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Key Elements of a Learning Culture

The Performance Improvement Blog

This kind of culture puts a value on using a variety of learning methods , including workshops, seminars, online courses, DVDs or online video, games and simulations, coaching, mentoring, action-learning, job-rotation, internships, or any of a dozen other ways to structure learning experiences.

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16 Signs of a Learning Culture

The Performance Improvement Blog

Employees can see how their learning is aligned with the strategic goals of the organization; they understand how acquiring certain knowledge and skills will help the organization be successful; the direct link from learning to results is made clear. You never arrive; there is always more to do on the journey.

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Eight Leader Habits of a Learning Culture

The Performance Improvement Blog

More effective, sustainable learning occurs in the normal course of doing the work. This informal learning is facilitated by coaching, mentoring, communities-of-practice, experiments, action-learning and any of a myriad of other methods including the various forms of social media.

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Active and Passive Learning in Organizations

The Performance Improvement Blog

Many of the typical methods of learning in the workplace make the learner a passive recipient of knowledge and skills. The method might be entertaining, interactive, and of their own choosing, but fundamentally these methods are passive for the learner.

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Industry Report: Too Much Training; Not Enough Learning

The Performance Improvement Blog

“Instructor-led classroom only” is still reported to be the primary method of employee learning and development. If we include “blended learning”, “virtual classroom/webcast only”, and “online or computer-based methods” in the mix, we see that companies are continuing to invest most in methods of learning that have the least payoff.

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50 Ways to Lever Learning

The Performance Improvement Blog

In a learning culture , formal training is just one of many methods used to facilitate employee learning. This is a list of 50 of those methods. Performance measurement – learning from measures of performance such as sales figures, production numbers, and customer service feedback.

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The Essential Guide to Learning Analytics in the Age of Big Data

Lambda Solutions

If we could understand learners’ behaviours and activities, and find correlations to their learning success or failure, we could help people become more successful in their online courses. This use of big data to improve online learning is called learning analytics. Actionable Learning Analytics.

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