[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Gamification in business doesn’t mean that employees will be playing games like Minecraft at work – don’t let the word ‘game’ confuse you. This is a very common misconception as many relate gamification with gaming and games-based learning. Gamification means mixing core elements of games (that make them fun) with scientific methods of driving user … Read more
As is common in a booming industry, a lot of new developments and trends are popping up in the field of elearning, with companies that need to onboard, train and ensure compliance from a large workforce looking not only at online vs traditional training, but how to make best use of the technology and techniques … Read more
If there’s one social media network to look at for enhancing corporate training and learning, it’s Twitter. Twitter is an easy to use, but surprisingly powerful social media platform that can become an important part of your corporate learning toolkit. Jane Hart’s Top 100 Tools for learning has actually voted Twitter as the top learning tool for … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Retailers and other sectors are now looking for a new platform for their learners, not a traditional Learning Management System or LMS as they are commonly known. Why is this? Well.. it could be a range of factors. For example, many retailers with store locations have high churn rates and a younger population. This younger … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Here are a few advantages that elearning tools can bring to corporate training. I believe these benefits should be considered by learning professionals aiming to implement successful learning strategies in the business. Scalable, efficient and fast Elearning is flexible enough to quickly create and communicate new training materials to all employees throughout the company. … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]According to the 2015 Retail Sector Benchmark Report, 46% of retail companies are planning on increasing their training budget in the next couple of years, compared to 35% average across all businesses. Why should the retail sector invest in elearning? 1. Staff retention Staff turnover in the retail sector is one of the highest with an … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] MOOCs (Massive Online Open Courses) first emerged in 2008 but became widely known when Stanford University released their first open-enrolment course in 2012. Since then, MOOCs have become hugely popular and are offered by leading universities from Harvard to Oxford. But as MOOCs take the education world by storm, one question remains – can … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A successful LMS deployment depends on more than just the technology involved. The strategies that the management team use to launch the LMS are just as, if not more, important if you wish to ensure it is a success. We’ve examined several key techniques that you can use to improve take up within your … Read more