The 2010 edition of Elearning Magazine!'s annual Fact Book and Buyers' Guide was published last week, and includes the results of the magazine's annual web-based survey on trends in e-learning and other training delivery modes.


Here's a round up of some the results that we found most interesting.


Of the 740 respondents, a whopping 93% reported that they use e-learning as part of their training program.


Respondents' e-learning budgets didn't seem to get slashed between the 2009 and 2010 surveys. In fact, the total budget allocations reported by all enterprise respondents actually increased by 30%. Government respondents reported no change in their e-learning budgets.


What is being trained changed between 2009 and 2010. Compliance training was the top priority for both enterprise and government respondents in 2009, and remained first for enterprise and second for government respondents in 2010. What is interesting that for both sets of respondents, customer service moved quite higher up in the priority rankings, going from fifth for both sets of respondents in 2009 to first for government and second for enterprise respondents in 2010.


Surprisingly, mobile learning is being used more among government respondents than enterprise respondents. Almost a quarter of government respondents – 24% - said they used mobile learning tools, compared to only 18% of enterprise respondents. Mobile learning tools are on the planning list for 37% of enterprise respondents and 35% of government respondents.


We received the print copy of the Fact Book and Buyer's Guide edition in the mail last week. The print article notes that the complete survey results are available in the Resources section of the magazine's website. Registration is required to access the reports.


Chris Van Wingerden is Vice President Learning Solutions at dominKnow Learning Systems.

At dominKnow we're riding the leading edge of web technology, and we'd like you to be part of that wave.


Our aim is to give dominKnow LCMS users the richest, user-focused experience that can be delivered through a web browser.


Our market, the e-learning industry, is expanding and evolving in ways that dominKnow can capitalize upon with the adoption of HTML 5, supporting mobile browsers and integrating with an ever-increasing variety of libraries and frameworks.


We require software developers who want to be part of the maintenance of our flagship solutions as well as be involved in creation of new products. Our products are multi-tiered, full-featured rich web applications.


In an n-tiered system, you are as comfortable laying out the front end for omni-browser support as you are designing and implementing web services, defining an API, or querying data from the back end. You know the difference between the collection of pages that makes a web site and the object oriented architecture of a web application which provides a full, rich, multi-media user experience. You are interested in the leading edge of web-technology and are eager join us as we find ways to serve native-application-style experiences to a web browser.


Your programming skills include object oriented design with JavaScript. You have strength in web application development technologies, such as HTML, CSS and AJAX. You are well versed in data transformation technologies like XML. You are an SQL programmer with some database design experience.


In addition to the above, experience in ColdFusion frameworks is an asset in this position. A Flex, Flash and ActionScript background is another asset, as is .NET (C# and ASP). Knowledge of e-learning systems and standards (SCORM) is also useful.


Interested in joining our team?


Email your resume to IWantToWork@dominKnow.com.


Peter Morgan is Project Manager at dominKnow Learning Systems.

The suitcases are being packed once more here at dominKnow as we prepare for ASTD 2010 International Conference and Exposition in Chicago, which runs from Sunday May 16 through to Wednesday, May 19.

Organizers are predicting that more than 8,000 people will attend from more than 70 countries in all. That's a big event – with a lot to take in.

Here's a list, in no particular order, of the five things the dominKnow team is most looking forward to.

Abandoning ADDIE with Thiagi

Saturday, May 15, features a full-day pre-conference workshop with Sivasailam Thiagarajan (better known to most of us as Thiagi) titled Faster, Cheaper, Better: An Alternative Approach to Instructional Design. "Rapid" has become a term most strongly associated with e-learning development tools but the Thiagi workshop will offer ways to reduce the design time for any learning project, including alternatives to the ADDIE model.


Taking a Drive with Daniel Pink

The Monday morning General Session
will see author Pink share his insights into what get peoples' drive started. Motivation plays such a crucial in performance, and Pink's latest book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, explores the factors that lead to high performance and personal satisfaction. Hint: it's not the boss looming over your shoulder, muttering about that deadline...

A Night at the Museum

On Tuesday night, May 18, the ASTD conference will move into Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry for the ASTD 2010 Celebration. Food, music, and the chance to explore the museum's nearly 14-acres will make for an awesome evening. Organizers offer this strong suggestion: "comfortable shoes are a must."

Booth Hopping at the Expo

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday offer a great chance to wander down the aisles to check on new products and services and just generally get inspired at the ASTD Expo. It's one of the biggest collections of vendorsin the training and learning development space, all in one place. The dominKnow team will be at booth 1835 – drop by and get your hands on our latest mobile learning development solution and take a tour of the dominKnow LCMS.

Getting the Solutions You Need

The Solution Evolution event, set for Tuesday, May 18 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Expo, offers seven different facilitated group discussions designed to help you get the help you need. The seven discussions are very targeted for different learning and development roles, and the question and answer format means that the discussion will only cover relevant issues for each.


If you're going to ASTD, pop by both 1835 and say hi to the dominKnow team – and let us now what your highlight list includes!

Chris Van Wingerden is Vice President Learning Solutions at dominKnow Learning Systems.