A New eBook from the eLearning Guild...

In Search of Learning Agility This publication deviates from the typical eLearning Guild eBook. We’re publishing it here because we believe that it contains a powerful and insightful view of the role educational technology plays in organizations. The central premise is that enduring competitive advantage must be built on organizational learning agility — meaning an organization’s ability to respond to adaptive challenge through the acquisition and application of knowledge and skills. The authors, Clark and Gottfredson, sketch three distinct stages of learning agility: 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0, and illustrate a clear path forward for the meaningful use of learning technologies in organizations. This is a “must read” for managers and executives who are interested in aligning learning and training efforts and investments with larger business objectives.

Access Instructions: Depending on the speed of your Internet connection, this document could take a few moments to download because of its size (39 pages in PDF format, ~421K). We urge you to save it to your computer first and then open it.

Download Link: http://www.elearningguild.com/showFile.cfm?id=3035

The eLearning Guild conducted a survey of its members, asking for their favorite tips relating to strategies for effectively creating, managing, and using synchronous e-Learning. Members could submit tips relating to any or all of five different categories. As is usual in our past surveys, the tips range in length from one-sentence ideas all the way up to multi-page discourses. You will find tips in these categories...

• Blending Synchronous Learning with Other Learning Modalities
• Designers of Synchronous Presentations, Courses, and Webinars
• Managers Who Lead Synchronous Learning Efforts
• Synchronous Speakers and Instructors
• Technical Production, Planning, and Preparation

This FREE Digital eBook would not have been possible were it not for a generous contribution to its development from Adobe. If you're not familiar with their products, or if you haven't checked them out lately, we encourage you to look at their offerings soon!

Access Instructions: Depending on the speed of your Internet connection, this document could take a few moments to download because of its size (58 pages in PDF format, ~3MB). We urge you to save it to your computer first and then open it.

Download Link: http//www.elearningguild.com/showFile.cfm?id=2930

Learning Content Management System
The GeoLearning Learning Content Management System (GeoLCMS) is a browser-based tool for creating, delivering and managing high-quality learning content quickly and cost-effectively across your organization. Organizations just starting out in e-learning will appreciate its simplicity, while experienced developers will find that GeoLCMS offers ways to streamline their course creation process—and substantially reduce development costs.

GeoLCMS provides anyone in your organization, partner channel or customer base with critical learning and knowledge resources when they need them. Learning and knowledge sharing are driven from a single database of content that is easily created, updated and shared.

GeoLCMS is an integrated component of GeoLearning’s GeoMaestro enterprise learning and performance management platform, providing seamless content connectivity, security, session management and integrated reporting. It can also be deployed as a stand-alone system, or integrated with our GeoExpress LMS platform, as well as other third-party LMSs. Either way, GeoLCMS offers one-of-a-kind features that make the development of e-learning applications faster and more efficient.

The GeoLCMS offers several competitive advantages:

• Rapid Content Creation
• Powerful Collaboration Tools
• Open Authoring
• Reusable Learning Objects
• Adaptive Learning Paths
• Superior Assessment and Survey Capabilities
• Robust Administrative Features
• Intuitive Student Experience
• Powerful Tracking, Reporting & LMS Integration Capabilities
• Web-based and delivered Software as a Service (SaaS)
• AICC, SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, PENS and Section 508 Compliant

“GeoLCMS offers us unlimited flexibility to create robust custom sales training content. The content reusability and intuitive environment enables our content development team and SMEs to access centralized assets and collaborate to streamline content development best practices. Our content creation and update process is rapid, reliable and scalable.”