Web 2.0 Hype

What is the experience of companies embracing technologies such as wikis and blogs as part of their internal staff Learning & Development programme, and how can you benefit from this?

For instance:

• Do you have to be a blogger yourself as well to implement the new technologies?
• How do you make it accessible to technophobes?
• Does the idea of staff sharing their knowledge and experience online inspire you - or does it fill you with dread?
• In which contexts can these technologies flourish? Where are they best avoided?
• How can you most effectively mix and match the various web 2.0 technologies on offer?

An Unconference

Part of the power of web 2.0 is that the content is not prepared in advance by the organisers, but evolves organically from the contribution of visitors at the website. The seminar format for "2.0" will be very open, giving you many opportunities to discover answers to these questions for yourself, direct from others that are already involved in these activities and also for new colleagues you meet at the session to learn from you.

The Session Leaders

The seminar will be managed by a team of experienced and knowledgeable leaders in the field.

Stephen Citron
With a background in software development and training, in education and in sales, Stephen established the informatology L&D Forum in 2003. It has become a vibrant community for staff development professionals, providing innovative and dynamic opportunities for face2face peer-learning.

The Forum presents Conferences on L&D Strategy and L&D Technology themes in London, England featuring world-class keynotes, case studies from experienced practitioners and exchanges with solution-consultants, with a key focus on interactions with fellow delegates.

Starting in 2008 the Forum now presents Raids across the UK (visits to training departments in other sectors) with the aim of helping L&D professionals gain real knowledge from living case studies. These are proving to be lively learning experiences combining actual experience with informed debate.

For full info. visit www.informatology.com and click [Forum].

 

Jay Cross
Jay Cross was the first to use the term eLearning on the web and is a champion of informal learning, web 2.0 and systems thinking. Now in its ninth year, his company Internet Time Group LLC has provided advice and guidance to Cisco, IBM, Sun, HP, the CIA, the World Bank and numerous others and is currently refining informal/web 2.0 learning management approaches that accelerate performance. Jay frequently leads "Adrenalin Shot Workshops" for corporate teams.

Jay served as CEO of eLearning Forum for its first five years and has keynoted at Online Educa before. He is the author of Informal Learning: Rediscovering the Natural Pathways that Inspire Innovation and Performance, co-author of Implementing eLearning, contributor to The Blended Learning Handbook and author of many magazine articles. Every day, thousands of people read his two blogs, Internet Time and Informal Learning Blog.

Other session leaders will be announced here when they are confirmed.

 

Our 2008 Conferences

Special combined Online-Educa/informatology offer
Attend one of our June 2008 conferences in London, England and we will credit you the full “2.0” seminar fee of 80€. Apply direct to services@informatology.com for details with “OE Offer” in the subject line.

 

L&D Strategy themes…

Coaching; not Training
24 June 2008 featuring Sir John Whitmore [author Coaching for Performance] + Julie Starr [author The Coaching Manual] Coaching offers an engaging and empowering alternative to training. But how do you establish a coaching culture that encourages management buy-in and line-manager involvement? See brochure: www.informatology.com/forum/informatology-forum-UK26-Coaching.pdf

Talent Development
25 June 2008 featuring Don Taylor + Charles Woodruffe [author Winning the Talent War] A key buzz phrase for L&D. But how does it map to leadership development and succession planning, and how would a Talent Management system help your organisation improve performance? See brochure: www.informatology.com/forum/informatology-forum-UK28-Talent.pdf

 

L&D Technology themes…

Getting the most from your Learning System (LMS, CMS...)
24 June 2008 featuring Niall Sclater (OU VLE Programme) + David Wilson (eLearnity) How do we include people that resist the onward march of technology in general and of e-learning in particular, so that all may benefit from the advantages offered? And how easy is it to develop e-Learning these days without being a techie? See brochure: www.informatology.com/forum/informatology-forum-UK27-Systems.pdf

e-Learning for Technophobes
25 June 2008 featuring Jo Causon (Chartered Management Institute) + John Traxler (Learning Lab, University of Wolverhampton) How do we include people that resist the onward march of technology in general and of e-learning in particular, so that all may benefit from the advantages offered? And how easy is it to develop e-Learning these days without being a techie? See brochure: www.informatology.com/forum/informatology-forum-UK29-Technophobes.pdf

 

Our 2008 Raids:

Planning to Implement an LMS
Bolton Council on 14 May 2008
See brochure: www.informatology.com/forum/informatology-forum-Raids-EL02.pdf

Developing Technical Capability with Competency Frameworks
The Environment Agency in Bristol on 22 May 2008
See brochure: www.informatology.com/forum/informatology-forum-Raids-LD02.pdf

Integration Training
ABN AMRO bank in London on 3 September 2008
See brochure: www.informatology.com/forum/informatology-forum-Raids-LD03.pdf

 

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