1. The difference between
learning and training
Enrique Lima

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3. Overview
The Power of Learning
Training vs.
a Learning Management
Learning
Plan Platform

4. One scary thing
Watch your eyes …
The end goal is to help enable an
organization’s path and drive to …
Adoption

5. Traditional vs. Mindset Shift
TRAINING VS. LEARNING

7. Training vs. Learning
Training
 Normally focused off-the-shelf solutions
 No follow through or assessment as part of the delivery
 Demos and labs based on highlighting product features
Tracking on delivery completion
Learning
 Tailored to customer’s solution and needs
 Tracking is essential
 Follow through using assessments after each lesson
 Demos and labs based on highlighting customer’s solution

8. Traditional Approach
IT Pros
Developers
End Users

9. Let’s talk about that ...
• Does it make sense for the reality of
SharePoint?
• Are those too general?
• Are we positioning a product or intending
to implement a solution?

10. Mindset Shift
Members
Site Owners
Site Collection Administrators
Farm Administrators
Architects
Developers/Designers

11. The Power Behind a
LEARNING PLAN

12. How do we even start?
• Learning Plan
– What is the goal?
– How do we deliver it?
– Plan the approach
– Build a path!!

13. The Process
Users or Site Owners Site Collection Farm Architects Developers /
Members Administrators Administrators Designers
Introduction to
SharePoint 2010
Power End User Training
Site Administration
Governance and Taxonomy
Workflow Levels I & II SharePoint 2010 Administration
Customizing SharePoint Sites with SharePoint Designer 2010
Implementing Business Intelligence Solutions
SharePoint 2010
Development
InfoPath Implementing Search

14. Assessments
• Pre
• Post
• “Certification” of Skills
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15. Delivery Options
Computer-based
 Practically unlimited user base
 Self-paced
 Web-based training
Classroom
 Up to 16 attendees per training session
 Instructor-led
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16. In Summary
Blended approach
to leverage
Computer-based
and Classroom
delivery
Allows for follow
Demos and labs
through using
based on
assessments after
deployed solution
each lesson
Use of Learning
Management
System
recommended
Tailored to client’s
solution and
needs
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17. LEARNING MANAGEMENT
PLATFORM

18. Approach
• Build a natural environment
– Could we … should we deliver it in
SharePoint?
– Does it fit?

19. Sample Requirements
General Requirements
• Allow individuals or managers to sign-up
Individuals.
• Use SharePoint Learning Kit as base.
• Individuals will be presented with a landing
page that lists their Learning Plan.
• Individual’s information will be gathered
from the User Profile System.

20. Sample Requirements
• Courses will be broken into Modules and then
Tasks
• Courses will have a general information page or
landing page that will allow users to gather more
information about a course and contents.
• Courses will have a collection of quizzes and
assessments
• Records will be kept on quizzes and assessments
per individual and general counts on the numbers
on individuals that have taken the quiz/assessment
vs. those that passed.
• Use of User Profile System, Lists and Libraries.

21. Sample Requirements
Administration Requirements
• Be able to print roster of individuals that have attended a
course, or chart progress within a course.
• Track overall activity of Individuals on the learning plan.
• Be able to assign roles to learning plans.
• Be able to assign courses to learning plans.
• Maintain a list of individuals who passed the assessment.
• Reports will be generated for:
– Individuals that have taken assessments
– Individuals that have passed assessments
– Individuals that have taken a given course/module/task

22. Drive the Learning Plan
Learning Plan
Courses
Roles
Modules
Individuals
Tasks

23. Assessment Flow
Assessment Results
Assessment
Individual
Role
Course
Learning Plan / Learning Path

24. Content
• Videos
– Keep focus on the task at hand
– Task driven
• Text
– Documents
– Single Printable guides
• Wiki
– Living document

25. Some examples
• Point8020 ShowMe
• The SharePoint Shepherd’s Guide for End
Users
• Mindsharp

26. In Closing
One Size does
not Fit All
Assessments
Make it
show enable
Milestone driven
growth
Learn the
Culture of
Learning for the
Organization
Make it part of
the Solution

27. Questions & Evals

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