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JUNE 29, 2016

This past January I moved across the country from Kitchener, Ontario to Vancouver, BC. It was a pretty big move! I was so excited to live in a new city and start a new job. But goodbyes are never easy. If you’ve ever moved to a new city, you can probably relate to the number of times I had to go to an event and share my plans and future living arrangements with close friends and family.

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JUNE 28, 2016

Personalized Learning is a common buzzword in today’s education industry. There’s no shortage of studies, interviews, and articles praising its effectiveness. With all the buzz, it can be difficult to fully understand what personalized learning is and how you can effectively use it. What is it? Personalized Learning is a form of education that’s built around your learner.

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JUNE 15, 2016

We’ve all heard the saying “Money doesn’t buy happiness” but can this statement be true to the workplace and employee engagement? When thinking about job benefits, the first thing that comes to my mind is compensation or vacation time but is employee education and ongoing training, a new “must-have” employee benefit? A recent survey conducted by Towers Watson , showed that learning and development opportunities ranked among the top five reasons an employee would be attracted to a new organizatio

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JUNE 8, 2016

One of the biggest challenges faced by high growth retail businesses is scaling in way that maintains culture. Having effective learning practices is key to maintaining a consistent and exceptional brand experience. There are few retail organizations that understand this better than Saje Natural Wellness. Saje has grown into a natural health and wellness powerhouse and is quickly becoming a household name.

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Learnkit

MAY 31, 2016

Today more and more educational institutions and businesses are adopting elearning. With the steady increase of affordable tech devices on the market and a growing demand for engaging learning experiences, moving to an online learning strategy is an easy decision that yields many benefits for organizations. In traditional education, a teacher presents new learning materials in a physical classroom.

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Learnkit

MAY 18, 2016

In the world of elearning, microlearning has become a buzzword. It’s considered a powerful new approach to training the workforce. With the average attention span in North America dropping from 12 seconds in 2000 to 8 seconds in 2015 , the demand for shorter, more engaging training is higher than ever! In this post, our goal is to cover the basics and leave you with an understanding of: What Microlearning is and the benefits it can provide.

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Learnkit

MAY 11, 2016

Learnkit has published content about Blended Learning and The Flipped Classroom but our subscribers have consistently asked: What’s the difference? There are a number of articles explaining each learning methodology but it’s tough to find anything that clearly explains the difference between the two and when to use one over the other. To help clear things up and better guide you to the best learning methodology for your organization, we’ll explain the difference between Blended Learning an

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Learnkit

MAY 10, 2016

DisruptHR YVR was a huge success. We were very fortunate to have a great group of speakers who all share a common interest in disrupting their traditional HR roles. For anyone who missed the event or missed seeing any of the speakers, we’ve put together videos of each of the speaker presentations. Feel free to watch them on repeat or share them around the office.

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Learnkit

MAY 4, 2016

In the restaurant industry today a quality training program plays a big role in how successful a restaurant is and how it stacks up against the competition. A proper training program ensures that all employees have knowledge required to perform and excel in their roles. Increased confidence and proficiency can maximize productivity and have positive impacts on employee engagement and retention.

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Learnkit

APRIL 28, 2016

After reading the title of this article one of the following thoughts may have crossed your mind: “Here we go again, another ‘how-to’ list about how to incorporate Millennials in the workplace”, or, “so what is this Millennial asking for this time?” Before you begin I’d like you to clear your mind of these thoughts and just listen. As a millennial reading this I’d like you to remember one thing: Learn to take responsibility.

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Learnkit

APRIL 26, 2016

When I was in highschool one of my favourite things to do was go to the mall to shop with my mom and friends. Even though my small babysitting budget limited my big ticket purchases, it was still a fun, social activity that I always looked forward to. Today, the mall is a place that I try to avoid. The mall hasn’t changed much and it’s not a dreadful place to be but with the growing popularity of online shopping and how convenient it is, it can be tough to justify making a trip.

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Learnkit

APRIL 21, 2016

We are living in the digital age. Technology has done a fantastic job of taking daily tasks and making them more efficient. With technology we can do almost anything, instantly! Whether it’s an email, text message or e-course, technology let’s us do whatever, whenever. Technology has not only made innovations in the way that we perform daily tasks, it’s also had a huge impact on education and has started to completely transform the way we learn.

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Learnkit

APRIL 19, 2016

Last month The HR Gazette published a series of interviews, with speakers from the most recent DisruptHR YVR event. The interviews are a great read! Each speaker provides compelling, insightful answers and collectively the group has a very optimistic outlook on the future of HR. If you haven’t had the chance to read the full interviews, you can find them here.

