700 - Taking the Train to Learning

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - October 31, 2011.
#700 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
55,559 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Host of Learning 2011 - Over 1,998 Colleagues Registered!

Taking the Train to Learning :)

Yes, Learning TRENDS readers, I am about to get on the Amtrak overnight train on Tuesday morning in New York City for the trip to Learning 2011 in Orlando.

This is a yearly ritual. First, it is sort of funny to take the train to Learning, but, it really does work for me. I get a chance to look out the window, reflect on the field, prepare for 2,000 colleagues at Learning 2011 and enjoy a change of scenery. By time I arrive on Wednesday morning at 10:00 am, I feel as though I’m refreshed and in a new mode.

Design, teaching and facilitating is in large part mental: we have to get our heads in the right place and nurture a sense of readiness. The train does that for me.

I get a small bedroom, facing the backyard of America as I rock and roll down to Florida. There is a diverse mixture of folks on board and I can even stay connected on bandwidth from either Amtrak or my iPad.

To check out our latest Design Blog, including last minute design decisions and plans for the train trip, please visit: http://www.learning2011.com/512-Content-Train-to-Orlando.htm  If you want to try Skyping to the “Training Elliott”, send me a note to emasie@masie.com

There are still spaces and we have just gone over the 2,000 mark of participants.  Last minute registrations available at: http://www.learning2011.com

Elliott Masie.
email: emasie@masie.com

MASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:
* Learning 2011 - Nov 6 to 9, 2011 - Orlando, Florida.
* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUM
Info and Registration: http://www.masie.com

Quick Poll on Your Learning Preferences

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - October 29, 2011.
#700 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
55,559 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Host of Learning 2011 - Over 1,998 Colleagues Registered!

Quick Poll on Your Learning Preferences:

Please take 3 minutes to RANK ORDER your preferences for learning a major new Process or Product at work (eg. classroom, eLearning, webinar, OJT).

http://www.learning2011.com/511-Learning-Preferences-Poll.htm

Yours in Learning,

Elliott Masie.
email: emasie@masie.com

MASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:
* Learning 2011 - Nov 6 to 9, 2011 - Orlando, Florida.
* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUM
Info and Registration: http://www.masie.com

699 - President Clinton's New Book Released During Learning 2011

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - October 28. 2011.
#699 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
55,552 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Host of Learning 2011 - Over 1,998 Colleagues Registered!

Update:

We got exciting news today. President Bill Clinton, our keynoter at Learning 2011, will be releasing his new book “Back to Work” on the morning after his appearance at Learning 2011.

His book details a perspective of how to re-charge the economy with an emphasis on job creation and expansion. In addition to his speech, I will be interviewing President Clinton for 30 minutes on this and other topics.

Read the blog entry at: http://www.learning2011.com/510-President-Clinton-Book-Nov-8-Release.htm

And, if you can still make last minute plans, we would love to have you join 2,000 global learning colleagues at Learning 2011: http://www.learning2011.com

Yours in Learning,

Elliott Masie.
email: emasie@masie.com

MASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:
* Learning 2011 - Nov 6 to 9, 2011 - Orlando, Florida.
* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUM
Info and Registration: http://www.masie.com

698 - Buttons, Skins, Keynoters and News

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - October 27, 2011.
#698 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
55,543 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Host of Learning 2011 - Over 1,967 Colleagues Registered!

1. Buttons and Skins: Small Design Details.
2. Dean Kamen on Education Changes – Business Week.
3. Betsy Myers on Leadership - ABCNews.
4. Peter Capelli on Skills - Wall Street Journal.

1. Buttons and Skins - Small Design Details: As TRENDS readers know, we are now 10 days away from Learning 2011 and I am obsessing over final design details. Here are two fun design decisions that we made:

* Buttons: We just received 21,280 Buttons for the 2,000 participants - a form of wearable Social Networking. From “Mentor Wanted” to “Aging LMS” to “Dexter Fan”, these buttons are just one way for our colleagues to have fun and connect with each other. Check out the photo at http://learning2011.com/506-21-280-Buttons-Made.htm
* iPad Skin? Yup, got to dress up your iPad if it is going high definition on huge screens. So, one of the design decisions was to create a “skin” for my tablet. Picture at http://learning2011.com/508-Tablet-Skin-10-Days.htm

Our Learning 2011 Keynoters have been in the news a lot this week.  Here is a sample:

