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A consultant is an expert who is proficient in certain areas. As an eLearning consultant, you need to have business experience and operational experience. You need to be curious about how things work and educate yourself about the overall process of the eLearning. Also, you need to clearly communicate your ideas to the client and be able to provide creative solutions to any problem that may arise during the execution of a project. Here are 5 things that successful eLearning consultants do.
1. Provide recommendations to the client
As an eLearning consultant, you can’t just listen to whatever the client says and start developing the course. Instead of directly transforming the inputs into an eLearning course, as a consultant, you need to listen to the client requirements, analyze the situation and clarify your queries with the stakeholder. After understanding the situation and getting your answers clarified, you may come to a conclusion that eLearning might not be the best possible solution to their current need.
2. State facts clearly and convincingly
As an eLearning professional, you need to be clear about all possibilities with the client. When analyzing the client requirements, if you think a particular solution is not feasible, you can politely tell them that it won’t work by sharing your previous experiences.
3. Stay up-to-date with current eLearning trends
In order to suggest the best solution to the client, you need to be aware of the current eLearning developments which add value to your business. You need to keep yourself abreast of the latest online training trends and understand how they help meet the requirements of your client.
4. Comprehend the goals and purpose of the business
Well-chosen objectives and goals set the business in the right direction and keep the company on track. So, as a consultant, you need to clearly understand the goals and purpose of your business as they are important for your company’s future.
5. Enhance communication skills
As a consultant, you need to possess good interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral). Sometimes, to communicate your ideas to the client, you need to be a part of a healthy argument with them. Arguing doesn’t mean force-feeding your ideas. You have to educate them about learning as a different light.
A good eLearning consultant analyzes the needs of his clients and provides them with the right solutions. He stays abreast of the latest developments in the world of eLearning and articulates his thoughts very efficiently. Hope you find this post interesting. Do share your views.
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<span class='date ' tip=''><i class='icon-time'></i> Jul 15, 2015 10:11am</span>
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Setting The Foundation For Working With Your Subject Matter Expert
As noted in this great article by Vicki Kunkel of Digital Wits, you’ll find the ability to work with subject matter experts listed on pretty much every instructional design job posting. Therefore, there’s no better time than now to perfect your skills.
"Subject Matter Experts know who their peers, their competitors, and their colleagues are. While you may toil for hours, days, or weeks looking at material you think is comparable, your Subject Matter Expert will be able to rattle off people or projects for you to check out in the blink of an eye. Their expertise saves you time," says content strategist Amanda Costello.
You need to make sure they know that you respect their expertise. Start by sitting down with your Subject Matter Expert and asking thoughtful questions that show you value their input.
Questions to ask before creating a new course:
1. Who is this course for?
2. Who is this course not for?
3. What does the course need to convey?
4. What other courses are out there similar to what we want to make? Can you show me examples of courses you like?
5. What is your wish list for the course?
6. Is there an existing course to build from, or is the project to start from scratch?
7. Do you have all the reference material, course assets, and documents ready?
My colleague, Christie Wroten, has talked about using ReviewLink™ to collaborate on eLearning courses. This is a great place for your Subject Matter Expert to give feedback and see how you are incorporating their ideas and feedback into the project. Some great advice on accepting feedback from a Medium.com article: "You are not your work and your work is not you. It is work product done to meet a client’s goals." At this stage, your Subject Matter Expert is your client. Don’t get defensive if he or she has changes or comments. Listen to the feedback and think about it before reacting—whether positively or negatively.
Before you get to the feedback and review phase, consider using CourseMill® Wave to share planning documents and reference materials. CourseMill Wave is a fast way to share informal content publicly or privately, like video, Web-based content, and more. This is kind of like the eLearning version of an interior design mood board. Doing so helps to make sure everyone is on the same page before you spend hours creating intricate scenarios, only to find out your Subject Matter Expert was picturing a simple knowledge check!
Join the new Trivantis Community, and ask how your eLearning peers work with their Subject Matter Experts!
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<span class='date ' tip=''><i class='icon-time'></i> Jul 15, 2015 10:10am</span>
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Many organizations are using eLearning to train their employees, and they need a Learning Management System (LMS) to track and monitor learning activities. According to the Brandon Hall 2012 report, 78% of organizations are using a Learning Management System (LMS) and 33% of companies were looking to upgrade or replace their current systems.