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Learnkit

APRIL 14, 2016

Making changes to education is no simple task. Deviations from traditional learning models are often met with resistance, while introducing new technologies or methods often rely on systemic change. Despite challenges, online learning is making tremendous progress when it comes to infiltrating all pillars of education, from corporate learning, to higher education, to K-12 schooling.

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Learnkit

APRIL 13, 2016

In the SaaS industry, Customer Success has gone from being another Silicon Valley buzzword, to a weapon of choice for companies looking to increase their customer satisfaction. Customer Success reps are on the frontline, spending their time engaging with customers and acting as brand ambassadors for their companies. The most successful Customer Success reps have the ability to not only educate and support their customers, but can also elevate the experience, by injecting company culture and core

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Learnkit

APRIL 5, 2016

In today’s retail marketplace, the most successful sales representatives are educators. Their sales skills are built around a deep knowledge of product and service offerings. It’s this understanding that transforms retail sales roles from simply selling products, to providing transformational customer experiences. Recommendations are no longer based on price or popularity.

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Learnkit

MARCH 10, 2016

Employee onboarding has always been one of the most exciting things a company can do, as they’re adding new team members to their roster. It’s usually a signal of growth, new ideas and great talent coming in. The challenge, however, is getting this talent onboarded in an efficient manner. A lot of companies out there have been known to recruit large numbers of employees at one time – potentially 10 or more at once.

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Learnkit

MARCH 8, 2016

One of the biggest challenges for Training & Development and People Departments today is how to translate in-person training to online learning. Many industries still struggle with adopting a digital approach for their staff training. One place we most often see the missed opportunity to leverage elearning is in the world of franchising. Franchises, with their diverse populations and geographically spread locations, can greatly benefit from custom elearning solutions.

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Learnkit

MARCH 1, 2016

Blended learning is a fairly new term for corporate learning professionals. We’ve talked to a large number of heads of talent, HR leaders and learning professionals that have heard the term ‘blended learning’ tossed around here and there, but still find it a little vague. We’ve found that many may have a good grasp of what it means but could use a little help getting started and maximizing the return on their investment to employee training and development programs.

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Learnkit

JANUARY 27, 2016

The increasing complexities of products these days are demanding a more knowledgeable sales process. In our modern marketplace, the most successful salespeople are educators. They have a deep understanding of their products, services, capabilities, as well as their customers preferences and needs. With this rich understanding, they transform their role of simply pitching a product, to building relationships with customers, which results in much greater sales success.

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Learnkit

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

The flipped classroom has grown in popularity in the education space over the past decade – and for very good reason. At Learnkit, we’ve helped a number of our clients transition to a flipped (also known as blended learning ) model for their employee training programs. As a result, they’ve reported experiencing a higher return on their training investment and a significant decrease in employee ramp up time.

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Learnkit

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Across North America and much of the Western world, aging populations are placing pressure on healthcare systems and increasing the demand for home care assistance and spaces in nursing homes. Both public and private healthcare facilities are struggling to keep up with the demand. One of their most critical needs is for well-trained staff. Not only do new workers need to be trained, but current healthcare professionals are under constant pressure to update their skills, comply with new regulatio

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Learnkit

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

There are many reasons that an organization may want to implement elearning and an endless number of tools and services available to make it happen. With the global corporate elearning market predicted to reach 31 billion USD in revenue by 2020 ( Technavio , 2016), it is no doubt a tough industry to navigate for someone just testing the waters of elearning.

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Learnkit

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

A common concern arises when the topic of elearning comes up. Have you ever heard, or thought to yourself, “I find it hard to stay focused when taking an online course” or, “Is it easier to learn in a traditional classroom?”. These thoughts can be true for some, but if elearning is presented effectively, with the learner’s attention span in mind, we can see a shift in this ideology.

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Learnkit

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Even if you’ve never consciously thought about it, rewards have a massive impact on our behaviour every day. Almost every action we take, consciously or unconsciously, is in pursuit of a reward or avoidance of a negative consequence, which is a reward in its own way. We’re all trained to behave in a certain way based on our own reward structure. Basically, we’re all trained animals.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2016

When was your last Netflix binge? I’ll confess that I submitted myself to solitary confinement this past month catching up on 3 seasons of Orange is the New Black. To be completely honest, when I discovered Narcos I didn’t leave my apartment more than once for an entire weekend – I binged on the entire season in 3 days. Making me one of the thousands of addicts around the world who are hooked on the ‘flix.

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JULY 20, 2016

We’ve all met that guy—the one who always says the wrong thing, makes an off-color joke or just doesn’t take the hint—the lone wolf who doesn’t fare well on teams. Or maybe you are that guy? Time for a reality check: anyone with poor human interaction intuition needs help, and needs it now. Well-documented research has proven that we can substantially better our “emotional intelligence,” otherwise known as “soft skills,” through training.

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