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Microlearning
Ontuitive
JUNE 27, 2016
We've all heard a lot about "microlearning." What is it, why is it, and does it work? Over the last few years we've seen a growing use of the term "microlearning."
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Your Performance Support Doesn't Speak xAPI? 3 Reasons it Should
Ontuitive
OCTOBER 12, 2016
By now, you’ve heard the buzz regarding what’s variously called Experience API , xAPI, or The Tin Can API.
More on cognitive mapping
Ontuitive
AUGUST 5, 2016
How Edward Tolman's experiments shaped our theories of learning. Edward Tolman's influential experiments with rats in the 1940's remain highly formative for the field of cognitive psychology, and continue to shape our discussions about learning theory.
What we've been reading?
Ontuitive
MAY 11, 2016
We meet some great people, and learn a lot through our work here at Ontuitive. Recently we've met and been talking with Veronica Yan, PhD, who is a cognitive psychologist currently working in post-doc positions at USC and UCLA--including the Bjork Learning and Forgetting Lab.
[eBook] Make Better Business Decisions with Customer Training Data
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Latent Learning
Ontuitive
OCTOBER 15, 2016
Strong and durable learning can happen without incentives and reinforcements. How do we make the most of that insight? Part One on latent learning.
Learn Harder, Learn Better?
Ontuitive
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
In the last Insight post ("Forgetting to Remember", 1-27-16), we gestured toward a body of research suggesting that creating learning conditions in which learners work harder to retrieve information can measurably improve memory.
“I'm Lovin' It!”: McDonald’s Journey with Performance Support
Ontuitive
OCTOBER 22, 2013
Imagine this training challenge
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Forgetting to remember.
Ontuitive
JANUARY 27, 2016
Solomon Shereshevsky (1886-1958) is perhaps the most famous mnemonist of the twentieth century, and became a useful case study in how the brain remembers information. He could retain entire conversations, pages of printed text, blocks of random numbers--most anything that entered through his senses.
Performance Support: Hiding in Plain Sight in Life, but Not So Much in the Training World
Ontuitive
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
I went into Starbucks this morning. It was packed, yet all the drink orders came out correct; a really low error rate. On each cup is a simple checklist job aid, completed when the order is made that tells the barista how to make the drink. Performance support. I had always been confounded when completing my tax retun.
Overcoming Barriers to PS--Yes, You Can!
Ontuitive
JANUARY 28, 2013
In our post, Your Finger’s in the Dike and the Dam’s about to Burst, Bob referred to a Gartner study that shows IT spend on new systems and applications is expected to double in 2013. That means there is a potential for your performance support project to get funded!
Seven Simple Secrets to Off-the-Shelf Course Success
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Off-the-shelf elearning is applicable for a wide audience, but it won’t address your organization’s unique situations or distinctive content. So are these courses all that helpful? For sure! Read on for 7 secrets to make off-the-self learning your own.
Mobile Performance Support (PS): There's an App for That!
Ontuitive
JANUARY 23, 2013
These days it seems we don't go anywhere without a mobile connection of some kind. Smartphones and now tablets are just part of our daily existence, allowing us to stay connected wherever we are. No one who’s seriously gone mobile should be surprised to hear that the mobile workforce is growing. It’s huge! A recent IDC report says that this year, the number of mobile workers will total 1.3 billion around the world-- an impressive 37.2% of the workforce. This is just the beginning
ROI: The Most Difficult Metric!
Ontuitive
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
Do you know what the impact of your training efforts are on the organization? Are you measuring them? "Of Of course!" you say. "We We have all kinds of data supporting what we do!"
Sales Opportunities are not Created Equal
Ontuitive
FEBRUARY 13, 2014
"Random acts of sales support undermine the best-laid strategies" - Scott Santucci, Forrester Research Problem Statement: while financial objectives are very specific and constantly fine tuned, strategic objectives are often left ambiguous. This ambiguity leads to a proliferation of misaligned sales enablement activities that if left unchecked will do more harm than good
You teach swimming or prevent drowning?
Ontuitive
DECEMBER 18, 2012
Okay, I realize that's a fairly aggressive title! But a fairly stark realization that has become apparent to us, as of late, both in our travels and when working with many senior learning leaders. We simply aren't tasked to deliver the same outcomes we once were. We've all heard the demands from our organizations around better aligning with business outcomes and performance measures. Yet, we continue to see the same old deliverables, often packaged in a new wrapper
The Secret to Getting Learning Results May Not Be What You Think
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Do you struggle to achieve measurable results with your learning solutions? If so, you’re not alone. According to CEB, traditional training only creates 37% learning transfer. This guide explores the causes of poor transfer and concrete steps to achieving better outcomes.
