Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - April 10, 2013.#767 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.55,947 Readers - www.masie.com - twitter: emasie - The MASIE Center.1. Off to London Today!2. eBook to "L"-Book Lab.3. TeleWork 2013 Registration Open1. Off to London Today! I am writing this in the Virgin America clubhouse at Newark Airport, getting ready to fly to London for a week of work, colleagues and some theater. In addition, we will be convening a Big Learning Data workshop in London on Monday, hosted by GSK, looking at how learning may be impacted by Big Learning Data.There are still a few seats in the Learning Directions seminar that I will be leading in London next Tuesday. We are focusing on key issues such as Personalizing Learning, BYOD Learning (Beyond Mobile Learning) and many other topics about what is up and what is reducing in the world of learning.  Information and last minute registration at http://www.masie.com   Also, would love to chat or meet up with our colleagues and readers in London. Send a note to me at emasie@masie.com2. eBook to "L"-Book Lab: Just had a very exciting meeting at Bloomberg in New York City with 50 members of our Learning CONSORTIUM, focusing on improving the functionality of an eBook and how to turn it into a more learning centered "L-Book".  Senior executives from Adobe and Wiley, as well as leaders from IEEE, joined us in a deep dive into the future of eBooks. We will be working on this issue in the coming months and will place all of our work and findings in the public domain.The thrust of our conversations was to see the eBook of the future as a dynamic container that would include text, graphics, eLearning, assessment, personalization, access to social interactions, richer media like video and the ability for learners to construct their own performance support pages in the process.  If you are working on eBooks in your organization, I would love to hear from you. Just write to emasie@masie.com3. TeleWork 2013 Registration Open: We are very excited about the opening of the TeleWork 2013 registration process. From June 22 to 25 in Saratoga Springs, we will hold a highly interactive forum to assist organizations in developing and evolving their TeleWork strategies. Following on Yahoo’s policy announcement, there has been a rich conversation about the best approaches to develop engagement strategies for employees who are working from the field or their homes. Our keynoters will include:- Elliott Masie on TeleWork Trends and Distributed Learning/Collaboration.- Hunter Arnold on HR and Talent Issues with TeleWork.- Susan Cain, author of "Quiet", on Introverts and Extroverts as TeleWorkers.- Todd Shimkus - Chamber of Commerce - Communities and TeleWorkers.- Betsy Myers - TeleWork and Life Balance - A Perspective on Yahoo Policy.- Chuck Wilsker - The Future and Technology of TeleWork.- Debra Dinnocenzo - Managing TeleWorkers and Distributed Teams.- Plus - Legal Issues of TeleWork!- Plus - Learning and Collaboration From Afar!- Plus - TeleWork Tech Lab!Complete information on this new and very interactive "TED" like event that we are launching in Saratoga Springs is now open at http://www.telework2013.comYours in learning,Elliott MasieHost, Learning 2013email: emasie@masie.comtwitter: @emasieMASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:* Learning Directions Seminar: Blended and in 6 Cities Globally.* TeleWork 2013 - June 23 to 25 - Saratoga Springs, NY.* Learning 2013 - November 2013 - Orlando, Florida.* Performance Support Seminar - May 2013 - Saratoga Springs, NY.* Learning Leadership Academy - May 2013 - Saratoga Springs, NY.* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUMInfo and Registration: http://www.masie.com - twitter: emasie

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - April 18, 2013.#768 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.55,949 Readers - www.masie.com - twitter: emasie - The MASIE Center.Host: TeleWork 2013 - A National Forum - www.telework2013.com1. MOOC’s & Corporate Learning?2. Quincy Jones and Online Piano Lessons!3. Learning Leadership Academy Seats Available.4. Alan Cumming Does Macbeth - Elliott as Producer :)1. MOOC’s & Corporate Learning? There is a great media interest in MOOC’s - the innovations for Massive Open Online Courses - where one instructor runs a course for thousands or tens of thousands of learners.  I have been a student in three MOOC’s and a teacher/facilitator in three.  Now, we are hearing from many learning colleagues about the applicability of the MOOC to workplace learning.I would urge TRENDS readers to approach MOOC’s as important beta/lab experiments where important and cool innovations are emerging in the construction, delivery and economics of educational "packages".  