Your First Digital Steps | Edition January/February 2019 - Chief Learning Officer

It can be overwhelming to keep up with the volume and pace of change for learning leaders today. In his "Your First Digital Steps" article for Chief Learning Officer^®, Intrepid's David Woods, account executive with Intrepid by VitalSource, simplifies the complexity and offers practical suggestions for how to get started with digital learning. 

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The landscape of employee learning and engagement is constantly shifting, but what does that mean for organizations that are just beginning their digital learning journey?

Artificial intelligence, adaptive learning and virtual reality: While these technologies are exciting for the potential they bring in training employees and offering more engaging experiences, there are many organizations that are still stuck in outdated modalities for whom such leaps are unthinkable. Many organizations are still printing and shipping manuals and binders all over the country or even the world to get information to their people.

In many industries, small, incremental changes can often be more practical to accomplish at speed than large, sweeping changes, and the same can be true for learning and development departments that feel stuck in their current training methods. The good news is that small steps along the digital learning path can lead to significant changes in your learners’ lives and in your training department’s efficacy.

Dusty binders and manuals are a thorn in the heel of many a CLO. Here’s where to start to bring your training into the digital age.
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