Learning Management & Talent Development Insights
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Understanding the Must-Have Gamification Elements for L&D Content
Creating engaging content that drives engagement and helps your learners master information and move forward can be very challenging. It requires a deep understanding of the topic area, mastery of content creation, and design skills that help present that information in an engaging, palatable way. Gamification elements are critical in that process. Gamification has become […]
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Employee Morale and Learning: Understanding How L&D Can Drive Morale
There is (rightfully) a lot of focus on employee engagement. It’s a critical measure of success and, without good engagement, it’s impossible to move forward as an organization. However, the same attention is not paid to employee morale, which is equally crucial for success and, in many ways, can be used as a barometer of […]
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The Top L&D Mistakes to Avoid in 2021
Ask any learning and development professional and you’ll get the same answer – L&D can be incredibly challenging to get right. That’s because there are so many missteps and mistakes that can derail your efforts. It’s all too easy to start strong, only to find that your learning and development initiatives completely miss the mark. […]
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How to Do L&D Right: A Guide for HR Professionals
Few initiatives are as central to business success as L&D. It’s a critical part of boosting morale and engagement, closing skills gaps, and developing your workforce. However, it’s also easy to get it wrong. This guide for HR professionals attempts to layout ideas L&D can take to improve their learning and development projects. Given the […]
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How Learning and Development Impacts Your Brand
Branding is an immensely complicated thing. Entire courses are taught on how to establish a brand and differentiate yourself from competitors. However, those usually focus on just one side of the coin – your brand as perceived by customers or clients. There’s another side to consider – your brand as perceived by your employees. This […]
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Do You Need to Integrate Social Learning into Your L&D Strategy?
Social learning might not get the same attention that other L&D components do, but there are some pretty compelling reasons to make it part of your overall strategy. What is it, though? How does it work, and why should you be concerned with integrating it into your learning and development strategy? While we recommended, you […]
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Key Metrics for Measuring Learner Engagement
Engagement – it’s an incredibly important measure of success, but it can be very difficult to measure. That is particularly true within learning and development initiatives. Your LMS can deliver a lot of information, but connecting the dots to build out an accurate image of whether or not your learners are engaged is not so […]
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LMS Security Tips: Safeguarding Your Learning and Development
Digital security is paramount in today’s environment. Cybercriminals have been stepping up their attacks for several years, and no longer focus only on enterprise-level organizations. Today, any business is fair game and even startups and SMBs can find themselves within the crosshairs. There is no simple solution to cybersecurity, either. Protecting your data, as well […]
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How to Define Learner Personas and Goals When Creating a Training Plan
To create a successful learning and development strategy, you must put the learner first. While that seems like common sense, many HR departments and L&D developers fail to do so. Instead of prioritizing learner needs, they prioritize organization goals. Start with creating learner personas to help you focus your L&D initiatives. That’s understandable, at least […]
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Content Chunking: Tips to Accelerate Learner Success
When you think about learner success, what comes to mind first? Chances are good it’s something like completion rate, information retention, or the ability to apply lessons learned during training to an employee’s regular duties. All of those are correct. However, the challenge lies in achieving those optimum outcomes. Many L&D initiatives struggle when it […]
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How to Measure the Success of Your Training Initiatives
The only yardstick by which to measure the value of L&D is the success of your learners. Simply put, nothing else matters. If your learners are not able to retain the information being taught, or they are unable to apply those lessons in the real world, then your system is broken. The challenge here is […]
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How to Create an Environment That Supports Self-Directed Learning
Are you striving to create a sustainable learning culture within your organization? It can be quite challenging. One of the most important supports for that culture is self-directed learning, or SDL. Self-directed learning can drive numerous benefits and support L&D success across your initiatives. It can also lead to several other important benefits. However, creating […]
