Organizational development (OD) initiatives are commonly referred to as the types of programs devised to help solve a particular program. Organizational development continues to evolve on a regular basis in an attempt to keep up with the modern-day society that we reside in.
Although corporate learners may be learners in their own right, they are not the same as regular learners. The purpose of corporate learning is to provide learners with sufficient or high-level skills to be able to function effectively throughout their careers. Organizations can use it to learn, apply, explore, and share knowledge between employees, their colleagues, and management levels within an organization.
Learning how to motivate learners has been a challenge for decades. We are often faced with the question, “How can we engage learners more effectively and efficiently with technology that is constantly on the rise and changing by the day?” In spite of the fact that there are numerous answers to this question, we are aware that it requires multiple approaches to be addressed.
Training Industry announced today its selections for the 2022 Top Training Companies™ lists for the Custom Content Development sector of the learning and development (L&D) market. WeLearn is excited to report it has been named to its 2022 Top Custom Content Development Companies Watch List.
How old were you when you got your first phone? I was about 13 years old, it was Christmas, and it was all I had asked for that year. It was the new thing, however what I got wasn’t some fancy smart phone , it was an old school, simple, flip phone.
Choosing the right technology for your learning organization can be a daunting and complex task. WeLearn discusses everything you need to know to make an informed decision.
This weekend, I had a bit of car trouble that required my car to be towed from my home to a local dealership to be fixed. Nothing special, happens all the time, right? Well, not exactly. I came out of my house to greet the tow truck driver to make sure he knew where to take the car, etc. In doing so, I noticed he didn’t have a mask on but didn’t worry about it because we were distancing ourselves (6 feet) per CDC recommendations, and we were outside. As we were talking, he shared with me the consequences of masks for those with a hearing disability. He shared that he cannot always hear well and relies on reading lips to communicate.
Hopefully, you have been with us for a while and you have read some of our previous posts like Measuring your Success and Making Learning Stick. You won’t be lost if you have not – and you can always check them out later – but they are helpful – and we are nothing if not helpful around here!
Now hear this ……. You are no Robin Thicke and Pharell ……. I mean sure, you are probably pretty cool, but as a learning designer, we implore you ……no blurred lines. Ok – so all silliness aside, let’s get serious for a moment about accessibility and digital learning product. Image if you will being John Every Employee. You have asked John to complete a mandatory training course – you know – code of conduct, keep out of company jail kind of stuff that we are all so excited to do every year…..repeat after us “I solemnly swear I am up to no good….” – ok we are there. But John can’t launch the course – and it is not because he has a browser issue or even an issue with the course itself per se.
Picture it, your office, some day in the future – you have redefined the role profile, you have tons of new qualified candidates, and you have your pick of the best candidate you can imagine. This is awesome right. But how did this come to be?
