"Most training in organisations still takes place on a very formal basis using the traditional training object - the 'course'. However, it is now well recognised that something like 70% of learning actually takes place informally in organisations, i.e. not in the classroom nor working through an online course, but in everyday working life as employees carry out their jobs - finding out information, reading documents, talking to other colleagues etc. It is these kinds of informal learning activities that need to be supported and encouraged online. E-learning is therefore not just about e-training but also about information, communication, collaboration, performance support and knowledge sharing."

Jane Knight, Founder, e-Learning Centre
From Top ten tips for implementing e-learning

Meeting Announcement

June Meeting: Trends in Learning Solutions Offerings: Catalog and Customization

Marketplace demands and technological advances have caused increasing pressure for businesses today to be more agile, flexible, and responsive. As business leaders shorten product development cycles and reduce expenses to competitively differentiate their product and service offerings, learning organizations are challenged to meet customers' needs for product support faster, better, and cheaper.

How are learning organizations dealing with the need to add and maintain learning solutions in their existing catalog (off-the-shelf courseware), using fewer resources? How are learning organizations handling the increasing demand for customized learning solutions that substantially reduces customers' time to performance? Under what circumstances is off-the-shelf courseware versus a customized learning solution appropriate? How do you decide whether it is more advantageous to create courseware from scratch rather than customize a product?

Agenda

A panel of leaders from diverse industries in the Silicon Valley will discuss their responses to market demand for both catalog and customized learning solution offerings: the business drivers, the issues and trade-offs, and the results. Come interact with our panelists, including:

  1. Reesa Abrams, Instructional Designer, CTB McGraw Hill
  2. Sunil Maulik, Ph.D., Chairman and CEO, GeneEd
  3. Stay tuned for more?

Part I: Panel discussion: Trends in training offerings Part II: Break-out groups to discuss issues such as intellectual property, financial models, alternative training development models, and training product
maintenance

Who Should Attend

  • CLOs and Executives who are looking for ways to optimize the impact of training on business imperatives
  • HR, Senior and Business Managers who are looking for ways to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness
  • Resource managers who are looking for ways to leverage and economize
  • Learning program managers who influence development decisions

Cost
$20.00 (increased only to cover the increased cost of upgraded refreshments)

Remote access

We cannot supply a webcast for this meeting, but the recorded meeting will be available soon after.

Time and place

Wednesday, June 22 2005
SRI,
International Building
Menlo Park, CA
4:30PM - 7:00PM
$10

     Important note:

  1. Please use the parking lot at the corner of Ravenswood and Middlefield (next to the church) and walk the half block to the meeting. SRI has very limited parking in front of Building A; those spaces are reserved for SRI's use. [Directions]



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