779 - Memory and Online Search; Video on Learning Marketplace

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - July 30, 2013.
#779 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
56,056 Readers - www.masie.com - twitter: emasie - The MASIE Center.
Host: Learning 2013 - Nov 3 to 6 - Orlando, Florida - www.learning2013.com

1. Memory in the Age of Google?
2. 30 Minute Video on Learning Marketplace 2013.

1. Memory in the Age of Google: How do our learners approach “memorizing” differently when the content is also online?  When do we (and our learners) memorize at deep memory, at light memory, at recall, and when do we just want to know how to get to the knowledge - online at the moment of need.

I am delighted that one of my favorite researchers in this area, Betsy Sparrow from Columbia University, will be a keynote speaker on the opening night of Learning 2013 - exploring “Knowledge in the Age of Google.” We will explore these key issues interactively with Betsy:

* How do we “talk about” different types of memory?  When is something in deep, instant recall?  When is it refreshable?
* How are learners “sorting” knowledge when it is also online externally or on a Corporate Intranet?
* If a learner can “look it up”, are they less likely to memorize it?

Info on Betsy Sparrow and a link to a video of her from PBS at: http://www.learning2013.com/blog/item/memory.html

2. 30 Minute Video on Learning Marketplace 2013: We are pleased to offer this free video on Learning Marketplace 2013 - exploring trends in how organizations are shifting how they buy learning systems, content, services and products.  Watch it at: http://www.learning2013.com/live

Yours in learning,

Elliott Masie
Host, Learning 2013

email: emasie@masie.com
twitter: @emasie

MASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:
* Learning 2013 - November 2013 - Orlando, Florida.
* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUM
Info and Registration: http://www.masie.com - twitter: emasie

778 - eBooks for Learning Results; Dennis Dammerman - Award Winner Passes

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - July 24, 2013.
#778 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
56,053 Readers - www.masie.com - twitter: emasie - The MASIE Center.
Host: Learning 2013 - Nov 3 to 6 - Orlando, Florida - www.learning2013.com

1. Results from eBooks for Learning Survey - Digital Futures?
2. Dennis Dammerman - Award Winner Passes.

1. Results from eBooks for Learning Survey - Digital Futures?: We now have results from 445 organizations about the current and future plans for using eBooks for Learning! Could learning groups take a printed manual, shift it to an eBook version - and possibly add video, assessment, social commenting and even performance support? Could we change an eBook into a L(learning)Book? Check out the survey results at:

http://www.masie.com/ebook2013

And, we are pursuing an eBook for Learning project in our Learning CONSORTIUM, plus eBook for Learning Lab at Learning 2013.  For more info, send a note to emasie@masie.com

2. Dennis Dammerman - Award Winner Passes: One of the great leaders in the world of business and human resources died on Tuesday.  Dennis Dammerman, who was the CFO and Vice Chair of General Electric, passed away after a brilliant career in business and community service.  Dennis received our Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006 - honoring his amazing support for learning, development and talent at GE.  Dennis was also a colleague and friend of mine, serving with me on the Skidmore College Board of Trustees.

When he received his award from us, I asked Dennis what he thought about the term ROI, as used in Learning.  He smiled and said in his very direct and crisp way, “I don’t expect ROI from you learning folks. If I wanted a return in dollars, I would give to other groups. What I want from learning, is a return of Talent, Human Capital and Readiness to Perform and Grow.” 

Ironically, I was hosting a group of 40 rising executives from GE at our center yesterday and we were talking about Dennis, as an example of great leadership and concern for the growth of talent. I ended the meeting at 5 pm, walked upstairs to my office and got a note that Dennis had passed away. I returned to tell the visiting executives about the sad news. Dennis, you made a difference in the world of learning!

Details about Dennis Dammerman: http://www.gereports.com/remembering-dennis-dammerman/

Special Note: Room discounts and early registration for Learning 2013 (Nov 3 to 6) are now underway. Disney is accepting room reservations with our event discount. Individual and group registration at http://www.learning2013.com

Yours in learning,

Elliott Masie
Host, Learning 2013

email: emasie@masie.com
twitter: @emasie

MASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:
* Learning 2013 - November 2013 - Orlando, Florida.
* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUM
Info and Registration: http://www.masie.com - twitter: emasie

777 - Susan Peters, GE - Honored; Lead/Teach/Facilitate at Learning 2013

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - July 18, 2013.
#777 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
56,044 Readers - www.masie.com - twitter: emasie - The MASIE Center.
Host: Learning 2013 - Nov 3 to 6 - Orlando, Florida - www.learning2013.com

1. Susan Peters, GE - Lifetime Achievement Award!
2. Lead/Teach/Facilitate at Learning 2013!
3. A Book to Read: Present Shock by Douglas Rushkoff.

1. Susan Peters, GE - Lifetime Achievement Award! We are pleased to announce that we will honor Susan Peters, GE’s Vice President of HR and the former CLO, with the Learning 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award. Susan and her teams at GE are actively involved in transforming learning and leadership for their 320,000 employees around the globe. Recently, Susan led an update of their Crotonville campus, focusing on new mixes of learning and development for the leaders in GE.

