Just a quick note to say that the Connect Thinking website has been refreshed and is now a WordPress template with a blog.

What this means is that I have redefined the purpose of this blog. The E-Learning Academy blog will cover information and opinions about:

• E-Learning and social media skill development
• “How to” guides
• Learning technology tools

The Connect Thinking blog will cover information and opinions about:

• E-Learning and social media strategies for organisational learning
• Work-based performance support technologies
• Technology implementation
• Organisational learning and technology trends
• Our changing practice
• My doctoral research

Use the categories in either blog to navigate to the topics you are interested in.

I hope you continue to find my blog posts of value. Thank you.

Just a quick post to say Colleen Kavanagh and I will be presenting at the National Simulation-Based Training and Virtual Learning Conference in Melbourne on Monday 28th November, 2011. Our topic: Virtual Classroom – It’s all about participation.

For those who are unable to atttend, I will summarise our experience next week.

The Connect Thinking E-Learning Academy has launched it’s 5th online course: Choosing and Implementing a LMS.

Description:
This course will help you to ensure that implementing a LMS into your organisation is the right thing to do.

It will also enable you to develop strategies to help mitigate four common risks to LMS implementation:

• Requirements mismatch
• Budget or timeline blowout
• Inadequate systems governance
• Disappointing user adoption

Worksheets and tips are included in the course for download.

Choosing and Implementing a LMS is a natural addition to the other courses already available from the E-Learning Academy:

1. Developing Your E-Learning Strategy
2. Webinar Instructional Design and Facilitation
3. E-Learning Project Management, and
4. E-Learning Instructional design

For information, Contact Us.

I have recently refreshed and updated recommended e-learning resources on the Connect Thinking e-learning resources page. Here you will also find access to a free e-learning gap analysis.

Also, a new article from Colleen Kavanagh and myself: 10 Things That Make Webinars Work, in September 2011 HC Magazine, pages 34-36. Enjoy.