Every quarter, as one of our team-building exercises at Learnkit, we’ve committed to scheduling an activity for the team to learn something new together. So far we’ve learned to make our own bitters, improve our culinary skills and next week we are going to visit an escape room for the first time (wish us luck!).
As we head into the new year we’ve come across many predictions about trends in HR for 2016. One of my favourite posts was by Steve Boese, which inspired us to coin a newly coveted term “intelligent elearning solutions. In the post, What HR should be talking about most in 2016, (and what we need
I speak from experience about the shifts and evolution of elearning. I encountered my first online course as a student in 1999 through the University of Alberta in Canada, and since that time completed three educational degrees online as well as taught and designed many in the online environment. EARLY INNINGS (1999 to 2004) Winning
Proper training is the backbone of any successful organization. Employees who receive the right training are more productive, efficient, and satisfied with their workplace experience. You’d be astounded at the ways that excellent training shapes the landscape of your office environment. If you want to provide superior training, start by making a checklist that addresses
The widening employee skills gap is a top challenge for many business leaders today. We recently came across Brandon Hall Group’s 2015 State of Learning Study and it shed light on some astounding learning insights. If you haven’t yet had a chance to, go on and download the report: Skills as the New Currency of
The trend towards digital has made elearning a favourable choice for organizations looking to employ effective learning solutions. However, it is important to understand the variations in elearning, and select the right type based on the learning needs of your people and your business. But, understanding how one type of elearning differs from the next
To overcome the complexities and challenges that characterize the future of talent, people and business, we need to find new approaches to Human Resources. If you’re ready to start talking about talent in a whole new way, you are not alone! DisruptHR is for you! Join the DisruptHR revolution and support the rebellious future of
Earls Kitchen + Bar is not your average restaurant or employer. Innovation and improvement are truly at the core of everything they do. How they develop their people, craft their menu, and conduct their service, Earls is leading the way in organizational learning and development on all fronts. Earls believes in people living large, purposeful
We just got back from a few days in Chicago with a brilliant group of Learning, Talent, Organizational and Leadership Development folks at Human Capital Institute‘s annual Learning and Leadership Development Conference and we learned a lot! We had the opportunity to hear from great companies like Williams-Sonoma, T-Mobile, Fidelity, Xerox, Allstate and Pinkberry about
Next week we will be heading to the windy city, Chicago, Illinois for the Human Capital Institute’s Learning & Leadership Development Conference. This is one of our favourite events and we are very excited to be sponsoring for the second year in a row! This year HCI’s Learning & Leadership Development Conference will be
Walk into our Learnkit office and you will be welcomed by a sensational aromatic experience ” thanks to our beloved Saje Nebulizer. We can’t get enough of the essential oils from Saje and we absolutely cannot be more excited about our new partnership with them. As one of Canada’s fastest growing companies, Saje has
5 reasons why asynchronous learning will change your life ” or at least change the way you learn. Living in a world where the foundation of our current education system revolves around a model built two and a half centuries ago, it excites me to be a part of a well overdue revolution in
