399.4 - Download Brochure - Learning 2006

Hi!

The Learning 2006 Brochure has just gone to press! We thought that you might want to download this now, rather than wait for postal mail
delivery:

http://www.learning2006.com/brochure

There are over 1,058 colleagues already registered for Learning 2006, November 5 to 8 - Orlando, Florida.

Hope your team can join us!

Yours in learning,

Elliott Masie
Host, The Learning CONSORTIUM

399.3 - Summer Update: MyIndustry Groups and CFO Views on Learning

TO: Learning & Training Colleagues
FROM: Elliott Masie, The Learning CONSORTIUM
RE: Learning 2006 Summer Update

We are pleased to announce the following additions and special activities at our Learning 2006 Event, to be held from November 5th though 8th in Orlando.
There are over 920 of your colleagues already registered! Here are a few of our new announcements:

* MyIndustry Groups: There are over 21 special MyIndustry Groups formed that will allow you to focus on the unique challenges and opportunities facing your industry or field. Each is led by 2 Learning CONSORTIUM members (non-vendors) who are learning executives. A small sample of these groups and their facilitators

- Financial Services & Learning: Tom Hilgart, CNA and Ilene Haber, Farmers Insurance Group
- Technology Industry & Learning: Allison Anderson, Intel Corporation Ray Sims, Novell and John Leutner, Xerox
- Retail Industry & Learning: Charlie Gardner, Home Depot and Leilani Basa, Target Corporation
- Professional Services & Learning: Sarah Lindsell, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Dawn Tippet, Ernst & Young

Each of the MyIndustry Groups will meet several times during Learning 2006, working through a facilitated and flexible discussion about key Learning Challenges in their industries, including Compliance, Competencies, Retention, Informal Learning and More. This is a unique Participant-Focused benchmarking opportunity. In fact, each MyIndustry Group will begin pre-event dialogues in the coming weeks.

For a complete list of Learning 2006 MyIndustry Groups:
http://www.learning2006.com/myindustry/

Watch for MyRole, MySystems and MyIssues Groups to be formed in the weeks ahead by our 2,000 learning colleague participants.

* CFO & Board Room View of Learning: I am pleased to announce that Dennis Dammerman, one of the leading CFOs in the world, will be a Thought
Leader. Dennis just retired as CFO and Vice Chair of General Electric.
He is a strong advocate of talent investments. Dennis and I will dialogue about how the CFO, CEO and Board of Directors view Learning, Training and Talent Management. http://www.learning2006.com/blog/

* Here are just a few of the other key Thought Leaders and Headliners we have designed into the Learning 2006 Experience:

- Loretta LaRoche, PBS Personality, Hilarious View of Work/Life Balance.
- Steven MR Covey, The Speed of Trust.
- Kevin Oakes, Host of The Business of Learning and Learning Museum.
- BowFire: High Energy Performance at our Global Celebration.
- Jay Cross: Informal Learning and Learning in the Web 2.0 World.
- Ken Blanchard: Changing Nature of Leadership Training.
- Josh Bersin: LCMS User Group.
- John Abele, Chair of Boston Scientific on WiseCrowds & Meeting Design.
- Bob Mosher, Micrsoft - VistaLearn - Preparing for Change!
- Great Debates on:
= "Is Instructional Design Dead?"
= "Is Anyone Really Measuring True ROI or Impact?"
= "Do NextGeneration Workers Still Memorize Stuff?"

- 2006 Learning Leadership Awards and Case Studies with Chief Learning Executives of these Global Companies:
= WalMart University.
= Apple Computers.
= Emirates Airlines.
= British Broadcasting Service.

A high touch and high tech alternative to the Trade Show: Each of our 60 Learning Sponsors has a presence on our Social Networking System, a physical Meeting Post located at the event and a published Cell Phone with voice or TXT messaging to allow you to locate the suppliers you want to network with. Tuesday will include face to face small seminars to examine case study solutions from key suppliers.

And much more! Go to our website at http://www.learning2006.com for details. Save hundreds of dollars by using our Summer Advance Registration Discount. We also have over 30 Corporate Teams bringing groups of learning colleagues to Learning 2006. We can create special resources for your team.

