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The Importance of Informal Learning at the Workplace

Origin Learning

Most major organizations offer full-fledged training programs that help integrate these grads into the mainstream workforce. Yammer which began as a private instant messaging tool has evolved into a powerful social learning tool that delivers informal learning with ease and is used by organizations globally.

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Change Management Strategy: Use Social Media

Infopro Learning

Regardless of the scale of change, applying a framework increases the probability of staying on schedule and budget, resulting in higher benefit realization and ROI. Short nuggets of information are easily shared via microblogging to engage employees in the change program. Build a Collaborative Culture.

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Social Learning – A Transformational Shift in Workplace Learning

Origin Learning

This is the primary question that L&D managers seek to address when embarking upon workplace learning programs in their organization. Solutions like Yammer, Slack, Chatter, Microsoft Teams, Skype, and Google Hangouts go beyond messaging and video-calls.

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Is it a Classroom or a Prison? Some Common Sense on Measuring Training Effectiveness

Mindflash

It’s not that I’m afraid that my program will be proved to be a disaster. I think we will find a better way to measure programs, and I can’t wait. Until then, there are some very practical ways to test if your program is doing well. But we know that when we produce truly great programs, we don’t chase students down.

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7 Ways to Get Learners to “Buy” Your Online Training…And Return to “Buy” More

Mindflash

Keep your favorite eCommerce site in mind as you read on, think of your trainees as customers, and try some of the following techniques to get them to “buy” your online training program. Besides traditional electronic ads, consider messaging that is integrated with your training program through your LMS. The Learner is Always Right.

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Pop Quiz! Do You Really Need Quizzes in Online Training?

Mindflash

But if your purpose for creating a training course includes one or more of the following—to motivate the learner, make learning engaging, assess knowledge, drive behavioral change, close training gaps, gain visibility into performance, or measure ROI—you should probably include quizzes in your online training.

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Can Centralized and Decentralized Online Training Co-Exist?

Mindflash

Top-down online training management enables training courses to be encapsulated, content to be easily re-used, training statistics to be captured, and ROI to be measured. new hire mentorship programs) or informally (i.e., She is Principal Learning Strategist and CEO at Triple Point Advisors and Founder of the YOU th LEAD program.