It is very important for the organization to invest in the learning and development of their staff. By using an LMS, tracking can be made effective and easy. Furthermore, training activities can be managed in a cost-effective manner.
In today’s market, you can find hundreds of LMSs. Choosing the right LMS which fits your organization’s needs is a daunting task. Before implementing an LMS, you should be clear about your needs.
Here is a list of questions that can help you select the right LMS which meets the needs of your organization.
Hope you find this info-graphic useful. Please do share your views.
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<span class='date ' tip=''><i class='icon-time'></i> Jul 15, 2015 10:10am</span>
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How eLearning Professionals Can Use LinkedIn For eLearning
Unlike Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus, LinkedIn is not just a social network; it is strictly a professional one and thus, it can help you tremendously in building your eLearning online presence. LinkedIn not being a social network, in strict terms, doesn’t mean that you can’t use it for your social learning strategy; but, as it is primarily business focused, its main advantage is that it can really help you boost your eLearning career.
In this LinkedIn guide for eLearning professionals, I'll share 6 invaluable tips to follow in order to enhance your LinkedIn presence, 4 tips on how to build a powerful LinkedIn network and 10 additional tips on how to create and market your own LinkedIn group. Also, I'll share 4 extra tips on how to integrate LinkedIn activities into your eLearning course design. Last but not least, you are more than welcome to join eLearning Industry's Linkedin Group and discover, share, and discuss interesting and remarkable eLearning content with more than 80,000 eLearning professionals!
6 Tips To Enhance Your LinkedIn Presence As An eLearning Professional
Make sure your profile is perfect.
Always proofread everything you post online in order to eliminate grammar and spelling mistakes and never leave your profile unfinished. Make sure that your profile is complete and that it includes all the necessary information; industry, current work position, professional background, at least 5 skills, at least 50 connections, summary, and, of course, contact details. In addition, choose an appropriate photo; a professional headshot should be your #1 choice. Last, but not least, keep your profile updated; People who may want to introduce you to someone will hesitate doing so, if your profile is out of date.
Make your professional headline stand out
Whether you set up as headline your current position or you create a new one on your own, your professional headline must reflect your work. In the second case, make sure that you use the right keywords. Furthermore, you can customize your profile URL, so it will make it easier for search engines to identify you.
Create an attention grabbing summary.
Make your summary memorable by beginning with a strong statement or a question. Blend your content to make it more interesting, and provide your readers with not only additional information about you via links to your company website or blog, but also reasons why they should contact you. In addition, be industry specific; otherwise, it will be difficult for the right people to find you.
Get at least two recommendations.
Having people taking the time to write something positive about you, your skills and expertise sends the message that working with you is a privilege.
Join the best LinkedIn eLearning groups and follow the top eLearning companies.
Show the other LinkedIn members that you are an expert in your field by joining the best LinkedIn groups about eLearning and participating in their online discussions. Follow the top eLearning companies, so that you can make sure that you are up-to-date with the most valuable potential business and job opportunities.
Be Active.
There is little use of setting up a LinkedIn account if you are not active on the network. Make sure that you upload posts, participate in online discussions or comment on other people’s eLearning articles at least twice a week.
4 Tips On How To Build A Powerful LinkedIn Network
The truth is that it's quite easy to build a big network on LinkedIn as this professional platform allows you to easily find people via basic search, while it often suggests new connections itself. However, a big network doesn’t necessarily mean a powerful network. As it happens with most things, quantity does not always equal quality, and having more than 500 connections not directly related to you or your eLearning professional identity, will not help you expand your eLearning career opportunities. This LinkedIn guide will offer you 4 ways to build a powerful eLearning network on LinkedIn and make the most out of your LinkedIn networking experience.
Realize your worth.
The more you appreciate your knowledge and skills, the more selective you become about whom you are connecting with.
Foster strong professional relationships.
Invest time and attention in building relationships with LinkedIn members with whom you share the same standards and goals. Take every opportunity to reach out and stay connected, but always make sure that you stay interested in your well chosen connections.
Learn how to pitch.
This is not about pitching uncontrollably every person you meet online, but rather to help you describe successfully what you do. If people don’t understand exactly what you do, it will be as difficult for them to help you, as it will be for you to ask them for help.
