Contents of Elearning! Magazine - MAR-APR 2012

Elearning! Magazine: Building Smarter Companies via Learning & Workplace Technologies.

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Technology in the Brave
THANKS TO IT, THINGS ARE CHANGING — QUICKLY. LEARNING PROFESSIONALS MUST THEMSELVES LEARN TO ADAPT.
BY JERRY ROCHE
Technology is playing an increasing role in how corporations conduct their learning and training programs. Not only are learning and talent management systems becoming more sophisticated, but so, too, are the devices that deliver them. With the burgeoning populari- ty of technological advancements like tablets and smartphones, learning is becoming an anytime-anywhere proposition.
Three experts in learning technology
and delivery comprised a panel at the Enterprise Learning Conference & Expo (ELCE): >>Frank Russell, CEO of Prositions and former founder and CEO of GeoLearning;
man and CEO of KnowledgePlanet. "I've seen the democratization of content
>>Bobby Yazdani, founder, chairman and CEO of Saba; and
>>Alan Todd, chairman of the Corporate University Xchange and former chair-
so that it's less formal," said Todd. "Sharing knowledge and information within the organization becomes critical. The technol- ogy is now allowing us to do more of those kinds of things. I try to see what the gener- ation that's moving into the workforce is doing, because they are going to take over. "It's a brave new world that's much dif- ferent from where we've been, and it's
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