Blended Learning
Integrating On-Demand Approaches Within Your Development Programs
Recording Date:
October 01, 2008
Price:
Free
Overview
Bersin case study looking at Learning@IBM Explorer, the IBM learning portal—which provides employees with access to almost every learning and development resource offered by the company.
The Why and the How of Effective On-Demand Learning
Companies are facing new challenges, forcing them to rethink their training strategies—including how they apply on-demand learning technologies to meet business goals and
learner needs.
In a recent Bersin & Associates survey, 83% of organizations revealed that they are dealing with major talent challenges caused by an aging U.S. workforce and influx of
younger workers.
The days of building static new-hire orientation programs and a curriculum of courses to meet employee training needs is coming to a close.
The truth is that structured learning programs alone are inadequate to meet the “in the moment” performance needs of the knowledge workforce. To be effective, training content must be delivered in the context of an employee’s job. Formal learning must co-exist with a wide variety of performance support programs and other “just-in-time” technologies.
Therefore, the Learning & Development (L&D) organization must “get out of the way” and create systems and environments that encourage and facilitate the networked organizational learning model.
But building on-demand learning solutions requires new sets
of skills.
Rather than focus solely on building content and delivering blended learning solutions, it forces the organization to partner with IT to establish standards and tools for content development, search, and indexing that make it easy for employees to find just what they need.
And it demands a close understanding of employees’ real daily job roles in order to embed assistance as close to the moment of performance as possible.
In a nutshell, it forces the L&D organization to look at its role as a "publisher" and "enabler" not just a "developer."
What You Will Learn
In this Webcast, you'll discover some of the trends that are driving interest in on-demand learning approaches. And you’ll gain research-based guidance on what your organization must do to successfully integrate these new approaching into its development programs.
About the Presenters
Chris Howard
is a principal analyst at Bersin & Associates. Truly one of the pioneers of e-learning industry, he has an extensive background in learning and enterprise systems technology. Over the last five years, Howard has worked with hundreds of customers in the deployment of online learning solutions. Recently, Chris has published the 7-step Approach to Selecting an LMS, Best-Practices in Leadership Training, Application Simulations: What Works, and Content Integration Challenges.
Nicholas Igneri
leads the Learning Technology group at American Management Association and is instrumental in the design, implementation and management of AMA's Blended Learning program. Previously, Igneri held leadership positions at Docent, now SumTotal, as Director of Professional Services, and VitesseLearning, as VP of Learning Solutions.
David Mallon
directs research in enterprise learning for Bersin & Associates. He has more than a decade of experience in corporate learning strategies, programs, and processes and the selection and implementation of learning and performance solutions and related technologies. Prior to joining Bersin & Associates, Mallon led the consulting services practice at Learn.com, where he and his team assisted hundreds of clients with the integration and alignment of solutions to critical business objectives.