When designing a training program, it is important that you set realistic learning objectives. While ambition is welcome in organizational development in general, learning objectives need to be concrete and set achievable expectations for learners and management alike. They influence everything from instructional design and assessment effectiveness to learners’ emotional states and overall experience while taking the course. Thus, learning objectives are foundational in creating compelling training modules that produce the desired change in learners. This article will give you 5 reasons why realistic learning objectives are important.
This case study is about an international leader in the design, manufacture, and delivery of aerospace products and solutions and how they converted their Business Excellence courses into Interactive and Engaging eLearning Courses.
When an organization requires a course to be built quickly or cost-effectively, they opt for rapid e-learning development. The instructional designer and developer use a rapid authoring tool to create such courses. These development softwares enable them to choose from pre-built customizable themes, templates, and interactivities to design courses faster and efficiently.
Is it possible to make a course within a few weeks? Yes, with rapid e-learning, you can! In this type of e-learning development, a course is made from scratch within just a few weeks. This includes designing, developing, and publishing the course. With the constantly changing face of technology, new ideas and needs, rapid e-learning development is preferred for organizations. It benefits them by having quick turnarounds, faster growth, and minimizing costs.
Custom corporate eLearning development is a popular choice for organizations to train their employees on company policies or skill development. Instead of opting for pre-built e-learning courses, engaging in custom e-learning development caters to the organization’s personalized needs and is cost-effective in the long run. Many organizations wish to train their employees on different skill sets or company policies using e-learning courses. The primary benefit is that the employee can take the course from any location and learn at their suitable pace. It saves the organization the need to invest time and resources repeatedly to train its employees.
Learning culture has become essential for the success of any organization. When there is a strong culture of learning, organizations can create, and transfer knowledge efficiently.
With a rapid increase in digitization in all spheres of life, almost every person is a smartphone user. People prefer using their smartphones as a single destination for their daily needs. From shopping, bill payments, and educational needs, the smartphone can help every individual. Organizations also notice the increased importance of mobile learning to train their employees.
Have you ever wondered how to replace a car tire? Or fix a fuse? Easy! You can read about it online, and you're enlightened. But does that mean you can replace a tire or fix a fuse if the situation arises? Not really. You need to apply these practically, and that's when you would know the nuances of what it takes to solve these problems. The 70-20-10 model for learning and development states precisely that. This model is not just some random numbers thrown together.
Have you ever wondered what is going to be the impact of industry 4.0 on the learning landscape? With industry 4.0 becoming more prominent, many technical changes would be happening in the industry. If you are an HR or an L&D Professional, then it becomes your responsibility to ensure that the workforce is appropriately aligned to this change. That means you will have to first sensitize the employees on the need for the change, onboard them for the change process, and help the employees gain new skills.
Scenario Based Learning or SBL is a problem-based learning system which simulates real-world practices, providing an opportunity to learn courses that are otherwise hard to comprehend within the boundaries of a theoretical course. Usually, it involves students working on a complex problem that is otherwise difficult to solve and requires critical decision making, logical and analytical skills, to dig their way out of the proposed hole.