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For the third episode of E-Learning Council’s Leaders in Learning Podcast, we interview Katrina Baker, author of Corporate Training Tips & Tricks , LMS Success & The LMS Selection Checklist. Katrina is an E-Learning Symposium Speaker.
In this wide ranging conversation we talk about:
Katrina brings a wealth of real-world experience to our conversation.
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Sanjay Nasta: Hi, this is Sanjay Nasta. Today I am speaking with Katrina Baker, with ROFL. Welcome Katrina.
Katrina Baker: Thank you.
Sanjay Nasta: What does ROFL stand for?
Katrina Baker: It stands for Resources of Fun Learning and I picked that name specifically because I like that acronym.
Sanjay Nasta: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?
Katrina Baker: Sure, I mainly work in the learning technology space. I have a pretty, varied weird background which is great for people in training. I guess it’s typical for us. I came from the world of production and I went into training management, went with a very large retailer. That allowed me to get into the world of learning management system administration and I love that world. I’ve written a couple of books that you may or may not have heard of. If you’re really in love with LMS you might have heard of them. There’s one called LMS Success and there’s one called The LMS Selection Checklist. I write and I also speak at conferences and that’s actually how I met Sanjay.
Sanjay Nasta: Katrina was a speaker at E-Learning Symposium and we had a great time having her there. Katrina, what’s your latest book?
Katrina Baker: It is Corporate Training Tips and Tricks, Save Your Money and Prove Your Worth. That’s actually the first book that I’ve written that’s not strictly on learning technology. It’s in there, but it’s also got some other fun stuff. [Read more…]
Are you working on your 2017 Strategic Plan for your training department? Need some industry statistics? Here’s a curated list of training industry reports that you might find useful.
Now in its 35th year, The Industry Report provides data on budgets, staffing, and programs. Only U.S.-based corporations and educational institutions with 100 or more employees Only U.S.-based corporations and educational institutions with 100 or more employees are included in the analysis. The data represents a cross-section of industries and company sizes.
The State of the Industry report is Association for Talent Development’s (ATD) review of talent development trends. In 2016, A total of 310 organizations representing a diverse range of industries, sizes, and locations participated in the benchmarking study. Key findings include the following:
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State of Learning and Development 2015 examines how organizations in 40 countries and 33 industries are prioritizing and approaching learning. The data shows 55% of companies have a formal learning and development strategy in place. The prevalence of an L&D strategy grows with the size of the company, however. You will find them at 61% of large companies (more than 10,000 employees), 52% of mid-sized organizations (1,000 – 9,999 employees) and 48% of small companies (Fewer than 1,000 employees).
Conducted in June-July of 2015, other top findings from the research include:
A negative report about the state of self-paced learning by Ambient insight that states:
The global eLearning industry is now in the midst of a perfect storm of market conditions that are driving revenues down including weak demand for most self-paced products, commoditization, the late stage of eLearning’s product lifecycle, pronounced product substitution, and the so-called leapfrog effect with buyers in developing countries completely bypassing eLearning for newer products.
The benchmark report (sponsored by Citrix) explores how online tools are changing the job of the training professional
Technology is powerful and transformative. As L&D professionals, it’s important to learn from the experiences of our peers in order to apply new technologies for the benefit of learners.
In this Training Industry focuses on:
This report, by SaaS LMS Vendor is a biased view on the value of Elearning. None the less, it does have a some useful data about online learning. Use data with caution.
Free Overview; Research Report is Paid. The Corporate Learning Facebook 2015 provides current L&D benchmarks and guidance. How much are L&D organizations spending per learner? How are organizations allocating their L&D funds across different program areas? How do metrics for mature L&D organizations differ from their less mature counterparts?
If is worth looking at Josh Bersin’s free presentation Ten Trends Shaping the Future on Slideshare.
If you have other reports that you have found useful please share in the comments or on @learningcouncil.