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The Name Of The Game: Integrating & Rolling Out Learning Solutions
Chapter 11: The Name Of The Game: Integrating
& Rolling Out Learning Solutions
Well, here you are. This is the moment you’ve been waiting for. Everything is working
correctly, former issues are resolved, communications are loud and clear, backup plans
A, B and C are in place.
#482: And … Off They Go!
When giving a learner or group of learners their first e-Learning experience, give them a "Quickstart"
sheet. Ideally this is a printed (and maybe laminated) succinct, colorful, unintimidating and dummyproof
step-by-step guide from a blank screen to getting the most out of an e-Learning course. This is
based on the technology adoption curve principle where over two thirds of potential "consumers" are
in fact reluctant to embrace innovation. The same people reluctant to embrace e-Learning will be the
same people who will not respond favourably to a reminder email, a set of instructions on the Intranet,
or an attached PDF or Word set of instructions.
Chris Robinson
KnowledgePool
#483: Learning Is Like Pyramid Selling
Small wins at the start of a rollout equate to big results in the long run.
Adam Oosterhoff
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
#484: Segment Into Phases To Better Manage
Separate you e-Learning project implementation into 4 parts: Technology, Management,
Contents and Culture. Take care of each part separately -- each one has a different solution.
Carlos Bravo
E-Learning Solutions
#485: Point, Click, Integrate
e-Learning standards continue to evolve, but it will be years before their promised value comes
to fruition. Content integration provides companies an immediate cost effective alternative
solution for the challenges surrounding e-Learning infrastructure and allows companies to
seamlessly integrate multi-vendor content and Learning Management Systems. The flow of data
also aids e-Learning analytics, thereby adding additional value to a company's training program.
Kim Woodward
Trifus
#486: All Dressed Up & Nowhere To Go
In order to sucessfully implement distance education within an organization, you must have support from
leadership of all groups involved. Obvious yes, but we've probably all experienced some version of what
happens in the months (and months and months and...) of back-and-forth while your vendors grow impatient
because their product is not as widely available as originally promised, your leaders are also impatient
because you're not able to deliver on the plans made, and your users (to whom you've been proactively
marketing) begin to distrust the whole thing. Consider who can be an ally, a block, a spearhead, and a Plan-
B-and-beyond-finder wherever you are wanting to implement your project.
Diane Wren
Kaiser Permanente
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