Elearning! Magazine: Building Smarter Companies via Learning & Workplace Technologies.
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News Complexity is Blended Learning's Challenge Blended learning has many advantages including the interactivity of the resources available is more motivating for learners and can enhance learning effectiveness. Yet blended learning also presents a real challenge because of its complexity. "Standardized, one-size-fits-all programs cannot cater to the needs of today's learners, while ad-hoc programs in which resources and modalities (face-to-face training, telephone, e-learning) are simply bundled together confuse learners and deliver uncertain results, says Andrew Wickham, author of the study on blended learning." An approach combining interlocking and associated resources is thus required." Standardized one-size-fts-all programs cannot cater to the needs of today's learners. Wickham points out that "trainers today need to adapt their courses to the operational needs, professions and specific constraints of individual learners. The latest Web 2.0 platforms and tools allow trainers to respond to this need by giving them access to online content and by allowing them to customize their programs and even create their own resources. But trainers need to be fully qualified and to master the tools, and they need to allocate time to follow up their learner's online work." —Download the findings at http://www.gofluent.com/web/us/ 12 April / May 2013 Elearning! Corporate Learning is Competitive Advantage "Our research shows that one of the most important sources of competitive advantage is your entire corporate learning strategy," reports Josh Bersin, principal, Bersin by Deloitte. "The corporate learning strategy goes far beyond developing good courses in the training department." Corporate training spending went up 11% last year. — Bersin by Deloitte "Our latest research on global talent trends shows that skills and capability development have risen to the top issue on the minds of talent, HR, and business leaders. Spending on corporate training went up 11 percent last year, and we believe nearly every business can look at its capabilities and fnd ways to improve. … In today's skills-constrained workplace, corporate learning is not just a program to improve productivity and reduce errors. When managed well, it can be one of your most important sources of competitive advantage." —Source: bersin.com