Elliott Masie's Learning TRENDS

TO: Training & Learning Colleagues.
FROM: Elliott Masie - Learning 2005 University.
DATE: July 29, 2005
RE: The CNN or Newspaper Newsroom as a Model for Learning Departments of the Future?: Free Audio Segment & PodCast.

Let's look outside of our field for some divergent models for the Learning Department of the future. Imagine the workplace of the CNN News Editors or the Editors of a Major Newspaper:

* Rapid Content Development.
* Content from Multiple Sources.
* High Use of Templates.
* Concern about Accuracy and Legal Department Approvals.
* Distributed Subject Matter Experts.
* Addressing User Acceptance of Content.

Here is a free audio segment from Learning 2005 University raising this
question:

CNN or Newspaper Newsroom: Future Model for Learning Department?
By Elliott Masie.
8 Minute Audio Stream or PodCast.

Go to: http://www.learning2005.com/university/

You can either listen to this as a stream, download it or PodCast it to your iPod or MP3 Player.

Learning 2005 Update: We have just added 2 additional Radar Screen and Trends Sessions to Learning 2005 focused on:
* Changing Models of Instructional Design.
* Vista-Learn: Learning Implications of Microsoft's New OS - Vista.
* IT & Systems Learning.

Learning 2005 (Oct 30 - Nov 2 - Orlando) information:
http://www.learning2005.com/

Yours in Learning,

Elliott Masie

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - July 26, 2005.
#331 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
50,453 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Host of Learning 2005: Oct 30 - Nov 2 - Orlando, Florida.

1. Microsoft's Vista - Focus on Learning and Training.
2. Classrooms Without Desks - Reminder About Process.
3. Our Horses Have Blogs???

1. Microsoft's Vista - Focus on Learning and Training: On Friday, Microsoft announced the name and schedule for the beta release of their new operating system, Windows "Vista". Originally code-named, Longhorn, this operating system will pose interesting opportunities for the learning world. The MASIE Center's Learning CONSORTIUM has organized a major project entitled: Vista-Learn.

Vista-Learn will engage a community of training, learning and IT professionals around the world to think creatively about how the learning for this new operating system will be different and to develop new ways of using the graphical, search and other collaboration aspects of Vista for general learning innovation in our organizations.

Vista-Learn will work with our colleagues at Microsoft, in the training community and in corporate learning/IT departments to harness Wiki-like
development and brainstorming for our prep for Vista. We will also have
a major event at Learning 2005 called Vista-Learn that will provide early Radar Screen resources to participants as they prepare for this new operating system.

This is a familiar role for me. Back in 1994, Microsoft asked me to host, as a third-party neutral person, the Windows TV series for eight months leading to the launch. Vista-Learn will keep TRENDS users deeply involved in this process. If you would like to volunteer to help on this collaboration send me an email to emasie@masie.com

2. Classrooms Without Desks - Reminder About Process: Every now and then, take the desks out of the way in the seminar room. Today, I was leading a session at The MASIE Center's LAB and for the afternoon we pushed all of the desks to the side and 30 of us sat in a wide circle facing each other.
Sounds simple, but it really changed the conversation and sharing amongst the learning leaders in the session. The level of stories and listening rose in the new configuration and the conversations changed! It reminded me the need for us to sometimes just push the desks aside and gather around the indoor fireplace.

3. Our Horses Have Blogs??? Yup, even horses keep blogs. We own two thoroughbred horses who have just come to Saratoga for the racing season.
It seems they started their own blogs and are sharing experiences and pictures with kids of all ages. If you want to see how horses are using the Blog world go to http://elliottmasie.typepad.com/

Upcoming MASIE Center Events:
* Learning 2005 - Oct 30 to Nov 2 - Orlando, Florida.
* Extreme Learning LAB - September - Saratoga Springs, NY.
Information at http://www.masie.com or http://www.learning2005.com

TO: Training & Learning Colleagues.
FROM: Elliott Masie - Learning 2005 University.
DATE: July 22, 2005
RE: Compliance & Learning: Free Audio Segment & PodCast.

Over 40% of new programs and learning spending is focused on Compliance related topics. This is Good News and Bad News. This free audio segment
explores:

* Growth of e-Learning for Compliance Topics.
* Risks of Lowering Motivation of Learners with Too Much Compliance Based Learning.
* Compliance Segments or Objects vs. Courses?
* Compliance Management: New Roles for LMS and Learning Systems.
* Syndicated Compliance Content.