2. Dean Kamen on Education Changes - Business Week: Dean, who is the inventor of the Segway, founder of FIRST® Robotics and a colleague of mine, is interviewed in Business Week on what we should do with education: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/how-to-fix-the-education-crisis-10132011.html

3. Betsy Myers on Leadership - ABCNews: Betsy, another close friend and the author of “Take The Lead”, was interviewed by ABC News on how to think differently about leadership development - http://abcnews.go.com/Business/video/lead-leadership-advice-14528705

4. Peter Cappelli on Skills - Wall Street Journal: Peter, one of the leading experts on workforce demographics and skills, wrote a provocative article in the Wall Street Journal on Why Companies Can’t Find the Employees They Need: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204422404576596630897409182.html

We are about to take our 2,000th registration and there are still rooms for last minute sign-ups.  Go to http://www.learning2011.com

Yours in Learning,

Elliott Masie.
email: emasie@masie.com

MASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:
* Learning 2011 - Nov 6 to 9, 2011 - Orlando, Florida.
* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUM
Info and Registration: http://www.masie.com

697 - Questions for President Clinton; K-12 and Corporate Learning?

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - October 24. 2011.
#697 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
55,538 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Host of Learning 2011 - Over 1,798 Colleagues Registered!

1. Questions Please for President Clinton & John Lithgow!
2. K-12 Learning, Higher Ed Learning, Corporate Learning - Connect!
3. Godspell and Chinglish Rock on Broadway

1. Questions Please for President Clinton & John Lithgow! I need some interesting questions for President Clinton, John Lithgow and Dean Kamen - all keynoters at Learning 2011, which starts in just 13 days.  Please take a few minutes and send me ideas for questions about Learning, Employment, Globalization, Storytelling, Innovation and Science/Technology for these fascinating speakers.

Just go to: http://www.learning2011.com/questions

I won’t be able to use all of your questions, but I will give credit and will pass along responses we get at Learning 2011. There is still time to be a last minute registrant - hotel rooms, discount airfares and space still available!

2. K-12 Learning, Higher Ed Learning, Corporate Learning - Connect! I wrote an article that appeared in CLO Magazine today about our need to build bridges between learning professionals in the K-12, Higher Education and Corporate Learning spaces.  We are not that different! Here is link: http://learning2011.com/500-We-Are-Not-That-Different.htm

3. Godspell and Chinglish Rock on Broadway:  As many of your know, MASIE Productions is now involved in the revival on Broadway of Godspell and a new play about Chinese/American “communication” called Chinglish. Both are in previews and really rock. If you are heading to New York City in the next few months and would like to see these plays, send me a note to emasie@masie.com   The message of Godspell is one of love, faith, community and acceptance - and as a Jewish producer of a play about Jesus, it is remarkable.  Details at http://www.godspell.com

Yours in Learning,

Elliott Masie.
email: emasie@masie.com

MASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:
* Learning 2011 - Nov 6 to 9, 2011 - Orlando, Florida.
* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUM
Info and Registration: http://www.masie.com

696 - CNN Video for Learning Lessons for 2,000, Google and Pearson LMS Offer

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - October 18. 2011.
#696 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
55,525 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Host of Learning 2011 - Over 1,744 Colleagues Registered!

1. CNN Video for Learning Lesson for 2,000!
2. Google and Pearson Release Free LMS for Higher Ed.

1. CNN Video for Learning Lesson for 2,000! We are so honored that CNN will be teaching 2,000 people, at one time, how to use their mobile phones to shoot and edit short and functional learning videos.  Imagine 2,000 colleagues, each with a mobile device, experimenting with how to frame, sequence and even edit a video - all on a mobile device.  Lisa Pedrego, Ben Coyte and their team of CNN colleagues will be leading this mass teaching experiment at Learning 2011 - and it all starts with a short video on how to make videos using your phone.  Check out the 2 minute 12 second example and first step in this learning process at: http://www.learning2011.com/cnnvideo

Once again, we are deeply grateful to CNN for bringing their skills and perspectives about the changing role of mobile created video as a component in learning! 

