Learning Everywhere

Laura Overton

Laura@towardsmaturity org

Lauraoverton

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Workshop- Mobile and Social

What works and what doesn’t?

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Leading learning organisations who share our passion that independent research should be freely available to all .

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Successful organisations are those that

Turn Data into Insight and Insight into action

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What can we learn?

Improve employee engagement

Learners use own devices

Accessing support at the point of need

Generate sharing of user generated content

Support for personal professional development

Improve application of learning

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Social learning

Mobile learningWhat doesn’t work:

Focus on the technology and expect it to achieve results for

you!

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What is stopping staff from learning on line?

45% Uninspiring content

37% Lack of somewhere appropriate to study

33% Can’t find what they need

What are your staff’s biggest barriers to Learning Everywhere?

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• 3 in 5 L&D professionals think that their programmes are relevant

• 69% of L&D teams are developing programmes in house but only

38% agree that they have the internal skills to do it!

#1 Barrier Uninspiring content

What can we do to inspire?

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#2 Barrier - appropriate place

• 15% encourage users to use their own devices for learning

• 23% provide any form of job aids online

• 14% encourage learners to share experiences and solve problems using online social media tools

How can we provide the right content in the right place?

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• 44% L&D professionals agree that they have a communications plan that engages all stakeholders

• 18% publicise success of individuals

• 25% communicate successes to management

How can we communicate better?

#3 Barrier – can’t find what they need

40% say their

manager has the most influence on how they learn (

7% L&D

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What works?

Designing inspiring Content

Delivered in the right place and

time

With the learner’s

needs at the centre

How do you compare?

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