When creating a learning strategy, an organisation needs to consider the culture, strategic leadership, challenges and trends as well as business goals. Here’s our six steps to an effective learning strategy.
We have all sat through training at some point in our careers and wondered silently ‘how is this relevant to my job?’. Employees often cannot connect their job to the business goals. The alignment of training with business goals can help staff make that connection.
Reading on the web has changed the way we process information. Nowhere is this more pronounced than in the way responsive design is adapting to the new technology emerging. L&D professionals are always refining their content to suit their learners learning behaviours and accessibility to training and this is where chunking comes in.
Clouding computing or ‘the cloud’ is a term used to refer to on-demand sharing of files, multimedia, applications, and platforms via the Internet. According to Gartner, by 2015, 20% of all cloud services will be accessed via internal or external cloud services. This means cloud computing promises economic benefits, flexibility, and speed for IT infrastructure.
The E-Learning industry continues to grow and at the recent International Congress on elearning 2013 several key trends were identified. My Learning Space has covered the majority of these trends throughout the years, so we’ve put together what we think will continue to trend amid the elearning industry and what businesses should consider incorporating into their learning and development strategy.
You have to train your staff, but you have to do it within budget. We all work within the constraints of small budgets with big ideas, but there are ways you can reduce the cost of your e-learning budget without sacrificing content or a positive learning experience. Here’s how…
Gone are the days when reference tools were books; these days reference tools and textbooks are all becoming easily available as downloads. Instructional aids for learning and development professionals are no different. Instructional Design apps are here and trending on the app market. My Learning Space gives you the lowdown.
One of the first rules in designing elearning is to identify who your target learner is; knowing this will determine your approach and method. What delivery method will you use? How will it support your goals to deliver engaging, interactive content?
Everyone loves a good story and using storytelling techniques in your E-learning is a great way to connect your learners to the content and stir an emotional reaction to what they are learning.
If your organisation is an advocate of 70-20-10 then informal learning is not a new practice to you. For those new to this principle, informal learning can be a great tool to promote a culture of learning in your own organisation.
