Job role
Consultant
About
Organisation
More Than Blended
Twitter account
barrysampson
Size of organisation (employees)
<20
Areas of professional interest
Blended learning, Content authoring and design, Instructor-led training, Gaming and simulations for learning, Learning management systems and methods, Measurement methods and technologies, Mobile learning, Organisational learning, Performance support technologies and methods, Skills assessment and competency mapping, Virtual classrooms, Workflow and process-embedded learning, Social Media and learning
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Other
"Ignoring my bias against Citrix, the chances are you'll be able to successfully use Moodle this way :)
The most important thing is to identify all of the different types of resource that you want to make available and test delivery of each one on…"
The most important thing is to identify all of the different types of resource that you want to make available and test delivery of each one on…"
"I'm doing some work with a client at the moment who are just setting up Moodle with Citrix. They've had no problems with Moodle itself, but in some cases delivery via Citrix means it doesn't play nicely with some SCORM elearning content.
Given the…"
Given the…"
"Hi Alison,
This is something that we did back when I was at B&Q. Initially we had introduced a very training driven approach, but after about 12 months moved to the kind of assessment driven approach you are talking about.
It got a very positive…"
This is something that we did back when I was at B&Q. Initially we had introduced a very training driven approach, but after about 12 months moved to the kind of assessment driven approach you are talking about.
It got a very positive…"
"+1 to Jane's advice.
Go and use [insert name of chosen social media tool here] to find, learn about and discuss things that interest, excite and help you. Then go and show other people how to do the same."
Go and use [insert name of chosen social media tool here] to find, learn about and discuss things that interest, excite and help you. Then go and show other people how to do the same."
"Hi Norman,
Some ideas;
The first two fail the non-OS test, but are .net/MS SQL apps
Umbraco - http://umbraco.org/
DotNetNuke - http://www.dotnetnuke.com/
The last is a commercial option:
Telligent - http://telligent.com/ - (used to be called…"
Some ideas;
The first two fail the non-OS test, but are .net/MS SQL apps
Umbraco - http://umbraco.org/
DotNetNuke - http://www.dotnetnuke.com/
The last is a commercial option:
Telligent - http://telligent.com/ - (used to be called…"
"I think this where the role of L&D mergers/blurs with Knowledge Management. Within our organisation, the majority of learning happens on the job and not through formal training programs our L&D team may develop and offer. We need to provide the…"
"L&D departments need to build their own experience in using these social media tools to improve their own productivity and knowledge sharing. From that position they can advise and support their wider use across the organisation. It was noticeable…"
"The role of the L&D should be to learn/elaborate with the business, the delegates and the instructors how to best use these tools before, during and after learning events.
Dedicated resources should be working on pilotes to progressively establish…"
Dedicated resources should be working on pilotes to progressively establish…"
At yesterdays workshop session we considered a number of different tools, and asked ourselves one key question; If we stop thinking about the product (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) and start thinking about the platform or purpose (e.g.…
""The key was in taking existing processes and demonstrating how the selected tools could streamline and improve them."
Keith, I think that's exactly the right way to be considering these tools. The key to getting buy in is offering solutions and…"
Keith, I think that's exactly the right way to be considering these tools. The key to getting buy in is offering solutions and…"
"Can I chuck in an option 4?
Use a set of stand alone tools, each of which is the most appropriate for your organisation, but integrate them such that your audience doesn't know that they're using different tools. To do this you would most likely be…"
Use a set of stand alone tools, each of which is the most appropriate for your organisation, but integrate them such that your audience doesn't know that they're using different tools. To do this you would most likely be…"
"I do tend bring the term 'social' in from the start of any conversation, just because for me that's the key element of these tools. The risk of dressing them up as something else is that you dilute their effectiveness by straightjacketing them with…"
"That works for me. Can we do 8.00 EST on Friday?
Do you use Skype? If so, I can be found at barry.sampson.uk"
Do you use Skype? If so, I can be found at barry.sampson.uk"
"Thank you. It's always good to know you're striking a cord :)
The change I was talking about was something that we did when I was Learning Technology manager at B&Q (I left last May). It's quite a long story, but I'd be happy to talk about it with…"
The change I was talking about was something that we did when I was Learning Technology manager at B&Q (I left last May). It's quite a long story, but I'd be happy to talk about it with…"
"So, you're using e-assesment to measure the immediate knowledge transfer element of your learning activity?
What is the outcome of the assessment? Is it just used for measurement, or does it provide the learner with actionable feedback…"
What is the outcome of the assessment? Is it just used for measurement, or does it provide the learner with actionable feedback…"
"What sort of assessment are we talking about? Post course e-assessment? Is it your expereince that this provides a genuine measure of the effectiveness of your learning activity?"
Comments
I was inspired by your comments in the last session of the conference regarding shifting our focus from training to performance. I whole-heartedly agreed with your statement "We don’t' care how you learn it, just that you can do it.". You mentioned that your organization has turned away from tracking attendance at trainings and gathering hours of attendance for training transcripts and that your supervisors are focusing more on performance. I'm interested in hearing more about how you implemented this vision and how the data is gathered regarding performance. I would like to share this vision with my supervisor.
Thanks for my opening my eyes to a new way of thinking about learning and performance!
Tiffany
Do you fancy putting a comment into my groups? I'm sure you would have something to say about assessments or content creation within organisations.
Cheers
Cas