Tuesday, May 1, 2018, 11AM – 12PM PT: The ROI Dilemma: Measuring Results of Your Learning Programs (Free for ATD members) Significant resources are being allocated to training and development across most organizations, but many companies still find themselves unsure of results. The return-on-investment formula is a financial calculation, but learning is a human behaviour and needs a human calculation. Discover how to implement learning solutions to transform your teams. MORE

Indeed, in-depth evaluation can help learning and development managers (including you) identify exactly what is missing in training sessions. And such insights aid in improving the efficiency of corporate training attempts. So, then wherein lies the gap? MORE

The measurement of effectiveness of online training is a hot topic right now. In this article, I outline how you can use the Kirkpatrick’s model of training evaluation to measure training effectiveness, its impact, and the ROI of eLearning. How To Determine The ROI Of eLearning. How Do You Begin The Exercise To Measure The Effectiveness Of Online Training? Training Needs Analysis (TNA). Identifying the learning strategy. MORE

The measurement of effectiveness of online training is a hot topic right now. In this article, I outline how you can use the Kirkpatrick’s model of training evaluation to measure training effectiveness, its impact, and the ROI of eLearning. How To Determine The ROI Of eLearning. How Do You Begin The Exercise To Measure The Effectiveness Of Online Training? Training Needs Analysis (TNA). Identifying the learning strategy. MORE

New post Evaluating Training – Capturing the Benefits Aspect of ROI on Obsidian Learning. Training evaluation is necessary and, in many ways, critical to the success of a business. But because short term priorities always seem to take precedence, it is typically something we plan to do better in the next course, or maybe next month, or even next year. In the current economic context, people represent one of the primary strategic assets of a business. MORE

Monday, June 4, 2018, 10AM – 11AM PT: The Well-Connected Employee: Networking Competencies That Foster Engagement, Collaboration, and Business Results (Free for ATD members) In a survey of 2,000 employees from many different organizations, only 20% said, “Yes, I have the network I need to get the job done.” Unconnected employees hurt your business when they fail to see the big picture, don’t know how to uncork bureaucratic bottlenecks, and don’t contribute to enterprise-wide results. MORE

And once you’ve defined it, how do you cultivate a strong, positive culture? Tuesday, January 9, 2018, 11AM – 12PM PT: Connecting Compliance to Business Strategy (Free for ATD members) Are your compliance training programs strategic and aligned to business, or simply an obligatory duty with a check-the-box mentality? When compliance is not integrated into your business system and culture, the outcomes are clear. How do we manage this new set of expectations? MORE

Wednesday, August 1, 2018, 9AM – 10AM PT: Mousify Your Organization’s Performance: Five Keys to Disney-Inspired Success Examine the five Walt Disney–inspired strategies for peak organizational performance—Purpose, Priorities, People, Platform, Process—and learn how Walt Disney applied each of them to his theme park business. Then discover specific tactics for applying all five to your organization’s business and training needs. What are the causes of the gaps? MORE

Blended Learning: Also referred to as hybrid learning. Learning and instructional techniques that integrate e-learning (such as podcasts and online discussion) mobile learning (such as just-in-time training and performance support) and instructor-led training (such as lectures and tutorials). Condition: Component of a learning objective that describes the specific situation in which the performance occurs. MORE

New learning helps too, and September is full of free webinars that can add to your knowledge stores! Tuesday, September 4, 2018, 9AM – 10AM PT: Content Authoring Strategies That Save Enterprises Both Time and Money Without the ability for managers to personally check in with every single employee, global enterprises need compelling eLearning so that dispersed workforces can meet their training requirements. In this respect, there is often a “knowing-doing” gap to be filled. MORE

I might be biased, but being part of the learning and development community is not only fascinating but rewarding. But it’s also the reason that to be the best trainer/ training manager/ chief learning officer, you have to keep your learning and development top of mind too. We hope that you’ll find at least one (or maybe a few more than that) that aren’t in your training bookshelf already. Learning books (4). Corporate training books (3). MORE

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning by Paul on May 5, 2011 in Informal Learning , blended learning , social learning Companies are spending next to nothing on social learning, and their frugality is going to come back to haunt them. The slow adoption of social learning is not localized to Minnesota and North Carolina. MORE

Download The Essential Guide to Learning Analytics in the Age of Big Data and keep it as your eLearning secret weapon! This article is designed to be your A-to-Z guide to learning analytics. Use this as a valuable resource to successfully initiate a learning analytics approach within your company. You’ll discover: The basic concepts of learning analytics. How to use learning analytics for evaluation. Using Big Data to Analyze Learning. MORE

And robust, well-designed industrial training programs give employers a better chance of getting just that. In this article, we’ll share some tips for improving your industrial training program. Convergence Training are manufacturing and industrial maintenance training experts. Click the links below to learn more about how we can help you. Learning Management Systems. Online Manufacturing & Maintenance Training Courses. MORE

We are talking about training, Learning and Development (L&D) here folks. And we are shunning the common concept of creating learner-centered learning materials. Think: business-centered learning materials. The second misconception we are denouncing is the Kirkpatrick’s Evaluation process to determine the effectiveness of the training materials. Why do Trainings Fail? The training still fails to live up to its expectations. MORE

From Agile to xAPI and everything in between, there are a lot of eLearning terms to get your head around. Terminology can feel like buzzwords and jargon to the amateur but many are essential knowledge for the eLearning professional. Here at LearnUpon, we’re all about helping businesses better understand eLearning so they can get better results from their training. That’s why we’ve compiled this eLearning glossary. Active Learning. Agile Learning. MORE

In this episode of the Learning at Large podcast, I talk to Paul Goundry , Head of Learning at Utility Warehouse. We talked about what CLOs can learn from product designers, how to show the value of L&D by linking it to business impact, and Paul shared a number of resources and insights that have helped him develop his quite unique perspective on learning at scale. Or search for “Learning at Large” on your podcast player of choice. MORE