My experience as a MOOC learner has been exciting and mixed.  While there were over 70,000 learners in one program, very few made it to the end of the program and fewer were fully successful from a competency point of view.  It was exciting to see how learners could be co-designers of the program and many resources were developed and disseminated from the learners.  Finally, there were mixed models of how well the social/collaborative side of the MOOC’s worked.As a teacher, I struggled with the format shifts reflected by MOOC’s. Were the assignments suggestions or could I predict a level of engagement of the learners?  Was the content that was posted by learners legal? Some added video that wasn’t within their IP ownership.  And, the issue of fees was also interesting. A free MOOC will get high starts but perhaps high drop offs.  When fees were added, did that take away the "open" label?  It is also interesting to see colleges and universities that have never made a profit on classroom offerings think they will generate good margins by adding MOOC’s to their offerings.It is early and really too early to predict how MOOC’s might evolve within the corporate world.  I have been advocating that we take each of the letters as a distinct area for innovation:- M: Massive dissemination of content.- O: Open content and content reuse along with curation by learners.- O: Online resources added to both 1 mode and mixed/blended mode delivery.- C: Course? Perhaps the MOOC might become a MOOP (Program) or MOOA (Assets).And, is there a competency check assumed in a MOOC, as well as certification or even college credit?MOOC’s are important innovations.  Now, we need to label them as lab or beta tests and gather evidence as we experiment with the use of all or some MOOC elements in corporate settings.  We will be experimenting with the MOOC as a corporate model in an upcoming Learning LAB of our Learning CONSORTIUM.  I’m interested in hearing from TRENDS readers exploring MOOC’s in our world.  Write to emasie@masie.com2. Quincy Jones and Online Piano Lessons!  Talking about innovations and massive models, look at the work that Quincy Jones has co-created for Playground Sessions, which offers online piano lessons with feedback and coaching.  It was detailed in today’s USA Today and if you are interested in checking out the offering, visit http://www.playgroundsessions.com  3. Learning Leadership Academy Seats Available: Nigel Paine, one of our MASIE Learning Fellows and the former head of learning at the BBC, will be leading our annual retreat for current and future learning leaders.  The Learning Leadership Academy takes place in Saratoga Springs, NY from May 14 to 16. For three intense days, all aspects of the art and science of leading learning efforts in an organization are explored in this very interactive and deep dive academy.  And, I have the honor of leading several sessions and hosting the group for a reception in Saratoga Springs.  There are a few seats available.  Info and registration at http://www.masie.com4. Alan Cumming Does Macbeth - Elliott as Producer :) I have the honor of being a producer of a new show that is about to open on Broadway on Sunday.  Alan Cumming, who also stars on TV in The Good Wife, is presenting a one-man, one-act Macbeth on Broadway. It is a powerful and dramatic presentation, all done without any microphones or audio enhancement.  Alan plays all the parts in Macbeth as a new patient in a mental ward.  Info on this show at: http://www.macbethonbroadway.com  Watch the reviews on Monday.  And, I am thrilled to have my bio in my first Playbill.Yours in learning,Elliott MasieHost, Learning 2013email: emasie@masie.comtwitter: @emasieMASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:* Learning Directions Seminar: Washington and Minneapolis* TeleWork 2013 - June 23 to 25 - Saratoga Springs, NY.* Learning 2013 - November 2013 - Orlando, Florida.* Learning Leadership Academy - May 2013 - Saratoga Springs, NY.* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUMInfo and Registration: http://www.masie.com - twitter: emasie