So, you can tell how excited we are about Learning 2006. Check out the website and register soon. I look forward to working with you!

Yours in Learning,
Elliott Masie
President, The Learning CONSORTIUM

399.2 - Bersin and Masie Learning Dialogue; Real-Time MindMaps for Keynotes

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - August 12, 2006.
#399.2 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
52,604 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Learning 2006 - Nov 5-8 - Orlando - www.learning2006.com.

1. Josh Bersin & Elliott Masie Interview on Learning.
2. Real Time Google, YouSteer & MindMap for Keynotes.

1. Josh Bersin & Elliott Masie Interview on Learning: We recently hosted Josh Bersin, a learning researcher and analyst, at our Lab in Saratoga Springs. Josh will be one of our Thought Leaders at Learning 2006, focusing on Talent Management, Learning Content Management Systems and Learning Marketplace Issues. Josh and I thought it would be interesting for us to do an unplanned interview/dialogue on Trends in Learning:

- Trends in Content and Compliance Management.
- Changing Marketplace for Learning Products and Services.
- Myths about Learning.
- Talent Management, Competencies and More.

Here is the Video, Audio, PodCast or Text Interview:

http://www.learning2006.com/university/

2. Real Time Google & MindMap for Keynotes: I am working with Jay Cross, the author of "Informal Learning", on some new models for structuring a Keynote/General Session. Have you ever been part of a conference where you wished you could capture and expand the dialogues at a Keynote? We came up with three innovations that you will experience at Learning 2006 in Orlando from November 5 to 8:

* Real Time Google: During every Keynote/General Session, you will be able to see a screen with the results of ongoing, real-time Google searches based on the speech or interview. For example, as I am interviewing Lucy Carter from Apple, we might talk about the role of PodCasts for Blended Learning. Our Google Team will do a real time search on key elements, display it for your interest and provide an edited search list for all participants.

* Real-Time MindMap: During every Keynote/General Session, you will be able to watch the development of a graphical MindMap. Every concept, metaphor and conversation thread will be captured in a linkable MindMap.
References to books, links and research will be added by our MindMap team.
At the end of the speech, the Thought Leader, myself and a team from our CONSORTIUM will edit and expand the MindMap to give to each participant.

* YouSteer Sessions: Every participant will have a tiny Audience Response device that we will use throughout the event to help steer and shape the content of sessions. For example, during my opening session on "Learning in a Flatter World", the sequence and focus of my presentation will be shaped by a real-time audience poll. While this may be new and different for a speaker, it will be fun to see how the "Wisdom of the Crowds" can help strucure content flow.

These experiments will provide you with a new type of real-time collaboration, information flow and knowledge capture. We'll experiment with how to provide useful (and not distracting) reference and extension material for a real-time experience. Stay tuned for more details of Learning 2006 Learning Experiments.

There are already over 900 of your colleagues from around the world registered for Learning 2006. For information and registration:

http://www.learning2006.com

(Note: We are working on a very exciting 400th edition of TRENDS. But, it make take a week or so more. Hence, we'll use 399.1 and 399.2 to save the 400th for our special edition - Elliott)

399.1 - Blackboard Patents? Learning Museum, Dorothy Wins

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - August 8, 2006.
#399.1 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
52,559 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Learning 2006 - Nov 5-8 - Orlando - www.learning2006.com.

1. Blackboard Patents for e-Learning?
2. Learning Technology Museum Launching.
3. Dorothy's Destiny Wins!

(Note: We are working on a very exciting 400th edition of TRENDS. But, it make take a week or so more. Hence, we'll use 399.1 and 399.2 to save the 400th for our special edition - Elliott)

1. Blackboard Patents for e-Learning? The Patents for e-Learning conversations and legal fights continue. Recently, Blackboard, an LMS provider with roots in the academic space, was awarded a patent covering a number of processes and technologies related to e-Learning. They rapidly filed suit against Desire2Learn, claiming infringement of their patent.