Be generous.
Offer your help as often as possible. Make sure that you show genuine interest in other people’s work, ask questions and offer your assistance when needed. It will be appreciated and, most importantly, it is something your connections will remember.
10 Tips To Create And Promote Your Own LinkedIn eLearning Group
LinkedIn eLearning groups is the best place to ask for advice, share eLearning content and look for job opportunities. Make sure that you join the most powerful eLearning groups on LinkedIn, but also consider creating and marketing your own, following the useful tips this LinkedIn guide for eLearning describes below:
Choose your group’s name wisely.
Make sure that you use the keywords your target audience would search for.
Create a group for the eLearning industry, not your eLearning company.
Simply put, it will be more likely for people to join your group if it is related to things they already care about.
Design an effective group logo.
Keep in mind that the display size of LinkedIn eLearning group logos is usually quite small, so make sure that your logo can be easily viewed and your text is legible.
Make your LinkedIn eLearning group interesting.
Create online discussions and add eLearning news and jobs to your group, so that you can encourage its members to interact with each other as much as possible.
Highlight the content you want to be noticed.
Hopefully, at some point your group discussions will be so many that it will become difficult to get your own threads noticed. However, as group owner, you can mark your discussions and get them at the top of the discussion board.
Create a webpage for your LinkedIn eLearning group.
No matter how much information you decide to put on it, an additional webpage of your LinkedIn eLearning group will not only help your audience engage more in its content, but will also help your group gain more visibility.
Invite your eLearning connections to join your LinkedIn eLearning group.
Take advantage of your existing network to activate your LinkedIn eLearning group. The more members you attract, the higher the chances for your group to be successful.
Promote your eLearning group outside LinkedIn.
Make your LinkedIn eLearning group known by sending newsletters and posting relevant information on your company's website, as well as on your Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus accounts.
Connect your LinkedIn eLearning group with your Facebook eLearning group or page.
Create a similar eLearning group or page on Facebook and link it to your LinkedIn eLearning group, by inviting all of your connections to join both.
Track down key eLearning experts and invite them to join your LinkedIn eLearning group.
Apart from being connected with the most influential eLearning professionals on LinkedIn, encouraging them to engage in your community would not only boost your group’s potential, but also would facilitate invaluable information exchange about eLearning.
4 Tips To Integrate LinkedIn Activities Into Your eLearning Course Design
LinkedIn gives you the rare opportunity to integrate social learning, collaboration and communication skills into your eLearning course. Learners can achieve their eLearning objectives and get the most out of their eLearning experience by networking with peers and professionals who share their passion, opening up a world of possibilities.
Ask learners to create their own online presence via LinkedIn.
An online presence is essential in today’s tech-centric world. So, why not integrate online reputation management into your eLearning course design by encouraging your learners to create and expand an online presence on LinkedIn. Give them basic instructions regarding what they need to include, tips that can help them manage their profiles and any other pertinent information that can help them successfully complete this assignment. They can then maintain their profile long after they’ve finished the eLearning course, giving them a head-start in the real world. Be sure to stress the importance of staying in touch with contacts and creating a professional profile that effectively showcases their skills and talents.
Encourage learners to find mentors in their field.
Thanks to the immense popularity of LinkedIn, there are now experts and professionals in virtually every field and niche. Create an online course exercise that centers on interviews with LinkedIn professionals, wherein your learners must reach out to subject matter experts in order to learn more about a concept or topic. Ask them to create a site or video presentation that focuses on the information they learned and their research experience. This may even give your learners the opportunity to find a mentor in their field who becomes part of their network for years to come.
Create LinkedIn research-based assignments.
Aside from interviewing mentors and business professionals in the eLearning industry, learners can also conduct research for upcoming assignments and online group projects on social media. Teach them how to effectively use LinkedIn to carry out basic searches and contact groups. Then encourage them to join groups or even start one on their own, in order to learn more about a topic or to benefit from the experience of their peers. For example, learners enrolled in a hotel management course can join a group that centers around the hospitality industry, where they can learn from hotel managers, staff, and other professionals who have knowledge about running hotels and serving guests.
Create groups to share the latest news and trends with your learners.