TO: Learning, Training and Performance ColleaguesFROM: Elliott Masie, The MASIE CenterRE: TeleWork in 2013? Opportunities, Challenges, and Strategic ChoicesIs TeleWork Good, Bad, Growing, Challenging or Strategic to Your Workplace?You and your colleagues are invited to participate in our new National Forum on Telework:TeleWork 2013!Hosted by Elliott Masie & Hunter Arnold.June 23 to 25, 2013 - Saratoga Springs, NY.Info: http://www.telework2013.comWe have invited 12 major keynoters to lead an interactive forum on TeleWork in the Workplace. They include: Susan Cain (Author of "Quiet" on TeleWork & Work Styles), Betsy Myers (CEOs & TeleWork Strategies), Hunter Arnold (Talent, Retention & HR), Chuck Wilsker (TeleWork Tech & Security), Todd Shimkus (Chamber of Commerce on Community and TeleWork), Debra Dinnonceo (Managing TeleWorkers), Jason Morwick (Workshift: Future-Proofing Your Organization), Nicole Benson Goluboff (The Law and TeleWork), Elliott Masie (Learning & Collaborating with Distributed Teams) and over 20 Case Studies on TeleWork in Action (or Distress) in 2013.The Themes for TeleWork 2013 are:- TeleWork Trends, Strategy & Conflicts.- TeleWork Talent, HR and Retention Issues.- The Question: Engagement or Location?- TeleWork Collaboration & Learning.- TeleWorkers: Extroverts & Introverts.- Managing Distributed Employees.- TeleWork Technology & Security.- CEO’s Views: Yahoo! Perspectives.- TeleWork Continuum: Mixes & Choices.- Leveraging Video for Presence.- Planning LAB: Create a TeleWork Strategy!We look forward to learning and working with you at TeleWork 2013 in Saratoga Springs in June.Use an early registration discount to save on registration for TeleWork 2013. Go to http://www.telework2013.com for details and registration.Yours in learning,Elliott Masieemail: emasie@masie.comtwitter: @emasie

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - May 2, 2013.#769 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.55,959 Readers - www.masie.com - twitter: emasie - The MASIE Center.Host: Learning Leadership Academy - May in Saratoga Springs, NY. 1. Help! Defend Learning Field from Patent Suit!2. Google Glass and Learning LAB Experiments.3. Wow - 17 Tony Nominations on Broadway. 1. Help! Defend Learning Field from Patent Suit! The learning "patent trolls" are at it again. There is a company called IPLearn that has unfortunately successfully sued over a dozen learning management systems, claiming they have invented many of the core elements of technology delivered learning. Sure, they wrote several clever patents that claim to have created much of the field and, with an understaffed patent office it was approve although there were many prior learning and technology implementations. And, their strategy, which has worked, is to sue a company, get the discovery and legal costs up and up, and finally settle for a fee and stock shares: all without having invented, produced or created anything other than a few patent apps. I have worked, without fee, against their efforts several times and now they are at it again. They have brought suits against several major LMS companies and I am asking Learning TRENDS readers to help gather any manuals, documents or other experiences you have had with these earlier corporate learning systems: - Registrar," by Silton-Bookman Systems.- Learning Organization Information System (LOIS)," by KnowledgeSoft, Inc.- Etude," by Gerald Hollingsworth and GPU, Inc.- Continuous Learning System (CLS)," by AT&T Global Information Solutions International, Inc. The lawyers defending against the IPLearn suit would love to see any samples of anything that describes the operation or public availability of these systems. For example: user manuals, help files, demonstration videos, brochures, press releases, and actual program disks/CDs.  If you can help, would you send a note to my office at emasie@masie.com and we will contact you back.  Many thanks! 2. Google Glass and Learning LAB Experiments: We are starting to organize a Learning LAB at The MASIE Center that will look at how the upcoming Google Glass http://www.google.com/glass/ might have affordances for Workplace Learning. What if a learner wearing Google Glass had visual and eye movement controls over content and assistance? Hmmm! If you or your organization is interested in exploring Google Glass "Learning Apps", please send a note to bob@masie.com We will contact you about some of the options for early experiments and collaboration on this project. 3. Wow - 17 Tony Nominations on Broadway! It was a great day for MASIE Productions on Monday. The nominations for the upcoming TONY Awards were announced and two of the plays that we are investors/producers in were nominated: * 13 Awards for Kinky Boots!* 4 Awards for Trip to Bountiful! And, though it was not nominated, one of the best plays on Broadway is our Macbeth, a one-man show starring Alan Cumming. We are celebrating! Details at http://www.masieproductions.com Yours in learning, Elliott MasieHost, Learning 2013 email: emasie@masie.comtwitter: @emasie MASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:* TeleWork 2013 - June 23 to 25 - Saratoga Springs, NY.* Learning 2013 - November 2013 - Orlando, Florida.* Learning Leadership Academy - May 2013 - Saratoga Springs, NY.* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUMInfo and Registration: http://www.masie.com - twitter: emasie

