The Future of TrainingAre You Ahead of the Learning Curve?

Company Background

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Industry Leaders

Creating Connections

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Consumer

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Consumer

Why oh Why… Are They So Popular?

The Perfect Storm

• Economy– Reduced budgets– Reduced resources

• Generation– Always connected– Always collaborating– Always collecting– Have always had technology available

• Available Technology– IT groups not adopting technology

quickly– Massive increase of infrastructure to

support rich media and social media– Personal technology is superior in most

cases than technology found at work

Paradigm Shift

Economy

Generation

Available Technology

So How Do You Leverage The Technology?A Few Case Studies

Education and Certification Portal

• Open Source LMS• Open Source CMS• Open Source Video Players• Open Source Video Convertors• Free Web Analytics• Free Community Builder Component• Open Source Webinar / Meeting • Nearly free – Shopping Cart

Education and Certification Portal

Blending Free and Commercial Tools

Open Source and Free• Open Source Office• Open Source Audio Editing Software• Open Source Video Editing Software• Open Source Screen Capture Software

Professional Software• Adobe Captivate• Articulate• Adobe Connect• Camtasia Studio

Lots of Tools

Blending Free and Commercial Tools

Requirements:• Variety of course content • Short deadlines for delivery• Multiple content developers• No technical team• Limited access to media specialistResults:• 60% overhead in content size• Major purchase in hardware and

software to support content delivery

• Low acceptance of initial training offering

• Helpdesk call increase

No Learning Delivery

Highly Interactive

Consumer-Focused Education

• Social Recommendation• Facebook Fan Page• Free Analytics

Software and Tools

Software and Tools

Categories

Authoring / Development

Presentation and Collaboration

Learning Management Systems

Content Management Systems

Network

Social

Tracking

Survey

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Comprehensive list of tools and resources at:

Free Does Not Mean FREE

Budget Considerations

Things that will impact the cost and ability to use technologies

PoliciesAre there any policies in place that would prohibit the use of the technology?

Speed to DeliveryHow quick do you have to get a solution or product in place?

ReliabilityAre there any service level agreements that need to be adhered to?

CompetencyDoes your group have the competency to work with the technology?

MaintenanceHow and who will maintain the technology or product going forward?

There is a limitation to bandwidth

Server (Content)

Internet / Intranet

First Mile

End User

Second MileLast Mile

Additional Questions

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Experience

• Company Leaders were part of IBM’s 1st multimedia interactive media division

• Experience in Marketing and Training across a wide range of industries

• Industry Awards for Creativity and Performance