Contextualising m-learning in the training industry
Mobile learning, or m-Learning, has been incorporated into the training industry for quite some time. Although face-to-face sessions are the traditional way of training, where trainers meet with their trainees in one location to host the meetings, m-learning has revolutionised the training industry, allowing individuals to learn on the go, accessing the content on their […]
How to Conduct Effective Webinar Training Sessions
In order to remain competitive, finding ways to cut costs is key. This impact every area of the organization. Training and development is no different. Flying employees out to attend conferences, seminars, and training sessions creates significant expenses. Worse, it can make valuable human resources unavailable for significant periods of time. One solution that corporate […]
Three tips for improving navigation in e-learning
If you’re like us, you spend hours upon hours designing your e-learning course to make sure it looks great, but do you spend as much time making sure it runs great? While it’s true that everyone prefers a course that is easy on the eyes, it doesn’t do anyone any good if that course is […]
Gamification Strategies For Your Next Ecourse
The most effective elearning courses are those that keep learners engaged, and that play on their natural desire to achieve and overcome challenges. One way to ensure this happens is to weave gamification strategies into your course design. Keep reading to learn more about the effectiveness of gamification along with some strategies that you can […]
How you train communication worldwide just in time
The world is getting smaller and the multinationals are getting bigger. This means that your employees have to communicate with more and more different cultures. This can be difficult, because cultures differ and effective communication is an intricate game. The rise of just in time training offers an efficient solution: practicing worldwide at the moment […]
Learning & Development Via Email – Why Not?
There are all sorts of training and development points for employees. First, of course, is the onboarding learning that is critical for a new employee to get himself “grounded.” This may occur over time, through a variety of methods – one-on-one meetings with a supervisor and HR, a mentoring journey with an established and trusted […]
Learning Technologies, morality and self-directed learning
Take five minutes to savour your coffee and catch up on our pick of L&D news and opinion from across the interwebs. Let us know what you think of the articles we've shared, and tell us what you've enjoyed reading this week too. Learning Technologies 2017 – Learning Technologies 2017 preview (Learning Light) – 14 key […]
How can L&D keep up with constantly changing tech?
Keeping tabs on new technology and media platforms can be a big challenge for Learning and Development departments. Will a training strategy designed for PC users in the office still be applicable to mobile device users in the field? How are the social and technological habits of employees shifting, and can these changes guide us […]
10 eLearning Trends You Need to Know for 2017
L&D professionals have a lot to keep up with, the change of pace isn’t slowing down that’s for sure! Staying up-to-date on industry trends allows you to be in the best possible position to made any necessary informed decisions about strategy and plans going forward. In what is now becoming an annual tradition, under the […]
Empathy, micro-learning and reinventing work for the future
Take five minutes to savour your coffee and catch up on the week's L&D news and opinion, which we've spent the past few days collecting just for you. Let us know what you think of the articles we've shared, and tell us what you've enjoyed reading too! Learning – An anatomy of the modern learning […]
Critical thinking, VR hangovers, and what being human means for L&D
Happy new year! We hope your first week back at work isn't too bad – allow us to get you up to speed with our picks of L&D news and opinion. Let us know what you think of the articles we've shared, and tell us what you've enjoyed reading recently too. Learning – What makes us human and […]
L&D and Google: searching for success?
Robin Hoyle is a writer, trainer and consultant. He is the author of Complete Training: from recruitment to retirement and Informal Learning in Organizations; how to create a continuous learning culture both published by Kogan Page. For 13 years, Towards Maturity has been comparing the performance of those they describe as ‘Top Deck’ learning organisations with other employers who may […]
4 Ways to Ensure Mobile Learning Success
The various elearning solutions that we now have available to us are permanently changing the way that training works. The very best companies are not only able to attract the very best talent, but they can foster an environment that allows that potential to be nourished and talent to grow. Mobile learning is one of […]
6 Benefits of Geo-Location Technology in eLearning
Geo-Location – It’s not just for online retailers anymore. Admittedly, once the technology was available for companies to track longitude and latitude of their target customers, geo-location became a huge benefit. Retailers can track their customers/potential customers’ whereabouts and push special sales and discounts out to them. The ability to do that takes advantage of […]
3 steps for aligning training with business goals
The concept is obvious, really. In order to be most effective, employee onboarding programs should directly connect and contribute to one or more of a company’s larger business objectives. Intuitively, we all understand that the more everyone’s work is oriented toward the same set of goals, the more efficient, profitable, and cohesive the organization as […]
Coffee briefing: Data, curated learning and the skills of tomorrow
We've got another mighty list of L&D blogs, news and opinion for you to peruse over your coffee break. Let us know what you think about the articles we've shared, and tell us what you've enjoyed reading this week too. Development – What science says about going outside your comfort zone (Inc) – Why human flourishing […]
How to create engaging eLearning courses
You’re going through the motions again, aren’t you? Following that same tired routine, your coffee-drenched mind on auto-pilot, to the point that you don’t even realise you’re not engaged with what you’re doing. That’s pretty much how eLearners across the world feel like when they’re sitting through another course that doesn’t spark their imagination. The […]
Yes or No to an E-Learning Test Out Option?
Instructional designers help to bridge the gap between theory and educational practice by using theory to guide design of elearning modules. This bridge guides decisions that will benefit the learner’s experience. One of these decisions is deciding whether to include a test out option at the beginning of a module. A test out option considers […]
Embracing sociability
“Man is by nature a social animal.” Don’t take my word for it; that comment came from Aristotle and it has been echoed by philosophers and psychologists across the generations. Making his remark Aristotle went on to comment that society is something that precedes the individual, again highlighting the fact that people by nature work […]
Are poor language skills holding businesses back?
Every year on 26th September, events are held across Europe to mark the European Day of Languages. Organised by the Council of Europe, the day aims to highlight the need for language skills and encourage language learning for all. This year was a bit different however, given the recent changes in the EU and with […]