TO: Learning, Training and Performance ColleaguesFROM: Elliott Masie, Host and Curator, Learning 2013RE: Your Predictions on Our Keynoters for Learning 2013?I would like to engage our Learning TRENDS colleagues in a quick guessing contest.We have selected and confirmed 3 major keynoters for our annual Learning 2013 conference (Nov 3 to 6, Orlando, FL)!Normally, I would just announce them.But, in the age of social and interactive reach-outs, we’d like to ask you to predict the names of our 3 keynoters.In previous years, I have had the honor of hosting General Colin Powell, Chef Bobby Flay, President Bill Clinton, Author Susan Cain, Athlete Apolo Ohno, Coach Marshall Goldsmith and Captain Sully Sullenberger.So, who do you think we have confirmed and will announce in the next week?Take a minute and fill out our survey at http://www.learning2013.comYour responses must be in by Monday, May 13th (also Elliott’s birthday). Special surprises for those that guess any of the keynoters that will light up your Learning 2013.Once again, go to http://www.learning2013.comYours in learning,Elliott MasieHost, Learning 2013

TO: Learning, Training and Performance ColleaguesFROM: Elliott Masie, Host and Curator, Learning 2013 RE: The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton to Keynote Learning 2013 Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will be the keynote speaker at Elliott Masie’s Learning 2013 conference on November 4th in Orlando, Florida. Earlier as First Lady and U.S. Senator from New York, she traveled to more than 80 countries as a champion of human rights, democracy, and opportunities for women and girls. Clinton also worked to provide health care to millions of children, create jobs and opportunity, and support first responders who risked their lives at Ground Zero. Throughout her career, she has been a strong advocate for improving access to quality, affordable education. "Former Secretary Clinton’s keynote presentation will set the stage for rich dialogues at Learning 2013," says Elliot Masie, Host and Chair of The Learning CONSORTIUM Learning 2013 will be held in Orlando, Florida from November 3 to 6, 2013. For complete details, themes and online registration go to http://www.learning2013.com Yours in learning,Elliott Masie

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - May 17, 2013.#770 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.55,987 Readers - www.masie.com - twitter: emasie - The MASIE Center.Host: Learning 2013 - Nov 3 to 6 - Orlando, Florida - www.learning2013.com 1. At ASTD Conference? Drop By For Learning Conversations!2. Learning Themes for Learning in 2013.3. Curiosity as Employment Criteria? 1. At ASTD Conference? Drop By For Learning Conversations!  I am heading to Dallas on Sunday to participate in ASTD’s annual ICE conference.  If any Learning TRENDS readers are planning to be there, I’d love to get together for a Learning CONVERSATION.  Drop by the MASIE Center/Learning 2013 booth #362.  I will be there all day on Monday and Tuesday.  Or, you can send me a note to emasie@masie.com 2. Learning Themes for Learning in 2013: Here are the themes that we have developed for our program and discussions: - Learning Personalization.- Learning Re-Branding.- Learning Together: Social & Collaborative.- Learning: Mobile & BYOD.- Learning & Big Data.- Learning Innovations & Hype.- Learning On The Job.- Learning Content: Smaller & Quicker.- Learning for Leaders.- Learning Roles, Governance & Structures.- Learning & Connected Classrooms.- Learning for Distributed Workers.- Learning Designs - New Models.- Learning Hack-A-Thon: Agile Innovation. We are very excited about focusing on these diverse themes at Learning 2013 and in our programming.  Details at http://www.learning2013.com 3. Curiosity as Employment Criteria?  I am curious: do any of your organizations use "Curiosity" as an informal or overt criteria during employment interviewing?  Are you looking for workers who are demonstrating "Curiosity"?  And, if so, how do you describe that to your interviewers?  Send me a confidential email to emasie@masie.com and I will provide a summary in a future Learning TRENDS. Yours in learning, Elliott MasieHost, Learning 2013 email: emasie@masie.comtwitter: @emasie MASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:* Learning 2013 - November 2013 - Orlando, Florida.* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUMInfo and Registration: http://www.masie.com - twitter: emasie

