Blended Learning

This Webcast was recorded on October 1, 2008.

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The Why and the How of Effective On-Demand Learning

Companies are facing new challenges, forcing them to rethink their training strategies—including how they apply on-demand learning technologies to meet business goals and
learner needs.

In a recent Bersin & Associates survey, 83% of organizations revealed that they are dealing with major talent challenges caused by an aging U.S. workforce and influx of
younger workers.

The days of building static new-hire orientation programs and a curriculum of courses to meet employee training needs is coming to a close.

The truth is that structured learning programs alone are inadequate to meet the “in the moment” performance needs of the knowledge workforce. To be effective, training content must be delivered in the context of an employee’s job. Formal learning must co-exist with a wide variety of performance support programs and other “just-in-time” technologies.

Therefore, the Learning & Development (L&D) organization must “get out of the way” and create systems and environments that encourage and facilitate the networked organizational learning model.

But building on-demand learning solutions requires new sets
of skills.

Rather than focus solely on building content and delivering blended learning solutions, it forces the organization to partner with IT to establish standards and tools for content development, search, and indexing that make it easy for employees to find just what they need.

And it demands a close understanding of employees’ real daily job roles in order to embed assistance as close to the moment of performance as possible.

In a nutshell, it forces the L&D organization to look at its role as a "publisher" and "enabler" not just a "developer."

What You’ll Learn:

In this Webcast, you'll discover some of the trends that are driving interest in on-demand learning approaches. And you’ll gain research-based guidance on what your organization must do to successfully integrate these new approaching into its development programs.

About the Presenter:

Chris Howard is a principal analyst at Bersin & Associates. Truly one of the pioneers of e-learning industry, he has an extensive background in learning and enterprise systems technology. Over the last five years, Howard has worked with hundreds of customers in the deployment of online learning solutions. Recently, Chris has published the 7-step Approach to Selecting an LMS, Best-Practices in Leadership Training, Application Simulations: What Works, and Content Integration Challenges.

David Mallon directs research in enterprise learning for Bersin & Associates. He has more than a decade of experience in corporate learning strategies, programs, and processes and the selection and implementation of learning and performance solutions and related technologies. Prior to joining Bersin & Associates, Mallon led the consulting services practice at Learn.com, where he and his team assisted hundreds of clients with the integration and alignment of solutions to critical business objectives.

James D. Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., is vice president of Global Training and Consulting for SMR USA, where he presents workshops for and provides consulting to Fortune 500 companies around the world. He has written a number of books, including Transferring Learning To Behavior: Using the Four Levels to Improve Performance and Implementing the Four Levels: A Practical Guide for Effective Evaluation of Training Programs.

Nicholas Igneri leads the Learning Technology group at American Management Association and is instrumental in the design, implementation and management of AMA's Blended Learning program. Previously, Igneri held leadership positions at Docent, now SumTotal, as Director of Professional Services, and VitesseLearning, as VP of Learning Solutions.

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Webcast Details:

Date of Event: ,
Time: 12 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Eastern
Fee: Complimentary
Meeting Number: 00000 - 00000

For additional training on this topic, consider these AMA seminars:

To learn more, read these AMACOM Books:

The AMA Guide to Management Development, by Daniel R. Tobin and Margaret S. Pettingell
The AMA Handbook of E-Learning, Edited by George M. Piskurich
Understanding Action Learning, by Judy O'Neil, Ed.D. and Victoria J. Marsick, Ph.D.
Beyond Training and Development, by William J. Rothwell
The New Human Capital Strategy, by Bradley W. Hall

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