2. Google and Pearson Release Free LMS for Higher Ed: Quite a bit of buzz has been generated by the announcement of a deal between Pearson Publishing and Google, rolling out a free LMS for higher education institutions that are using Google Apps.  This is targeted at both face-to-face as well as online learning and it will be interesting to track how it impacts the marketplace.  OpenClass, which is being tested at nine institutions currently, offers a spate of features targeted at social media and integration. Obviously, Pearson’s hope is that the platform will be a marketplace advantage for their other content and educational resources. More info at: http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/pearson-and-google-jump-into-learning-management-systems/33636

Yours in Learning,

Elliott Masie.
email: emasie@masie.com

MASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:
* Learning 2011 - Nov 6 to 9, 2011 - Orlando, Florida.
* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUM
Info and Registration: http://www.masie.com

695 - Archive of 7 Challenges Webinar, Infographics Minutes

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - October 13. 2011.
#695 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
55,525 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Host of Learning 2011 - Over 1,629 Colleagues Registered!

1. Archive of 7 Learning Challenges & Trends for 2011 Now Live.
2. Infographics Minutes, Ireland and Design Blog.

1. Archive of 7 Learning Challenges & Trends for 2011 Now Live: We have just posted the archived presentation - audio and graphics - from the webinar that I presented on Tuesday. We had over 1,000 people on the webinar and many who could not make it, so here is the 60 minute presentation:

http://www.learning2011.com/challenges

2. Infographics Minutes, Ireland and Design Blog: I am in New York City today, for meetings on the design of Learning 2011. Check out my blog about Infographics Minutes, Ireland and Godspell. 3 meetings and 3 design elements added.  http://www.learning2011.com/designblog

Yours in Learning,

Elliott Masie.
email: emasie@masie.com

MASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:
* Learning 2011 - Nov 6 to 9, 2011 - Orlando, Florida.
* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUM
Info and Registration: http://www.masie.com

693 - Great by Choice, Cybersecurity, Like a Wedding?

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - October 11. 2011.
#693 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
55,511 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Host of Learning 2011 - Over 1,603 Colleagues Registered!

1. Great by Choice - Jim Collins’ Latest Book.
2. America the Vulnerable - New Book on Cyber Security Threat.
3. How Planning a Wedding and a Conference Are Similar - Seats & Uncle Mort!

1. “Great by Choice” - Jim Collins’ Latest Book: Today, we start with 2 books that I would like to recommend to TRENDS readers. The first is “Great by Choice” by Jim Collins, author of “Good to Great”.  He and Morten Hansen take a look at the type of unstable environments faced by leaders today. Some of their findings were surprising and intriguing:

“The best leaders were not more risk taking, more visionary, and more creative than the comparisons; they were more disciplined, more empirical and more paranoid.”

They also look at the challenge and opportunity to “scale” innovation and to blend creativity with discipline. Check it out - a good read!

2. “America the Vulnerable” - New Book on Cyber Security Threat: The next book may get you depressed or scared, but it is key for learning professionals to have a sense of the growing cyber security threats, particularly as we leverage more technology to create, share and access knowledge in our organizations.  “America the Vulnerable: Inside the New Threat Matrix of Digital Espionage, Crime, and Warfare” is by Joel Brenner, who was the Inspector General of NSA and national counterintelligence executive in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Once again, this is a sobering perspective that is needed in our corporate executive suites.

3. How Planning a Wedding and a Conference Are Similar - Seats & Uncle Mort! On a much lighter note, read my recent blog entry about how planning a wedding is quite similar to producing a conference. I detail very specific numbers that are part of the complex handicapping for how many people will be at Learning 2011. How do we plan for last minute registrations, walk-ins, cancellations and other realities of any event? And, how to deal with ordering food, bags and furniture for 2,000 people, give or take a few hundred?  http://www.learning2011.com/489-Like-a-Wedding-28-Days.htm

Complete 104 page Program Guide downloadable at http://www.learning2011.com/guide

Yours in Learning,

Elliott Masie.
email: emasie@masie.com

MASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:
* Learning 2011 - Nov 6 to 9, 2011 - Orlando, Florida.
* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUM
Info and Registration: http://www.masie.com

692 - Program Guide Published; Host Me on Global Tour

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - October 9. 2011.
#692 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
55,499 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Host of Learning 2011 - Over 1,592 Colleagues Registered!

1. Download Learning 2011 Program Guide.
2. Host Elliott Masie on Global Tour.

1. Download Learning 2011 Program Guide:  The complete 104 page Program Guide for Learning 2011 can now be downloaded or viewed in an online 3D reader.  Go to http://www.learning2011.com/guide

2. Host Elliott Masie on Global Tour: I will be taking a five week global trip at the end of this year, visiting colleagues in many of these countries:

* New Zealand.
* Philippines.
* Vietnam.
* Tanzania.
* Kenya.
* Bali.
* Thailand.
* China.
* Hong Kong.
* United Arab Emirates.
* Qatar.