Here is a free audio segment from Learning 2005 University on that issue:

Compliance & Learning.
By Elliott Masie.
12 Minute Audio Stream or PodCast.

Go to: http://www.learning2005.com/university/

You can either listen to this as a stream, download it or PodCast it to your iPod or MP3 Player.

UPDATE: We are pleased to announce that Frances Hesselbein will be a joining me at Learning 2005 for a conversation on the future of Leadership
Development. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the
United States of America's highest civilian honor in January 1998. The award recognized her leadership as Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. from 1976-1990 as well as her role as founding President of the Peter F. Drucker for Nonprofit Management, "as a pioneer for women, diversity and inclusion." Frances Hesselbein represents decades of experience and experimentation in the creation of true Learning in organizations.

For complete information and registration go to http://www.learning2005.com/

Yours in Learning,

Elliott Masie

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - July 19, 2005.
#329 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
50,394 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Host of Learning 2005: Oct 30 - Nov 2 - Orlando, Florida.

1. Training Game Raised in Vioxx Trial.
2. LMS or LCMS for Performance Support Tracking?
3. Elliott Learns Zamboni Skills.
4. Learning Radar Screens.

1. Training Game Raised in Vioxx Trial: Today, I noted one of the first mentions of a sales training game in a major law suit. Lawyers for both sides in the civil case presented their views of a Sales Training game that was used for the Vioxx sales force. The issue in debate was the intent of the game and how it fit into Merck's approach to answering doctor's questions about the painkiller. I suspect that this will be one of many legal conversations that will emerge on the intersection of the games for learning and legal issues. A lesson already learned is the naming of the game. This one was called "Dodge!" which referred to the action within the game. But, titles can come back to haunt you. TRENDS will track this issue for you.

2. LMS or LCMS for Performance Support Tracking? A number of TRENDS readers have asked an interesting question about how tracking will work when organizations open up learning content to be browsed and accessed on an individual module vs. full course level. For example, a few companies are redeploying their course content to be available to field staff at a random access, module or even sub-module level. This is very well received and the company would like to do closer tracking of utilization.
Should this be done by their Learning Management System (LMS) which
currently tracks course level use. Should they evolve the LMS to do
module or sub-module level tracking or should this be done by one of their
Learning Content Systems (LCMS) or Document Management Systems. I would
love to hear from TRENDS readers on this issue. Write me a note to emasie@masie.com and I will share back with our readership.

3. Elliott Learns Zamboni Skills: I always wanted to learn to drive a Zamboni. I have steered a satellite in space, driven a race car at a track and even steered an aircraft carrier. But, I wanted to drive a Zamboni. It was a hoot to learn. If interested, details at my blog at http://www.elliottmasie.com/ Never to old to slide across the ice in a cool vehicle.

4. Learning Radar Screens at Learning 2005: We are in the process of designing a number of Learning Radar Screeen sessions at our upcoming Learning 2005 event (Oct 30 - Nov 2 - Orlando). These Radar Screen sessions will be hosted by learning managers of large corporations and will track the Current Learning Trends and Emerging Radar Screen Trends in each of these topic areas:
* Instructional Design Radar Screen.
* Classroom Methods Radar Screen.
* e-Learning Methods Radar Screen.
* Learning Systems (LMS, LCMS) Radar Screen.
* Gaming for Learning & Simulation Radar Screen.
* Web Conferencing & Collaboration Radar Screen.
* Assessment and Measurement Radar Screen.
* Leadership Development Models Radar Screen.
* Competency Management Radar Screen.

We are very excited about these sessions, which will each have these
elements:

* A Pre-Learning 2005 Report to be Read or Viewed by All Participants (This allow us to focus our time as interactive at Learning 2005!)
* A Visual Trends and Radar Screen for each Learning method, model or technology.
* Focus on Current TRENDS vs. Emerging Radar Screen TRENDS for each category.
* View of the Costs and Marketplace Issues for each category.
* Perspectives from Corporate Learning Managers on what can be done to prepare for next 12 to 48 months of innovation.

Join over 800 of your colleagues at our very different type of conference.
Go to http://www.learning2005.com for information and reservations.

