Deciding Between an LMS & Learning Portal?

“Over the next five years LMSs will look more like portals and feel less like platforms.” The Evolution of the LMS: From Management to Learning, by Beth David, Colleen Carmean, Ellen D Wagner, 2009. More than halfway into this projection, we still see LMSs and platform LMSs—but the portal is definitely emerging, organically, as a [...]

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Getting the Most Out of Mobile Learning – 3 Examples

Mobile Learning has quickly become one of the most discussed topics in the corporate training world. Nate Chai, Director of Design Consulting at Allen Communication, shared some of his insight into the mobile learning trend. There are two reasons that companies want to invest in mobile learning: 1. To Jump on the Bandwagon These companies [...]

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Training Consultants: Learn By Asking Questions

With my extended family, friends and coworkers I’m often the guy people come to if they want to hear what is going on with anyone else. If you want to know who is eating all organic foods, who recently purchased a new car, what someone is feeding their dog, who has seen Newsies on Broadway, [...]

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The Corporate Training Value Curve: 3 Strategies to Maximize Your Training Budget

We’ve been identifying behaviors and strategies that have translated into best practices for our award-winning clients, looking for the way they create value for their organizations. In 2005, Blue Ocean Strategy introduced a concept of value to business leaders around the world. We’ve taken some of these concepts and are adopting them to create a [...]

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Training Consultants: Tips for Making Corporate Training Stick

As I was preparing for the beginning of a new project, I considered different ways in which I could make the training successful. I thought back to some of the things I’ve read in the past, and one book came to mind, “Made to Stick.” It was written by Chip and Dan Heath back in [...]

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