Susan will be featured at Learning 2013, where I will interview her on the learning and development shifts that GE has been creating. We will also have a live video feed from Crotonville where there are many fascinating new features and facilities, including a leadership “barn” that hosts interactive sessions and has an executive kitchen where the rising leaders cook together as part of their program.

Check out my blog and background of Susan Peters (one of the most impressive learning leaders that I have ever met) at http://www.learning2013.com/blog/item/susan-peters-ge-keynote-award.html

2. Lead/Teach/Facilitate at Learning 2013! We love to involve our Learning TRENDS colleagues as facilitators, leaders and storytellers at Learning 2013.  This year, we have formats that include 99 Second Talks, 60 Minute Design Brainstorms, Great Debates, Step-by-Step and even Pecha Kucha - 20 slides, 20 seconds each for Storytelling. We would love to have you raise your hand with an idea that you would like to lead (small or large). It must be non-commercial and we are always excited about both practical results and innovative breakthroughs.

Send us a quick note by going to http://www.learning2013.com/myideas

3. A Book to Read - Present Shock by Douglas Rushkoff: Just finished a book that you should try to read - “Future Shock: When Everything Happens Now” by Douglas Rushkoff. He relates the Ups, Downs and Uncertainties of operating in an “instant” world. Here is a quote that forced me wide awake:

“If the end of the 20th Century can be characterized by futurism, the twenty-first can be characterized by presentism.”

Info at http://www.amazon.com/Present-Shock-When-Everything-Happens/dp/1591844762

Personal Note: Wish me well. Tomorrow is the first day of Horse Racing in Saratoga! MASIE Stable’s “Collaborator” will ready to run in about a week. Stay tuned!

Yours in learning,

Elliott Masie
Host, Learning 2013

email: emasie@masie.com
twitter: @emasie

MASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:
* Learning 2013 - November 2013 - Orlando, Florida.
* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUM
Info and Registration: http://www.masie.com - twitter: emasie

776 - Learning Marketplace Briefing; 99 Second Talks; Embracing Failure!

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - July 15, 2013.
#776 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
56,034 Readers - www.masie.com - twitter: emasie - The MASIE Center.
Host: Learning 2013 - Nov 3 to 6 - Orlando, Florida - www.learning2013.com

1. Learning Marketplace - Free Video Briefing.
2. 99 Second Talks - Awesome Short Content Segments.
3. Embracing Failure!

1. Learning Marketplace - Free Video Webinar: Elliott Masie will offer a free, 30 minute video briefing:

“Learning Marketplace 2013”
What’s Up, Down and Changing in Learning Buying
Tuesday, July 30 Noon to 12:30 pm (Eastern Time) Video Webinar - Streamed and Interactive

This briefing, aimed at Learning Suppliers, Vendors and Colleagues interested in the Learning Marketplace, will look at these key issues:

- Key Learning Trends Impacting the Learning Marketplace
- Buying Shifts: Up, Down, Shifting and New Buyers
- Learning Personalization and Learning Compression
- Mobile and Social - Beyond the Buzz on Learning Implications
- “The Lazy LMS” Syndrome - Next Wave of LMS/LCMS
- ReBranding Learning and the Learning Marketplace

To reserve a free spot in this briefing, please go to http://www.masie.com/marketplace2013  We will send you a URL and password a few days before the briefing.

2. 99 Second Talks - Awesome Short Content Segments: As we explore “Learning Compression”, I have asked our design team to apply it to our Learning 2013 format. They came back with a new model: “99 Second Talks!”

We will have several Learning 2013 participants prepare high energy and 1-slide-only “Talks” that will last exactly 99 seconds on a single topic such as “Replacing Manuals with eBooks” or “Working for an Introverted Manager” or A Book That Changed My Thinking About Leadership”. These will be interspersed into our General Sessions.

Here is my recent BLOG post about 99 Second Talks and how we will use this format: http://www.learning2013.com/blog/item/a-99-second-session.html

3. Embracing Failure! Over the weekend, I had the honor of moderating a panel of corporate leaders and entrepreneurs in a session for 70 graduate students from Asia, studying and working in NYC.

I decided to spice up the discussion by asking each panelist to detail the role that failure played in their career and business development. The conversations soared as each person talked about:

* A job that they had that was a major mistake or failure.
* A business they started that lost a fortune and went belly-up.
* A competency they thought they had - only to find out it was not their sweet spot.
* A project plan that was totally off and had to be scrapped or redone from scratch.

The students were fascinated with hearing about Failure from people who have been quite successful in business. The whole room lit up as we openly discussed failure and the positive role it plays.

I love to talk about “Failing My Way to Success”. Sometimes, we just get it wrong. And, we need to have the tools, trust and community to process failure into a personal or organizational “learnable” moment.

Failure is a key element in learning. We want to create learning processes that often allow or even encourage learners to fail their way to success - learning from the mistakes and shifting their skills or readiness appropriately. And as learning producers and designers, we need to see the developmental power of failure!

