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How does the Talent and Development function make learning resources available to people when they can't get away from their pc's, or are not likely to attend traditional classroom training? According to a 2008 Forrester Research report on learning strategies, training and educational resources are most effective when employees are comfortable with them and use them at work on a regular basis. Collaborating with IT to leverage an on-line library is a great place to start. more »
The business world has become a place where creativity drives results, and executable ideas are the core of strategic and competitive advantage. But bright, talented, and motivated people cannot jointly create effective strategies until the fundamental enablers of collaboration are in place. Without responsibility-sharing, decision-making, and idea-generation protocols, individual assets may be limited by organizational hierarchy. more »
When talent development budgets are being scrutinized, blending learning into the way work is done is more important than ever. Organizations need their learning approach to be more innovative and efficient than ever before - to make the most of technology advancement, reach geographically dispersed learners, and meet budget requirements. more »
Business professionals face increasingly complex problems, as they adapt to rapid economic, technological and cultural changes in a global business environment. The price of decisions made through trial and error is high, making this a costly way to learn. Case analysis offers realistic opportunities to develop problem-solving, decision-making and teamwork skills by analyzing a fictional problem. With e-learning, this respected approach can be used in individual just-in-time or group training. more »
Business professionals face a steep curve to be comfortable with the array of available e-learning tools and the burgeoning increase in reference materials. Learning professionals are shifting their attention from doing the training to recommending on-line learning. What guidance can learning and development departments offer to ensure e-learning is building competencies that improve job performance? How does talent move from "learning to know" to "learning to do" and knowing how to find out? more »
An increasingly mobile workforce will demand learning methodologies that are not only "just in time" but are also "where I am, right now". Mobile learning is advancing blended learning into "learning surround" --to learn literally wherever you are. Although related to e-learning and distance learning, m-learning takes advantage of mobile devices for productivity, and serves to buttress and augment other forms of learning (classroom, webinars, e-learning, etc.). more »