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M-Training: Is Mobile
Training Right for your Organization?
M-Training, which stands for
mobile training, is an emerging field of study focusing on the
development of training for the PDA or Pocket PC user. This is
an important area of focus because cellular phones, PDAs,
Pocket PCs, and broadband wireless connectivity are changing
the way we communicate. At one time a cellular phone was used
solely for voice communications; today cellular phones serve
as digital cameras, text-messaging tools, and gaming centers –
all with online access. Pocket PCs are adding additional
capabilities including high-speed broadband connectivity and a
wide range of popular tools and productivity software such as
PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Calendar Management and Internet
Explorer. There is no question that users desire an all-
purpose portable device that takes care of their information
and communication needs. It is not unusual for these devices,
selling for over $500, to be backordered at many solutions
provider sites.
The question we must ask
ourselves is this; given the overall poor track record we
have had publishing courses for fully configured PCs, why do
we think we can successfully publish to small devices with
less mature applications and technology…
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ASK CELEBRATES ASTD’S 60TH
BIRTHDAY IN WASHINGTON DC
ASTD is celebrating its 60th
birthday and ASK International is traveling to Washington DC
to participate in the festivities. The party begins Sunday,
May 23rd at the new Washington DC Convention Center with the
opening day of the ASTD 2004 International Conference and
Exposition (visit
http://www.astd.org for
conference/preconference details). Join over 8,000 attendees
through May 26th at the single most attended event in the
field of workplace learning and performance. The Expo opens
Monday, May 24th at 9:30 am where you can visit ASK
International at Booth #2408 for hourly presentations, on-
demand demonstrations, free gifts, raffle prizes and
promotional show pricing. Mark your calendars to join in the
celebration and visit ASK International at Booth #2408 near
the entrance to Exhibition Hall B...
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Avoiding a Bitter E-
ftertaste: Six Vendor Red Flags
Contrary to the predictions of
many inside and outside of the training field, e-Learning has
not conquered the training landscape part and parcel.
Although progressive technologies and techniques have
definitely fueled growth over the past five to seven years,
committed implementation of and reliance on e-Learning and its
close relatives – such as knowledge databases, virtual
classrooms and online performance support – have fallen short
of many of the sweeping forecasts of the late ‘90s. ASK
International believes that poor products and services
delivered by e-Learning vendors have far too often failed to
meet organizational needs and deserve much of the blame for
the unrealized vision. In short, training decision-makers who
are courageous enough to sip from the new waters have too
often been left with a bad taste in their mouths…and many do
not sip again. Fortunately, most unqualified vendors exhibit
some telltale characteristics and behaviors early in the
selection process that indicate your implementation may fail
or your curriculum may fall flat if hired.
Caveat emptor: Interview carefully and stay alert
for the following red flags...
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Creating a Knowledge-
Based Organization with an Intranet-Based Learning
Environment: Lessons from the TrenchesWhile traveling to a client in Ohio
recently, I read the Wall Street Journal. Although I enjoy
reading the Journal, I’ve never found information that is life
changing. But this time, a single quote was to forever alter
my view of the relationship between organizations, education
and learning technology. General Electric CEO Jack Welch, in a
letter to stockholders, pointed out what enabled GE to achieve
10%+ growth in all its business segments:
'The ability of an organization to continually learn
from any source and rapidly convert this learning into action
is the ultimate competitive
advantage.' In our organizations, knowledge has
historically been acquired through classroom and print-based
systems. While many organizations have experimented with CD-
ROMs, they pale in comparison to the potential of Intranet-
based knowledge acquisition...
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