... so let's get beyond compliance training and get to actual performance right? Also let me thank the people who sent in ... detectors - featuring possibly the first use of canine technology in a corporate setting. Clive Shepherd ( Web ...

Arriving right on the heels of DevLearn , the free (and 100% online) Corporate Learning Trends and Innovations 2008 conference begins this week! The conference, which runs November 17-21, features some of the sharpest people in the learning and technology world. A quick glance at the agenda shows Jay Cross, Jane Hart, Harold Jarche, Tony Karrer, Clark Quinn, George Siemens, and many more. Very cool. The goal of this conference is to "…explore new ... conferences you have to travel to." Check out these links for more information about the conference: Corporate ...

Day 1 of DevLearn 2008 kicked off today with a great keynote from Tim O’Reilly ( @TimOReilly ), where he walked us through the Web 2.0 movement and how it has impacted learning and training. Here are some of the notes I took during his keynote: We should always try to follow the “alpha-geeks.” These are the people who are constantly hacking and studying things in unconventional ways. They are often the ones who come up with the most innovative ... always have our cell phones on us. On average, corporate workers will return an email within a 4-hour time span. The ...

Next week is DevLearn , and as it’s run by the eLearning Guild, it’s always good.  I’ll be ... resurrect for the Corporate Learning Trends conference.  Run by George Siemens, Tony Karrer, and Jay Cross, it’s ... solid line up. In February, there’s the Training 2009 conference in Atlanta, and I’ll be running a mobile ... talking on mobile and deeper ID. I haven’t heard yet about the eLearning Guild’s Annual Gathering in Orlando ... workshop on eLearning Strategy , and I’m really excited about getting into the details of how you tie together ...

Over on the Big Question, we are discussing Network Feedback which is basically how can you reach out and get help around a question. Almost the same time I posted the question, I received a question from a reader around Language Learning. The person works in a corporation in Turkey and is looking to find eLearning to teach employees English. I know there's a lot going on in online language training. In our brief exchange, I mentioned EduFire and Myngle - but the response is that these are more aimed at consumer rather than corporate. Any suggested solutions? And, if you ...

... never did find out what it meant. The conference was run by the eLearning Alliance , a non-profit group representing the ... Silent Generation. These are the people responsible for starting up many of the major corporations and institutions now ... company. BSkyB are de-emphasising the corporate LMS in favour of an all-purpose learning portal, making all manner of ... strong arguments for the use of simulations and games for training. Most importantly, from my perspective, he was able to ... training budget. Clearly, 3D worlds are becoming more and more accessible, but the effort to create them is still likely ...