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When it comes to measuring and analyzing learning, knowing what data to look at and what questions to ask of that data can be challenging. In the introduction to this series , we broke down initial steps to recognizing the components of your existing learning ecosystem. We also covered the importance of gaining access to all of the data across your ecosystem, cleansing the data, and aggregating it so you can create and analyze reports that enable you to take action. MORE
The DevLearn Conference and Expo is one of the biggest events for the L&D industry. And with so much to experience in just a few days, knowing where to start may seem daunting. That’s why I've compiled a list of recommendations for must-attend sessions focused on xAPI, learning analytics, and more. Wednesday, Oct. 10:45am. Top Pick: Intro to xAPI: What Do Instructional Designers Need to Know with Megan Torrance. MORE
In the third part of this case study blog series , Alfonso Riley, learning technology consultant at Caterpillar Inc., discusses how and why the organization created competency models for their learning programs—including advice and best practices for fellow L&D practitioners. Developing Competency Models for Learning Programs. MORE
The highest complexity of learning analytics is predictive and prescriptive analytics. This means using data to either predict what might happen, or to prescribe learning activities. And, out of the 5,713 reports we reviewed as part of our Learning Analytics Research Study , we only found one Watershed client with a handful of spider chart reports that we classed as “Predictive and Prescriptive.” MORE
In the last post of our case study blog series , Alfonso Riley, learning technology consultant at Caterpillar Inc., explores the results from their Career Development Process, discusses where they’re headed next, and shares some tips on how you can implement a similar measurement approach in your organization. MORE
Now that we’ve covered the importance of both learning ecosystems and learning analytics on healthcare training measurement , it’s time to explore real-world examples. CHRISTUS Health and Nebraska Medicine are two examples of healthcare organizations using their ecosystems and Watershed to measure the effectiveness and impact of their training initiatives MORE
Learning Analytics seem like a bit of a dark art, a mystery. You’ve read the theory, but how does it actually work in practice? It’s this question that inspired us to conduct our Learning Analytics Research Study so we could better understand how our clients are implementing these analytics in practice. Series Summary. MORE
There aren’t ever enough hours in the day to get everything done, and professional development often gets pushed aside on the to-do list. So when you’re creating a learning culture , it’s important to encourage people to take responsibility and make time for development MORE
As part of our BALDDIE instructional design method , you’ve identified your business goal and documented performance outcomes for what the workforce needs to do to meet that goal. Now it’s time to identify the learning outcomes that will support people to improve their performance. A Quick Refresher: What’s the BALDDIE model? MORE
In the sixth part of our case study blog series , Alfonso Riley, learning technology consultant at Caterpillar Inc., explains the last two steps in the Global Dealer Learning (GDL) team’s change management process: Culture and People. As we covered in the previous post , Caterpillar’s Global Change Management Process evaluates transformation projects from four areas: Structure. Process. Culture. People. MORE
If you want to create a good culture of learning , you need to ensure learners have easy access to the resources they need. After all, if learners can’t find or use the content they need, at the time of need, how can they be expected to develop new skills and understanding? MORE
The recently released third season of Stranger Things has been Netflix’s most successful original programming to date. And that’s no strange thing (pun absolutely intended) , given the popularity and success of the first two seasons. That’s why we couldn’t resist writing a Stranger Things -themed blog post (just like Will Byers couldn’t resist The Mind Flayer ). So expect tenuous links and terrible puns as we ask: What five things can this hit show teach us about Learning and Development? MORE
Scalable learning is a key differentiator for modern enterprise business. And one way learning platforms are scaling learning is by using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in learning technology via content recommendations and personalized learning. But let’s be clear, I’m not here to talk about the “Netflix of Learning.”. MORE
Our fifth annual “Measuring the Business Impact of Learning” survey opened this week—and we need your help! This year’s survey, which is held in conjunction with LEO Learning, benchmarks L&D responses to learning measurement and impact MORE
In our last blog post, we covered the first step of the BALDDIE instructional design method— identifying business goals with measurable KPIs to link to learning initiatives. Now it’s time for the second step, which is identifying what the workforce needs to do differently or better to drive those KPI and achieve that goal. This step is absolutely vital. Unless you, the instructional designer, know what learners need to do, there’s no way that you can instruct them. MORE
You should be able to ask questions of your learning data, and the answers should be able to tell you a story—such as what training content is most effective, who are your most active learners, or how are people applying what they learned. MORE
