Having well-trained and knowledgeable employees is essential for any growing business. It is your job as a learning and development manager to ensure your team is properly trained and educated. As technology and your industry changes, you will need to change the way you provide information to your employees. For years, learning and development managers […]
Author: Wendy Dessler
How Microlearning & Gamification Can Improve Corporate Efficiency
Introduction There’s no question about it: technology has opened up worlds of possibilities. No longer are we tiptoeing past the novelty of advanced systems, but we are moving straight into streamlining its application across all areas of study. Whether studying for the GMAT exam to get into business school or a company training program to […]
6 Hidden Benefits of Game-based Learning
Introduction What would an education system based on games be like? Today’s modern educators have realized that they need to shift their focus from the traditional and, sometimes, dull teaching methods to interactive and dynamic games. These new models of education seem to have a much bigger impact on student engagement and motivation in the […]
How To Make Your Induction And Onboarding Training More Effective With Microlearning
Introduction You may be wondering how can Microlearning be used to support the Induction and Onboarding training? Microlearning can be used to reinforce the key aspects of company culture, code of conduct, products, and services. In my experience, I have seen Microlearning working well for a variety of onboarding situations. In this blog, I will […]
Use Microlearning To Train Your Frontline Employees Better
Microlearning is an important way to reinforce key concepts or act as a performance support tool in the moment of need. Using platform-driven interventions, Microlearning modules can be provided to help frontline employees get mastery of the knowledge required to perform their day-to-day tasks. In this blog, I will share some examples of using Microlearning […]
This is What the Future of Corporate Training and eLearning Looks Like
The birth of the World Wide Web created a seemingly limitless virtual space for information storage, changing the way information is researched and shared across the planet. In a sense, technology is like a tree, and it always branches out. From the moment smartphones got into our hands, the internet was brought down to the […]
5 Practical Tips on How to Improve your Employee Development
Implementing the right strategy for your company may seem like a challenging task. There are seemingly endless ways to improve your corporate culture, so how can you determine which is right for you? Figuring out where to prioritize this development can also be confusing, so it’s no wonder that this critical step ends up at […]
Latest 4 Trends That Will Shape HR In 2020
Time Keeps Moving On As of this writing, the month is October, and the year is 2019. It has blazed like a fire—most years tend to do that, it seems. But there’s a growing sense that time doesn’t pass as slowly as it used to, and this perception isn’t the normal “aging” transition which has […]
11 Tips To Write Microlearning Strategy For Corporate Training
Millennials are taking over the corporate world, and with that comes the need for microlearning, and keeping it engaging. We need to discover ways that will not only teach your corporates new lessons but keep them engaged and interested. That’s where microlearning comes in. What is Microlearning? Microlearning is a teaching concept that breaks down […]
4 Mat Model Revisited With Case Studies
Introduction The 4 Mat model of instruction design as an important model of learning design and was discussed in my previous blog. We will revisit the model along with few interesting case studies in this blog. 4 Mat Model Revisited In my previous article on Using 4 Mat Model for Creating Engaging Digital Learning Experience, […]