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The main purpose of wearable technology is to gather important data and give instant access to certain resources. Here are just a few wearable devices that can be used by companies to train their employees and increase productivity: wearable wrist displays, wireless headsets, fitness bands, VR headsets, AR glasses, clip-on cameras and smartwatches.
Everyone is talking about why it’s important to offer personalized learning experiences for trainees, and the only way to achieve this is through big data. And with the help of machine learning, that big data about learners is sorted, patterns are found, so instructional designers can make sense of everything and take the best decisions when creating training courses.
Decision trees are useful, but real-life scenarios may be better when trying to take the right decision at the right time. The purpose of real-life scenario-based learning is to teach people how to make the right decision, rather than what decision to take in a given situation.
Recruiting and hiring new employees that are eager to learn is not everything a business organization needs to be successful. Aside from getting trained, employees need to be engaged into the whole learning process. So how do you engage the modern learner, which has little or not at all time and patience to sit down in a conference room and listen to a trainer for three hours?
Studies related to the learning process at work show a lot of patterns and models of learning. The 70:20:10 learning model is one of the most valued. According to this model, 70% of learning at work comes from on-the-job experiences; 20% comes from interacting with others, and the rest of 10% is obtained through formal learning. But is 70:20:10 right for your organization?
Most online courses don’t have to win an international prize for design; they just have to deliver new knowledge in a nice visual way, to help learners better remember it. You don’t need to draw anything by hand, but you do need to keep in mind a few ground rules about design when you start to add visuals into your course.
The best LMS provides the right piece of information to the right employee at the right time. That’s the only way all employees can reach their full potential every day at work and deliver great results. An LMS that comes with a comprehensive set of features has better chances of achieving this. Here are a few LMS features that can improve employee productivity.
I think we all feel a bit like Dorothy when we start our working careers. Taken away by a tornado of new information, people, environments, most of us end up in the Land of Oz. A wonderful land of endless possibilities. With so many career choices ahead, we just have to find the yellow brick road that is the right one for us.
Just like a flower needs care and attention before AND after it has bloomed, employees need to feel recognition for their work, no matter how long they’ve been part of a company. From on-boarding to long-boarding, the training and HR departments have their hand full.
