3 LMS Tools to Support Blended Competency Development
The new range of learning modules we have released are getting a great deal of interest. These modules are designed to deliver competencies to learners with a short video introduction, step by step implementation guides and downloadable job aids. Research has shown...
5 Tactics to Support Your Employee Engagement Strategy [Part 4]
It used to be a joke that if you had a job title change to ‘Special Projects’ you were headed out the back door of your employment. Maybe the joke still lives. However, I have met plenty of very talented problem solvers having a job title the same or similar to...
The 3 Biggest Headaches for Australian RTOs
Based on a quick survey including some of our clients and other RTOs, the biggest issues facing these businesses are: Attracting and retaining high value clients. Managing AVETMISS and other compliance requirements. Managing staff and contractors. These businesses use...
L & D Department or Catalyst for Change
In the spirit of the New Year and all the hoped for changes we have planned in our personal and working lives I thought about how some of our clients might be thinking of transforming their professional endeavours to a whole new level. If 2013 went by quickly for you...
How to Create the Perfect DQ Swirl
This is a guest post by Cindy Pascale, CEO of Vado Inc. As a teenager, my first job was working at a Dairy Queen making ice cream cones, sundaes and shakes. On my first day, my manager showed me how to make the famous DQ swirl that sits on top of all DQ cones. First,...
6 Ways Your LMS Supports Innovation
The LMS is not often thought of as a platform directly supporting or driving innovation but it should be. There may be differences in how your LMS may support innovation based on what features it has, however I will offer some generic ideas that should be applicable...
Sometimes Speed Trumps Quality
You have developed a new set of marketing and sales collateral for your sales team. You load it into your CRM to enable the sales team to access it easily for email and face to face presentations. You are unsure that each member of the team will know how to access...
DOTS Webinar October 8
We are pleased to announce our next client webinar is scheduled for October 8. We have had enormous interest in this topic so we decided this would be our next session. These sessions are recorded so our clients outside Australia will be have access via our client...
Coaching in DOTS LMS
The flexibility of DOTS makes it easy to manage your coaching and mentoring activities. There are a few ways to do this and I will go through some of the elements you can use to support coaching and mentoring programs. You can then explore these and see if they suit...
DOTS Client Webinar September 3
----Our scheduled webinar has been fully booked. We will schedule another to ensure you do not miss out. Please contact our office asap to express your interest. +61 7 3220 2229 or 1300 726 708 We are focused on helping you get the most out of the DOTS LMS. We...
Don’t blame your CRM…..yet.
Just in case you are not sure, CRM is the acronym for Customer Relationship Management. There are heaps of CRM systems out there and there are plenty of opinions about which ones are good and which ones to avoid. There is also a wide range of pricing options to...
Linking Performance to Learning in DOTS LMS
In DOTS LMS you have the option to use the Performance Management module. This module has a number of features that help support performance with tight integration to learning. This integration includes the Position Management module that acts to link learning and...
Competencies in Performance Appraisals
As more and more organisations adopt technology solutions to support performance management there are also an increasing range of options available in how to structure your performance management processes. There is one area that I find to be incredibly useful in...
DOTS LMS and HR Governance
The DOTS LMS has been designed to provide a comprehensive suite of tools and reports. Your organisation may be investigating an LMS option for delivering e-learning, compliance management and a host of other outcomes achievable with a solid LMS platform. The DOTS...
Check out this seminar
The eLearning Industry Association of Victoria is hosting a breakfast seminar on May 16. You do not want to miss 'Development Best Practices.' You can register for this event here. The presenter is Cindy Pascale, Founder and Vice President of Vado Inc. Cindy's...
Our next client webinar is April 23
We are focused on helping you get the most out of the DOTS LMS. We know how hard it is to juggle the demands of your position as well as knowing all the features and tools in DOTS. We are giving you an opportunity to take 60 minutes out of your day to learn and...
Embracing the e-learning future.
There is an excellent info-graphic developed by CertifyMe.net titled 'The E-Learning Revolution.' Here are some of the interesting facts that are included on this info-graphic and they really paint an interesting picture of the growth and pervasiveness of e-learning...
Development best practices webinar
The team at DTS wish to thank Cindy Pascale and Kim Egan from Vado Inc. for presenting an informative webinar yesterday on development best practices. The presentation had some very interesting research based data that identifies practices that are compromising...
The Changing Face of Learning
On March 21 we are offering our clients an opportunity to meet a true innovator in the world of learning. Cindy Pascale is the Founder and Vice President of Vado and she will be presenting on Development Best Practices. Vado are innovators in creating developmental...
Learning & Development, there is a difference
Precise words are important to the meaning of the ideas being expressed. It is interesting that we use the words, “learning and development” to describe the training or learning activities in the majority of organisations. The definitions of these words are quite...