Learning Management & Talent Development Insights
Latest trends, ideas and reports in the world of talent development, learning management and edtech
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What should employers know about leadership training for Millennials?
Are you ready to skyrocket your organization’s leadership to its optimum level? Look no further than the millennials in your workforce. With this young generation’s innovative ideas and diverse skill sets, they are the ideal potential to drive your company to the height you’ve envisioned. However, to genuinely unlock the millennials’ potential, it is expedient […]
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Focus on feedback: How to effectively evaluate your eLearning
As the world shifts towards digital learning environments, the importance of evaluating the effectiveness of eLearning has become more significant than ever before. One of the key ways to evaluate eLearning is through feedback. Feedback helps educators and trainers to understand how learners perceive the course material, what aspects they find helpful, and what changes […]
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Facing an FDA audit in the medical device manufacturing industry
If you are a medical device manufacturer, you already understand the substantial role regulations and regulatory agencies play in your business. In particular, the FDA’s 21 CFR Part 11 standard. The FDA audit is one of the most anxiety-producing prospects for medical device manufacturers, and for many manufacturers, it is also the most challenging part […]
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Building effective eLearning scenarios
Including a scenario in your eLearning content tends to be a very effective method, regardless of whether it is a performance or information-based course. The benefits of scenario-based learning include the following: Scenarios are great for evoking emotions in learning content. When emotions are evoked on the part of the learner, the result is better […]
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Gamification: Avoiding the struggle with employee engagement
One of the biggest complaints employers have in terms of training and development is an overall lack of engagement on the part of employees. It is difficult to increase the level of engagement employees feel toward corporate training materials, regardless of how important the information may be, and employees who do not feel engaged tend […]
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eLearning paves the way for improved Overall Equipment Effectiveness
Medical device manufacturing is a complex industry, primarily because of the amount of regulation it’s subjected to, on both a federal and state level. The bulk of these regulations stem from FDA guidelines and this has a major impact on everything from how equipment is operated to employee productivity. In a heavily regulated industry like […]
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Make it meaningful: Tips to evoke emotion in corporate eLearning
Are your training attempts falling flat? If you feel like your employees aren’t engaged, aren’t able to retain information and simply aren’t getting the most from your organization’s training and eLearning, there may be one big culprit: a lack of emotion.
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A Guide to Navigation Styles and How They Impact Your eLearning
Navigation is an important component of eLearning, because it serves as a framework and guide as to how the information will be presented to the learner. It really directs the learner through the entire process of what they’re learning, lets them know how they’re progressing, and gives them essentially a status report of what they’ve […]
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Want your eLearning to work? Follow these 8 essential writing tips
If you’re in the manufacturing industry, or really any industry requiring your employees to undergo intensive training and development, eLearning is your best tool for achieving your goals. eLearning provides opportunities to improve efficiency, overcome traditional barriers to the training process, and present material in a way that’s going to improve overall retention and comprehension. […]
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Comcast Nightmare Highlights the Importance of Quality Customer Service Training
A professional writer recently recorded his conversation with a Comcast customer service representative that could be described as nothing short of a nightmare. During the exchange, which the customer says he didn’t start recording until about 10 minutes in, the customer service rep essentially refuses to let him cancel his service. Finally the customer wins […]
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Mobile Learning: Make It Mobile With These Tips
With eLearning, it’s all about convenience, efficiency and tailoring customized learning that will help your employees be more effectively trained, and continually educated. One of the ways to accomplish all of these goals is through the use of mobile eLearning, in addition to traditional desktop eLearning. When eLearning also includes mobile components, employees can easily […]
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The Value of Effective Safety Training and How to Implement It
Just the phrase “safety training” is enough to strike dread in the hearts of an organization’s leadership team, and the employees alike. Why? Safety training tends to be incredibly boring and highly technical, which tends to spell disaster in terms of how well employees retain the information. Despite the pitfalls of safety training, this doesn’t […]
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