Learning in the Flow of Work: Fact or Fiction?
We’ve written previously about the importance of creating a culture of learning—an environment in which opportunities to learn become a natural part of the daily work of every employee throughout the organization. This ‘learning in the flow of work’ makes learning natural and unobtrusive. Learning shouldn’t disrupt the day’s work but rather enhance and even […]
6 Marketing Tactics L&D Can Borrow to Drive Learner Engagement
You’ve put time, resources, and tons of energy into creating effective courses and learning paths for employees. But a training course is only as good as it’s adoption rate, and yours seem to be falling a little flat. It’s a common problem, and the blame doesn’t land squarely at the feet of the L&D department. […]
Learning and Development in the Technology Industry: Training for Competency and Retention
Learning and development in the technology industry needs to keep pace with attrition rates and staying on the edge of the most advanced technologies.
Learning and Development in the Energy Industry: Training for Safety and Compliance
Learning and development in the oil and gas industry faces the challenge of keeping pace with training for safety as well as new technologies.
Learning and Development in Healthcare: Training for Patient Safety and Compliance
The needs of learning and development in healthcare are dramatically different from those of other industries, making for unique challenges for the talent development field. Patient-provider interactions—and the environments in which they take place—vary widely. Technologies are updated frequently, requiring constant upgrading of systems and training of staff and contractors. Further, privacy regulations like HIPAA […]
DevLearn 2019: The Highlights
This week saw Cognota back in Las Vegas for one of the most exciting L&D events of the year – DevLearn 2019! If you haven’t been before, DevLearn is all about embracing the frontier between learning and technology. Learning professionals from across the globe come together to hear about latest developments, what the industry can […]
Demystifying Instructional Design Software
Learning and development teams have many options when it comes to instructional design software. And it’s not just about authoring; all stages of training development can benefit from the tools that make instructional design a much smoother process. But figuring it all out can be a daunting task! You’re in luck! In this handy post, […]
Learning and Development in Financial Services: Creating Impactful Compliance Training
If there is an area of learning and development in financial services that has experienced a cataclysmic change in recent years, it’s the compliance function. Decades of scandal and financial collapse have culminated in the recent deluge of new, more stringent, regulation. Increased regulation has resulted in massive investment and restructuring of the compliance function […]
What is social learning?
Social learning theory is a theory of learning process and social behavior which suggests that new behaviors can be acquired by observing and imitating others. Developed by Canadian-American psychologist Albert Bandura, social learning theory posits that people learn from one another via observation, imitation, and modeling. The theory has often been called a bridge between […]
What is Generative Learning?
Generative learning is a theory that suggests that the learning process is based on the memory that is already stored in our brains. As new data is added to our long term memory, it becomes part of our knowledge base. The theory of generative learning is based on the assumption that the human brain does […]