eLearning Blog
It’s summer and you know what that means? Blockbusters! They all have a few things in common, right? Heroes, high stakes, and big disasters. Well, the learning and development industry isn’t that different. The last year has had all of those things: there was a world-changing pandemic, very high stakes,... more
The last year has seen organizations making an heroic effort to switch their Learning and Development programs from in person to online, remote learning. For example, the Tauranga City Council converted their learning program to digital learning in less than a month at the start of the pandemic, rolling out... more
Now that people are increasingly vaccinated, they’re on the move again. Is your learning ready to keep up? According to the latest report from the U.S. Travel Association, nine in 10 American travelers have plans to travel in the next six months, while nearly 75% of businesses feel their employees... more
The working world moves fast. The half life of a learned skill is five years. The average lifespan of the commercial software used by workers is between six to eight years. Devices start becoming obsolete in three years. Risks, industries, and social pressures are constantly in flux, so it’s not... more
What do learners want? It’s the eternal question, asked by Learning & Development (L&D) leaders throughout the industry. The answer is important because research shows that when learners are delivered learning that meets their preferences, they do better. Training Industry’s most recent Learner Preference Report found that training programs delivered... more
Retraining workers post-pandemic has become part of the national conversation in the United States. We’ve often written about reskilling on this blog, particularly in the wake of COVID-19. The pandemic changed the economy considerably. Suddenly certain workers were classified as essential; many people had to learn to work from home... more
It’s been a full year since Zoom became a tool most knowledge workers use daily. Despite this, not everyone has upped their skillsets on video conferencing best practices, and if you’re leading a group — in a webinar or virtual instructor-led training (ILT), for example — it can be nerve... more
I once wrote a series of articles about sales leaders for a publication. When I asked the salespeople why they were in sales, they told me — almost without exception — that they loved their work. They thought of themselves as being in service to their customers. They enjoyed talking to... more
Welcome to February! It’s Love Month, but you may not be feeling the love much lately. It’s cold outside (not that you’ve been going anywhere); everyone’s been working from home for months, and you’re tired of looking at the same old screen. And oh, what’s this in your inbox? Yet... more
What will learning and development look like in 2021? While our focus is on moving forward this year, we can’t do that without looking back and acknowledging the myriad ways that 2020 changed the working world. More people than ever before worked from home. Customers needed additional support. Companies had... more
