Acorn Labs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Formal measures for continuous improvement include implementing communities of practice (a group of people with a shared concern or interest), training evaluation, training assessments and post-training tracking. Real-time evaluation of the relevance and impact of training methods. You see the problem?

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Acorn Labs

JANUARY 11, 2023

This is commonly done through formal measures like training evaluation, training assessments, post-training enablement and communities of practice (i.e. NB: McKinsey states that to enable effective transformational change in the workplace, you need to engage at least 25% of your employees.) Lowered employee engagement.

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Clark Quinn

DECEMBER 17, 2015

There are three layers: work teams composed of members from different communities of practice, that are connected outward to broader social networks. An important element is the flow of information within the model; ensuring that there are no barriers to making effective choices. The learning should be ongoing.

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Acorn Labs

MAY 29, 2023

In this guide we'll talk about how you can define and develop your sales capabilities, including how to identify capability gaps and maturity, how you can optimise L&D to build capability, and how you can be proactive about the continuous transformation of your sales capabilities.

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Acorn Labs

MAY 29, 2023

In this guide we'll talk about how you can define and develop your sales capabilities, including how to identify capability gaps and maturity, how you can optimise L&D to build capability, and how you can be proactive about the continuous transformation of your sales capabilities.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 31, 2014

Learners need to believe that what they are learning is valued, that their managers will help them find opportunities to apply that learning on the job, and that their bosses will not block their development and advancement in the organization. In this kind of culture, formal classroom training is probably the least effective.

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Adobe Captivate

OCTOBER 27, 2017

In this article, I will explain 6 strategies that you can use to effectively engage and motivate your millennial workforce. While literature pundits are gnashing at the idea of students murdering Shakespeare with “2 b r nt 2 b”, as Learning and Development professionals, this learner attitude can give you a whole lot of food for thought.

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TalentLMS

MARCH 26, 2015

You will find comprehensive insider information on the analysis, design, development and implementation of an online training program. After you make sure eLearning is your preferred method of training, plan to collaborate with subject matter experts. Find out out how in our comprehensive eBook. Tips infographic'

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Clark Quinn

JUNE 26, 2012

We were talking about both the value of sims to support deep practice, and the difficulty in getting the necessary knowledge out of the subject matter expert (SME). First, the best method to get the knowledge out of the heads of SMEs is Cognitive Task Analysis (CTA). CTA is highly effective, but also very complex.

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Web Courseworks

MAY 18, 2016

Entire University departments are now devoted to analyzing the many ways in which adult learning is distinct from child learning, and to coming up with new methods that reflect this knowledge. A good leader should: have a solid grasp of both the content being taught as well as how it fits into occupational performance (theory and practice).

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Instilled

JULY 2, 2019

So how can smart organizations seize this potential to reach employees and stakeholders with effective learning? Microlearning is another effective learning strategy that delivers for the hyper-connected, tech-savvy learner. Capture Tacit Knowledge and Build Communities of Practice. Deliver Learning in the Flow of Work.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2015

In a learning culture , formal training is just one of many methods used to facilitate employee learning. In a learning culture, we start with the performance goal and then select the mix of methods that will help employees acquire and retain the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and beliefs they need in order to achieve those goals.

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Obsidian Learning

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Videos are engaging; we recently developed a three-day intensive instructor-led training for construction supervisors in the field. Videos can be effectively used with a variety of content. Whatever the learning need, your video-based learning will result in your learners developing autonomy. Benefits to Learning Impact.

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EI Design

JULY 7, 2016

In this article, I will explain 6 strategies that you can use to effectively engage and motivate your millennial workforce. While literature pundits are gnashing at the idea of students murdering Shakespeare with “2 b r nt 2 b”, as Learning and Development professionals, this learner attitude can give you a whole lot of food for thought.

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Obsidian Learning

AUGUST 27, 2020

Functional performance support, focused learning, effective means of training delivery, and organizational support are key to ensuring employee engagement. What it must be is fit for purpose, clearly communicated, and easily accessible. Learning Need #3: Tools for Effective Training Delivery.

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Actio Learning

JANUARY 27, 2022

[updated from the original publication of February 2019} We find the challenge of designing, and engineering, effective blended learning experiences exciting and compelling. and methods of collaboration (social, communities of practice , etc.). sources of information ( resource repositories , job aids, etc.),

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Obsidian Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Blended learning is one of the most effective approaches for adult learning, as it combines a variety of delivery methods. To help you narrow down your options, in this article, we will address some of the best practices we believe are critical for successful blended learning programs. Design From Scratch.

