Technology used to support realistic performance 2. E-learning fused with school and mobile ILT 3. Performance parameters ... I attended the U.S. Coast Guard Human Performance Technology (HPT) Workshop in Williamsburg, VA this past week for ... , ASTD, Training, etc.), but it was sort of nice to get a way from the assortment of vendor displays and just focus on the ... training that maximizes performance". I've summarized some of the more informative sessions below. I started by attending ... no e-learning trends. In fact, e-learning is a mechanism; not a panacea . E-learning crosses performance ...

... alone. The issue is concerning the word "training" in a title of a group or individual's position. The group I support has the word "training" in the title, but I have been (and will continue) to emphasize that our emphasis is on performance ... training is comfortable and accepted in the U.S. Government to mean many different things. Human performance technology is so much more than just training. ASTD refers to HPT as a "systematic process that links business strategy and goals ... for analysis that focuses on performance improvement; not a preconceived notion of a training problem!!!!

... work interface can improve performance. Novices cannot effectively use the same support systems as experts. Providing learners with more on-the-job performance support does not eliminate the need for training and there are cases where ... the technology in order to drive adoption of EPSS. Choices for what to do as performance support vs. training: Routine (perform the task often) -> Training Not routine -> EPSS Critical -> Training Only situation safe to do only support ... effective tool. I don't disagree that often search is not a great vehicle to support particular performance. However, ...

... work in e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 ... Here is my presentation on eLearning that was presented at the Orange County ASTD. Im trying ... willing to make those available, as well? Best regards, Mel ASTD-OC Technology SIG Member ...

... some of the more active members of ASTD-OC's discussion group on LinkedIn (free membership required), I commented about some uses for Twitter in support of learning. The thread was in response to a question Janet asked about what some of the applications might be for Twitter in supporting learning. Here , I shared some thoughts about the potential ... been able to use it for knowledge sharing, Q&A support, extending professional networks and informational pulse-taking. In that sense, I'd categorize the examples above as practices supporting informal learning . But, from a ...

Administrivia The Chapter's President Elect shared some initiatives I'm personally looking forward to for next year. Here's a great opportunity for local ASTD Chapter members: The board's looking to conduct many affordable workshops next year. To pull this off, the chapter will naturally be looking for membership support to host ... modules with human performance needs?) (Question: Doesn't this define a sort of Orwelian scenario?) Two other major ... traditionally performed using logical left side of our brain will "dramatically" shift to tasks that ...

Thank you to everyone who attended ASTD's Rapid E-Learning Seminar. The desire to learn more about rapid e-learning is obvious, we had the largest ASTD Webinar attendance to date, over 650 individuals. Allison Rossett did a wonderful job of talking about the Big Tent of e-learning and how we need to expand our thinking beyond courses to performance support systems. She also made an excellent point that some things cannot be taught rapidly. Sometimes "time" is an instructional methodology. She provided wonderful examples of blending learning into the workflow for rapid learning on ...

... of technology to support performance. His terminology around elements of what goes into ePerformance is a bit different ... I just listened to Clark Quinn's presentation at ASTD LA ( eLearning Strategy Presentation) which is available online . Clark and I have discussed before the challenges with naming in our world and I was happy to see that he adopted the ... Clark's map is what he calls a Performance Ecosystem that he talks through at minute 54 in the talk. I'm not sure if ... about empowering performance." He mentions: Just in time Just what's needed Meta-Learning Informal Learning ...

... content development, course development, e-learning, EPSS (electronic performance support systems), evaluation ... community that sprung up to support the conference. I'm pretty sure we are going to leave it up, but I'm also pretty sure that ... , needs assessment, objectives, performance improvement, return on investment (ROI), strategic analysis, task analysis ... LinkedIn group/network for professionals working in the (E-)learning industry and informal learning industry. ASTD National - ASTD's LinkedIn group. Lots of members and discussion. Courseware Development - Smaller LinkedIn ...

Integration and Alignment - Governance, HR integration, performance management Stage 4: Learning on Demand - LCMS, performance support, search This is similar to the stages I pointed to in my article The Real HCM Maturity Model . And ... I recently was piling through my stack of magazines and ran across an article in Training & Development Magazine that reference "the stages of eLearning" from a Josh Bersin report. Unfortunately, the article is only available to ASTD members and via registration at Bersin's site . The stages are: Stage 1: Getting Started - Cost savings, ...

