Reskill & Upskill: 7 Strategies to Prevent Lagging
Rapid technological advancements have created skills gaps in most industries and many are starting to see their workforce lag behind others. Don’t make the mistake of letting your workforce fall behind, reskill and upskill your employees to meet the changing demands of your industry. Beyond the immediate benefits, upskilling and reskilling have a far-reaching impact […]
How to turbocharge your talent with smarter learning processes
To create agile, hybrid learning experiences partnering with the right LMS partner is crucial.
Why are we still ignoring the data?
With an abundance of data and metrics to help evaluate learning in organisations, how can L&D truly understand it and actually improve learning outcomes?
A cautionary tale of L&D miscommunication
In the game of tug-of-war L&D never wins.
The great LXP heist: rethinking the learning experience
No single learning system is going to solve all your problems. We need a more holistic approach to learner experience.
Raising the vendor bar: how to select learning and development providers more effectively
Top tips for L&D professionals on how to select vendors more effectively.
A Changing Workplace: Rethinking Talent Management
There’s no doubt about it: our world of work is evolving at breakneck speed. Digital disruption and an explosion of technology is radically transforming the way we work. Talent is still in short supply and roles that didn’t even exist 10 years ago are becoming crucial to fill, yet there is an underlying fear that […]
Blended learning: why your LMS might be holding you back
Year-on-year, more L&D departments are incorporating blended learning into their solutions. With aims to increase learner engagement, move to a ‘pull’ learning culture and deliver accessible, exciting learning, blended is the answer for many. The more people I speak to, however, the more I find that, despite all of the hard work researching, planning and creating […]
How to Create Interactive Online Training Modules
We learn by making hard choices. Every mistake is a lesson, every failure a chance to improve. Scholars recognize this process as experiential learning and define it as learning by doing. Its main medium is experience and its dominating technique is trial and error. We try, we fail, we overcome, and eventually, we succeed. Experiential […]
3 Questions To Ask Before Signing on For an LMS
Finding a learning management system “that fits like a glove” requires some strategic research. After all, with so many options on the market it’s easy to end up with software that does not work for your company, but does the trick for others. To find the ultimate contender among all the LMS vendors, start your […]
Data-driven L&D: how learning analytics can enhance the employee experience
Learning and development professionals have a lot to contribute when it comes to improving employee experience and, in particular, they are best placed to make use of all the data organisations have at their fingertips. One of the hallmarks of the digital transformation of modern business is the ability to deliver a rich, personalised user […]
LMS recommendations please
I have started the mammoth job of finding an LMS proivder for our business. We are looking to have around 1000 users on the system. We have seen a few demos, and like the look of Docebo. I am wondering if anyone has used them and know if they are good? Their system looks great […]
E-learning help
Hi – Does anyone have any experience in sourcing an e-learning company who can design and host some short e-learning modules? We don't have our own internal LMS or platform that could host therefore would need an external platform that we could ask users to log in to. Regarding the design, we can provide the […]
Why usability is important in digital learning
It doesn’t matter how many great digital learning resources you provide if your learners can’t get their hands on them easily. A poorly designed user experience is like a child in a sweet shop finding they can’t reach any of the sweets they want on the shelves. Disheartening and frustrating to say the least! We […]
Mobile: the de facto way for learning at work?
Mobile has become the de facto standard for learning at work. But you have to know how to use it. In this blog we reveal how to harness the power of mobile learning to the greatest effect. What’s the first thing anyone does when they want to learn about something these days? They pull out their mobiles and […]
What is the Best Way to Prepare ADM-201 Exam?
It’s not an easy test. And it’s getting harder.It all depends on how you learn best, but, you will discover during taking the test that a lot of the questions are purposefully worded to be very confusing… you really can’t study enough for it. Online Practice Exam is the best way to prepare for ADM-201 Certification Exam because […]
10 Ways to Boost Performance with Mobile Learning
Here are my 10 golden rules to design and deliver a flexible and effective mobile learning programme. 1. Content is King Yes, it’s a cliché, but it couldn’t be more pertinent than in the realm of mobile learning where it’s vital to have quality content that’s accurate, relevant, just-in-time and bang up-to-date. You need a strategy […]
Practice Makes … Slightly Better than Eric?
Last week I wrote about Miss Wall, my childhood piano teacher. I came to be reminiscing about her because, after a long period of not playing the piano at all, I’d spontaneously bought a new book of music, when we were supposed to be buying floor tiles. (Trago Mills sells everything!) These days, playing the […]
Effective Gamification in the Workplace
Firstly, what is gamification? According to the dictionary it is described as: Gamificationɡeɪmɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/noun “The application of typical elements of game playing (e.g. point scoring, competition with others, rules of play) to other areas of activity, typically as an online marketing technique to encourage engagement with a product or service” Gamification isn’t a new concept in […]
Blended Learning for Employee Training
Blended learning, also known as personalized learning or hybrid learning, refers to an education program that combines web-based learning methodologies with traditional classroom methods. A blended learning is suitable for both formal as well as informal settings. Though the learners still attend real-life classrooms, their face-to-face classroom practices are brought together with online activities. Blended […]