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Rethinking Learning Systemswith Tin Can

Mike Rustici

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A Quick Refresher

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Mobile SimulationsEducational Games

Performance Support

Real World Activities Offline Access Informal Learning

Analytics /Reporting

Data Portability

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Layer 1: Use any training modality

Mobile

Simulations

Educational Games

Offline AccessReal World Activities

Performance Support

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Layer 2: Everything is Learning

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Layer 3: Free the Data

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Five Key Enablers

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1. Transfer of data between learning systems

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1. Transfer of data between learning systems

2. Capture learning data from any system

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1. Transfer of data between learning systems

2. Capture learning data from any system

3. Learning doesn’t have to originate in an LMS

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1. Transfer of data between learning systems

2. Capture learning data from any system

3. Learning doesn’t have to originate in an LMS

4. Correlation of general activity with learning data

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1. Transfer of data between learning systems

2. Capture learning data from any system

3. Learning doesn’t have to originate in an LMS

4. Correlation of general activity with learning data

5. Specialized analytics

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The World Today

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The Real World

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Our Learning Systems Today

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Our Learning Systems Today

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80 / 20

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80 / 20

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Who works at an organization with more than one LMS?

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Moving to an LRS-centric architecture

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Where else?

• Talent management systems.• Compliance or regulatory tracking.• Directly with a regulatory body?• With past or future employers?• With the learner?• ….wait, what did he just say?

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In your opinion, when a company provides training to an employee,

should the company own all information pertaining to the learner’s completion of

that training?

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Do you think that your company would be willing to share non-confidential

training data about departing employees if it also meant that it could receive the same data about incoming

employees?

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Are you ready?

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Sources of Learning Data

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Where does real learning happen?

• Web page visits• Accessing help systems• Knowledge bases• Posts to internal social networks or forums• Performance support tools• Many more, think through your organization,

broaden your horizons

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Non-Traditional Tools

Hangouts ConnectorGrassblade

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Actual System Usage

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Outcome Analysis

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Think in Feedback Loops

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“Use-cases we have never been able to come close to trying.”

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Where does that leave the LMS?

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Questions?Comments?Concerns?

Jokes?

Mike Rusticimike.rustici@tincanapi.com

@mike_rusticihttp://tincanapi.com