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What managers really think about learning technology on LearningNow tv

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November’s Learning Now tv interviews Owen Ferguson, MD of GoodPractice, on GoodPractice’s research into learning technology at work and the extent to which managers have a negative perception of it.

Owen Ferguson, GoodPractice: what managers really think on November's LNTV
Owen Ferguson, GoodPractice: what managers really think on November's LNTV 

In this month’s programme, on Thursday 30 November, LNTV interviews Owen Ferguson, Managing Director of GoodPractice, on his organisation’s latest research report, ‘Learning Technologies: What Managers Really Think’.

Lisa Minogue White interviews Toby Kheng, from O2 Telefonica, on how they are moving learning across the organisation using learning champions.

Also this month: a report from Nigel following his visit to Elliott Masie’s Learning 2017 in Orlando and Tom Spiglanin following his visit to DevLearn in Las Vegas; Martin Couzins focuses on a recent report on L&D in Australasia; and Robin Hoyle takes a look at the link between L&D activity and organisational strategy.

Learning Now tv is on Thursday November 30 at 10 am and later at 8 pm. And the show will be available on catch up from the LNTV website three days later.

The full programme of interviews and features for November’s LNTV show:

  • Owen Ferguson, Managing Director of GoodPractice, outlines some results from their latest research - 'Learning Technologies: What Managers Really Think'.

  • Vandyck Silveira, CEO of the Financial Times IE Business School Corporate Learning Alliance, explains how they are innovating in the development of business leaders across Europe.

  • Toby Kheng, from Telefonica O2, talks to Lisa about how they are rapidly moving learning across the organisation using internal learning champions.

  • Michelle Parry-Slater's No Plasters series goes to Aylesbury Vale District Council to learn from digital strategy manager Maryvonne Hassall how they are incorporating Alexa and Webchat to help their residents.

  • Tom Spiglanin went to the eLearning Guild's flagship event DevLearn in Las Vegas tlast month and reports on the main focus of the event 'The Future is Here'.

  • Elliott Masie's annual event in Florida 'Learning' is always a highlight of the learning and performance calendar and Nigel Paine reports on this year's event and contends that everyone in L&D should go at least once in their career.

  • Our US correspondent Brent Schlenker this month takes some time out to talk to visual design guru Connie Malamed.

  • Robin Hoyle's regular focus on L&D challenges takes an unconventional look at the link between L&D activity and organisational strategy.

  • And finally, Martin Couzins' research report focuses on another recent GoodPractice report 'Australia's Learning Technology Landscape'.

The next Learning Now tv programme is on Thursday November 30 at 10 am UK time with the live social stream with Colin Steed from 9.50 am; and again later the same day at 8 pm UK time.