You can also create a group specifically for your learners on LinkedIn, where you can all virtually congregate to discuss subject matter, keep each other updated on industry related news, and send out notifications about upcoming learning events and webinars. LinkedIn is a powerful feedback and support tool that you can use to answer learner questions, offer them constructive feedback about their assignments or learning behaviors, and enable them to reach out to their peers to discuss important topics and address concerns without having to worry about their comments being posted in a public forum.
Given that LinkedIn is a global forum, your learners even have the opportunity to communicate with peers and professionals all over the world by forming groups and joining those that cater to their interests and hobbies. As such, LinkedIn is not only a learning tool that can be used in the virtual classroom, but a social learning experience that can be utilized in every aspect of their lives.
Now that this LinkedIn guide for eLearning showed you how to use this professional network for the benefit of your eLearning career, you may be wondering if there are any LinkedIn traps you should also keep in mind. Read the article 10 LinkedIn Mistakes That eLearning Professionals Should Avoid and learn how you can perfectly promote yourself as a highly skilled eLearning professional on LinkedIn.
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<span class='date ' tip=''><i class='icon-time'></i> Jul 15, 2015 10:09am</span>
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It is common knowledge that rapid authoring tools have transformed the eLearning landscape. They have enabled instructional designers to take a greater role in the building of online courses by allowing them to develop courses without knowledge of programming. This is resulting in the creation of instructionally sound and highly effective courses. But, do you know that rapid authoring tools can be classified into 3 types? Well, here is an infographic that lists the 3 types and provides details of each.
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<span class='date ' tip=''><i class='icon-time'></i> Jul 15, 2015 10:09am</span>
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It is common knowledge that eLearning is used extensively, to impart training, in the corporate world. According to a study by the E-learning magazine in 2012, about 50% of training hours were deployed through eLearning, blended, online or virtual medium. The number of companies, using the online medium to equip their staff members with knowledge and skills, is growing by leaps and bounds, as eLearning courses can be used to impart highly effective training anywhere, anytime, in a cost-effective manner. A good online course adds value to your business, by enhancing the productivity of your people.
How can you design an excellent eLearning course that captivates your people? What are the things you need to consider to make a top-notch online course? Well, to design a first-rate online course, you need to focus on 5 critical aspects. Let us see what they are and why they are very important.
Hope you find this post interesting. How do you design eLearning courses? We’d love to know.
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<span class='date ' tip=''><i class='icon-time'></i> Jul 15, 2015 10:09am</span>
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For many learning and development teams, the majority of e-learning content and personal development interventions will eventually find their way onto a learning management system (LMS). An LMS is one of the most popular ways of hosting e-learning content, it gives students and learners a central place to go for their development needs, while the back end of things allows technical teams and L&D people to do their thing.
A recent report on the learning management system market by SoftwareAdvice.com highlights the popularity of mixing in-house e-learning builds with third-party, vendor lead e-learning content.
73% of LMS users employ a mix of in-house and third-party training content, which gives an interesting insight into how modern organizations are dealing with the build and learning and development. As an authoring tool, we understand that it’s a bit much to ask of HR/ L&D teams to build and service a whole organization’s learning strategy. On the other hand, the cost of outsourcing all e-learning strategy and content is going to get expensive quickly, so it certainly makes sense to divide up where your content comes from.
Why mixing in-house and vendor-led e-learning content is great
In-house e-learning content
Vendor-led e-learning content
Complete creative control
Outside perspective
Easily edited and updated
Guaranteed, timely delivery
Cost-effective
Specialist skills (games, videos, animations)
Varying your content delivery can prove even more important when it comes to the cons of choosing between in-house and vendor-led content. For example, e-learning content built externally may focus on learning design more, but may miss company tone of voice or messaging. On the flip side, internal e-learning content may get too focused on company messaging, taking away from the purpose of the content itself.
As you can see, there’s no right or wrong - it’s a real balancing act. If done right, it means your organization will get the best of both worlds, blending the two forms.
But how do you know exactly what should be left to the vendors and what should take on internally? Even in mid-sized, stable organizations, learning and development budgets can remain tight year after year, so it’s important that budget is well utilized to serve the business regardless of what new challenges emerge throughout the year.
