It is no exaggeration to say that one of the most unintentionally neglected functions in many organizations is learning management. Though companies do invest a lot in developing resources meant for their employees’ consumption, there is little
Social Collaboration Techniques to Enhance Learning
The organization is a social place. You seldom function in isolation. Workplaces in particular require you to perform tasks in conjunction with your peers, advices and suggestions from your seniors and inputs from those subordinate to you. In
Trends in Learning: What’s Latest!
A 2013 Accenture survey on Skills and Employment Trends revealed that a large skills gap exists in most businesses. Nearly half (46 per cent) of the 400 participating executives were concerned that they won’t have the skills they
THE EVOLUTION OF LEARNING
“Learning” by itself is a more personal endeavor towards gaining the required knowledge. Traditionally, different societies in different parts of the globe approached education (a.k.a) learning, based on the demands of the land. In Asia, since many countries
Donald Kirkpatrick’s four levels of training: Lessons from a Legend
When Donald L. Kirkpatrick, Professor Emeritus, University Of Wisconsin first gave his ideas for a series of articles to be published in the Journal of American Society of Training Directors in the year 1959, hardly had anyone anticipated
Do Organizations Still Need an LCMS?
A Learning Content Management System or LCMS manages all the learning content of an organization in one place. The primary business problem a LCMS solves is to create just enough content just in time to meet
5 Challenges in Taking Your Content to Mobile Learning
Mobile Learning– it’s easy, it’s intuitive and it definitely gives good returns on investment. With many organizations already using it and others beginning to take the plunge, mlearning seems to have taken off well–
Top Myths about mLearning
Mobile Learning Solutions: the concept is relatively new, which makes it a vulnerable topic for hearsay and misconceptions. A device which has so far been used mostly for communication and recreation is getting a lot of
The Importance of Storytelling in Elearning
The stories that children listen to in their formative years stay with them throughout their lives. The morals, values and inspiration that they instill are never lost. Not only children, adults too are quicker at learning and retaining concepts conveyed
Is Completion a Good Measure For eLearning?
We’ve spoken at length about how and why eLearning is THE tool to develop your employees in a consistent manner. This leads us to a question: with so many courses that you design to train your
eLearning: Engaging All Groups of Learners
Learning styles are individualistic in nature. Every individual perceives content in a way that is easy for them. In a classroom training setup, it has always been challenging to accommodate learners with different learning styles and keep them
The Importance of a Learning Management Strategy
Organizations spend a lot of time and resources in training and developing their employees. Instructor- led courses, online and mobile learning modules and a social learning management system to coordinate these as
Why do learners want to learn on the mobile?
mLearning is on the rise and will be. The reason? Well, ask your employees and you’ll know the issues they face while trying to complete those extra hours of formal classroom sessions which they could have
