818 - Learning Budget Shifts, Melinda Doolittle Again, Global Colleagues Coming to MOOC Lab
March 20, 2014 Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - March 20, 2014.
#818 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
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Host: MOOCs & Corporate Learning: Symposium & Lab.
1. Learning Budget Survey Results - A Shift in 2014.
2. MOOCs Lab Draws Colleagues from US, Canada, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, UK and More.
3. Melinda Doolittle - Update from Learning 2007 & American Idol.
1. Learning Budget Survey Results: Our Learning Pulse survey for 2014 is underway and we already have over 400 responses from organizations throughout the world. In a few weeks, we will publish the complete results. But, I wanted to share the responses to a question about the sizing of budgets for Learning in 2014:
Overall Learning Spending/Budget Direction in Your Organization: (Based on 430 Responses)
- 5.5% Increasing Significantly.
- 27.7% Increasing Modestly.
- 37.3% Staying Stable.
- 14.6% Decreasing Modestly.
- 6.3% Decreasing Significantly.
- 8.5% Did Not Respond or Do Not Know.
While there is usually a fairly even “bell curve” of increasing, stable or decreasing, we did notice a real shift this year. There are more organizations that are increasing their learning budgets modestly (27.7%). When we sorted by size of organization, this trend was similar from organizations with over a million employees to ones with a workforce under 5,000. We will continue to gather data and have a full report in several weeks. There is still time to take our 9 minute confidential survey at: http://www.masie.com/2014pulsesurvey
2. MOOCs Lab Draws Colleagues from US, Canada, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, UK and More: We are honored to report that our upcoming MOOCs & Corporate Learning event (April 2-4) has drawn learning colleagues from across the globe. Participants from major corporations and government agencies in the US, Canada, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Netherlands, UK and other countries are coming to Saratoga Springs, NY for a robust and highly interactive exploration of how MOOCs might be adapted or evolved for use with Corporate Learning. There is space for about 15 more participants. Registration at http://www.learningmoocs.com
3. Melinda Doolittle - Update from Learning 2007 & American Idol: Last night, I had an incredible time at 54 Below, a concert club in New York City, where I reconnected with one of my favorite singers, Melinda Doolittle. Many will remember that she was the 3rd finalist on American Idol in 2007 and I then featured her for her first commercial singing gig at Learning 2007. Melinda has a golden voice, a stage presence and an honest and warm spirit that is incredible. Last night, I spent time with her before and after her concert and we chatted about Learning 2007 and her father, who works in the learning industry. I brought along a friend who is a Broadway Director and we hope to see Melinda starring in a show before too long. Check out her site and listen to a few of her songs. She sings magically: http://www.melindadoolittle.com/
Yours in learning,
Elliott Masie
Host, Learning 2014
email: emasie@masie.com
twitter: @emasie
MASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:
* Learning 2014 - October 2014 - Orlando, Florida.
* Learning Directions Briefings.
* MOOCs and Corporate Learning: Symposium and LAB.
* Video & Learning LAB.
* On-The-Job Learning LAB.
* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUM
Info and Registration: http://www.masie.com - twitter: emasie