This is a good Ron Carucci article. He writes about when companies should invest in training their employees and when they shouldn’t. The first step is to understand whether the need is skills based or a knowledge deficit—which can be…
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Six ways to make learning stick
Redwood’s tagline is learning that sticks. So we thought we’d share Kirstie Greany’s interview with Learning Psychologist, Stella Collins: HOW TO MAKE BRAIN-FRIENDLY LEARNING THAT STICKS. Here are her six ways (and accompanying quotes): L is for linking. “It’s about…
17 eLearning Trends of 2019
We’re highlighting Asha Pandy’s eLearning Industry’s article about eLearning trends in 2019 for a reason. It’s well thought out and she has structured the trends into four groupings as follows: ONE: Trends That Help Learners Learn and Apply This Learning to…
Get a government grant
We recently facilitated a webinar with RDP Associates’ Brian Cookson and Greta Bianchi on the topic of getting a government grant for training and development. They succinctly highlight the types of funding and grants that are available, including for hiring and training.…
Stop making New Year’s resolutions
Welcome to 2019! Meg Salter, author of Mind Your Life: How Mindfulness Can Build Resilience and Reveal Your Extraordinary, recommends setting goals and intentions rather than New Years’ resolutions. Goals (tangible, objective outcomes that are to be achieved in the future)…
Doable eLearning Trends of 2019
It’s that time of year and the learning world is inundated with top trend lists. While many trend lists are focused on things like AI/VR and machine learning, blogger, Rohan Thakare via eLearning Industry has focused instead on trends that…
eLearning trends (2018)
Every year trots out new lists of trends from the learning industry. One of our favourites for 2018 is from eLearningArt. They talked to 57 experts, summarized the feedback, and came up with these 11 trends: Micro-learning Video Artificial Intelligence…
Virtual Reality and Learning Development
A new film announced at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival is offering viewers the chance to see life through the eyes of a 12-year-old Syrian refugee and what’s it like to live life inside one of the world’s largest…
Microlearning – A Powerful Tool for your Learning Toolbox
Millennials and attention spans shorter than goldfish – these are typical justifications you hear as to why Microlearning is a valuable part of a modern learning plan. I think this is the wrong way to rationalize the value of Microlearning.…
iLunch – eLearning: Successfully “boring” people since 1992!
I just gave a talk at an iLunch – an Interactive Ontario event with a wonderful colleague, Jeremy Friedberg, Partner at Spongelab Interactive. Here’s an overview: Since the early 90s when “eLearning” was touted as a great revolution in learning,…