Proactive vs Reactive: A new level of maturity for compliance and regulatory training

Bryan Chapman is passionate about innovative learning and has benchmarked learning practices at some of the best organisations in the world. His discussion around compliance training centered on the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and examples of ‘reactive’ processes (just ticking the box) as opposed to ‘proactive’ processes (training is ‘experienced’).  The CFR actually favours electronic vs paper-based delivery in the US.

The Future of the LMS: A Software Lifecycle Perspective

This report, prepared by Sage Road Solutions for the E-Learning Guild, describes the current status and future direction of Learning Management System (LMS) use in e-Learning.

The product lifecycle diagram shown suggests that LMSs, as we have known them until today, will likely start to fade from the learning ecosystem scene by 2012. Evidence suggests that over the next five years LMSs will look more like portals and less like platforms. They will feature Web 2.0 collaborative tools, including connected modular functionality, which organisations will select as being most rele­vant for the management needs of the learning organisation doing the purchasing.

How to Successfully Incorporate Avatars into E-Learning

An Avatar serves as an alter ego, usually representing the presenter, and is generally in the form of a 3D model. This character is able to mimic human characteristics, including voice, gesture, and body movement. They help introduce an element of humanity and can be used to guide a learner through a learning module and create an emotional connection with the learning, know as the persona effect.  There is a growing body of research to support the use of avatars in on line learning.

Games…Games…..Games

If you have a lot of money to spend, then this section is for you.

To view some free online games, go to Kongregate.

Learning Reinforcement 2.0: How to Strengthen Learning After Completion

There are three stages to the learning process: before, during and after.

Do you know how much time organisations focus on each part?

• Before 10%
• During 85%
• After 5%

Yet research has shown that most of the value is generated during the ‘after’ phase. This is when transfer of learning occurs.

• Before 26%
• During 24%
• After 50%

Actions Speak Louder than Words: Creating Meaningful e-Learning Interactions

Simple techniques can make a significant difference when creating interactions that truly engage learner’s attention, even when working with interactions such as drag and drop activities.

The key words are Instructional Interactivity, this presentation is based on the fourth white paper in a series titled “how to start a change reaction”.