\n\tHave you raised a teenager? Although I haven\u2019t, I know through keen observation that learning platforms can resemble pouty, angsty adolescents. Your learning technology just needs some bright blue hair, and it would be all set for high school.<\/p>\n
\n\tLearning platform administrators are some of my favorite people. They are incredibly special and long-suffering\u2014kind of like the nuns of the IT world. Ensuring you have effective administrators in place from the get-go, and supporting your admin team\u2019s training, are important steps you can take to elevate your learning platform\u2019s success.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe term administrator<\/em> can be used in many different ways in relation to learning technology. An administrator can be anyone from a \u201csuper\u201d administrator who controls the platform and is responsible for overseeing other administrators, to a lower-level administrator who runs data reports and performs analysis. You may have several levels of administrators, or just one super administrator if you are a small company. You should decide early on in your implementation how many administrator levels you will need. Consult with your vendor and talk to your internal stakeholders before making this decision.<\/p>\n \n\tDesirable Traits<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tWhile you ponder your options, here are some traits to look for in administrator candidates:<\/p>\n \n\tA Few More Tips<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tCan you think of additional characteristics you want to see in your learning platform administrator? Write them into the job description. Also, write down the names of three to five people in your organization who:<\/p>\n \n\tIf there is no one who is appropriate, write down the names of some people who have personal attributes that are close to what you would want in an administrator. Use these people as \u201ctemplates\u201d when you are ready to recruit your administrator team.<\/p>\n \n\tGood luck! And if you love learning technology and would like to geek out with me in person, I\u2019m presenting at Training\u2019s TechLearn 2020 in October.<\/p>\n \n\tKatrina Marie Baker is a learning technology author and speaker, and Adobe\u2019s Talent Development Partner in charge of learning platforms.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \n\tTips for recruiting the right learning platform administrator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[27],"class_list":{"0":"post-11628","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-magazine","7":"tag-training-magazine-events","8":"magazine_issues-may-2020"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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