370 - Learning and Training Mistakes Survey; 2006 Events Announced

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - Nov 28, 2005.
#370 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology
51,612 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Learning 2006 - Nov 5 to 8 - Orlando, Florida - www.learning2006.com

1. Learning & Training Mistakes: Quick Survey Poll.
2. Learning 2006 Early Registration Opens!
3. Extreme Learning Lab & Seminar Opens!

1. Learning & Training Mistakes - Quick Survey Poll: I am collecting a list of common mistakes that we make in the learning and training fields.
This could include mistakes that trainers make (I often leave my change in my pockets) to mistakes in learning strategy to mistakes in learning design. Would you take a minute and send me 1, 2 or 3 mistakes to add to this list. This is a totally anonymous 3 minute survey. We will publish the summary results next week:

http://www.masie.com/survey/

2. Learning 2006 Early Registration Opens! A number of our alumni from Learning 2005 have asked us to open registration for 2006 now, so that they can register using 2005 funds. Learning 2006 is in Orlando, Florida from November 5 to 8th. To register now, go to:

http://www.learning2006.com/

3. Extreme Learning Lab & Seminar Opens! Join us for a small and intense 3 day learning event at our lab in Saratoga Springs - Extreme Learning Lab & Seminar - January 25 to 27th. Explore and work hands-on with the next generation of learning innovations including Wikis, Blogs, Games, Simulations, Rapid Development and more. Led by Elliott Masie and Mark Oehlert. For information and registration, to to:

http://www.masie.com/extreme/

Off to the Middle East! I am heading off to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Dubai for a week. We will publish reports from there on our meetings with Learning colleagues.

Yours in learning,

Elliott Masie

369 - Interviews and PodCasts Galore, Middle East Visit, Talent Available

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - Nov 22, 2005.
#369 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
51,612 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Learning 2006 - Nov 5 to 8 - Orlando, Florida - www.learning2006.com

1. Interviews, Video and PodCasts Galore: Learning Assets Online!
2. Middle East Visit by MASIE Center - Saudi Arabia, Bahrain & Abu Dhabi.
3. Talent Available: Asian American College Graduate Seeks Entry Level Business Position.

1. Interviews, Video and PodCasts Galore: Learning Assets Online! We are
posting dozens of interviews, content summaries and "learnings" from the Learning 2005 event. These are all in the public domain, available for free to the general public. Check them out at:

PodCasts: 11 new Audio, PodCasts & Transcripts on a wide range of topics at http://www.learningfeeds.com/

Video Interviews: Keynote interviews with Marshall Goldsmith and Frances Hesselbein at http://www.learning2005.com/drucker/

In the coming weeks, we will add dozens more segments. This is fun!

2. Middle East Visit by MASIE Center - Saudi Arabia, Bahrain & Abu Dhabi:
Elliott and Cathy Masie are heading to the Middle East for a Learning Tour on December 1st. We will be visiting with learning and training colleagues in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Abu Dhabi. Elliott will be holding meetings with Saudi Aramco and Emirates Airlines, as well as meeting Learning TRENDS readers in the region. If you are a learning professional in these countries, send a note to emasie@masie.com. We will post a perspective on how learning, e-Learning and Talent Management is evolving in the Middle East.

3. Talent Available - Asian American College Graduate Seeks Entry Level Business Position: Are you looking for a bright, internationally experienced business major for an entry level job in your company? Li Jin Guo worked for The MASIE Center on a project last year while she was a senior at Skidmore College. She is a top level graduate of the Business Department, speaks English, Mandarin and Cantonese, and has a strong interest in business. If your company is looking for someone who is talented and has a great work ethic, consider Li Jin. She is based in NY, is a naturalized U.S. citizen and is willing to relocate. Send me a note to emasie@masie.com and I will pass it on to Li Jin. We all remember how hard it is to get the first great job, so we are advocating for this young, talented person!

Happy Thanksgiving to all Learning TRENDS Readers!

Elliott

368 - CLO Lunch Interivew; Video iPod, Email from a Car and Disposable Audio Books?

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - Nov 11, 2005.
#368 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
51,612 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.

1. Chief Learning Officer Lunch Interview - Video, Audio & Transcript.
2. Beach Wireless, Video iPod, email from a Car and Disposable Audio Books?

1. Chief Learning Office Lunch Interview - Video, Audio & Transcript: We are pleased to present a free one hour video, audio or text transcript interview with a group of top level Chief Learning Officers. At Learning 2005, I hosted CLO's and Learning Executives from Deloitte, Grant Thornton, Central Intelligence Agency and others, for an in-depth interview about learning from the CLO perspective. This is the first of dozens of hours of content from our recent event that we will be posting over the coming weeks. Check it out at:

http://www.learning2005.com/clotalk/

2) Beach Wireless, Video iPod, Email from a Car and Disposable Audio Book:
I am writing this editon of Learning TRENDS on the beach in the British Virgin Islands. First of all, it is pretty strange to have wireless on a remote beach on a remote island. But, I guess they figured that some guests, like me, want to stay in touch. So, at 5:30 am, with the sun rising, I am on-line to my office and typing this TRENDS to you. Here are a few other random new technology experiences that I have had in recent
days:

* Video iPod: I bought my new Video playing iPod the other night. Went home and bought 3 episodes of the TV show LOST for $1.99 apiece to watch on the plane down to Virgin Gorda. I was blown away by the quality and simplicity of the Video iPod. For 3 hours, I watched a high fidelity video image with great sound in a very simple form factor. We must find ways of making video learning content available for these types of devices. I want to take management and other courses in this mode and next week we will start to produce our first Video PodCasts from The MASIE Center.

* Email From a Car: A Learning TRENDS reader forwarded me an email that she just recieved from her car. She has a GM car with a new feature that links the diagnostics of the car with the satellite service and GPS. She gets a regular email from her engine with status reports on wear, tear, performance and suggested service. If something goes wrong, the car also sends an email with an alert. Watch for this trend to continue as wireless and device-enabled communication grow. Wonder if my refridgerator will send me a letter about the cheese that I didn't throw out?

* Disposable Audio Book: Another purchase that I made at the airport was a disposable mp3 player pre-loaded with an audio book. This 2-ounce device included batteries and earphones. It has 20 hours of the author reading his novel. While I can play the book over and over again, or pass on to others, the device is just good for this one book. I'd rather download it onto my player, but it is another element in content delivery innovation.

Personal Note: We had an extreme time at Learning 2005. I want to thank the 1,500 learning colleagues from around the world who came to Orlando at the end of October. We did some very different experiments with content, community and collaboration. Over the coming months, we will place the entire content of Learning 2005 in the public domain in the form of reports, podcasts, summaries and discussions. Watch Learning TRENDS for announcements. You can mark the dates for Learning 2006: November 5 to 8 in Orlando. I return from vacation next Wednesday and will start to send out articles based on our learnings at the event. The first one will focus on "Simple Learning."

Warm regards

Elliott Masie