One of the great debates we see in organisations is between the will or sovereignty of the individual versus the corporate desire for conformity – for staff to comply with corporate strategy and execution. Sometimes Learning and Development find ourselves caught in the middle – wanting to inspire employees through engaging experiences yet instructed (or at...Read More

Over the last several weeks I’ve blogged about change management when introducing  a learning technology (e-learning) strategy (see Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4). Today is the final post on the topic of change management, exploring things to think about to manage end user expectations and accountability.  I will examine the topic from the perspective of both...Read More

Over the last several weeks I’ve blogged about change management when introducing technology (e-learning) to a learning strategy (see Part 1, Part 2, Part 3). Today is the fourth post on the topic of change management, this time thinking about what managers need to know and do to be part of the change. Managers play a...Read More

Over the last couple of months I’ve blogged about change management when introducing technology (e-learning) into a learning strategy (see part 1 – setting the context, and part 2 – organisational perspective). Today is the third of five posts on the topic of change management, this time looking at how a learning technology strategy impacts Human Resources and the Learning and...Read More

Podcast 30 of the the Connect Thinking E-learning Academy free video and audio podcast series has recently been released. This is the second in a series of three podcasts exploring the role of video in organisational learning and training. In this video we explore video design for four kinds of video – conceptual, procedural, expertise and...Read More

With the promise of faster national and global broadband networks comes opportunities for entrepreneurs in the training industry. As an independent e-learning consultant, I’m often asked how to develop e-learning courses as a viable revenue stream for their business – to sell to clients. You can imagine the answer is complex. Although the reward seems tantalising, below is...Read More

From a business perspective, there are arguably five (5) main drivers for implementing e-learning (learning technologies): 1. Build staff productivity The business decision to employ anyone is all about productivity. What an employee costs an employer must be a fraction of the profit he or she contributes to the business. To be productive requires staff to have...Read More

Podcast 29 of the the Connect Thinking E-learning Academy free video and audio podcast series has recently been released. This is the first in a series of three podcasts exploring the role of video in organisational learning. This episode explores five kinds of video, in particular video for evaluation or assessment activities. You can download...Read More

Last month I wrote a big picture perspective on change management when introducing technology (e-learning) into a learning strategy (see Part 1) . Today is the second of 5 posts on this topic. I will share some things to think about from an organisational perspective – covering Corporates, Not-For-Profit organisations and Training Providers. We’ll look at it from...Read More