We've had a baby and a facelift!

2010 has been full of action and excitement for the Get Me business, and we're afraid to say that our newsletter became a casualty of those events. But we're pleased to announce that GMLR news is back and if you're not already one of our merry band of subscribers, you can view the latest edition online.

It looks pretty, but can people use it?

I've been involved with many learning projects that require setup of a central document repository for learning materials and other associated business documentation. In some cases this is purely a little reference resource and in others it was a full-blown intranet. The key to having a user friendly site is to do some research with your target audience about how they search for things and then to do some usability testing with the. The undoubted King of Usability is Jakob Nielsen. I've also used his methodologies when running pilot tests for elearning we have created. If you are creating any kind of online solution, from website to intranet to elearning I would definitely recommend checking out Nielsen's website.

LTUG goes visual

Our good friends at LTUG (Learning Technologies User Group) have transferred their online community to a new space on Ning - they are now "Visual Communication". If you are into tools which help you convey information in visual format, then this is the place to go. There are groups for Web 2.0, web conferencing, video conferencing, YouTube and more. Check them out at http://visualcommunication.ning.com/

Training vs learning?

I am in the process of redesigning the Get Me website, which is long overdue! As part of this exercise I've been researching keywords to use on the site. In our industry we like to use the word "learning" instead of "training" because as professionals we understand the difference. However, I was surpised to find that in Australia in June/July this year, the term "training and development" was searched for 18,100 times as opposed to "learning and development" which was only searched for 9,900 times! As a seasoned professional I feel quite strongly that the word learning should be substituted for training wherever possible - with the exception of our website if I want visitors to find us! Are we the only ones that care about learning vs training? Tell us what you think by posting a comment below...