By this point in the series, I hope you’re excited for what’s to come. First, we discussed what learning culture means and why it’s important. Then, we explored examples of a good learning culture. Now it’s time to face reality about the barriers standing in our way as we consider how to achieve that visionary culture of learning we’ve set our sights on MORE
In theory, organizational processes are created to enhance productivity and accuracy. But what happens when those processes result in unintended consequences—like hindering the development of your learning culture ? MORE
This blog series, How to Build a Culture of Learning , will explain the challenges and solutions to establishing a culture of learning in your organization. But before we dive into those details, let’s make sure we’re clear on what we’re aiming to achieve so you can create a vision for what learning in your organization could be like with a little work MORE
As the shift to digital learning increases and learning analytics becomes more commonplace throughout the L&D world, so has the need for teams dedicated to implementing, managing, and ensuring the quality and consistency of the learning ecosystem and data analytics. MORE
In this case study blog series, guest contributor Alfonso Riley, learning technology consultant, will explore how he and his team at Caterpillar, Inc. built their learning data ecosystem to support an award-winning extended enterprise learning model. These efforts not only led to the increased adoption and usage of their learning programs, but also helped generate additional revenue. He'll also share tips and best practices along the way. Building an Extended Enterprise Learning Program. MORE
What do learning evaluation and ants have in common? Find out more about pheromone analytics and how they can help put learners on the right learning path. But first, a little background…. We’ve all been there. You’re moving into a new place, which means you’ve got to sort through and pack all of your things. You’re sure to discover something valuable or interesting—something you had intended to use or read—but had completely forgotten about till now. MORE
In this three-part blog series, we’ll look at the tried-and-true steps to utilizing learning analytics to measure the effectiveness of your healthcare training programs. MORE
Unless your learners have experience working in an organization that promotes a positive learning culture , they probably don’t know how to identify areas for their own development and then plan learning to support growth in those areas. MORE
As we completed our Learning Analytics Research Study , we found many reports that fell into the Learning Experience category. Not only were there more reports, but they also were more varied—leading us to create nearly double the amount of dimensions under this category than compared to the Learner and Learning Program categories. And, in this post, we'll explore these learning experience dimensions in practice. What are learning experience analytics? MORE
In the fifth part of our case study blog series , Alfonso Riley, learning technology consultant at Caterpillar Inc., explains how he and the Global Dealer Learning (GDL) team focused on change management solutions to create a flexible learning ecosystem for a dealer network of more than 150,000 employees across the world. Four-Part Change Management Process. MORE
During the summer of 2018, we conducted a Learning Analytics Research Study to research how our clients are actually implementing these analytics. This research aimed to place organizations on the learning analytics triangle as a measure of maturity, and to paint a picture of what this actually looks like in 2018.* In this blog series, we’ll explore the results from our study and how real people are doing real learning analytics. Does this sound familiar? MORE
In this series, we’ve explored both the challenges you may face when establishing a learning culture in your organization and ways to overcome those challenges. MORE
Change is hard—and establishing a learning culture is a significant change for many organizations. In this post, we’ll explore some important steps towards making that cultural shift when you’re met with the dreaded “that’s not how we do things here” response. MORE
Watershed
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
As the shift to digital learning increases and learning analytics becomes more commonplace throughout the L&D world, so has the need for teams dedicated to implementing, managing, and ensuring the quality and consistency of the learning ecosystem and data analytics.
Watershed
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Our fifth annual “Measuring the Business Impact of Learning” survey opened this week—and we need your help! This year’s survey, which is held in conjunction with LEO Learning, benchmarks L&D responses to learning measurement and impact
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OCTOBER 23, 2020
In this three-part blog series, we’ll look at the tried-and-true steps to utilizing learning analytics to measure the effectiveness of your healthcare training programs.
Watershed
OCTOBER 15, 2020
You should be able to ask questions of your learning data, and the answers should be able to tell you a story—such as what training content is most effective, who are your most active learners, or how are people applying what they learned.
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AUGUST 13, 2020
In theory, organizational processes are created to enhance productivity and accuracy. But what happens when those processes result in unintended consequences—like hindering the development of your learning culture ?