If you are located in one of these countries and would be interested in either connecting for a conversation about  learning or gathering some local colleagues for a session focused on “The Connected Learner”, please send me an email to emasie@masie.com   The trip will occur from November 22 to December 31, 2011. I may not be able to visit every city where we have learning colleagues on this trip, but I would love to hear from you soon - and start to make plans to get together.

Yours in Learning,

Elliott Masie.
email: emasie@masie.com

MASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:
* Learning 2011 - Nov 6 to 9, 2011 - Orlando, Florida.
* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUM
Info and Registration: http://www.masie.com

691 - Morgan Freeman Video on FIRST; Moneyball & Learning?

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - October 5, 2011.
#691 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
55,495 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Host of Learning 2011 - Over 1,503 Colleagues Registered!

1. Morgan Freeman Video on FIRST® & Science Learning.
2. Moneyball & Learning?
3. Webinar Invite: 7 Learning Challenges & Trends.

1. Morgan Freeman Video on FIRST® & Science Learning: Take 3 minutes to watch a video from actor Morgan Freeman on our website, detailing FIRST®, an amazing program that we will honor at Learning 2011. FIRST®, founded by Dean Kamen, is changing the culture in schools, increasing students’ engagement in Science and Technology through deep projects on robotics, with great mentoring from engineers in their communities. We will be making a $25,000 donation to FIRST® from the Learning Gives Back project and I want our field to better understand the excitement and changes that happen when students engage in project-based learning for technology. The future scientist that will one day discover the cure for Alzheimer’s may be in one of these teams. Watch Morgan Freeman at http://www.learning2011.com/firstvideo

2. Moneyball & Learning? Have any of our Learning TRENDS readers watched the movie “Moneyball” that is now in theaters, focused on baseball and understanding the numbers and metrics behind true performance? Bob Baker, our CLO, and I are starting to write an article on the concept of Moneyball for Learning: what are numbers/metrics/measures that would dramatically improve the performance of our learning, rather than just “prove” the impact or maybe ROI? If you have some thoughts or ideas, send them along to bob@masie.com   We’ll publish a piece on this in a few weeks.

3. Webinar Invite: 7 Learning Challenges & Trends!  Please join me for a 60 minute webinar next Tuesday, looking at our learning field as we head into 2012:

“Seven Learning Challenges & Trends for 2012!” - Interactive Webinar
Featuring: Elliott Masie.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 1 PM (EDT).
Reserve a Space: http://tinyurl.com/masiewebinar   .

Hear our view of how Learning is being impacted by Seven Challenges:

* The Demise of Instructional Design – As We Knew It!
* Memorization Changes in the Age of Google!
* Inadequate LMS/LCMS & Learning Systems!
* Consumerization of IT!
* Storytelling & Short Video Segments!
* Leadership Development Redesigned!
* Workplace GPS Needed!

To reserve a space in this free, global webinar (limited to 1,000 participants), go to http://tinyurl.com/masiewebinar

Yours in Learning,

Elliott Masie.
email: emasie@masie.com

MASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:
* Learning 2011 - Nov 6 to 9, 2011 - Orlando, Florida.
* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUM
Info and Registration: http://www.masie.com

7 Learning Challenges and Trends: Webinar Next Week

TO: Learning, Training & Performance Colleagues
FROM: Elliott Masie

RE: Learning Challenges & Trends in 2012 - Webinar Next Tuesday

Please join me for a 60 minute webinar next Tuesday, looking at our learning field as we head into 2012:

Seven Learning Challenges & Trends for 2012! - Interactive Webinar
Featuring: Elliott Masie.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 1 PM (EDT).
Reserve a Space: http://tinyurl.com/masiewebinar   .

Hear our view of how Learning is being impacted by Seven Challenges:

* The Demise of Instructional Design – As We Knew It!
* Memorization Changes in the Age of Google!
* Inadequate LMS/LCMS & Learning Systems!
* Consumerization of IT!
* Storytelling & Short Video Segments!
* Leadership Development Redesigned!
* Workplace GPS Needed!

To reserve a space in this free, global webinar (limited to 1,000 participants), go to http://tinyurl.com/masiewebinar

Yours in Learning,

Elliott Masie.
email: emasie@masie.com

MASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:
* Learning 2011 - Nov 6 to 9, 2011 - Orlando, Florida.
* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUM
Info and Registration: http://www.masie.com