"Interleaving"
Ontuitive
APRIL 19, 2016
As Keith points out in his response to our last post, it's important to carefully assess the needs of learners and the goals of the learning project. If an organization needs learners to retain information or concepts for a longer period of time, some of the research we've been summarizing indicates there are ways to improve reception and later recall--such as making the learning activity "harder."
Podcast: Bob Mosher speaks with Charles Jennings on the Performance Support Maturity Model
Ontuitive
MARCH 4, 2013
Listen as Bob Mosher and Charles Jennings discuss the Performance Support Maturity model. Find out where your organization stands! Charles Jennings is a thought leader and learning and performance consultant. Read more on his work here
Learning in the Flow of Work
Ontuitive
NOVEMBER 13, 2013
Here’s a reality: The closer a learner is to the place and moment of “Apply,” the more open and ready that learner is to learn. Consider your own learning mindset while in the workflow compared to when you step away from it to learn in the fabricated environment of a classroom or an eLearning course. At which of those moments are you most motivated and ready to engage mentally, emotionally, and physically to learn
From Scattered Information to Transformational Performance Support
Ontuitive
MAY 3, 2013
Check out our newest info graphic: From Scattered Information to Transformational Performance Support
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The Performance Support Spectrum: Part 2
Ontuitive
APRIL 1, 2013
We hope you’ve found this month’s focus on the Performance Support Spectrum valuable and helpful. We believe it’s critical for every organization to know where they are on the spectrum and where they ought to be. If you don’t know where you are and where you are going, you’ll never get anywhere useful
Smart Performance Support Isn't Science Fiction!
Ontuitive
MAY 6, 2013
We hope this month''s focus on ''smart'' performance support (PS) has been as compelling to you as it is to us. We can’t imagine anyone not wanting performance support that starts smart and gets smarter because of how you and others perform.
Improving ROI Begins with Improving Worker Performance
Ontuitive
FEBRUARY 20, 2013
We've now talked about the value of demonstrating ROI for your training efforts, and we've talked about making sure we measure all the right things. It's no longer enough (not sure it was ever enough) to just measure training efforts. We must trace the results of our efforts all the way through to the business and financial impact to our organization. And, there should be an impact--otherwise, we're wasting our company resources and our employee's time
Your Finger's in the Dike and the Dam's About to Burst!
Ontuitive
JANUARY 14, 2013
Why 2013 is the year for Performance Support. It's January 2013 and the dam is about to burst. For the past few years I think we've become a little complacent, plugging our finger in the dike but only standing in ankle-deep water. But that's about to change! The economic downturn of 2009 is now fading into the past. Businesses are growing again, competition is heating up, and the outlook for the future is bright again. The dam is getting full
The complete eLearning journey
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As an eLearning designer wouldn’t it be great if you could take charge of your eLearning environment right from storyboarding your ideas to generating responsive eLearning courses to being able to effectively deploy and track your learners’ performance?
Rebooting Your Sales Process: Start with Outcomes and Metrics
Ontuitive
JANUARY 28, 2014
Problem Statement: sales stages don’t provide much utility if the intended outcomes of each are not clear. Also, you know a sales stage isn’t accomplishing much if the percentage of deals that close within that stage isn’t significantly higher than the previous one.
Turning Instructional Design Upside Down
Ontuitive
AUGUST 19, 2013
This weekend was my town’s annual Arts Festival. As I was wandering around the booths, I ran into a woman who had been in my first 9 th grade English class. Fresh out of college, I had a lot of ideas about how learning should work in my classroom. All my students would be brilliant and I would be the best teacher ever. Reality quickly slapped me in the face and I realized I had to make some adjustments to best meet the needs of my students.
IT Managers, Can You Handle This?
Ontuitive
JULY 30, 2013
9 Elements of Sustainable IT Adoption My colleagues recently attended the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in blazing-hot Houston, TX. They raved about Dux Raymond Sy’s session, “Lead the Enterprise Social Revolution: How to Drive Sustainable Adoption.” Dux is a Microsoft Collaboration guru, a dynamic keynote speaker, and foodie to boot
There’s Nothing that Performance Support and a Little Ice Cream Can’t Fix
Ontuitive
AUGUST 24, 2012
The other day I helped a friend make banana splits for her kids. We carefully split the banana, piled on three scoops of ice cream, and then finished it off with toppings. Each child’s banana split was unique. One had a traditional banana split with three kinds of ice cream and all the toppings. The other had vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup, whipped cream and no nuts. As we were making them, it struck me that performance support (PS) is a lot like a banana split
5 Key Aspects of Accurate Learning Management Systems Pricing
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Big Learning Data & Performance Support
Ontuitive
APRIL 8, 2013
Business journals are filled with stories about the exploding arena of Big Data. There is a growing interest in gathering and analyzing a larger, richer, and more correlated set of data strands that come from an increasingly digital set of behaviors.
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