Corporate Training

March 21, 2016

4 Ways eLearning Helps Bridge The Workplace Skills Gap

Skills gap in the workplace has a negative impact on a company’s operational performance and its overall growth. As technology continues to develop at a high speed, businesses find it increasingly challenging to keep their workforce up to date on the latest trends. Carefully planned and strategic training is necessary in this respect and eLearning provides a convenient and effective way to bridge the workplace skills gap.

by Joe Peters

March 18, 2016

Employee Training: 3 Tips To Maximize Knowledge Retention

There are a few time-proven ways to maximize knowledge retention for employee training. Here are 3 of the them.

by Boaz Amidor

March 16, 2016 | Sponsored

4 Steps For A Training Needs Analysis

Is your organization experiencing performance or productivity issues? Perhaps your compliance requirements are not being met. Or maybe your training catalogue has “leaky boat syndrome,” whereby additions are made to plug knowledge holes. However, what you really need to do is stop the water seeping in and give it an overhaul! If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, your organization could benefit from a Training Needs Analysis (TNA). A Training Needs Analysis is a structured process for identifying gaps in employee training and related training needs, usually performed by experienced learning and development consultants.

by Ruby Spencer, CTDP

March 15, 2016

Training Evaluation: Measuring What Matters

Is your training evaluation guided by what matters, or by what's easy to measure? In this article, you'll learn about some of the shortcomings of typical training evaluation forms and learn mistakes to avoid.

by Ben Butina, Ph.D.

March 15, 2016

Business Simulations: What Are The Benefits?

It is important to have in mind that 80% of acquired knowledge fades away if it is not applied in practice, which means there is a real risk of wasting 80% of learning and training expenses. Is there a way to ensure that the solution is the use of business simulations?

by Anton Makarevich

March 14, 2016

The Power Of Failure And The Corrective Feedback Paradigm

Can failure be used as a teaching tool in the online learning world? Certainly; in this article I will share how the corrective feedback paradigm, a drill-and-practice approach, can set an effective pattern for the rehearsal of failed problems.

by Carrie Zens

March 12, 2016

3D Printing Keys Applied To Training: Interview

This article is an interview with Marina Portabella, training responsible of 3D printing courses.

by Leticia Lafuente López

March 9, 2016

For Instructional Designers: Socratic Inquiry Version 2.0.

Sometimes the best way to make a point is by storytelling. This story is mine. And it is true. And I’m happy it happened to me. It should happen to everybody, and it doesn’t; and it’s my mission to remedy that. Here is some insight into developing critical thinking through Socratic Inquiry and why Instructional Designers should pay attention to such an approach.

by Alex Terego

March 7, 2016

KCA: A Simplified Training Strategy For Learning And Development

Do you have a small training team? Is that team comprised of former Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) without adult learning background? How can you get them to apply adult learning concepts without having any formal education in the subject? Knowledge, Context and Application (KCA) is a simplified training strategy for Learning and Development that helps develop Subject Matter Experts into effective trainers.

by Alexander Salas, CPLP

March 5, 2016

6 Tips To Conduct A Successful Skills Assessment For Your Corporate Audience

What skills do your employees really use on a daily basis? What abilities are they lacking, and where do their strengths lie? In this article, I will share 6 tips on how to successfully conduct a skills assessment that can benefit both your corporate learners and your organization.

by Christopher Pappas

March 4, 2016

Balancing Mentorship And eLearning In A Digital Age

Have you ever started a new job and felt like you were just thrown into the deep end to either sink or swim? If so, you aren’t alone. Here, we’ll take a look at the problems facing those in the process of acclimating, before examining one of the best ways to help these newcomers: Balancing mentorship and eLearning.

by Adrienne Erin

March 4, 2016

Why Instructional Designers Must Teach Innovative Thinking

Bill Gates made these pronouncements recently in an interview: 1) “Artificial Intelligence is on a faster learning curve than human intelligence.” 2) “Artificial Intelligence will lead to labor substitution (lobs losses) for the next twenty years.” 3) “Innovation is the key to solving all problems.” It’s hard to argue with Bill. So, let’s connect the dots. What is the relationship between Instructional Design and innovative thinking?

by Alex Terego