To those of us in learning and development we are very familiar with the SCORM acronym, however, for many business owners/managers, organization leaders or general users (students) the term is unclear or foreign. SCORM stands for the Sharable Content Object Reference Model. It is a universal model that complies with a variety of learning management… Continue reading What does ‘SCORM-Compliant’ mean?
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Top 10 eLearning Trends To Watch In 2017
With 2017 quickly approaching, it’s time to look at what’s to come for eLearning. 1. Contextualized Learning Expect to see a wider acceptance of microlearning and digital learning design that addresses needs of the modern learner. Learning and Development teams will use modern design thinking to modernize typically boring eLearning courses like Onboarding. 2. Two-Way Conversations… Continue reading Top 10 eLearning Trends To Watch In 2017
How To Improve Your Sales Staff Performance With eLearning
by Scott Cooper According to the Education Resources Information Center, “For companies to stay competitive, they must continually bring new products and services to the marketplace. One strategy organizations can use to support this requirement is to provide their sales force with training that enables revenue generation”. As you’ll discover, eLearning is the perfect solution… Continue reading How To Improve Your Sales Staff Performance With eLearning
Cyber Security Awareness Month
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month which is an annual federal government campaign to raise awareness about cybersecurity. Today our world is connected to others more than ever before. The Internet touches almost all aspects of everyone’s daily life, whether through banking, browsing information on the internet and our social profiles. National Cyber Security… Continue reading Cyber Security Awareness Month
Use eLearning to Identify and Fill Skills Gap
Many candidates or employees have heard the line, “You’re not the right fit for the position,” from hiring managers. This translates into skills gap of the workforce. The Aberdeen Group, a fact based research company, found the skills gap is perceived as widest in these areas: 41 percent critical thinking/problem-solving 39 percent in job-related technical skills 35… Continue reading Use eLearning to Identify and Fill Skills Gap
M-Learning
M-Learning Mobile learning is not so much about technology as it is about learning. It is about the tool that can share knowledge quickly and seamlessly. In order to find the right tool it means understanding what works in terms of design, identifying the audience, choosing the ideal delivery formats, and more. Widespread use of… Continue reading M-Learning
The Changing Tide of Learning and Development
The time is right for learning and development to be forward thinking. Get your organization ready for the 21st century. Put simply, what you did in the past, will not and cannot serve you in the future. How can the learning professional help their organization deal with the challenges facing their business today? Continue reading to see… Continue reading The Changing Tide of Learning and Development
Gamification
Gamification Gamification is the process of applying gaming designs and concepts to learning scenarios in order to make them more interactive and entertaining for the learner. In game-based learning, learners compete directly against one or more individuals or participate individually in an engaging experience that rewards learning performance in some way. The fast-growing field of… Continue reading Gamification
Why Employers Can’t Ignore Onboarding with Tech
Onboarding methods that encourage more interactive, engaging experiences for new hires are becoming increasingly popular and needed in the workplace. Onboarding is simply employee orientation and socialization. Read more at the elearn magazine online.
5 Innovative Training Strategies in Insurance that Work
In an article from the eLearning Industry: In today’s environment of economic volatility, increasing causalities and changing global dynamics, the Insurance sector needs to adopt training approaches that will help them equip their employees to manage these variables successfully. While the Insurance sector continues to grow, the Learning and Development professionals in this sector have… Continue reading 5 Innovative Training Strategies in Insurance that Work