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Activity-Based Learning: A Winning Combination of Knowledge Building and Real-World Problem Solving
As algorithms and robotics take over lower-level jobs, and people need to be retrained and equipped with higher-order skills, traditional learning falls short. Corporate learning and development (L&D) must move toward innovative solutions, such as combining the...
How to Meet the Needs of Training for Healthcare Professionals
In the universal set “healthcare training,” there are many subsets. Professional healthcare subgroups requiring specialized training include: DoctorsNurses EMTsParamedicsMedical sales personnelLab techniciansPharmacists But even within each professional subset,...
Reinventing Corporate E-Learning
Corporate e-learning has deep roots, arguably dating back to the very first modern “distance education course” developed by Isaac Pitman in the mid-1840s. Pittman sent his correspondence-course students shorthand texts transcribed onto postcards and received...
Is Data Privacy Compatible with Adaptive Learning in the Finance Industry?
One of the many benefits of using an adaptive learning platform is the amount of data generated to personalize learners’ experiences, based on what they have already mastered and where they need reinforcement. While the depth and granularity of such data are typically...
Rethinking Recruitment: Why Retraining Is the Answer to the Skills Shortage
New talent development approaches are driving the thinking around hiring vs. retraining to respond to rapidly evolving technology, a global skills shortage, and the cost of continuously hiring new talent. As employers grapple with their talent demands, a conversation...
Combatting the Pandemic Impact: Quality Education Is Key to Sustainable Development
In a world in need of sustainable development, education remains key. In fact, Quality Education is the fourth of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—recognized as a catalyst toward “socioeconomic mobility and … escaping poverty.” The pandemic,...