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Watershed
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Unless your learners have experience working in an organization that promotes a positive learning culture , they probably don’t know how to identify areas for their own development and then plan learning to support growth in those areas.
Watershed
AUGUST 27, 2020
There aren’t ever enough hours in the day to get everything done, and professional development often gets pushed aside on the to-do list. So when you’re creating a learning culture , it’s important to encourage people to take responsibility and make time for development
Watershed
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Now that we’ve covered the importance of both learning ecosystems and learning analytics on healthcare training measurement , it’s time to explore real-world examples. CHRISTUS Health and Nebraska Medicine are two examples of healthcare organizations using their ecosystems and Watershed to measure the effectiveness and impact of their training initiatives
Watershed
AUGUST 20, 2020
Change is hard—and establishing a learning culture is a significant change for many organizations. In this post, we’ll explore some important steps towards making that cultural shift when you’re met with the dreaded “that’s not how we do things here” response.
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Watershed
AUGUST 6, 2020
If you want to create a good culture of learning , you need to ensure learners have easy access to the resources they need. After all, if learners can’t find or use the content they need, at the time of need, how can they be expected to develop new skills and understanding?
Watershed
OCTOBER 29, 2020
When it comes to measuring and analyzing learning, knowing what data to look at and what questions to ask of that data can be challenging. In the introduction to this series , we broke down initial steps to recognizing the components of your existing learning ecosystem. We also covered the importance of gaining access to all of the data across your ecosystem, cleansing the data, and aggregating it so you can create and analyze reports that enable you to take action.
Watershed
JULY 23, 2020
One of the reasons change is hard is because some people don’t want to change—and this certainly applies to learning, as people may be happy with their current roles and levels of competency.
Watershed
APRIL 10, 2019
The highest complexity of learning analytics is predictive and prescriptive analytics. This means using data to either predict what might happen, or to prescribe learning activities. And, out of the 5,713 reports we reviewed as part of our Learning Analytics Research Study , we only found one Watershed client with a handful of spider chart reports that we classed as “Predictive and Prescriptive.”
Speaker: TJ Seabrooks, former CEO at Rustici Software
Have you ended up with a collection of content inputs and data outputs that might be hard to wrangle? If your organization uses multiple LMSs and has content coming from many different places, or you’re heading in this direction, this webinar is for you.
Watershed
JUNE 19, 2019
Learning Analytics seem like a bit of a dark art, a mystery. You’ve read the theory, but how does it actually work in practice? It’s this question that inspired us to conduct our Learning Analytics Research Study so we could better understand how our clients are implementing these analytics in practice. Series Summary.
Watershed
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
As we completed our Learning Analytics Research Study , we found many reports that fell into the Learning Experience category. Not only were there more reports, but they also were more varied—leading us to create nearly double the amount of dimensions under this category than compared to the Learner and Learning Program categories. And, in this post, we'll explore these learning experience dimensions in practice. What are learning experience analytics?
Watershed
APRIL 8, 2020
In this case study blog series, guest contributor Alfonso Riley, learning technology consultant, will explore how he and his team at Caterpillar, Inc. built their learning data ecosystem to support an award-winning extended enterprise learning model. These efforts not only led to the increased adoption and usage of their learning programs, but also helped generate additional revenue. He'll also share tips and best practices along the way. Building an Extended Enterprise Learning Program.
Watershed
MAY 21, 2020
In the last post of our case study blog series , Alfonso Riley, learning technology consultant at Caterpillar Inc., explores the results from their Career Development Process, discusses where they’re headed next, and shares some tips on how you can implement a similar measurement approach in your organization.
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JULY 24, 2019
The recently released third season of Stranger Things has been Netflix’s most successful original programming to date. And that’s no strange thing (pun absolutely intended) , given the popularity and success of the first two seasons. That’s why we couldn’t resist writing a Stranger Things -themed blog post (just like Will Byers couldn’t resist The Mind Flayer ). So expect tenuous links and terrible puns as we ask: What five things can this hit show teach us about Learning and Development?
Watershed
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
The DevLearn Conference and Expo is one of the biggest events for the L&D industry. And with so much to experience in just a few days, knowing where to start may seem daunting. That’s why I've compiled a list of recommendations for must-attend sessions focused on xAPI, learning analytics, and more. Wednesday, Oct. 10:45am. Top Pick: Intro to xAPI: What Do Instructional Designers Need to Know with Megan Torrance.
