Evaluating Training Results for Business Success
It’s not just the L&D team that wants to know whether the training programs it developed and delivered were successful—others do as well, including those in the C-Suite. More than simply a post-course exit poll asking learners how they felt about the training, evaluating training results should go deeper, as it is important for organizational […]
What Does a Learning Operations Manager Do?
Job titles on an L&D team can vary widely. From Chief Learning Officer to L&D Assistant, today’s learning teams encompass a range of skillsets, experience levels, and professional designations. Further, depending on the size of the organization—and oftentimes, depending on the task at hand—an L&D professional may hold several roles and perform several tasks regardless […]
LearnOps Leadership Episode with Dr. Sydney Savion: Running L&D Like a Business
Cognota founder and CEO Ryan Austin had an opportunity to speak with Dr. Sydney Savion, Chief Learning Officer of City Block Health and veteran L&D professional, as part of Cognota’s LearnOps Leadership Series. The goal of the series is to speak with seasoned practitioners to better understand the challenges facing L&D teams, and to explore […]
5 eLearning Trends to Watch Out for in 2022
Times are a-changing and it seems that nothing digital ever stays still. New technology and digital experiences are emerging all the time and having an affect on the way we live, work, and communicate. While there are many L&D trends to expect in the year ahead, some are more specific to eLearning in particular. In […]
7 Learning and Development Trends for 2022
We were hoping that 2021 would bring us back to normal, but that didn’t quite work out as expected. Instead, as the effects of the pandemic linger on and a due date for the complete return to the office is anyone’s guess, L&D teams continue to figure out how to enable their organizations to thrive […]
5 Common Mistakes Made in Upskilling and Reskilling
While the skills gap has been underway for several years—companies need employees with a very specific skillset and are often unwilling to hire employees without them—skills are becoming redundant more quickly than ever before. While the pandemic fueled rapid, mass digitization of processes in companies across all industries, organizations have been struggling to keep up. […]
Is Your Training Program Leaking Precious Budget and Resources?
Training budgets have always been under strain, but thanks to the pandemic, the situation has become especially challenging. According to human capital analyst firm Brandon Hall Group, at the end of 2019, only 13% of companies said they were facing a decrease in the L&D budget. However, in July 2021, 40% said they had seen […]
How to Develop a Process for Prioritizing Training Initiatives
Hooray! You launched your training intake system. Requests are piling in, and you and the team are thrilled with the response rate and degree of interest in this new system. However, there’s one big problem: you’re overwhelmed with training requests. While being bombarded with requests at launch is understandable, continuing to experience high volumes could […]
How to Use the Kirkpatrick Model Effectively for Learning Measurement
The Kirkpatrick Model is perhaps the best known model for analyzing and evaluating the results of training programs. The Kirkpatrick Model measures training effectiveness on four levels of criteria: Level 1 Reaction Measures how participants react to the training — i.e., satisfaction, comfort level Level 2 Learning Analyzes whether learners truly understood the training — […]
How Does Employees’ Screen Fatigue Affect Your eLearning Performance?
While eLearning and remote meetings were already well underway long before the arrival of the pandemic, the delivery method is not without its issues: employees report that they have experienced screen fatigue. The Psychiatric Times points to audio as the main reason that video meetings are draining. Even millisecond delays in virtual verbal responses negatively […]