The "blogsphere" is loaded with analysis and concern about the impact of these e-Learning patents. Here are a few resources that you might want to
review:

Blackboard's View: http://www.blackboard.com/patent

Analysis from Other Sources:
http://www.technorati.com/search/blackboard%20patent

http://mfeldstein.com/images/uploads/Blackboard_Patent_Claims.pdf


The MASIE Center is concerned about the patent award process for e-Learning and we have testified as unpaid witnesses in a recent suit, to counter the claims. We believe that there is substantial "prior art" in this arena, though the strategy is often to drive up the cost of litigation until the case is settled.

While patents for legitimate inventions are a key aspect of our society, I am not convinced that these recent e-Learning patents were awarded accurately and am concerned that the patents may have a disruptive effect on both LMS procurement and innovation in our field.

We will be hosting a special set of sessions on Patents & Learning at Learning 2006 to be held in Orlando, Florida on November 5 to 8th.
http://www.learning2006.com/blog/

2. Learning Technology Museum Launching: I am pleased to announce that The MASIE Center is creating a new Learning Technology Museum collection. We want to gather learning technology that is decades old, as well as emerging models of new learning technology. The first display will be at Learning 2006. I will be working with Kevin Oakes, one of the pioneers in our field, to assemble this display, which will be based at The MASIE Center and travel to key events around the country. If you have historical items to add to the Learning Technology Museum, please send me a note to emasie@masie.com

3. Dorothy's Destiny Wins! Our horse, Dorothy's Destiny, won her first race last Thursday at Saratoga! She was named after my mom, who had equal spunk and died at age 90 a few years ago. Dorothy's Destiny led from "wire to wire" and won her maiden race at the racetrack of champions. If you would like to see her race picture, go to http://www.masie.com/dorothy/

MASIE Center Events & Services:
* Learning 2006 - Orlando, Florida - Nov 5 to 8th.
* Membership in the Learning CONSORTIUM.
Info at: http://www.masie.com

399 - Quiet Learning Moments, My Role - My Industry, LCMS Interest Levels

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - August 1, 2006.
#399 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
52,553 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Learning 2006 - Nov 5-8 - Orlando - www.learning2006.com.

1. Quiet Learning Moments.
2. My Role, My Industry, My Challenges.
3. LCMS Interest Increases.

1. Quiet Learning Moments: Sometimes it takes a very different experience to remember what you value. If you haven't guessed, I construct a pretty busy and often noisy life around me. Yet, this past Sunday, I asked my wife if she would like to go to a Quaker Friends meeting in the country near Saratoga. A small group of 10 people sat for an hour in near quiet and reflected. I found myself reflecting about the lack of quiet in my life and then in the world of learning.

One of my most powerful learning experiences was in a workshop on leadership in 1975 led by Rod Napier. He used quiet as a design tool.
After a segment, lecture or activity, Rod would suggest a 5 to 10 minute quiet time. At first, the learners would squirm and be a bit uncomfortable. But, it soon became a powerful time for thinking, reflecting and processing new information.

So little of our classroom or e-Learning designs dare to use quiet. I know that it might seem very "touchy feeley", but it really is a powerful part of learning. In a faster world, trainers should give themselves permission to see quiet as a musical element to add to a design.

2. My Role, My Industry, My Challenges: One of the innovations that we are launching this year at Learning 2006 is a series of User Groups called:

* My Role!
* My Industry!
* My Challenges!

Each of the 2,000 + participants will have an opportunity to attend one or more sessions of User Groups like: My Role: Instructional Designer or My
Industry: Financial Services or My Challenges: Rapid Development on a Global Basis. Each of the User Groups will be designed and facilitated by a team of two learning professionals. They will lead benchmarking (eg. % of learning delivered in a Blended Learning format or Impact of Compliance Requirements on Course Mix). Registration information for Learning 2006 (Nov 5 to 8 - Orlando) is available at http://www.learning2006.com/blog/

3. LCMS Interest Increases: We are tracking significant increased interest by corporate learning leaders in Learning Content Management Systems.
Organizations are deeply focusing on content management, including rapid development, searchability of content, revision control and the rise of informal learning content. They are turning to Learning Content Management Systems or LCMS functions of LMS systems for industrial strength content handling.

Upcoming MASIE Center Events & Services:
* Learning 2006 - Nov 5 to 8, Orlando, Florida.
* Membership in the Learning CONSORTIUM.
Information at http://www.masie.com