eLearning Blog
Every L&D professional wants their employees to see the value in training. With time being such a precious commodity in today’s workforce, learning paths provide opportunities for organizations to provide training that is personalized to meet their employees’ individual needs. In this article, I’ll explore what learning paths are and... more
Can workplace learning be all fun and games? Learning & Development (L&D) professionals are constantly looking for ways to engage their learners in meaningful ways. To increase attention and interactivity among employees, gamification is a strategy to motivate employees to learn new skills and achieve their learning goals together. Common... more
Digital badges have emerged as a modern and dynamic way to recognize and validate skills, achievements, and competencies within the workplace. Digital Badges are often awarded to recognize a learner’s achievement of a specific skill or completion of a project. Badges are most useful for recognizing and motivating employees internally... more
Discussions around microlearning have continued to increase among L&D professionals, particularly when trying to identify delivery formats that are efficient and engaging. In a previous blog, we discussed the benefits of microlearning and when they are most useful. Microlearning, characterized by delivering content in short, easily consumable segments, emerges as... more
While L&D professionals are striving to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and ease of learning, your leadership team will often want to know the associated costs. To effectively discuss how L&D can be used as a strategic investment to maximize ROI, it is important to take the time to identify the key performance indicators... more
At Brandon Hall Group’s recent Human Capital Management (HCM) Excellence Conference, Litmos Chief Learning Officer, Dr. Jill Stefaniak and Litmos Chief People Officer, Kyile Stair led a live presentation that focused on how attendees can effectively quantify the success of their learning programs and have more meaningful, metrics-driven conversations around... more
The primary goal for every L&D professional is to design a learning experience that facilitates learning and improves performance. Learners are typically more engaged with training when they can see the utility, relevance, and value in what is being shared. We want to design instruction in a way that motivates... more
One of the most important tasks that L&D professionals complete regularly is determining the best format for delivering training. Instructional design does not use a “one-size-fits-all” approach – it’s important to remember that different learning outcomes warrant different instructional strategies. When selecting what format is most conducive to learners’ training... more
Everywhere you look there are lots of recommendations offered for how to support personalized learning in the workplace. When talking about ways to engage your learning audience with instructional design, learning styles have emerged as one of the more prominent concepts. While learning styles have gained popularity and have been... more
In a previous blog, we presented strategies that L&D professionals can incorporate to support self-regulated learning. Self-regulated learning, a key focus, involves three phases: forethought, performance control, and self-reflection. L&D professionals can foster self-regulated learning by encouraging goal-setting, managing expectations, supporting help-seeking, and creating opportunities for intentional reflection throughout the training... more