Watershed
APRIL 23, 2020
In the third part of this case study blog series , Alfonso Riley, learning technology consultant at Caterpillar Inc., discusses how and why the organization created competency models for their learning programs—including advice and best practices for fellow L&D practitioners. Developing Competency Models for Learning Programs.
Watershed
MARCH 4, 2020
As part of our BALDDIE instructional design method , you’ve identified your business goal and documented performance outcomes for what the workforce needs to do to meet that goal. Now it’s time to identify the learning outcomes that will support people to improve their performance. A Quick Refresher: What’s the BALDDIE model?
Speaker: Stacey Harris, Chief Research Officer & Managing Partner at Sapient Insights Group
As we look to tomorrow, it is time to ask ourselves what lessons have we learned and how do we create flexible organizations that can survive what the future holds. Stacey Harris, Chief Research Officer for Sapient Insights Group, will share insights, data, and tools that are helping organizations adapt and even thrive in this difficult environment. She’ll discuss the emerging trends in the Learning technology market, and how these exciting new approaches to creating micro, adaptive, and personalized content is changing the face of workforce development while creating strong connections to business outcomes.
Watershed
OCTOBER 16, 2019
Scalable learning is a key differentiator for modern enterprise business. And one way learning platforms are scaling learning is by using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in learning technology via content recommendations and personalized learning. But let’s be clear, I’m not here to talk about the “Netflix of Learning.”.
Watershed
OCTOBER 3, 2019
What do learning evaluation and ants have in common? Find out more about pheromone analytics and how they can help put learners on the right learning path. But first, a little background…. We’ve all been there. You’re moving into a new place, which means you’ve got to sort through and pack all of your things. You’re sure to discover something valuable or interesting—something you had intended to use or read—but had completely forgotten about till now.
Watershed
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
In our last blog post, we covered the first step of the BALDDIE instructional design method— identifying business goals with measurable KPIs to link to learning initiatives. Now it’s time for the second step, which is identifying what the workforce needs to do differently or better to drive those KPI and achieve that goal. This step is absolutely vital. Unless you, the instructional designer, know what learners need to do, there’s no way that you can instruct them.
Watershed
JULY 16, 2020
By this point in the series, I hope you’re excited for what’s to come. First, we discussed what learning culture means and why it’s important. Then, we explored examples of a good learning culture. Now it’s time to face reality about the barriers standing in our way as we consider how to achieve that visionary culture of learning we’ve set our sights on
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Watershed
MAY 14, 2020
In the sixth part of our case study blog series , Alfonso Riley, learning technology consultant at Caterpillar Inc., explains the last two steps in the Global Dealer Learning (GDL) team’s change management process: Culture and People. As we covered in the previous post , Caterpillar’s Global Change Management Process evaluates transformation projects from four areas: Structure. Process. Culture. People.
Watershed
JULY 9, 2020
This blog series, How to Build a Culture of Learning , will explain the challenges and solutions to establishing a culture of learning in your organization. But before we dive into those details, let’s make sure we’re clear on what we’re aiming to achieve so you can create a vision for what learning in your organization could be like with a little work
Watershed
MAY 7, 2020
In the fifth part of our case study blog series , Alfonso Riley, learning technology consultant at Caterpillar Inc., explains how he and the Global Dealer Learning (GDL) team focused on change management solutions to create a flexible learning ecosystem for a dealer network of more than 150,000 employees across the world. Four-Part Change Management Process.
Watershed
JANUARY 8, 2019
During the summer of 2018, we conducted a Learning Analytics Research Study to research how our clients are actually implementing these analytics. This research aimed to place organizations on the learning analytics triangle as a measure of maturity, and to paint a picture of what this actually looks like in 2018.* In this blog series, we’ll explore the results from our study and how real people are doing real learning analytics. Does this sound familiar?
Speaker: Sandi Lin & Linda Schwaber-Cohen
In this webinar, Skilljar CEO Sandi Lin shared learnings from Skilljar's recent study and her insights on the state of Customer Education. She dug into key findings so you can benchmark against industry trends and understand how your strategy and metrics compare.
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