... things like Career Development, Feedback Systems, ... Harold then gives a sample list of non-instructional performance interventions : Electronic Performance Support System (EPSS) Workplace Design Knowledge Management (KM) Just-in ... ASTD. Is that all we've got? Let's get real... If supporting informal learning is the wave of the future and a critical ... Great post by Harold Jarche - Informal Learning and Performance Technology responding to my post - Informal Learning ... . * Performance Interventions ** Learning Interventions *** Instructional Interventions (e.g., Training) *** ...

Sitting in a Tree The Blogosphere ASTD Silicon Valley Performance Support Kingsbridge Conference Center ... Forum 2004 A Rare One-Liner PlaNetwork LIVE 2 PlaNetwork LIVE ASTD 2004 Leftovers Googlism Worker Effectiveness Improvement, not KM Upcoming Events eLearning Effectiveness? Jays Talk at ASTD Mintzberg & Cooperider Lest ye forget ASTD International Conference & Exposition 2004 Knowledge Tips What is Workflow Learning? ASTD msg 1 of n Look out, its Outlook Collaboration at ASTD Next Week Tell me a story User ...

... preparing a presentation about learning environments. I was surprised not to have been able to find much on the ASTD web ... . (Personal note: Give feedback to ASTD national.) What I really wanted were some online references that were more ... below. International Society for Performance Improvement A.K.A. "ISPI". It's an organization dedicated to improving productivity and performance in the workplace. There are membership plans you can buy into, but for the ... support you and you're going it alone on developing training for your department. EnCorps: ...

Virtual Apps Aerobic Learning Work as Video Game Oracle and Macromedia, Sitting in a Tree The Blogosphere ASTD Silicon Valley Performance Support Kingsbridge Conference Center First Post by Email Transition Inactive ... "blended" solution. There is an exception: the learning of people who must perform. Life or death. Soldiers, pilots ... 2 PlaNetwork LIVE ASTD 2004 Leftovers Googlism Worker Effectiveness Improvement, not KM Upcoming Events eLearning Effectiveness? Jays Talk at ASTD Mintzberg & Cooperider Lest ye forget ASTD ...

One of the first definitions for e-learning is ASTD's , who define it as covering a wide set of applications and ... TV, and CD-ROM. ASTD's definition is somewhat different in that it basically defines anything that is electronic ... to deliver a broad array of solutions that enhance knowledge and performance. It is based upon three fundamental ... financial transactions related to learning. The utilities and capabilities for supporting informal learning, mentoring ... ." However, there are two parts to learning, just as there are in performance. Gilbert said that performance has ...

... like to believe that the community of people interested in the use of technology for learning and performance support ... someone like ASTD will adopt Ning and give it a huge push. Or maybe the eLearningGuild. But it's hard to compete ...

... this capacity? If we really care about improving performance, then we need to recognize the scope of our Learning Responsibility and to broaden ourselves to go from Learning Objectives to Performance Objectives and Business Needs ... profession. Go to an ASTD conference and ask about this stuff. You won't find many who even are aware of any of this ... understand them if for no other reason than it gives you options, and may improve personal and organisational performance. I ... supportive. Gina Minks: Adventures in Corporate Education What Competencies do Knowledge Workers Need? How can you ...

... find the best solution to improve performance. Train less, support more. I could do a lengthy blog post on just this ... a Breakfast Byte, this time on Decision Support strategies present by Janet Emery. Wow, that was the right way to start my day. Janet is absolutely brilliant (she’s won multiple awards from ASTD and ISPI) and I’m surprised I haven’t heard of her before. She has a ton of experience working with call centers and improving performance of agents. What I learned from her is that we should provide support tools first and think about formal training second.

Design Smorgasbord -- KM, visualization, UI, performance support Don Clarks Reflections on ... /technology futurism, more. Zines Learning Circuits , ASTDs free zine on digital ... features on news, career, eLearning 101, conferences, and (for ASTD members only) product reviews. LiNE ... standards, and lots of other interesting things from Marcia Conner and Wayne Hodgins. ASTD ... Performance Centered Design Cisco eLearning Educause Effective Practices ...