TO: Learning, Training and Performance ColleaguesFROM: Elliott Masie, Host and Curator, Learning 2013 RE: George Takei to Keynote Learning 2013 on Nov. 5th George Takei -  Social Media Wizard, Expert Storyteller and Star Trek Star - will be our featured keynote speaker at Learning 2013 on November 5th in Orlando, Florida. Best known for playing Sulu on the original "Star Trek" TV series and six movies that followed, George Takei is unlikely social media royalty. Unofficially dubbed the King of Facebook, he counts 4 million fans in his online empire — including "Trekkies," Howard Stern listeners, and the LGBTQ community — who devour his quirky mix of kitten jokes, "Star Trek" references, heartfelt messages, and sci-fi/fantasy memes. His current projects include the musical "Allegiance", drawn from his experience of growing up in a Japanese American internment camp during World War II, and the recently published "Oh Myyy! There Goes the Internet". George Takei will be focusing on the ways in which storytelling has evolved with the growth of Social Media. Other keynotes include The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton and the U.S. Dept. of Education’s Richard Culatta. Complete information at http://www.learning2013.com Yours in learning, Elliott MasieHost, Learning 2013

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - June 11, 2013.#771 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.55,994 Readers - www.masie.com - twitter: emasie - The MASIE Center.Host: Learning 2013 - Nov 3 to 6 - Orlando, Florida - www.learning2013.com 1. Jane Pauley - "Boomers in the Workplace" - Keynoter at Learning 2013!2. Variations on Presentations.3. Wow! 7 TONY Awards - A Night to Remember. 1. Jane Pauley - "Boomers in the Workplace" - Keynoter at Learning 2013! We are honored to announce that Jane Pauley will be one of our Keynoters at Learning 2013 (Nov 3 to 6 - Orlando).  Jane will be addressing the intriguing aspects of "Boomers in the Workplace". A respected broadcast journalist for over 30 years, Jane Pauley’s career has spanned morning, primetime and daytime television making her one of the most recognizable personalities in America. Pauley’s network television career began as co-host of NBC’s Today Show, she was founding co-anchor of Dateline NBC, and host of The Jane Pauley Show. Partnering with AARP, Ms. Pauley is currently contributing to NBC’s Today Show in a series, "Your Life Calling," which features people who have reinvented the way they work or live. Jane Pauley joins our other keynoters including Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, Actor George Takei and others at Learning 2013. Take advantage of early registration discounts at http://www.learning2013.com 2. Variations on Presentations: From time to time, I like to detail the background of how I construct, design and deliver various presentations. Over the past week, I have had the privilege of presenting several keynotes on Learning Directions, with very different styles to very different audiences. Here is a micro view of the design models I used: * Last Monday, I presented a 150-minute presentation (quite long) in an Atlantic City Casino Theater (very unique) to the annual UAW/General Motors Joint Learning Conference (an unusual and intriguing coalition). There were about 400 people in the theater and a traditional keynote of any length might have put them to sleep. So, I designed a model that had the attendees standing up several times, brainstorming with others in the audience on a hot topic (e.g. how to motivate a 30-year veteran to want to learn new skills). I moved away from the fancy stage several times and talked in the audience.  And, I used the lunch break in the middle of the speech to engage the audience in questions and topics for the afternoon session.  * Last Tuesday, I facilitated a 2-hour dialogue with Learning Leaders at Farmers Insurance - done via video webinar from my hotel room in Washington, DC to their headquarters in California. The model we used was a highly interactive interview with the group posing a series of drill-down questions on key Learning Directions and Trends issues. Throughout the session, I kept presenting questions back to the group - assembled in table groups - to apply these trends to their plans for the next six years. Their leader, Ilene Haber, played a key role in providing the glue between the video Elliott and the face-to-face group. * Last Thursday, I flew to Motorola in Chicago to present a Learning Directions keynote to dozens of their learning leaders - live in Chicago and located around the world via video. The group had done its pre-selection of key topics by voting and rank ordering the content. Then, each of its top six questions became 15-minute segments for my presentation, including 10 minutes of content from Elliott and five minutes of questions from the present and