In order to even consider developing e-learning content in-house, you need to be able to evaluate what your staff need, and whether you have the means within your organization to create it. It’s important to be realistic and consider what your workers need - a half-hour course to cover changes in fire safety will be much more manageable and realistic than producing an entire induction process. There’s probably some input or consulting needed from a vendor needed with the larger stuff, but your organization should still be able to feed in with content and work alongside a vendor if that’s the route you want to go down.
If you plan on building e-learning content in-house, you need to be able to evaluate whether you have all the resources available so you don’t become unstuck midway through. If already on a tight budget, the last thing you want to do is let problems and shortcomings make you lose sight of end goals.
Internal e-learning content checklist
This is just a rough guide, but creating e-learning content internally works well when…
You have all source materials… or you have a plan/ budget to commission them with
You are constrained by budget and cannot afford the external costs of a vendor
You have, or can create, a strong storyboard for sign-off
You have the people on hand to build and project manage the course
You have access to an authoring tool you know is up to the job
You have the means/ platform in place to deliver it to your workforce
If you have the people to carry out the scope, build and analysis of a course, there’s an argument for saving the video-led, gamified or more interactive stuff for external vendors. As outlined above, there’s really no right and wrong here - what suits your organization is dependent on a load of factors - organizational priorities, headcount, L&D/ HR team available, budget… and the list goes on. It’s great to keep all options open and work alongside any vendors to make the most effective use of your budget while constantly improving the e-learning content available to your workforce.
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According to "Key work Health and Safety Statistics Australia", in 2011-12, 1,28,050 claims were filed for compensation for work related injuries or illness, which equates to 12.2 serious claims per 1000 employees. Many accidents at the workplace can be prevented by using personal protective equipment.
What is personal protective equipment (PPE)?
PPE refers to the equipment which protects the user from health hazards or safety risks at work. It includes protective coats, helmets, gloves, foot wear, goggles etc.
An employee who is new to the company may not know how to use the machinery and protective equipment. He needs to be told about the precautions to be taken while using machines/instruments in the workplace. It is important to train workers on how to use safety gear effectively.
Why is PPE training so important in the automobile industry?
OSHA estimates that 90% of injuries at the workplace can be prevented by using protective goggles. Approximately 2 million U.S. workers were exposed to dangerous noise levels at work that put employees at risk (Source: Centre of Disease Control and Prevention).
We know that workers in the automotive industry perform activities pertaining to design, development and manufacturing. All manufacturing organizations use several tools such as welding guns, grinding machines, cutting machines, drilling machines etc. An accident may take place if the worker is not provided with proper training to use instruments/machines safely.
Personal protective equipment may not be effective if the training is not given to the workforce. The training should help them find out answers to questions such as:
How to wear the protective equipment?
Where to store the protective equipment?
How to maintain the protective equipment?
When is PPE training necessary?
According to Act 1974 health and safety at work, which came into force in the UK on January 1, 1993, personal protective equipment should be provided to all employees who are exposed to safety and health risks at work.
Personal protective equipment training is necessary for the employee who is new to the job. The employee should be trained on how and when to use protective equipment.
In the automobile industry, workers frequently move from one work place to another and perform a variety of tasks. You can train your personnel effectively through eLearning, in a convenient manner, as online courses can be accessed anytime, anywhere.
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Join us for Campus Technology 2015 and discover new ideas and tech at your fingertips!
Who Attends Campus Technology
The 22nd Annual Campus Technology conference for higher education technology professionals focuses on the technologies driving student success and educational advancement both on and off the campus. At Campus Technology 2015 you will find the latest information and actionable intelligence that can help position your campus on the cutting edge of 21st century education, enterprise and infrastructure technology.
IT executives (CIO, CTO, CFO, VP) providing top-level leadership to all areas of technology use and integration on campus
Technology directors, and academic or technology planners whose work impacts the institution at an enterprise level
Faculty who teach with technology, instructional designers and developers, and academic technology program managers
IT staff, technology program managers, mobile application developers, and those charged with classroom technology implementations
Business, marketing, operations and finance management
Top Five Reasons to Attend Campus Technology 2015
For 22 years, Campus Technology has brought together education leaders and technology experts from around the country to exchange techniques and strategies for teaching and learning success by integrating technology across the curriculum and across the campus.
1. Intensive Training
Immerse yourself in four information-packed days of education technology-focused workshops, sessions, keynotes, new solutions and products in the exhibit hall and a can't-miss reception!
