A Microsoft report showed that the human attention span shrunk from twelve seconds in 2000 to eight seconds in 2013 to one second, shorter than the average goldfish. Microsoft generated a lot of buzz in the marketing world as it recommended marketing tactics evolve to engage today’s distracted consumers. For the learning community, the results…
Read MoreWe are experiencing a time of great uncertainty. Schools have shifted online, working from home is the new norm, and “Zoom” seems to be in everyone’s vocabulary. With social distancing measures in place across much of the country, we rely heavily on other communication forms to stay connected. People can stay connected to their social…
Read MoreDistance learning, in general, has been in the news lately, especially concerning secondary and post-secondary education. However, online learning has also become more important in work. As working from home and managing remote teams becomes the new normal, the ways companies need to engage and train their workforce are changing. Utilization of our hosted learning…
Read MoreMost of us who have spent time in the HR or training space understand development planning often manifests itself as an ugly compromise within organizations. Those who see learning and development as a line-item expense rather than an investment in future performance fight to minimize the impact development planning has on taking people away from…
Read MoreData-driven solutions can help your organization overcome barriers to learner success, ensure compliance, and make more informed decisions. No matter the specifics of your learning programs, it is not likely that an out-of-the-box LMS report will provide all the data that you’d like to track. Out-of-the-box reports will provide necessary information, but how do you…
Read MoreState agencies and local municipalities expect a significant rise in the retirement rate of their workforce during the next five years. Firefighters, police officers, and other public safety personnel are expected to make up a significant portion of all retiring workers. This trend is primarily because staff in these emergency service roles are typically eligible…
Read MoreImplementing new technology or upgrading current tools is never an easy task. Having the right strategy when migrating to a new learning management system (LMS) platform can mean the difference between making life easier or harder for the learners. Most organizations approach the LMS integration process as they would any project by utilizing a project…
Read MoreNew technologies are always cropping up with seemingly better and more efficient ways to accomplish our everyday tasks. Of course, not all technologies truly realize their purported promise or are as applicable and far-reaching as they might have originally claimed. Determining if a new technological approach is worth embracing is a challenge, to say the…
Read MoreLet’s face it—we all forget things—from the name of someone we’ve just been introduced to in a meeting to the reason why we walked into the kitchen. Our senses are frequently bombarded with visual and aural information, and we can often feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount of data that we experience each day. According…
Read More