eLearning Blog
Rules and regulations are always changing, which can make keeping up with compliance training difficult. After all, you always want your compliance content to be up to date, so your learners know exactly what they need to be doing to comply with the newest regulations. It doesn’t help anyone if... more
Almost everyone in the world has a smartphone. It’s really amazing when you take a second and picture it. According to data from Ericsson, there were 6.401 billion smartphone users in the world as of June 2021 – more than 80% of the world’s population. Ericsson projects that smartphone use will... more
Blended learning is here to stay. But if the very idea of blended learning fills you with dread, or makes your learners groan and try to get out of training sessions, chances are you’ve been exposed to a bad blended learning experience. What might that look like? How about an... more
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
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
The surge in remote work this year has meant that many companies have had to reevaluate their L&D programs. Despite the rise of online training, most companies prefer in-person training sessions. Research from Brandon Hall Group shows that 96% of companies provide instructor-led training, and according to Training Industry, most... more