2. Focused Topics Designed for You
An excellent selection of workshops and breakout sessions in six relevant tracks: CIO: Next Generation — NEW! • Higher Ed IT in the Digital Age — NEW! • IT Leadership & Policy • Online & Blended Learning • Teaching & Learning in the Digital Age • IT Management & Networking
3. Unparalleled Access to Experts
Class-sized breakout sessions give you the opportunity to spend quality time with ed tech experts who are reshaping and defining the uses of technology in higher education. It's a great opportunity to get insightful, on-point answers to some of your most important questions.
4. Grow Your Network
Between sessions, at lunch, in the exhibit hall and at the reception. You'll enjoy easy access to speakers and vendor representatives, and network with peers and colleagues—IT directors, CIOs, administrative and instructional leaders—to expand your professional development network.
5. Robust Technological Solutions
Explore new advances in the marketplace and meet in the exhibit hall with hundreds of leading technology suppliers in an interactive, face-to-face setting that allows for in-depth research and product demos on the technology solutions you need.
Campus Technology 2015 conference will be held at the Hynes Convention Center (Boston, US) on July 27 - 30, 2015.
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With the global e-learning industry market set to tip over the $100 billion mark in 2015 and 42% of leading companies seeing an increase in revenue through online learning alone, the power of e-learning is certainly being realized the world round today more than ever.
As e-learning authoring specialists, we’re often looking at and talking about more technical aspects of e-learning - like analytics and cloud technology - but we take little time to remember exactly what it is that organizations can gain from e-learning.
I’ve compiled some of the high level benefits of e-learning because it’s important to remember that many still think of it as a boring, static exercise which does little more than tick a box (and cost money). The battle for many HR and L&D teams is convincing senior budget holders that e-learning can be so much more than that, taking on many forms, increasing speed to competency, upskilling staff and having a real bottom line benefit.
(Just some of) the benefits of e-learning
Standardized tuition
E-learning takes a user through a load of material on a particular subject, encompassing stuff like video, quizzes, games and so on, in order to improve their knowledge of whatever the course might be on. Where e-learning is being used, you can be sure that all staff have received the exact same message and tuition, despite the fact they might be in different departments, locations or even speak different languages.
Face-to-face tuition can get expensive
It’s an age old argument in the learning space, but taking a whole department out of the office for a day’s worth of training not only impacts the day-to-day, but the venue, transport and facilitation will all cost money… repeat that across a business and consider how many different topics staff need to be trained up on and the cost continues to rise. E-learning allows training to take place at desks, during quiet times or for an allocated period. Add a multi-device element to e-learning and that training can take place at home, on the move or be used as a refresher once completed.
Scalable
Despite planning and best efforts, businesses can’t predict what they might face tomorrow. Whether that’s an acquisition, recruitment drive or busy period , there are a load of times your business need to train or refresh hundreds or thousands of staff in one go. A major benefit of E-learning courses is that they can be taken by as many people as necessary without any additional cost, so the longer a course is in use/ the more staff go through it, the better value for money it will be.
Updates
If you’re dealing with workbooks and classroom-based learning, it’s difficult to change messaging to reflect new business goals, or even to make minor text edits, once things are sent out and being used. Doing so means reprinting everything, making sure the old ones are out of use, and so on. E-learning, being digital, can be updated, added to or improved at any point, leaving you safe in the knowledge that staff are picking up the latest and greatest version of any particular course, giving them the best and most up to date knowledge.
Put downtime to use
Whether it involves a bus, train or even a flight, there’s an element of travel in many jobs. E-learning, especially multi-device e-learning, is a great way of giving travelling staff something to fill their time with. One of the benefits of e-learning is the fact it’s online at all hours of the day - we all have a quiet hour here and there every few weeks, which is a perfect opportunity to seek out some personal development through e-learning.
Measurement
Without going into too much detail, if the correct learning infrastructure and tracking is in place, courses can be effectively measured and analysed, which is a major benefit of e-learning. It’s possible to see what percentage of learners have completed (or failed) a particular course, how they interact with courses across devices and much, much more.
There are loads more benefits of e-learning we haven’t even to touching on yet. If you can think of any yourself, be sure to let me know in the comments below, I’d love to hear them.
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