10 ways to maximize corporate training

The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS 10 Ways to Maximize Corporate Training June 10, 2015 Nicole L Wilson, Ph.D Founder & President www.knowprogress.com ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization A Robust Online Training Library Content in Business Leadership, Management, Productivity, Software, Communication, Career Development, and more 3,400+ courses Avg 20 courses released per week 10,000+ hours of learning Avg hours released per day 138,000+ videos Avg 750 released per week Creating a Transformative Culture of Learning ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization Presenter Dr Nicole Wilson is the founder and president of KnowProgress, a consulting firm serving EdTech companies and other learning organizations in their quest to create powerful, empirically effective learning experiences Nicole has led the development of several highly successful elearning and assessment products for industry leaders including Pearson, Open English, and Rosetta Stone She has a Ph.D in cognitive psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and taught there as a faculty member for nine years ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization Agenda  Welcome & Warm Ups  The Problem: Retention crisis in corporate training  The Solutions: 10 ways to improve corporate learning  Q&A ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS Sources Source: The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization Agenda  Welcome & Warm Ups  The Problem: Retention crisis in corporate training  The Solutions: 10 ways to improve corporate learning  Q&A ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization Welcome  Objective: Give participants an understanding of 10 science-based strategies for improving learning from corporate training  Get ready to roll up your sleeves and actively participate throughout  There will be a test  (By the end of the webinar, you’ll understand why that’s a good thing.) ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization Warm Up No 1: Arrive Take 60 seconds to settle in and make yourself physically comfortable ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization Warm Up No 2: Reflect Why are you here? Take 90 seconds to jot down some of the challenges you or your organization has faced in making your corporate training impactful Share your thoughts in the webinar chat ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization Agenda  Welcome & Warm Ups  The Problem: Retention crisis in corporate training  The Solutions: 10 ways to improve corporate learning  Q&A ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization 10 Ways to Increase Retention Motivation Get nature on your side Make it narrative Make it relevant Make it multi-modal & interactive Active Learning Make it applied: project & problem-based learning Make it active Make it social Retention Make it “searchable” with an outline/framework Practice testing 10 Re-activate it: distributed, interleaved practice over time ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization Social Learning Virtual Face-To-Face  Role playing  Conversations with peers  Debates  Discussion groups  Online communities  Wikis ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization 10 Ways to Increase Retention Motivation Get nature on your side Make it narrative Make it relevant Make it multi-modal & interactive Active Learning Make it applied: project & problem-based learning Make it active Make it social Retention Make it “searchable” with an outline/framework Practice testing 10 Re-activate it: distributed, interleaved practice over time ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization Frame the Learning Experience Before Preview what they are about to learn (Learning) After Remind them what they just learned ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization 10 Ways to Increase Retention Motivation Get nature on your side Make it narrative Make it relevant Make it multi-modal & interactive Active Learning Make it applied: project & problem-based learning Make it active Make it social Retention Make it “searchable” with an outline/framework Practice testing 10 Re-activate it: distributed, interleaved practice over time ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization Pop Quiz Revisited How much North American companies spend on corporate training annually? What percentage of new skills are lost within one year? If you remember these statistics, thank the pre-test! ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization The Retrieval Practice Effect  “If you’re not thinking, you’re not learning”—mental effort is key  Repeated quizzing strengthens learners’ memory better than simple repetition  Testing doesn’t have to be high stakes: self-testing, polling, and other informal methods can work well ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization 10 Ways to Increase Retention Motivation Get nature on your side Make it narrative Make it relevant Make it multi-modal & interactive Active Learning Make it applied: project & problem-based learning Make it active Make it social Retention Make it “searchable” with an outline/framework Practice testing 10 Re-activate it: distributed, interleaved practice over time ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization “Practice doesn’t make perfect Only perfect practice makes perfect.” -Vince Lombardi The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS Mix It Up  Interleaving: practicing different concepts together in a single session improves real-world performance vs The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS Spread It Out  Spaced Practice: practicing concepts in several short sessions instead of one marathon boosts retention vs ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization Space Sessions Thoughtfully  Optimal Intervals-letting the learner some forgetting between practice sessions strengthens memory vs vs ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization Final Quiz What are the categories for ways to improve learning? Name as many items in each category as you can (There are 10 total.) ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization Thank you! For more information, visit lynda.com or email sales@lynda.com ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization Q&A [...]... active learning to boost engagement and efficacy Retention = Initial Learning – Learning Loss Structure the learning experience to skills and knowledge for the long term ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization Agenda  Welcome & Warm Ups  The Problem: Retention crisis in corporate training  The Solutions: 10 ways to improve corporate learning... The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization Example: “Why Ask Why?”  You’ve just been told that encouraging learners to respond to new concepts by asking “Why?” leads to better memory  Ask yourself “Why might that be?” ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization 10 Ways to Increase Retention Motivation 1 Get nature on your side 2 Make it narrative 3 Make... Approach to Covering this Webinar’s Content Your Mission  Imagine you are a L&D professional at a medium-sized communications firm  A new executive takes over your division and asks you and your colleagues to:  Review the company’s current quarterly training workshops  Analyze how well they reflect best practices in learning  Create a proposal for updating the company’s training strategy to support... facilitator’s help  Learning activities stretch over longer periods of time  Challenges culminate with authentic products (project-based learning) or authentic solutions (problem-based learning)  Edutopia.org is a great resource for learning more about problem and project-based learning ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization 10 Ways to Increase... Make Training Personal We cannot remember what we’re not paying attention to in the first place! Learning is a reflexive process: new knowledge must be tied into existing knowledge ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization Increasing Relevance  Provide context and rationale for training  Strive for the right level of difficulty  Use assessments to. .. The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization 10 Ways to Increase Retention Motivation 1 Get nature on your side 2 Make it narrative 3 Make it relevant 4 Make it multi-modal & interactive Active Learning 5 Make it applied: project & problem-based learning 6 Make it active 7 Make it social Retention 8 Make it “searchable” with an outline/framework 9 Practice testing 10 Re-activate it: distributed, interleaved... The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization Pop Quiz 1 How much do North American companies spend on corporate training annually? 2 What percentage of new skills are lost within one year? ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization The Problem  North American companies spend an estimated $140 billion annually on corporate training  90 percent of new skills are lost within a year Source:... training  Strive for the right level of difficulty  Use assessments to determine learners’ initial knowledge level  Link new content to existing knowledge and experiences ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization 10 Ways to Increase Retention Motivation 1 Get nature on your side 2 Make it narrative 3 Make it relevant 4 Make it multi-modal & interactive... The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization 10 Ways to Increase Retention Motivation 1 Get nature on your side 2 Make it narrative 3 Make it relevant 4 Make it multi-modal & interactive Active Learning 5 Make it applied: project & problem-based learning 6 Make it active 7 Make it social Retention 8 Make it “searchable” with an outline/framework 9 Practice testing 10 Re-activate it: distributed, interleaved... The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization 10 Ways to Increase Retention Motivation 1 Get nature on your side 2 Make it narrative 3 Make it relevant 4 Make it multi-modal & interactive Active Learning 5 Make it applied: project & problem-based learning 6 Make it active 7 Make it social Retention 8 Make it “searchable” with an outline/framework 9 Practice testing 10 Re-activate it: distributed, interleaved ... in corporate training  The Solutions: 10 ways to improve corporate learning  Q&A ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization 10 Ways to Increase... The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization Agenda  Welcome & Warm Ups  The Problem: Retention crisis in corporate training  The Solutions: 10 ways to improve corporate learning  Q&A ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization... The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization Agenda  Welcome & Warm Ups  The Problem: Retention crisis in corporate training  The Solutions: 10 ways to improve corporate learning  Q&A ENTERPRISE LEARNING SOLUTIONS The Global Leader in Online Learning for Your Entire Organization