Greater Cincinnati Chapter
of ASTD Fall Conference
Friday, October 12 at the Savannah Center in West Chester, OH
Provided by:
Doug van der Zee,
Director of Corporate Sales, EBSCO Publishing
Learning Lab Challenge Activity
• Come see us at the EBSCO table in the Learning Lab at the
Conference.
• At our table, we will provide an activity card. Walk through the
activity to explore directly how the world’s largest learning
solutions portal can quickly meet your needs today.
• If you would like a FREE trial for your company, return your
completed activity card at the Learning Lab, or contact your
EBSCO Account Executive, Chris Norris, (800) 653-2726 ext.
2467, email: cnorris@ebscohost.com
NOW, continue this presentation to learn more about EBSCO
and the Learning Solutions we offer…
About EBSCO
• EBSCO is one of the largest private companies in the United
States, serving the information needs of more than 100,000
institutions and millions of end users
• EBSCOhost, the proprietary platform and hosting service, is
searched more than 25 million times each day
• By bringing together content from top magazine and journal
publishers with the technology to facilitate access and
integration, EBSCO continues to expand its footprint through
innovation and value
The Largest Provider of Learning Content
• Corporate Learning Solutions
– Pre-populated turnkey platform to support and
sustain formal and informal learning objectives
– Largest collection of best practices and benchmarks
from thought leaders including: eBooks, eJournals,
magazines, business book summaries, videos,
journals, and comprehension tests mapped to the
most common learning competencies
Selected EBSCO Learning Customers
Selected EBSCO Learning Customers
Organizational Learning Challenges
• How important is it to support and sustain formal and informal learning
programs to encourage the retention of information?
• How beneficial is it to provide contextual learning opportunities to
enable employees to get the information they need, when they need it,
where they need it, how they need it?
• How much time does it take to identify and update best practices from
thought leaders and keep the information current and easily accessible?
• How do you accommodate the varied learning needs of employees
who range from recent college graduates to experienced executives?
• How do you ensure employees can access the information the way
they want – on their desktop and/or mobile devices?
Leadership & Management Learning Center
Turnkey portal that
provides highly relevant
content from thought
leaders on best practices
and benchmarks to support
and sustain formal and
informal learning
Content is pre-populated
and organized by
competency so users can
find the information they
need quickly and easily
The Most Robust Organizational Learning Solution Available
Turnkey,
customizable
interface
Various formats –
eBooks, journals,
videos, and book
summaries
Pre-populated
and organized
by competency
Carousels
highlight
key content
Rich content
from respected
industry
thought leaders
The Most Robust Organizational Learning Solution Available
Comments
and ratings
facilitate
collaboration
Continually Updated Content
• Business Book Summaries
• Leadership & Management Source
• Leadership & Management Video Collection
• Leadership & Management eBook Starter Collection
• Leadership & Management Comprehension Tests
• Competency Center
Business Book Summaries
Easily digestible, high
interest summaries of the
leading business books,
with more than 1,600
titles currently available,
and more than 350 new
titles added each year
Summaries are
provided in various
formats including
audio and mobile
Leadership & Management Source
The largest collection of best practices
and benchmarks from industry thought
leaders providing ideal content to sustain
formal learning and provide informal
contextual-based learning opportunities.
More than 450 full-text journals and
magazines and thousands of articles
focused on leadership and management
skills. Authors include Stephen Covey,
Ram Charan, John C. Maxwell, Jack
Welch, Jim Collins and many more.
