Archive for November, 2011
Performance Support
So this Geek has had the chance, at the Learning2011 conference in Orlando this week, to attend some sessions and have some conversations about Performance Support. Without getting all hyperbolic on you, I want to say that traditional training (ILT, WBT, Blended learning, yadda yadda yadda) is the equivalent of Neanderthal Persons while Performance Support [...]
Enhanced Individual Assessment
Blogging today from the awesome Learning 2011 conference in Orlando! SO much sunnier than Seattle was when I left. This morning’s first session was Sarah Bloomfield from Google who talked about, among other things, a different view of assessment. In the corporate learning biz, the focus for assessment (Level 2) is most often individual assessment…which [...]
What’s The Story?
The below graph is the 2010 Quality of Life Index filtered for Cost of Living. I haven’t validated the scale, although it appears to be 1 – 100, nor do I have any idea where the data comes from. But if you can keep yourself from being too distracted by that, take a moment to [...]
Learning Measurement: Taking the Easy Way
In response to an article in T+D Magazine about Learning Measurement, specifically about the difference between evidence and proof, I wrote a reaction here. It’s cool. You should read it. Geek
6 Day Week
There must be some reason this isn’t viable, but to save my life I can’t think of it right now. http://xkcd.com/320/