Chief Learning Officer - April 2008 - (Page 58) cate back and forth with the internal LMS. • Constructed administrator tools for reporting, troubleshooting, course and learner-level permission structures and both push and pull course access. It is important to note that although Merrill Lynch uses BlackBerry devices for mobile communications, they wanted to create a design that would be transferable to future devices as much as possible to prevent future rework. They wouldn’t differentiate the content or message from online learning. If they could simplify anything for mobile, they should do it for online as well. They decided to develop all of the mobile courses using the e-learning SCORM standard and separate the “course” from the “player.” This is key in several respects because it allows them to: 1. Play the courses on other SCORM-standard players. 2. Work with existing course providers and in-house authors to easily create and adapt courses to run on mobile devices. 3. Adapt the application to run on other mobile devices (Nokia, Palm, Windows Mobile, etc.), so the courses wouldn’t require any further modification. Most importantly, the team worked with Merrill Lynch’s internal council, information security and privacy group and technology infrastructure and operations teams to ensure the mobile learning would work seamlessly without any significant change to policy or technology configuration while managing risk for privacy and other issues. They knew the moment they tried to change existing nonlearning functions, they had strayed from their core competency of learning and were putting the effort at risk. Going MoBull To foster adoption of this new training medium, the company Thursday, April 3, 2008 • 11AM PT/2PM ET Future of Learning: Everything You Wanted to Know About Web 2.0 Join Amar Dhaliwad and A.G. Lambert from Saba as they explore best practices in blending formal and informal learning strategies with Web 2.0 technologies. webinar Wednesday, April 9, 2008 • 11AM PT/2PM ET Making All Learners Successful! Learning Styles and the Synchronous Classroom WebEx sponsors this demonstration on how to create rich and engaging programs designed to make your learners successful. Thursday, April 17, 2008 • 11AM PT/2PM ET Influencing With a Global Mindset® Learn how global leaders lead effectively by having a Global Mindset®, providing them with the capacity to navigate successfully across cognitive and geographical space. Sponsored by Lore International Institute. Thursday, May 1, 2008 • 11AM PT/2PM ET Capability Transfer: Leveraging Licensing as a Business and Learning Strategy Vantage Partners’ Gabriella Salvatore shares key insights from a Vantage-Chief Learning Officer magazine joint study on the impact and value of licensing. To register, go to: www.CLOmedia.com/events/webinars Now featuring “Quick Register” for returning attendees. http://www.CLOmedia.com/events/webinars http://www.CLOmedia.com/events/webinars
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