The term “blended learning” certainly isn’t new. However, as learning and development (L&D) evolves, so has the definition of this term. While the true meaning of “blended learning” has become more nuanced, learning professionals agree that taking a modern, multi-modal approach to learning can make a lasting impact on both... more
March is a month rich with mythology: it’s named for the Roman god of war, contains the ill-fated Ides of March, and the last three days are said to be extra stormy because they were borrowed from April in a deal gone wrong. We love myths because, like trying to... more
2022 was a whirlwind of a year in which there were some huge changes with deep and lasting impacts for L&D teams and their approach to digital learning. So, what did the last 12 months teach us? In this blog, David Perring, Director of Research at Fosway Group, looks at... more
The size of the remote workforce has grown significantly over the past few years and even with many organizations shifting back to on-site work, the remote population will remain large enough to change the ways organizations manage many of their processes, procedures and workflows. Learning and Development teams became acutely... more
Blended learning is here to stay. But if the very idea of blended learning fills you with dread, or makes your learners groan and try to get out of training sessions, chances are you’ve been exposed to a bad blended learning experience. What might that look like? How about an... more
The last year has seen organizations making an heroic effort to switch their Learning and Development programs from in person to online, remote learning. For example, the Tauranga City Council converted their learning program to digital learning in less than a month at the start of the pandemic, rolling out... more
My Internet Time Alliance colleague, Charles Jennings, pointed me to this interesting article by Andries De Grip, titled “The importance of informal learning at work” that has interesting implications for the design of learning experiences, particularly when employees are not desk-bound, and/or in high-turnover situations. The key is to get... more
