For decades, experiential learning has been a celebrated educational approach. The concept is simple but powerful. Through hands-on experiences and real-world problem-solving, participants learn by doing. But the landscape of the...
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Interleaving vs. Targeted training: What’s more effective for learning?
Your job as an L&D professional is not only to get the right training in front of the right people. It’s also to help ensure those people are engaging with and absorbing the content. With the focus on actual learning...
Rethinking the 9-to-5: Discover flexible work models
During the pandemic, most businesses were forced to implement non-traditional work models (i.e., work from home). Even if the whole world thought it would last for a while and we would all return to the office and the typical...
Training designed for everyone: 10 must-have LMS features
If you’re in the throes of choosing a training platform, you’ll know there’s a lot to consider. Yes, you want one that provides structure to your learning program. But that’s just the start. It’s how it provides...
The Great Resignation shapes the future of work
Everyone loves talking about The Great Resignation. It’s a threat. It’s an opportunity. It’s a cautionary tale when discussing employee retention, or a wake-up call to focus on crafting a healthier company culture, making...
AI in HR: The good, the bad, and the ugly
HR relies on new platforms and technologies to keep up with the evolving workplace (think hybrid work models and a greater emphasis on diversity and inclusion). As a result, artificial intelligence, with its abilities to analyze...
How to apply Gagne’s nine events of instruction
Born in 1916, educational psychologist Robert Gagne’s nine events of instruction learning model is still very much in use today. Centered around how people (he calls them performers) process information, practitioners in fields...
Diversity and inclusion training: The role of managers
In the “Diversity Day” episode of The Office, middle-manager Michael Scott (instructed by his company, Dunder Mifflin) organizes a diversity and inclusion training event for his team. “We only have an hour,”...
Does your team need a knowledge transfer plan?
Chances are you’ve already met Kate (or someone very like her). Kate’s one of the top-performing account managers in your company. She’s been with you for seven years and she’s great at what she does. She knows the ins...
Learning styles in the workplace: How to build inclusive training programs
When it comes to learning styles in the workplace, it’s not one size fits all. You may have noticed it already in the way your employees interact with your training program: different people learn differently. Some will lose...