Regardless of how instruction will be delivered, L&D professionals need to be mindful of how their learners will interact with the content they are presented. Social learning is an approach that leverages interpersonal connections to facilitate knowledge acquisition and skill development. Collaboration, interaction, and shared experiences are emphasized within the... more
Founded in 1947, SouthernCarlson has been a stalwart in the distribution of construction and industrial supplies. With a mission to provide fanatical service and fast delivery, SouthernCarlson set out to create a learning program that both empowered their employees and fulfilled their mission. However, meeting the needs of a global,... more
As part of the DevLearn 2023 Conference & Expo, Litmos’ Chief Learning Officer, Dr. Jen Farthing and Litmos’ Senior Product Manager, Travis Moses Westfall delivered a live presentation about how to operationalize the science of learning for better Return on Investment (ROI) and Return on Expectations (ROE). They also discussed the foundational principles of... more
Creating training materials from scratch, scheduling and coordinating training sessions, manually enrolling participants, and keeping records of attendance, progress, and completion. Does this sound familiar? If so, the good news is that a more scalable approach to compliance training is possible. Compliance training is a crucial part of every organization’s... more
Look at almost any list of soft skills employers want in a new hire and you’re likely to see it near the top: critical thinking. Critical thinkers are prized for their ability to see problems clearly, set aside preconceived notions, and come up with solutions. They question team members and... more
With so many demands for employees to upskill and stay up to date with changes in their fields, there has been an intentional shift in how we view L&D in the workplace. Traditionally, employees would participate in mandatory compliance and onboarding training, either in traditional face-to-face settings or through eLearning... more
Compliance training: you have to assign it, your learners have to take it, and you probably don’t think it’s anyone’s favorite flavor of workforce learning. You might be wrong, however. While compliance training falls firmly into the must-do category and isn’t nearly as fun as the nice-to-have training (meditation and... more
84% of employees surveyed by LinkedIn agree that learning adds purpose to their work. But what makes workplace learning actually stick? We all remember the learning experiences that shaped us. Maybe it was an assignment that opened our eyes to a new interest, or a moment that reinforced something you... more
There are a variety of reasons why learners participate in workplace training, ranging from mandatory compliance requirements, upskilling, to career development. While different goals might have different timelines for completion, learners often have time to complete them at their leisure or over an extended period. Just-in-time training is a time-sensitive... more
Businesses of all kinds are finding that they easily have up to four generations of employees working within their organizations. While having a multigenerational workforce certainly adds an element of age diversity to a company, it may also add some challenges. Meeting the training needs of employees who have different... more