remote participants. Their desire was to make each 15-minute segment a video clip that could be circulated to a much larger group at Motorola. After the 6 segments, we took a break and then did 4 more segments on follow-up topics that arose from the dialogues in the morning. And, in 2 hours I will be opening the Oracle Learning Consortium event live by video and later tonight flying to Intel in Portland for a blended media presentation on learning strategies and collaboration. In each of these formats, the design segments were quite different, aimed at maximizing the engagement of the participants and also allowing for the active re-use of the content. The days of the traditional 60-minute keynote are gone from my portfolio. Instead, conversations about presentations are as much focused on the design elements - how to leverage the right technology - and compressing or varying content length fairly dramatically. It makes the prep and delivery process more complicated but way, way, way more fun! 3. Wow! 7 TONY Awards - A Night to Remember: Sunday night was one of my most powerful and memorable experiences! We attended the TONY Awards in New York City where two of MASIE Productions musicals and plays received TONY Awards. Kinky Boots got 6 awards, including Best Musical and Cindy Lauper for the score. Cicely Tyson, the star of Trip to Bountiful, received Best Actress in a Play award at the age of 88. It was an honor to watch, root and cheer. Most impressive was the sense of community amongst the theater world as it celebrated the power of art, entertainment and message. I have been asked why I’m involved with theater, in addition to the world of learning. Both of these fields are about creating and delivering stories, content and engagement that changes behavior and achieves impact. And, both worlds have success, failure, feedback and design. If you are coming to New York, check out Kinky Boots, Trip to Bountiful and, for the next few weeks, Alan Cumming doing a 1-man version of Macbeth. http://www.masieproductions.com Yours in learning, Elliott MasieHost, Learning 2013 email: emasie@masie.comtwitter: @emasie MASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:* Learning 2013 - November 2013 - Orlando, Florida.* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUMInfo and Registration: http://www.masie.com - twitter: emasie

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - June 17, 2013.#772 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.56,004 Readers - www.masie.com - twitter: emasie - The MASIE Center.Host: Learning 2013 - Nov 3 to 6 - Orlando, Florida - www.learning2013.com1. Martin Bean - Open University, Open MOOCs - Keynote at Learning 2013!2. Google and Bing Impacts on Learning and Design?1. Martin Bean - Open University, Open MOOCs - Keynote at Learning 2013! We are honored to announce that Martin Bean, the Vice Chancellor of the Open University in the UK and a major innovator in the field of MOOCs, will be a keynoter at Learning 2013.Martin has been a pioneer in the world of learning for decades and is only the 4th person to lead the very influential Open University in the UK. He will be honored by us at Learning 2013 (Nov 3 to 6, 2013) and I will interview him about the role of Open learning, including MOOC’s (Massive Open Online Courses). He has launched Futurelearn in the UK, to promote highly scalable MOOC’s. In addition to Martin Bean, keynoters include Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, Actor George Takei, Journalist Jane Pauley (on Boomers) and several others.Information on Martin Bean and early registration discounts at http://www.learning2013.com2. Google and Bing Impacts on Learning and Design? A major conversation has kicked up in the elementary and secondary school world about the impact that search engines like Google and Bing have on educational design and even needed competencies.If our learners can look something up, how does that change our design model? What is the impact of search on the need or desire to memorize content? How are the skills and competencies for a role defined when key content is available via search? And, what is the impact of dynamic search on content forms like books?I would like to ask our Learning Trends readers for thoughts about the impact of Google/Bing on the learning and design process. Send me a few thoughts to emasie@masie.com and I will post a summary in the weeks ahead.Yours in learning,Elliott MasieHost, Learning 2013email: emasie@masie.comtwitter: @emasieMASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:* Learning 2013 - November 2013 - Orlando, Florida.* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUMInfo and Registration: http://www.masie.com - twitter: emasie