Content about Learning Management

February 17, 2012
New Article: What’s an LMS? Part 2

Lessons learned about Learning Management System implementation, software training, internal marketing, and user adoption from the Training & Organizational Development manager at Multi-Chem.

 

By Glenn Drysdale, Training & Organizational Development Manager, Multi-Chem

February 17, 2012
What’s an LMS? Part 2

Lessons learned about Learning Management System implementation, software training, internal marketing, and user adoption from the Training & Organizational Development manager at Multi-Chem.

By Glenn Drysdale, Training & Organizational Development Manager, Multi-Chem

Recently, I embarked upon an adventure: implementing the first Learning Management System (LMS) in our company. The first article (http://trainingmag.com/article/what%E2%80%99s-lms-part-1) looked at identifying needs, making the business case, choosing a vendor, and obtaining senior leadership buy-in. Here in Part 2, we look at implementation, software training, internal marketing, and user adoption.

February 10, 2012
What’s an LMS? Part 1

Recently, a Training & Organizational Development manager implemented the first Learning Management System (LMS) in his company, Multi-Chem. He says it has been a rewarding venture, providing functionality the company has needed for some time. The experience yielded many lessons that might be helpful for others. Here are some of the lessons he learned along the way.

By Glenn Drysdale, Training & Organizational Development Manager, Multi-Chem

Recently, I embarked upon an adventure: implementing the first Learning Management System (LMS) in our company. It has been a rewarding venture, providing functionality we have needed for some time. The experience yielded many lessons that might be helpful for others. Here are some of the lessons we learned along the way.

February 6, 2012
Digging Deeper: Learning Systems

 

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October 7, 2011
Talent Tips: Training on the Go

Mobile learners appreciate good-quality content designed to save them time and that provides immediate accomplishments in small chunks. Keep it short, but use all the media—video, audio, exercises, simulations, games, etc.—to “show” and not just “tell” how work can be done and skills developed.

By Roy Saunderson, President, Recognition Management Institute

Are we ready to train employees through iPods? Some organizations already do so with great success. Yet there are important principles to consider in getting mobile learning right.

In the fast-moving world we live in, we stay connected through a growing number of mobile devices we’re glued at the hip to. Now imagine having training follow you around and be available whenever you are ready to learn.

October 4, 2011
Innovations and Best Practices in E-Learning

Online learning is constantly changing and improving. The best LMS platforms stay up to date with current technologies, make adding your e-learning courses easy, and, most importantly, give your users a reason to keep learning.

By Chad Hoke, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, BlueVolt

The first thing you want to ask yourself when considering, implementing, or switching to a new learning management system (LMS) is: Will it be easy to use?

Think about the majority of your LMS provider’s users. How tech-savvy are they? Don’t over-estimate your users’ tolerance for complexity. One of the most common complaints we get from companies is that their usage is far less than they expected.

September 14, 2011
Vi Changes Its Workforce Culture with Learning Management

Thanks to its creative use of learning management technology, Vi—the owner and operator of older adult living communities—has enjoyed dramatic results: Online course use has grown more than 1,000 percent, learning costs have fallen by 28 percent, and the company has enjoyed a 5.5 percent increase in customer satisfaction.

By Michael Boese, Sr. Vice President, Taleo Corp.

Thanks to its creative use of learning management technology, Vi—the owner and operator of older adult living communities—has enjoyed dramatic results: Online course use has grown more than 1,000 percent, learning costs have fallen by 28 percent, and the company has enjoyed a 5.5 percent increase in customer satisfaction.

July 25, 2011
Free LMS for the Small Business

Many companies, especially smaller ones such as search engine marketing firm OrangeSoda, often find that building a learning management system (LMS) is too expensive for their limited budgets. Find out how OrangeSoda developed several in-house LMSs for virtually nothing.

By Evan James Griffin, Manager, Training and Development, OrangeSoda Inc.

It’s hard to ignore the influence of technology in our lives. It has changed the way we shop, travel, and communicate, affecting literally everything we do. Its power also recently has changed the world of training, resulting in a booming $50 billion industry. This is no surprise to those who understand one of the greatest training challenges: scalability.

October 1, 2010
LMS Lessons

Three 2010 Top Young Trainers 
share their experiences with 
implementing or re-engineering 
a learning management system—
from identifying the innovative 
functionality they needed to 
meeting the training 
challenges associated with 
the launch. Plus, the latest 
LMS bells and whistles.

By Lorri Freifeld

With technology changing 
every second of every day, it’s no surprise a learning management system (LMS) quickly can become outdated. But it’s no easy task to re-engineer a current LMS or find exactly the right new one to purchase. For some of the latest LMS 
innovations, see the sidebar below, and check out the lessons three 2010 Top Young Trainer winners who faced such challenges in the last two years learned about LMS functionality and training.

Vanguard’s Vision

October 1, 2010
Training Today: LMS Goes to the Dogs

VCA Animal Hospitals used to 
rely on software combining 
PowerPoint presentations and audio narration to deliver training to its hospital workforce, which comprises 13,000 workers in 500-plus animal hospitals across 40 states. But as the company grew, it needed to provide more training both to hospital staff and support-office employees. The solution? Purchase a learning management system (LMS) and customize it to meet VCA’s needs.

VCA Animal Hospitals used to 
rely on software combining 
PowerPoint presentations and audio narration to deliver training to its hospital workforce, which comprises 13,000 workers in 500-plus animal hospitals across 40 states. But as the company grew, it needed to provide more training both to hospital staff and support-office employees.

October 1, 2010
Training Today: Tips to Outsource Training

With learning management 
systems (LMSs) offering more sophisticated functionality, will more companies look to outsource the operation of them? The answer might very well 
be “Yes,” according to NIIT Enterprise Learning Solutions President and business head Sapnesh Lalla. In a recent conference call, Lalla said the future of training outsourcing lies in learning technologies, learning content, and proprietary and off-the-shelf delivery.

With learning management 
systems (LMSs) offering more sophisticated functionality, will more companies look to outsource the operation of them? The answer might very well 
be “Yes,” according to NIIT Enterprise Learning Solutions President and business head Sapnesh Lalla. In a recent conference call, Lalla said the future of training outsourcing lies in learning technologies, learning content, and proprietary and off-the-shelf delivery.

He also offered tips for companies considering outsourcing training functions:

February 1, 2009
SCC Soft Computer

"Training initiatives are not done unless there is a business reason to do it," she says. "When we get contacted to do something, we ask, 'which of our key performance indicators it's designed to move,' 'what results we expect,' and 'how will it affect our customers?' Then we make the decision of how to support it from a training perspective."

"Training initiatives are not done unless there is a business reason to do it," she says.

November 1, 2002
E-briefings fill a learning gap at KPMG

Although full-blown Web-based skills training has its place, many organizations feel the ability to rapidly build and deliver online content that raises employee awareness is an equally important strategic asset.

Although full-blown Web-based skills training has its place, many organizations feel the ability to rapidly build and deliver online content that raises employee awareness is an equally important strategic asset.