To ensure the efficiency of their manufacturing processes, Toyota developed a "just-in-time"  concept, ensuring that they only make what is needed, avoiding wasted resources, investments, and materials. While the world of auto-mechanics may greatly differ from the healthcare sector, this concept of allocating only the necessary resources - nothing more, nothing less - can apply to healthcare training landscape as well. Healthcare professionals work in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment, meaning that they have no time to waste on anything that is not of immediate importance, or directly impacting their ability to carry out their patient-related work. This is where the "just-in-time" concept comes into play - just replace manufacturing materials with training information.

The first step to creating a better learning experience is to understand where it stands at present. You need to determine what worked to get you where you are, so that you can create a plan to realistically reach your goals. How do you accumulate this data? To begin, you can collect a bit of information through employee feedback surveys. Does the employee feel they can do their job better after training? Was the employee happy with the learning environment? Does the employee have an improved attitude about his or her job after taking training?

How can we prove that the training provided by to healthcare clinicians is improving patient outcomes? The answer comes with competency based training - learning from the perspective of the clinician. LIke any popular methodology, there are a broad number of pieces to the definition. Some are as dry and devoid of creativity as you would imagine. Other more recent definitions, however, take advantage of the adult learning trends that have been evolving in the training world and incorporate them into CBT. The one we are going to go over, is Andragogy.

If you're in the healthcare industry, and use AWS cloud hosting services, you'll be happy to know that AWS is HIPAA compliant. Healthcare providers use the AWS cloud to process, store, and transmit PHI (Protected Health Information). AWS allows covered entities and their business associates who are subject to the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to take advantage of a secure AWS environment to process, maintain, and store protected health information.

If you've adopted an eLearning solution or methodology, you will likely be required to prove the return on investment. This is to show that the money you've invested in training has a tangible outcome, and isn't going to waste.  

With the LMS landscape changing as quickly as it has been, there are a ton of new features and functions that are being introduced in the market. The question then becomes, which features are essential? There are certain things every modern LMS should be able to do. Here, we go over this list, broken down into features that benefit organization/admin, and features that benefit learners.  For Organizations and Admin: 1. Develop and administer reports (A Reporting & Analytics Tool)  If you’ve implemented an LMS, chances are you’re going to need to prove the return on investment of your online learning platform. If your system has a reporting and analytics solution, you will have access to this type of data - you can access, analyze, and present data for administrators, management, and users through a variety of reports, interactive charts, and graphs. You can also determine how long learners spend working in a course, who has completed assignments and who hasn’t, how effective learning material is, and how you can improve your learning programs. A reporting and analytics solution will allow you to get the best insight on your learners, learning programs, and learning outcomes. Register for our webinar on May 26th, on the Top 8 Must Have LMS Features, for an in-depth look at what a modern LMS should be able to do for you. 

If you've ever confused blended learning with flipped classroom learning (or vice versa), you're not alone. While the two methods have some overlapping components, and a common objective, they are each unique in their execution. In this blog, we will provide you with an overview of blended learning and flipped classrooms, as well as a few best practices for implementing each one! 

Generating insights from Moodle and Totara elearning solutions is now fast and easy with the new release of Lambda Solutions’ LMS reporting and analytics tool. Formerly named Analytika, version 4.1 of Zoola™ Analytics provides Lambda customers and partners using both Moodle and Totara LMS the ability to dig deeper into learner data, generate full insights into learning programs, and generate customizable, exportable reports quickly! 

Moodle isn’t just for the higher education sector, it’s used by countless organizations in healthcare, enterprise, and even non-profit arenas to ensure employees are provided with learning opportunities to meet their performance goals. If you are in the market for a learning management system that meets your unique learning needs, this blog will provide you with an overview of some of the many benefits you will gain from implementing Moodle into your organization.

The worldwide market for eLearning is has grown significantly over the past 10 years and it doesn't look like it’s going to slow down anytime soon. In 2011, the worldwide market was valued at US $35.6 billion and by 2016 the market is expected to reach US $51.3 billion. As discussed in eLearning Trends in the Fast Growing Education Markets, the leading regional market is Asia Pacific where growth is expected to have the largest aggregate growth rate over a 5 year period at 17.3%. Close behind is Eastern Europe (16.9%), Africa (15.2%) and Latin America (14.6%).