Learning Stories

Designing Global E-learning Solutions & Teams with Cody Cluff

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:41:38 +0000

Cody Cluff is Head of Learning Solution Centres at HSBC Asia-Pacific, and he has been instrumental in setting up the company’s e-learning initiatives and capabilities. Cody is a learning and development leader with over 11 years experience creating and implementing effective learning strategies and solutions for large global corporations, and he is recognized as an expert in the design of innovative blended learning solutions.

In this podcast you will learn:

Key considerations when designing e-learning at a global scale.
Technologies & processes to manage different audiences and contexts.
How e-learning can help meet compliance & regulatory requirements.
Best practices for L&D organizations building their e-learning teams globally.
Ways that e-learning can evolve in the face of social and mobile channels.

Connect with Cody on LinkedIn.

LMS for Industry Certifications with Merry Mott

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:13:01 +0000

Merry Mott is Director of industry certifications at the Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association. Merry is based in Orlando, FL, and she has been with FNGLA for 15 years and 10 of those in certifications. FNGLA administers 5 certifications – 3 written & 2 in the field – expanding from horticulture and landscape into irrigation.

In this podcast you will learn:

Why and how an LMS can be used to administer certifications.
The role of security in the LMS.
The value of proctored exams in the LMS.
Best practices for a successful LMS implementation.
Real-world benefits in the certification process.

Connect with Merry on LinkedIn.

Five Tips for Effective E-learning with Alistair Marshall

admin — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:28:42 +0000

Alistair Marshall has been working in the e-learning industry for over 15 years, first as an internal content developer, then as a buyer, and now as a solution provider. Starting out as an IT trainer with an interest in multimedia development, he completed a Masters Degree before setting up a development business. Alistair is now Production Director at Intellego, a UK-based e-learning solutions provider.

In this podcast you will learn what key developments affect how e-learning is evolving in today’s world and across industries. You will also listen to Alistair’s 5 tips for effective e-learning:

Know your audience.
Understand your infrastructure.
Adopt a blended approach.
Integrate into a broader knowledge management strategy.
Get buy-in from all levels of the organization.

Connect with Alistair on LinkedIn.

The Many Faces of Learning Content Development with Coen Flach

admin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:05:06 +0000

Coen Flach is the owner and Managing Director of The Courseware Company. His company has been active for 12 years in implementing and integrating learning, authoring and knowledge systems for clients in The Netherlands and Belgium. Coen has been involved in learning and training for over 25 years.

In this podcast you will learn:

Best practices when selecting learning content development tools.
The role of standards in learning content development.
How mobile learning and social learning impact content development.

Connect with Coen on LinkedIn or follow him on Twitter.

Thinking Outside the Box of Corporate L&D with Teresa Norton

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:43:26 +0000

Teresa Norton, founder of Norton Associates in Hong Kong, is one of Asia Pacific’s most sought-after executive coaches with a career that’s based on over 20 years of live theatre, television, advertising, bilingual radio, and international business experience. Teresa has pioneered effective, theatrically directed group training in Asia to enhance corporate communication skills, and she will share with us some of her unique insights on multi-faceted, multi-cultural corporate learning and development using some not so common practices like improv theater games.

In this podcast you will learn:

How the role of executive leaders is changing in today’s world.
Innovative ways to assess and develop leadership potential within an organization.
Interesting parallels between executives & managers and theater directors & actors.

Connect with Teresa on LinkedIn.

How to Integrate LMS and LCMS for Maximum ROI with Marc Blumenthal

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:31:18 +0000

Marc Blumenthal, Managing Partner at Intelladon, has been providing e-learning and talent management solutions for such diverse companies as AAA, Pep Boys, Boeing/Jeppesen, Hard Rock Café, LPGA, and Emory University among others. Marc brings years of experience fighting in the trenches with LMS (Learning Management System) and LCMS (Learning Content Management System) implementations, so we asked him today to talk to us about how organizations should look into understanding and integrating these two technologies.

In this podcast you will learn:

The differences between LMS and LCMS.
What the cost of an LCMS implementation is expected to be.
The key benefits of an LCMS integration with an LMS in real-world deployments.
Best practices to make the best out of an LCMS+LMS investment.

Connect with Marc on LinkedIn or on Facebook .