Trainers Are Learners Too

Why does anyone start a blog?

I guess the answer to that is pretty simple. To share thoughts and ideas, as well as start conversations around topics of interest. I have some pretty specific goals for this blog which I hope to work toward accomplishing in the coming months and years:

• Successfully manage the blog

I myself have visited too many “blogs” owned by friends of mine that haven’t been updated in months/years. What’s the point?

• Learn from my peers

The Training Industry faces very unique challenges in a tough economic environment. The ability to show value and have a strong impact on the business as a whole is a basic requirement of training anytime the money gets tight. If you are anything like me, you have learned a lot about how to measure your efforts and ensure that your projects are in line with the goals and vision of your company over the past few years. By creating a space where training professionals can share their thoughts and ideas, I hope to accelerate my own learning curve, as well as the learning curve of my readers.

• Foster ingenuity and creativity in eLearning development

With so many tools being offered in the arena of eLearning, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and lose site of the goal; providing high-impact, successful training opportunities for learners. Does it really matter if Articulate offers that one little interaction that Adobe Captivate doesn’t? Is that the be-all, end-all in the grand scheme of things? Will the individual learner show a marked score improvement as a result of that interaction? I think not. High-impact eLearning allows for faster transfer of learning. The goal should be how to properly structure information in order to allow for that transfer.

This is the basic premise of what I hope will be a successful attempt at gathering my peers to a central meeting place for meaningful discussion. Please feel free to offer thoughts on the potential scope of this effort. I am always looking for passionate Learning professionals to be regular contributors to this space as well.