Yours in learning,

Elliott Masie
Host, Learning 2013

email: emasie@masie.com
twitter: @emasie

MASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:
* Learning 2013 - November 2013 - Orlando, Florida.
* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUM
Info and Registration: http://www.masie.com - twitter: emasie

775 - Tired LMS? Oh No; Internships - Wage and Legal Issues.

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - July 9, 2013.
#775 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
56,029 Readers - www.masie.com - twitter: emasie - The MASIE Center.
Host: Learning 2013 - Nov 3 to 6 - Orlando, Florida - www.learning2013.com

1. TIRED LMS? Oh No!
2. Internships: Wage and Legal Issues!

1. TIRED LMS? Oh No!: As I talk with CLOs and learning colleagues around the world, a phrase has started to pop up:

“Our LMS feels TIRED!”

Many LMS installations are getting older, but more importantly, are not able to keep up with the evolving nature of learning content and learning choices.  For example:

* Tweak Me Like an Amazon Ad!:  Few Learning Systems can send highly personalized “ads” to learners - just like Amazon does - letting them know about a short video or PDF they may want to access based on their own learning history, preference or needs.
* Video, Video and Video Content:  Many organizations are seeing a 1,000% percent increase in the use of short, often user-created Video Segments, for learning and performance.  Few LMS systems can go deep and track usage, departure points and user comments.

The TIRED LMS may not be fully ready to handle more mobile devices, higher degrees of personalization and more learner preference and control.  I just finished my blog on “TIRED LMS! Oh No!” Catch it at http://www.learning2013.com/blog/item/tired-lms-oh-no.html 

2. Internships: Wage and Legal Issues! I’m a lifelong fan of internships.  I was an intern for many organizations while in college and have had over 50 interns over the years at The MASIE Center.  Some get academic credit, some are paid, some are volunteers and most get intense experiences and mentorship. 

We try to pay our interns where appropriate and avoid the “get me coffee” internship with low learning or content aspects.

There is a high energy conversation and set of conflicts brewing around unpaid internships.  Some would argue that all interns should earn the going wage for a new employee.  Others argue that the students should receive some of the tuition for credits they pay the college.  And, others would like to alter the nature of internships.  Some, like me, would like to see them expanded to “Apprenticeships” that would allow someone doing a mid-career shift to work for experience and mentoring - in a fair exchange.

Watch for a deep debate on the future of paid vs. unpaid internships and the roles of employers and colleges.  Here is an article from a college newspaper:  http://www.elonpendulum.com/2013/07/unpaid-internship-experiences-under-national-scrutiny/

We would love to hear from Learning TRENDS readers about their views on internships.  Send a note to emasie@masie.com

Yours in learning,

Elliott Masie
Host, Learning 2013

email: emasie@masie.com
twitter: @emasie

MASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:
* Learning 2013 - November 2013 - Orlando, Florida.
* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUM
Info and Registration: http://www.masie.com - twitter: emasie

774 - 30 Under 30 Learning Colleagues, Pictures with Notes

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - July 2, 2013.
#774 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
56,022 Readers - www.masie.com - twitter: emasie - The MASIE Center.
Host: Learning 2013 - Nov 3 to 6 - Orlando, Florida - www.learning2013.com

1. 30 Under 30 Learning Colleagues - Future Leaders!
2. Pictures with Notes Increases Use and Circulation.

1. 30 Under 30 Learning Colleagues - Future Leaders! Who will be the next generation of Learning Leaders?  We are pleased to announce the 30 Under 30 Program for Learning 2013 - to support, promote, mentor and expose the next generation of learning leaders and innovators. 

Ninety young alumni from the previous 3 years have included rising leaders from organizations like NBCUniversal, LinkedIn, Southwest Airlines, Google, Genentech, Accenture, Farmers Insurance, IBM, Volkswagen, General Mills, Fidelity Investments, Wyndham Hotel Group, the National Weather Service and PwC.  Participants will experience a special program at Learning 2013, including keynote speakers such as Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton, Actor George Takei, Journalist Jane Pauley and Open University of UK’s Martin Bean.

The program selects 30 learning leaders who will receive a deep discount, mentoring sessions, time with keynoters and CLOs, and an opportunity to facilitate sessions at Learning 2013 - expressing their views on the changing world of learning.  Complete details and online application at: http://www.learning2013.com/details/30under30.html

2. Pictures with Notes Increases Use and Circulation. There has been an intriguing shift in the world of note writing, which is the rising role of pictures.  As people post notes on social media sites like Facebook, more and more notes include a picture - often taken recently on a mobile phone. In fact, over 70 percent of recent postings included a picture.  And, the rate of note reading, on both social media and websites, goes up significantly when a picture is included.  We are seeing this trend even with corporate notes and emails.  One of my colleagues is CEO of a company and always includes a picture in notes that she circulates, adding a visual dimension.

We are also tracking increased circulation rates of notes that have pictures. It would be interesting to track the policy towards and use levels of pictures with notes in your organization.

Have a happy and safe July 4th weekend! 

Yours in learning,

Elliott Masie
Host, Learning 2013

email: emasie@masie.com
twitter: @emasie

MASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:
* Learning 2013 - November 2013 - Orlando, Florida.
* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUM
Info and Registration: http://www.masie.com - twitter: emasie