Tuesday
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316 - Duration of Classes Decreasing; Blogs & Wikis in Learning
May 17, 2005
Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - May 17, 2005.
#316 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
50,291 Readers - www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Host of Learning 2005: Oct 30 - Nov 2 - Orlando, Florida.
1. Duration of Classes and Courses Decreasing.
2. Blogs and Wikis in Learning.
3. Be a Learner (and a Reader) at Learning 2005.
1. Duration of Classes and Courses Decreasing: The length of corporate classes is dropping dramatically! Over the past year, I have been conducting a survey of thousands training and learning directors attending the national conferences or user group events where I keynoted, checking on key trends:
* Five day programs are being evolved to three day programs, often with some on-line elements.
* Three day programs are being shortened to one day programs.
* One day programs are being pushed to live webclasses or 1/2 day classes.
* Reasons range from the speed of business, manager reluctance to lose employee for a long duration, employee frustration at being away from flow of work process and increased confidence in e-Learning and web seminars.
* Exceptions can be found in: Senior Executive Training, Certification Programs and Quality Courses (eg. Lean Manufacturing or Six-Sigma), but these are also being shortened in many organizations.
2. Blogs and Wikis in Learning: We are seeing more and more interest in the use of Blogs and Wikis as a collaborative and content component of learning offerings. If you want a good primer on the world of Blogs and Wikis, check out the recent great article of Business Week. They wrote the entire article in a Blog format:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_18/b3931001_mz001.htm
Here are a few ways in which The MASIE Center sees Blogs and Wikis impacting the learning world:
* Instructor Blogs to offer a more dynamic and personal perspective on the teacher's expertise and view of the context.
* Wiki Handouts that are launched by the instructor or instructional designer and then evolved by the various learners in the classroom or on-line programs.
* RSS Feeds from Blogs and Wikis that are linked to Compliance subjects. As the content changes, the learner receives a RSS feed linking them back to the Blog to receive an update and even take a Compliance Re-Check.
* Context Rich Wikis which are used as ways of making the role of Subject Matter Experts easier and more time efficient.
3. Be a Learner (and a Reader) at Learning 2005: A quick update on Learning 2005, our new event to be held in Orlando October 30 to November 2. We are building activities that will allow you to be an active learner at this very different event. These include two very cool ideas that came from TRENDS readers from around the world:
* Learning Zone: We are creating a space at Learning 2005 where you can learn something new and re-experience the role of learner. The topics will range from an artistic challenge (eg. pottery), mechanics (eg. changing oil in a car) or academic topics (eg. comparative religion). The goal is to have you spend an hour or two being a learner. This will be fun, interesting and also provide a basis for talking about what learners experience. The topics will be both classroom, self-service and simulation based.
* Learning 2005 Book Club: There will be five books in our first Learning 2005 Book Club. The goal is to provide you the option of reading one or more of these books and then sitting in our Cafes and talking about the implications for the field of Learning. One of the books that I have nominated is The World is Flat. We would love to get some of your nominations. Can you send me a title or two to emasie@masie.com
There are already 715 people registered for this event. We invite you to take advantage of the early registration discount. Go to http://www.learning2005.com for details.
Upcoming MASIE Center Events and Services:
* Extreme Learning Lab: We have added a second Extreme Lab from July 11-13, as the first one filled up rapidly. Go to http://www.masie.com for details and registration.
#316 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
50,291 Readers - www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Host of Learning 2005: Oct 30 - Nov 2 - Orlando, Florida.
1. Duration of Classes and Courses Decreasing.
2. Blogs and Wikis in Learning.
3. Be a Learner (and a Reader) at Learning 2005.
1. Duration of Classes and Courses Decreasing: The length of corporate classes is dropping dramatically! Over the past year, I have been conducting a survey of thousands training and learning directors attending the national conferences or user group events where I keynoted, checking on key trends:
* Five day programs are being evolved to three day programs, often with some on-line elements.
* Three day programs are being shortened to one day programs.
* One day programs are being pushed to live webclasses or 1/2 day classes.
* Reasons range from the speed of business, manager reluctance to lose employee for a long duration, employee frustration at being away from flow of work process and increased confidence in e-Learning and web seminars.
* Exceptions can be found in: Senior Executive Training, Certification Programs and Quality Courses (eg. Lean Manufacturing or Six-Sigma), but these are also being shortened in many organizations.
2. Blogs and Wikis in Learning: We are seeing more and more interest in the use of Blogs and Wikis as a collaborative and content component of learning offerings. If you want a good primer on the world of Blogs and Wikis, check out the recent great article of Business Week. They wrote the entire article in a Blog format:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_18/b3931001_mz001.htm
Here are a few ways in which The MASIE Center sees Blogs and Wikis impacting the learning world:
* Instructor Blogs to offer a more dynamic and personal perspective on the teacher's expertise and view of the context.
* Wiki Handouts that are launched by the instructor or instructional designer and then evolved by the various learners in the classroom or on-line programs.
* RSS Feeds from Blogs and Wikis that are linked to Compliance subjects. As the content changes, the learner receives a RSS feed linking them back to the Blog to receive an update and even take a Compliance Re-Check.
* Context Rich Wikis which are used as ways of making the role of Subject Matter Experts easier and more time efficient.
3. Be a Learner (and a Reader) at Learning 2005: A quick update on Learning 2005, our new event to be held in Orlando October 30 to November 2. We are building activities that will allow you to be an active learner at this very different event. These include two very cool ideas that came from TRENDS readers from around the world:
* Learning Zone: We are creating a space at Learning 2005 where you can learn something new and re-experience the role of learner. The topics will range from an artistic challenge (eg. pottery), mechanics (eg. changing oil in a car) or academic topics (eg. comparative religion). The goal is to have you spend an hour or two being a learner. This will be fun, interesting and also provide a basis for talking about what learners experience. The topics will be both classroom, self-service and simulation based.
* Learning 2005 Book Club: There will be five books in our first Learning 2005 Book Club. The goal is to provide you the option of reading one or more of these books and then sitting in our Cafes and talking about the implications for the field of Learning. One of the books that I have nominated is The World is Flat. We would love to get some of your nominations. Can you send me a title or two to emasie@masie.com
There are already 715 people registered for this event. We invite you to take advantage of the early registration discount. Go to http://www.learning2005.com for details.
Upcoming MASIE Center Events and Services:
* Extreme Learning Lab: We have added a second Extreme Lab from July 11-13, as the first one filled up rapidly. Go to http://www.masie.com for details and registration.
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