The Learning Hub
Connected consumers learn at work the same way they solve problems and shop: Online, using digital resources.
Digital learning is a catchall term that embraces both the formats and media learners use and the attitudes and expectations of modern learners. It’s not a new paradigm for learning so much as a description of behavior: Rather than going to a course or waiting for someone to teach them to solve a problem, digital learners are self-directed and seek knowledge in the moment. And, instead of gravitating toward in-depth courses, learners seek tightly focused resources that solve an immediate problem.
Learners search for their own resources and consume them at the moment they need them. This is a shift from conventional learning that occurs, usually in a group or cohort, at a scheduled time and, possibly, a designated place.
Accustomed to turning to the internet with their questions, learners expect digital learning to exist as a selection of resources in a variety of formats. Thus digital learning might include audio, video, text, infographics, social platforms and more.
Much digital learning occurs on curated content sites that offer learners a choice of learning content that meets their needs. To meet the needs of digital learners in a corporate setting, instructional designers might consider offering content to cover commonly asked questions and essential information in multiple formats.
Conventional learning is often centered on expectations that learners will complete or pass specific courses. Digital learning emphasizes results: The problem is solved; the question is answered.
Modern digital learning platforms track knowledge retention and performance over time, rather than chasing learners to ensure that they’ve completed the requisite number of courses.
Much digital learning takes place in the workflow. A manager starts filling out her employees’ annual reviews, realizes that she has forgotten how to do it — and looks it up. A new employee needs help signing up for benefits and turns to the onboarding chatbot for assistance. A salesperson is heading toward a meeting with a client, so he listens to a podcast that reviews the features of a new product he’s going to pitch.
These examples of digital learning illustrate the immediacy, convenience and flexibility of digital learning solutions. None of these employees would have benefited from taking a course; instead, they found and used the information they needed, while doing their work. That is the essence of digital learning.
Games
Simple games layered on top of content
Scenario-based games that use the content
Leaderboards, competition
Fan excessive competition among employees or teams by offering large prizes for top performers and/or shaming those with lower scores
Challenge employees to beat their own past performance, or design a leaderboard that shows each employee only the four scorers above and below them
Points, rewards, badges
Award points or levels for completing sections of training or playing for a set number of minutes
Award levels, badges or points for recalling or applying content correctly, demonstrating mastery
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Online Training Platforms
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Custom eLearning Development
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Evaluation Tip
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