MASIE Center Programs and Events:
Extreme Learning LAB - September - Saratoga Springs, NY.
Learning 2005 - Oct 30 - Nov 2 - Orlando, FL.
Membership in the MASIE Learning CONSORTIUM.
Information at: http://www.masie.com/

TO: Training & Learning Colleagues.
FROM: Elliott Masie - Learning 2005 University.
DATE: July 15, 2005
RE: Free Audio Program & Podcast: Informal Learning & Conversations.

Learning 2005 University has just produced the next free segment of content for the learning and training field:

Informal Content & Conversations in Learning.
By Elliott Masie.
20 Minute Audio Stream or PodCast.

Go to: http://www.learning2005.com/university/

You can either listen to this as a stream, download it or PodCast it to your iPod or MP3 Player.

This segment focuses on the role that Informal Content will play in our learning department programs. We talk about the role of using short duration, easy to produce audio, video or text programs from SME's and colleagues.

In addition, we are focusing on Conversations! At Learning 2005, to be held in Orlando, Florida from Oct 30 to Nov 2nd, we don't have tons of "seminars" in darkened rooms. Instead, we are creating focused and facilitated Conversations amongst your colleagues with benchmarking at the core.

UPDATE: I am pleased to announce that Steven Johnson, author of "Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture is Actually Making Us Smarter" has just joined our Learning 2005 lineup. He will discuss the impact of new media forms, including videogames and social networks, on knowledge and learning in the workplace.

Almost 900 of your colleagues are already registered. Go to http://www.learning2005.com/ for information and early registration discounts.

Warm regards,

Elliott Masie

TO: Learning Colleagues
FROM: Elliott Masie, Learning 2005

Here is another Free Digital Book for you!

My Most Memorable Teacher (or Trainer)

is a compilation of over 750 contributions from colleagues around the world. Learning 2005 is pleased to present this FREE Digital Book (140 pages in PDF format) for your downloading:

http://www.masie.com/teacher/

Thanks to our Learning TRENDS readers who contributed to this free book.
And thanks, to Mrs. Ham, the teacher who taught me so much about the world of learning and teaching.

Elliott Masie
Host, Learning 2005
October 30 to November 2 - Orlando, Florida http://www.learning2005.com

TO: Learning TRENDS Readers
FROM: Elliott Masie, The MASIE Center & Learning 2005
DATE: July 9, 2005
FLASH REPORT: Cell Phone Video Use in London Terror Coverage

Dear TRENDS Readers,

As we deeply mourn the deaths, injuries and terror of recent events in London, there are also some key trends to observe. I just finished a conference call with several colleagues in journalism and in the police/intelligence community discussing the implications of the use of Video in Cell/Mobile phones that was just demonstrated in the coverage of the bombing in London.

A grainy cell phone video taken by a survivor gave viewers and law enforcement worldwide their first look at the London Underground bombing
-- and shined a spotlight on a small but growing part of electronic newsgathering. That haunting image of people escaping through the smoke-filled, claustrophobic gloom was taken with a mobile phone camera by Adam Stacey and was used by many news media, often without giving him credit.

Here is a sample of these mobile videos from the BBC site:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/blasts_mobilevideos.shtml

This is a parallel phenomenon to the blog world. In this case, cell and mobile phone videos have allowed people in the right place at the right time the ability to capture key events when no TV cameras are in sight.

For the millions worldwide equipped with an appropriate phone there's the opportunity to shoot amateur video of up to about a minute, store it in memory and then send it via e-mail anywhere in the world. That's just what happened Thursday, when this new type of amateur video made its way to Sky, APTN and beyond.

NBC News has taken a strong interest in the delivery of news via cell phone in a form called NBC Mobile. The network believes in it so much that they've begun equipping reporters and other staff members with video-enabled cell phones.

While the quality of the video was not equal to professionally produced video it was highly valuable to both viewers and law enforcement. The keys were some of the same elements that we have been addressing in our Extreme Learning conversations:

* Velocity - How rapidly could the content be captured and shared.
* Scalability - How many "reporters" are created when you expand the sources of content.
* Intensity - In many ways, the video captured on the video phone was way more intense to watch, including the physical reactions of the people holding the phones.
* Context Rich - The content had huge context implications, as it came from people in the midst of a situation. Multiple video phones provided multiple views of the same incidents.

Corporate learning groups should prepare for more and more content coming from mobile video devices. The ability of every member of a sales force to also become a "reporter" and able to capture the voice and image of the customer and share it rapidly with colleagues around the company is huge.
We have often thought of video as a tool that requires a great deal of money and time to produce. And, that is still true for longer duration content. But, there will be a key role for video produced from mobile devices.

