Learning Management & Talent Development Insights
Latest trends, ideas and reports in the world of talent development, learning management and edtech
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Strategies for Effective Virtual Team Management: Bridging the Distance Gap
Virtual teams are revolutionizing the way organizations operate. They are not a future possibility but a present reality, transforming the conventional nine-to-five office setup into a flexible and globally connected workspace. The ability to collaborate across continents and time zones has given organizations access to a diverse range of talents and perspectives, leading to innovative […]
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How to Make the Most of Virtual Training: Effective Online Learning Tips
Online learning brings a lot of benefits to the table. It’s flexible, customizable, and can be interactive in ways that face-to-face training simply cannot be. However, for all those benefits, it can be challenging, particularly for those just transitioning to virtual training. For those contemplating the development of virtual training programs, it’s important to put […]
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Critical Tips for Remote Team Collaboration
More and more professionals are being required to work from home. For many teams, this is an unprecedented event. They’ve suddenly gone from working together in a collaborative, face-to-face environment to remote parts of a team. It can be frustrating and challenging, but a few tips will help ensure that you can collaborate and work […]
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LMS and Wikis: Potential Benefits
The use of LMS platforms and wikis is a fairly new concept that few organizations are taking advantage of. However, the trend is beginning to catch on, leading to new levels of potential for these platforms. Wikis on their own are unlimited pools of constantly evolving knowledge. In a sense, this is the goal that […]
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Employees Retiring? Use Your LMS to Capture Their Knowledge
When employees have been with your organization for a long period, finding someone to replace the job they performed daily is only a portion of the battle when they retire. Often, their hands-on presence regarding their actual job description isn’t even the most significant loss. The knowledge they possess regarding company culture and other significant […]
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The Evolution of the Modern Day LMS
The training and education of employees have been facilitated using Modern Day LMS for quite a while. This modern-day approach to learning has become to go-to choice for the majority of organizations, given the capabilities of the LMS to make learning easier, more efficient, and more accessible. Given how prominent the LMS has become and […]
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How to Build a Workforce That Lasts Under Pressure
Recently, employees’ lives have been characterized by a lot of uncertainty. It’s understandable why so many employees might feel stressed following the pandemic. Concerns about the economy, money, jobs, the housing market, among other things, continue to put employees under a huge amount of stress. Employees can have trouble thriving in the workplace when their […]
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Five Ways to Take Your LMS Beyond Training for Compliance and Competencies
Today, several organizations have embraced the use of an LMS, but they might still be limiting all that it can do. Most companies, when asked what they use their learning management platform to accomplish, will state the (seemingly) obvious: it’s for onboarding requirements and compliance training. You might even be proud of how well the […]
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How to Regulate and Curate User-Generated Content in the LMS
Every organization will have different guidelines and ideas when it comes to adding user-generated content to their learning management system. The addition of UGC, as it is known in the industry, is a great way to get employees engaged and collaborating on the things that they are learning. However, like everything, you need to have […]
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Use Social Learning to Improve Engagement, Retention, and Collaboration
Learning and development are evolving just as quickly as the technology created to assist with them. Today, people are no longer willing to spend hours sitting in training courses, taking online assessments, or even worse, doing this training after-hours or on their time because there’s no room for it in the workday. To take it […]
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Information Sharing in the LMS: How to Ensure Your Team Shares Valuable Content
The first thing many organizations mention when asked why they balk at the idea of information sharing between employees is that they aren’t able to monitor what’s shared as closely—a “resource” could be posted in the employee forum for hours, or even days, before management notices and corrects the information or takes it down entirely. […]
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LMS vs. External Online Courses and Degrees: How to Choose the Right Learning Journey for Each Employee
When talking about learning management systems, the topic of external programs and training courses often arises, as well. There is a time and place for internal training and upskilling, but in the same regard, there is also a time and place to send employees out into the world to seek higher training and education in […]