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CLO Magazine

APRIL 13, 2017

If you’re sponsoring or developing a peer learning program, you know that professional communities of practice are a cost-effective way to leverage the collective wisdom and experience of a group of leaders with similar roles, challenges or interest areas. Tags: communities of practice , peer learning.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 8, 2012

Given that the goal of instructional designers and training developers is to improve employee performance, it’s surprising that many continue to create blended learning programs with little or no reliance on performance support tools or systems. Even Albert Einstein recognized his limitations and relied on performance support.

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Ed App

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

First of all, there’s value to the Socratic method of live-action discourse that you cannot replicate if students always have as much time as they need to research their answers. It also gives a sense of community because students feel connected when they are in a traditional classroom structure. Asynchronous Learning: On Our Own Time.

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Limestone Learning

MARCH 30, 2020

There are tons of free webinars this month to keep you connected with your communities of practice. The effect that coaching has on employee engagement, job satisfaction, productivity and retention is profound. They revamped their people programs and have started to implement new learning and development strategies.

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Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

They interviewed various scientists and are translating new insights from brain science into practical consequences for organising effective learning situations. I'm working a lot with sociale media and communities of practice. Both are means to make learning processes stronger and more effective.

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Matrix

AUGUST 11, 2020

In this article, I will note some of the strategies that will prove effective in rendering corporate learning content that will be relevant and useful to a wide array of users. Active recall methods should be connected to microlearning. The technique is highly effective when intermixed with short learning events. Active recall.

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Marcia Conner

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

organizations spent $1,182 per learner on employee learning and development in 2011. billion) was spent internally — such as staff salaries and internal development costs. The bottom three content areas, accounting for 17 percent of the total, are executive development, customer service, and basic skills. In 2012, U.S.

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Obsidian Learning

DECEMBER 2, 2015

If you work in oil and gas, you’ve probably seen the effects of low oil prices in your own workplace. Development time, material printing, travel time and cost, lodging, four days time off work for each employee, instructor time and cost. Is WBT as effective as ILT? All of these add up — to the tune of about $200,000!

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Limestone Learning

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Monday, December 2, 2019, 11:00AM – 11:30AM PT: DEMO: Personalized Development Programs: Why Learning Alone Isn’t Enough (Free for ATD members) Today’s work environment creates several learning and development challenges. Some topics covered will be: Building a community of practice. Join Jordan Wade, Sr.

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Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Jay: The Internet Time Alliance is a community of practice. Forming the Alliance community was easily the best professional development move of my career. Conversation was a more effective teacher than school. Learning & development professionals often push what they can control.

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Ed App

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Consider companies like Airbnb with their Fireside Chats or Etsy with their “Etsy School,” and you will see that there is a lot of value to empowering your workforce through training and development. To have a successful learning organization, your employees will need to feel like they are part of a community.

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Obsidian Learning

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Let’s look at these delivery methods in more detail. This method of course delivery can also be an effective and efficient way to present information to a group of employees, ensuring that they all get the information at the same time. Unfortunately, there are some drawbacks to this method of training. Blended Learning.

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eFront

JULY 25, 2013

Karl Kapp, author of The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-Based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education , defines it as the use of game-based mechanics, aesthetics and game thinking to engage people, motivate action, promote learning and solve problems. Gamification. Rapid elearning.

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Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Jay: The Internet Time Alliance is a community of practice. Forming the Alliance community was easily the best professional development move of my career. Conversation was a more effective teacher than school. Learning & development professionals often push what they can control.

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CLO Magazine

JULY 8, 2013

While many learning leaders choose their offerings based on cost and convenience, others are staying true to costlier traditional methods. CLOs adjust their use of various modalities primarily because of the modalities’ effectiveness in a particular environment, but cost and convenience also play a major role.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2014

Furthermore, the Project Management Institute’s report “The Competitive Advantage of Effective Talent Management” from March 2013 discovered that organizations with strong talent management programs met 72 percent of their project goals as compared to 58 percent for organizations with a weaker career development focus.

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TalentLMS

MAY 16, 2016

Effective organizational knowledge management stems from this type of learning. Such practices can only be perfected when learners are exposed to learning platforms in their eLearning training programs. Have you heard of the 70/20/10 ratio of learning and development used in training?

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IT Training Department Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This post covers some of the best and most affordable methods for training employees on technical topics. Formal training can be expensive, so affordable yet effective is the best approach. Just be realistic that these methods won’t completely replace formal training. But it doesn’t have to be.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2014

David Wentworth, senior learning analyst for Brandon Hall Group, an independent research and advisory firm specializing in learning and development and talent management, said the overall measurements for social and informal learning should not deviate much from the measurements an organization is taking for standard learning modalities.

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Learnnovators

MAY 11, 2015

I have been writing about social learning and its related concepts – communities of practices , working out loud and skills for the networked world for quite some time now. The side effects of hierarchy and top down management – obsolete principles, hunger for power and unnatural competitiveness – desensitized the organizations.

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