Do you wonder - or worry - about LMS ROI? When it comes to determining whether to implement a new or replacement learning management system, it’s important to ask, “What will the return on investment be?” Oftentimes, organizations struggle to try and answer this question—or even worse, it isn’t ever asked at all. In this episode of the Leading Learning podcast, Celisa and … [Read more...]
Learning Engineering and Data Analytics with Dr. Ellen Wagner
Award-winning learning technologist Dr. Ellen Wagner has extensive leadership experience in the fields learning and learning technology. She’s a self-described learning activist who co-founded the Predictive Analytics Reporting (PAR) Framework, a predictive analytics research effort. And she’s the founder and managing partner of North Coast EduVisory Services, which helps … [Read more...]
How to Choose a Learning Management System (LMS) – and Get It Right
Wondering how to choose a learning management system (LMS) for your learning business and actually get it right? We have done a lot of technology selection work over the years and have delivered many Webinars and workshops related to our 7-step selection methodology (which, while often aimed at learning management system (LMS) selection, really applies to selection of … [Read more...]
Creating Leverage in the Learning Business
Leverage is essential to the success of a learning business. It's about helping learners get the maximum value out of their learning experiences and it's basically the key to maximizing reach, revenue, and impact. So creating leverage for ourselves – and much more importantly, our learners – is arguably one of the most powerful things a learning business can do now, or in the … [Read more...]
Venturing into the Edtech Market with Ian Chiu
In recent years, there’s been a significant surge in the level of investment flowing into educational technology companies. And with no signs of this letting up in the near future, it’s an investment niche that’s critical to the market for lifelong learning. In this episode of the Leading Learning podcast, Jeff talks with Ian Chiu, managing director at Owl Ventures, one of … [Read more...]
5 Signs Your Strategy Points to a Learning Management System
by Amber Winter of Web Courseworks As you and your team evaluate your learning business’s development and progress, one of the key components you’re sure to examine is your overarching strategy. What plans do you have in place to achieve your goals, how are you measuring your progress toward them, and how close have you come to reaching important milestones? As one of the … [Read more...]
Technology, Meetings, and Learning with Corbin Ball
With over two decades of experience running international technology meetings, Corbin Ball is a highly acclaimed speaker, consultant, and writer who helps clients use technology to increase their efficiency and productivity. Because his work focuses primarily at the intersection of technology and meetings – rather than solely on learning – he offers a slightly different … [Read more...]
7 Ways to Build Capacity for Your Learning Business
You can have the most inspiring vision in the world, a powerful mission, and a great strategy, but if you don’t have the capacity for executing, none of those things really matters very much. In this episode, Jeff and Celisa discuss why understanding capacity, and more importantly, how to build capacity, is one of the most critical activities an organization can … [Read more...]
Learning Technology Trends in the Association Sector
In 2009, Tagoras published Association E-learning: State of the Sector, the first report offering data about how trade and professional associations were using computers to deliver education to their audiences. Roll forward a decade and the report is now called Association Learning + Technology, but it still offers the most comprehensive information about how learning … [Read more...]
Transformation and Technology with JP Guilbault of Community Brands
JP Guilbault, president of Community Brands—the company recently formed to unite a number of major brands in the association space, including YourMembership, Abila, Aptify, and Nimble User— has played a leading role in some major changes in the nonprofit technology market. He is a leader in both innovation and transformation and has valuable insights for how organizations need … [Read more...]
Thinking Like a Course Entrepreneur with Thinkific’s Greg Smith
When it comes to creating and selling online courses, there are many different platform options. But in the case of Greg Smith, a passionate entrepreneur, there wasn’t an option on the market that met his specific needs—so he took matters into his own hands and created Thinkific. As co-founder and CEO of Thinkific, Greg has worked to build a platform to “empower modern … [Read more...]