I’m in the throes of a major learning ecosystem redevelopment project. Much of my radio silence has been the result of time spent “collecting bricks” – the materials I need for rebuilding this thing. Some of the bricks have been material – changing development tools, developing an inventory of toys applications that I can leverage […]
An Attempt to Structure the Problem
I was trying to figure out what big question my little Learning Architecture / Reporting project is attempting to answer. I came up with the following: How do people learn how to do their jobs? I am currently organizing the problem into two architectural pieces: Business Architecture (The Human Piece) – How are people learning […]
Desperately Peeking Over the Silo
One of the bonuses of the Thrash is that I am more open to new sources of input. It also reminds me that my ADD generalist leanings occasionally come in handy. ————————– Our IT department has put together what I am calling a SWAT team of the best and brightest. (Currently) 7 guys with a […]
In the Throes of the Thrash
I’ve mentioned before that I am looking to completely redesign the learning environment at my organization. Why? Because what I am doing just doesn’t work anymore. My clients can’t get the reports we need out of our current structure. And I can’t seem to help them with what I have. Folks are purchasing (often unnecessarily) […]
If You Could Do It All Over Again….
If you could design your organization’s learning/support environment from scratch… No legacy LMSs / Tools / Applications / Spreadsheets No prior Instructional Design methodologies that you “have to” use No audience expectations No politics No one you have to bribe cajole manipulate brainwash convince ….and you had an unlimited budget…. What would it look like? What […]
A New Strategy for Reporting
I’ve been working with Sally to create a new implementation plan. She and the director have been working on a strategic plan for this LMS. During this entire process, we’ve learned that trying to administer reporting groups in SkillPort is awkward. Particularly with some of the challenges we have with our enterprise system, ever-changing organizational […]
Starting Small
I’m a big fan of guerrilla change management. This is how I’ve been implementing Moodle. Build a small little toy. Place the little toy where it is easy to find. Take any openings people give you to show them the little toy and let them play with it. If it looks good and works, the […]