Leadership & Management Video Collection
The premier collection of
corporate learning videos
covering the most common
corporate competencies and
learning objectives
Videos feature well-known
thought leaders such as
Marshall Goldsmith
(The Leader of the Future)
and Stephen R. Covey
(The Seven Habits of
Highly Effective People)
Leadership & Management eBook Starter Collection
Includes 50 eBooks
on key leadership and
management topics,
mapped to the most
common competencies
Leadership & Management Comprehension Tests
• 1,150+
comprehension tests
to ensure retention
• Each test is on a
specific article or
summary and
includes top content
from BBS and
Leadership &
Management Source
• Each test includes
5-10 multiple-choice
questions
Competency Center
• Includes more than 200
encyclopedia-like reports
that include a definition
and summary of the
competency, an explanation
of how the competency
relates to best practices,
and case studies that
illustrate how the best
practices can be applied
in real-life situations
• Covers a broad range of
competency topics from
hard skills to soft skills
Integration of Third Party Content
• Internally developed content or content from other sources
(e.g. Harvard ManageMentor) can be easily accessed from the
Leadership & Management Learning Center
• Options include RSS feeds, links, and customizable navigation
Integration Into the Workflow
Encourages Contextual-Based Learning
The Leadership &
Management Learning Center
solution can be easily
integrated into existing
platforms such as SharePoint
and LMS and can be accessed
24x7 via mobile devices
Benefits of the Leadership & Management Learning Center
• Turnkey portal providing pre-populated competencies with highly
relevant content from industry thought leaders to support and sustain
formal and informal learning programs
• Provides contextual learning opportunities to enable employees to get
the information they need, where they need it, when they need it, how
they need it
• Continually-updated content suitable for all employees, from recent
graduates to the most experienced executives
• A range of content formats including eBooks and videos that are easily
digestible and accessible from desktops, tablets, and mobile devices
• Ability to integrate other purchased learning content or internally
developed learning content
Full Solution
• The Leadership & Management Learning Center is
sold on an annual subscription basis and includes the
full solution:
– Portal
– Pre-populated competencies and content updated
regularly
– Competency mapping
– Integration with existing learning systems
– Training and support
– Internal marketing programs
Free Trial: Leadership and Management Learning Center
Log In Details:
http://search.ebscohost.com
UI/PW: ebscoastd / ebsco
EBSCO Publishing is excited to be part of the GCASTD Leaning Lab and taking part in
EBSCO Publishing’s new Learning & Management Learning Center ™ (LMLC).
What is the
benefit for me?
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What do
I have
to do?
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What is
the time frame?
You will learn how this new innovative learning portal from the leading provider of full
text content will help you and your organization support formal and informal learning
initiatives through mapped content to core learning competencies.
Access the free database trial and conduct a learning activity. Provide feedback and
response back to EBSCO and receive a free two month subscription to the LMLC
database.
The Learning Lab is one of 4 breakout rooms and is offered three times
(9:00a – 10:10a; 10:25a-11:35a; and 12:50p–2:00p). Mini-classes are 30 minutes long.
See schedule posted at the conference or on-line. Ongoing access to the EBSCO trial will be
available throughout the month of October, 2012
Now play the game!
Log in to the Trial Site: http://search.ebscohost.com
UI/PW: ebscoastd / ebsco
YOUR CHOICE:
1.
Considering your training work, choose one area of interest from the 8 competencies listed in the Learning &
Management Leadership Center database:
Business Essentials, Communication Skills, Drive for Results, Ethics & Values, Leadership & Management,
Managing Change, Personal Effectiveness, Teamwork.
TOP 3 CHOICES:
1.
2.
3.
1.
What top 3 subcategories are of most interest to you relative to the work you do? (You will need to log into the trial
to view the sub categories
a. MEDIA TYPE:
1.
Within a subcategory of your choice do the following:
a.
Identify which media types are represented: Business Book Summary, PDF periodical article, video, Other
b. VIDEO ____
a.
If your manager asked for a video or audio file for next week's meeting, which would you give to him/her?
or AUDIO ____
TOP 3 CHOICES:
1.
2.
3.
1.
1.
Within the results of your search, what tools would you use to either dive deeper or to manage the content you have
found?
Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statement: "EBSCO's program was easy to use without having to take a training
program."
Strongly Agree – Agree – Neutral – Disagree – Strongly Disagree
FREE SUBSCRIPTION OFFER
If you would like a free 2 month subscription please contact:
EBSCO Publishing, Chris Norris, Corporate Account Executive
(800) 653-2726 ext. 2467
email: cnorris@ebscohost.com
or mail to: EBSCO 10 Estes St Ipswich, MA 01938 ATTN: Chris Norris
Thank You