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What does achieving LMS success really mean?

This post has been updated on October 23 2018. A rather recent study predicts that the LMS market will grow from $2.55 billion in 2013 to $7.83 billion in 2018, at a CAGR of 25.2%. In terms of regions...

Adaptive learning – perfectly tailored to the individual

Department store suits are all right but those that are tailored directly on the person who will be wearing them are ten times better. Of course, getting a suit done at a tailor’s means several visits...

Why it’s important to calculate the ROI of training in order to ensure the L&D budget

Calculating return on investment started out in the manufacturing sector, where it was easy to measure the time to complete a particular task and the number of items produced by employees or machines....

How many types of mentoring are there?

This post has been updated on July 8, 2020. Mentoring is a big thing in today’s business world but very few people know where and how it all started. Mentor is actually a Greek mythical character. He ...

Useful tips on how to create real-life learning experiences in online training

“You live, you learn” goes an old saying and as is the case with many simple affirmations, it holds enormous truth. Of course, the original meaning is that only by having a bad experience one learns w...

The truth about informal learning: it happens all the time, anywhere

Learning begins very early in life. Each parent “teaches” their offspring as they know best – some let them roam free and explore, some buy very expensive toys and read specialized literature while ot...

The role of SMEs in e-learning – cooking up the perfect course

In the earlier days of humanity, if somebody needed guidance or information, they asked the village or tribe elder and whatever he said, went. Even if the answer was “look for two white raccoons climb...

Why leadership development matters

You’d think that becoming the boss is an exhilarating, wonderful time. That may be the case for a few brief moments but actually, according to a wellbeing and health site, it is number four in the top...

Designing storyboards for online courses – the sure way of getting everybody on board

If you are an Instructional Designer, you know how exciting it is to sit down at the drawing board, ready to transform some learning objectives into a fun, innovative, engaging e-learning material. Wi...

4 Reasons why you should include games in business training

Business training is a very dynamic field and with the rapid globalization leading to companies hiring people in all corners of the world, e-learning is starting to be the norm rather than a once in w...

Immersive learning environments may become the norm in training

Evolution has been the main motor of mankind since the beginning of time. Lately, this motor has been running faster than ever before, as we have the resources and technology to innovate in all aspect...

What’s stopping companies from learning and innovating?

The proliferation of technology has sparked an era of acceleration, with the digital world now permeating our everyday lives. It’s not uncommon to see people using various tech devices at the same tim...

Individual Development Plans, a really smart investment

Every start-up business requires an initial investment and a comprehensive business plan. That is if the goal is to reach a good return on that initial investment and make a handsome profit. This work...

3 Reasons why online training is cost-effective

Running a business is no smooth ride. The best business leaders are the ones who manage to get a balance between the effervescence, constant change and human nature of the people in their organization...

How to build online communities that support e-learning

“Birds of a feather flock together” goes an old and wise saying. People with the same beliefs and interests have always found ways to get together, share ideas (or sometimes just validate the same, so...

What will the future of workplace learning look like?

The way we live, work and learn is changing faster than ever before. Technology has made possible some things in the workplace that people from 20 years ago could only dream about. Technology keeps ad...

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