We will need tools and systems to harvesting, annotating and providing access to this form of content. Learning Content Management and Document Management systems should play close attention. Loads of pure video will not raise performance or enhance learning. However, we can apply new models for utilizing field based video from employees and even customers as part of an expanding view of our learning enterprise. And, we need to create vehicles for applying instructional concepts to the expanding world of mobile based video capture.

Once again, we share our prayers with colleagues and families in London and hope that most of our teachable moments in the future are from less terror filled events.

Yours in Learning,

Elliott Masie, The MASIE CEnter & Learning CONSORTIUM.
http://www.masie.com/

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - July 8, 2005.
#325 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
50,385 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Host of Learning 2005: Oct 30 - Nov 2 - Orlando, Florida.

1. Parents Monitor Kids' Calories On-Line.
2. Online Field Trips Boost Reading Scores.
3. e-Learning for Kids Selected for Donation.
4. Extreme Learning LAB: New Section Opens in September.

This edition of Learning TRENDS takes a look at a few projects in world of schools and kids that have some implications for corporate learning!

1. Parents Monitor Kids' Calories On-Line: Parents with children at the Marietta Middle School in Georgia can go online to monitor their school lunch purchases. As the cafeteria cashiers ring up each child's food selections, parents can see the details on-line. One parent saw that their daughter was buying a second can of juice each day, adding 150 extra calories. To help with weight control, the parent coached the student to switch to a bottle of water instead. While there are always issues of privacy and trust, the system provides a shared view of how students are spending their meal allowances. Information on this system can be found at http://www.mealpay.com/

2. Online Field Trips Boost Reading Scores: A free collection of online field trips has bee shown to boost reading levels and help improve test scores for middle-school students, according to a study from Maryland Public Television. The study showed that students who used thee online field trips, developed for social studies and language classes, scored higher on a national reading comprehension test. Check out some of the virtual field trips at this site: http://www.thinkport.org/

3. e-Learning for Kids Selected for Donation: Learning 2005 today announced its support of e-Learning for Kids, a global nonprofit foundation dedicated to providing fun, free online education for children ages 5 - 12. As part of Learning 2005's �Giving Back!' program, a portion of the registration fees from the event will be donated to e-Learning for Kids and the Foundation will be showcased throughout the event. "We have chosen to feature e-Learning for Kids at Learning 2005 to give �heart' to the business of learning," said Elliott Masie, president of The MASIE Center. In addition, special sessions and keynote focus will be organized to orient each corporate participant to the important work of the e-Learning for Kids Foundation.

"Our collaboration with The MASIE Center and Learning 2005 gives us an opportunity to interact and generate creative ideas with leaders in the field of learning," said Nick van Dam, founder and chairman of e-Learning for Kids and chief learning officer of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
Information at http://www.e-learningforkids.org/

4. Extreme Learning LAB: New Section Opens in September: I have just opened up a third section of our very popular program: Extreme Learning LAB, September 12 to 14th at our xLearn LAB in Saratoga Springs, NY. This is a very intense 3 days, focused on emerging corporate learning models of games, mobile devices, blogs/wikis, performance support and search based learning. I am teaching this with Mark Oehlert and it is one of the most powerful programs we have ever offered. Details at http://www.masie.com

Upcoming MASIE Center Events and Services:
* Learning 2005 - Oct 30 - Nov 2 - Orlando, Florida.
* Extreme Learning Lab - Sept 12 - 14 - Saratoga Springs, NY.
* Membership in Elliott Masie's Learning CONSORTIUM.
Information at http://www.masie.com

TO: Training & Learning Colleagues
FROM: Elliott Masie - Learning 2005 University
RE: Free Video Program - Velocity & Speed of Learning

Learning 2005 University will provide a free content segment each week for the next four months. Our first segment is now on line for your viewing and discussion:

"Increasing the Velocity & Speed of Learning" - By Elliott Masie.
Increasing the Velocity of Content Harvesting, Learning Design, Production, Learner Invitation & Speed to Competency

20 Minute Streamed Video (or Audio)

http://www.learning2005.com/university/

All pre-event and post-event content from Learning 2005 will be placed in the public domain. We invite you to join 885 of our colleagues already registered for Learning 2005, to be held in Orlando, Florida - October 30 to November 2. Info at http://www.learning2005.com

Yours in learning,

Elliott Masie