... interventions, Sloman felt that a new approach was necessary to support a more self-directed, work-based 'learning' process. Now, first of all let me say that I am fully supportive of self-directed, work-based learning, not least because ... stuff. My assertion is that it is, even though in practice, we don't do that much of it - according to an ASTD survey ... is for education, but in a training context, where the goal is to change behaviour in order to improve performance, then ... wanted? Was I able to put it into practice? Has it made any difference to my performance? And, as a form ...

... helping them define their direction around use of technology to support human performance. I will also be working a ... projects such as: Metrics-driven performance support tools Performance support tools and workflow Integrated psychometric ... At the end of 2006, I spent some time thinking about 2007 and wrote a post challenges and predictions for 2007. This was a great exercise and the fact that I had not considered my big challenges for 2008 made it harder to do my Conference Planning for ASTD TechKnowledge 2008. When I was writing that post, I told myself that I really needed to sit ...

... infrastructure, design and development, student support, and much more. Written for higher education but useful for anyone ... ; Learning Support Centers in Higher Education/Resources/Online Teaching Learning ... (behaviours, beliefs and institutions that support e-Learning development within country ... ASTD ... ) Standards ©   List of standards that ASTD ...

... integration, performance management Stage 4: Learning on Demand - LCMS, performance support, search This is similar to the ... software. His work in e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 ... Bersin report. Unfortunately, the article is only available to ASTD members and via registration at Bersins site .

... processes, delivery channels for e-learning - synchronous, asynchronous, blended, distributed, performance support tools, etc ... ASTD ’s Learning Circuits Blog has a monthly ‘Big Question.” This month it’s: I’m interested in [the field of] eLearning. What should I do first? I’m responding to this question from the perspective of a person looking to get a job in the field of e-learning vs. a person who knows little about the term. I ... do I do?’ joined ASTD, ISPI, e-Learning Guild, went to Masie lab. Said ‘holy shit, how do I do ...

... trying to create all the needed instruction (loosing battle) and start creating templates, guides and performance support ... ASTD's Big Question this month (March) is actually two questions and since I helped Tony Karrer tweak the question a bit, I feel I must offer some type of answer (plus I aways enjoy the discussion around the Big Question.) So ... have responsibility for supporting Long Tail Learning? Do they have responsibility for learning beyond what can be ... performed time and time again. People at first thought that quality would be prohibitively expensive but found that ...

... resources for learning professionals that help us learn? Wheres our great examples of informal learning support? Please dont tell me its TrDev and ASTD. Is that all weve got? Lets get real... If supporting informal learning is the wave ... in e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies ... necessarily need to happen in our understanding of how to support learning. I think hes right on the money (as usual), but then ... complex, but feasible. Is informal learning linked to performance, should it be... OK, I get it: I have more ...

... of non-instructional performance interventions : Electronic Performance Support System (EPSS) Workplace Design ... dont tell me its TrDev and ASTD. Is that all weve got? Lets get real... If supporting informal learning is the wave of ... is not a large body of information on how to analyse and design performance support. EPSS has been around for ten years ... work in e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 ... Great post by Harold Jarche - Informal Learning and Performance ...

Came across this snippet from ASTD's T&D blog. T+D Blog: The Invasion of Gen Y A new Jobfox poll shows that Gen Y workers are perceived by recruiters as being the weakest performers among the four generations that now make up the U.S. workforce. Ouch! But, then again, hmmm... could it be the look of bored indifference ... , what I've labeled casual indifference and perhaps translated by recruiters as "weak performance," may be giving short ... iPhone in support of organizational objectives. For My Part. I'd be interested in hearing case examples from ...

Silicon Valley Performance Support Kingsbridge Conference Center First Post by Email Transition Inactive Blog ... ) database of instructional theories and tactics to support the design of effective distance education ... Educational Technology, 1999 source: Cisco International Society for Performance Improvement ... engineering individual human performance. The era of individual contribution has just begun and we dont even have a vocabulary ... costs, and requires less customer support than a bad interface ? moral because it brings smiles to the faces ...

... professional team to learn from each other New Results Distribution Performance Support - "reminders" Share best ... Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse ... Learning : eLearning Technology Last week I presented a session at ASTD TechKnowledge ... challenging to do that successfully. I discussed a bit of these issues in First Thoughts After ASTD Sessions. Im ... % Process Information / Training 22 54% Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) / Support ...