Corporate Learning And Development

June 5, 2015

Organizational Culture Of Learning Needs To Change For The 70:20:10 Method To Work

Workplace learning comes in all forms. 70:20:10 is a great reference model, but finding success with it involves far more than just blending eLearning with classroom learning, or improving how you rate performance against training.

by Mark Rose

June 1, 2015

8 Tips To Measure Your Online Training Effectiveness

You may have devoted countless hours to fine tuning your online training strategy and rolling out your new online training courses, but is it really serving your performance goals and objectives? One of the many benefits of online training is that it allows you to collect valuable feedback about its virtues and vices before it is too late. In this article, I’ll share 8 tips on how to measure your online training effectiveness and thus never have doubts about whether your it is really helping your employees increase their performance.

by Christopher Pappas

May 31, 2015

Why Blended Learning Still Ticks My Boxes

Mobile learning is not designed to be an educational tool that works in silo, but as a tool that complements other training measures such as classroom style training and virtual classes. By developing learning strategies that incorporate a wide variety of learning activities such as classroom instruction, virtual training, or mobile learning, companies can give staff greater, more flexible learning and improved performance support.

by Mark Rose

May 29, 2015

12 Reasons For You To Embrace eLearning

If you are one of those who hesitates to give technology-enabled learning a try, here are 12 reasons for you to embrace eLearning.

by Heera Edwin

May 27, 2015

How Do You Infuse A Culture Of Innovation?

It is common for human resources professionals to be included in teams designed to foster innovation in today's corporations, institutions and organizations. But how does one even start to persuade other people to adjust their thinking from the comfortable, safe ruts it has settled into?

by Roz Bahrami

May 23, 2015

What Are The New Training Technologies?

We are in the midst of a technological revolution, and are seeing perhaps the fastest rate of technological growth and development in history. Thankfully, no industry is being left out, and training technologies are being caught up in this wave and are developing at a rapid pace. Training software tools exist today which simply did not exist 5 years ago.

by Roz Bahrami

May 17, 2015

How To Create The Worst Employee Training Experience Ever!

Training is a critical tool in building employee knowledge and a great way to retain and empower your team. While it takes many forms, and exists in a variety of venues, training is essential in order to foster your business's vision, and maintain a competitive edge in your field. Much emphasis is placed on the good. What about the bad?

by Boaz Amidor

May 14, 2015

eLearning Insights: “Do You Really Need eLearning?”

In today's IT era many organizations and institutions are using eLearning because it can be as effective as traditional training but at a lower cost. Developing eLearning is more expensive than preparing classroom materials and training the trainers, especially if multimedia or highly interactive methods are used. However, delivery costs for eLearning (including costs of web servers and technical support) are considerably lower than those for classroom facilities, instructor time, participants’ travel and job time lost to attend classroom sessions.

by Soni Amit K

May 12, 2015

No Challenge For Learning and Development From LinkedIn’s Lynda.com Acquisition

Interesting but not innovative, creative but not challenging, LinkedIn’s acquisition of Lynda.com reshapes the traditional learning materials sourcing model. However, it falls short of providing a major change in that model. That major change is due to come later this year.

by Bob Little

May 4, 2015

7 Benefits Of Moving Your Corporate CRM Training Online

Customer relationship management training typically involves costly on-site instruction and printed learning materials that need to be updated regularly. There is a more productive and profitable option. In this article, I’ll highlight the benefits of moving your corporate CRM training online.

by Christopher Pappas

May 1, 2015

The Role Of eLearning In Performance Improvement

This is the second part of the article titled “Dealing with Poor Performance: Is eLearning a "silver bullet"?” In this article, we will talk about the role of eLearning in performance improvement.

by Marina Arshavskiy

April 29, 2015

Adopting Agile Approach For eLearning Development In Your Organization

Megan Torrance of Torrance Learning is one of the most well-respected thought leaders in the industry and is on the vanguard of applying Agile to e-learning development. I caught up with her recently for a Q&A about Agile and its applications. If you’re interested in moving to Agile and curious about the potential benefits and drawbacks, read on!  

by Andrew Winner