Stephen B. King: The Engine Behind Learning at Constellation Energy
Kellye Whitney
As CLO for Constellation Energy, an energy supplier with a diversified fleet of generating units, multiple lines of business and customers in nearly three-dozen states and Canada, Stephen B. King must empower nearly 10,000 employees through learning.