Let me start by articulating the most important point of this post: during these exceptionally challenging times, Litmos is committed to supporting our customers and helping you navigate unprecedented circumstances. We encourage you to reach out for extra assistance, if needed, even for a bit of reassurance or to collaborate... more
In 2009, an SRI team working for the Department of Education led by Barbara Means, reported for the first time, that eLearning was superior to face-to-face. This is in contrast to the work that Kulik and Kulik had been doing that showed that Computer-Based Training was no worse than face-to-face... more
Times of growth are exciting for companies. New locations are opened, new products are rolled out, and new employees are hired. But what does that mean for training? Scaling isn’t easy; 70% of startups struggle with scaling up and 46% of small businesses fail because of poor planning during growth.... more
Click image to play video. When Girl Scouts San Diego (GSSD), was looking for a way to train its troop leaders, the organization faced a challenge: Girl Scout troop leaders are volunteers. Non-profit organizations face a unique set of training challenges, one of which is that many of their learners... more
A client bought some of my time, and we’re working with a series of regular meetings with me serving as a guide. One of the activities is looking at a suite of courses that are currently offered, and considering alternative approaches. The situation is that there is a job task... more
More employees than ever are working remotely. According to Globalworkplaceanalytics.com, the number of employees who work from home has grown by 159% since 2005, more than 11 times faster than the rest of the workforce. Sales is no exception; FlexJobs’ list of the most popular work-at-home jobs includes sales representatives,... more
For as much time as we spend talking about learning management, companies do not seem to spend a lot of time thinking about learning and managers. This creates huge blind spots within organizations because managers play critical roles in every aspect of learning and development — from strategy to design... more
You’re a sales manager, and your sales team needs training on a specific aspect of their jobs. Your organization intends for this training to be just-in-time learning — if they need a little help, they take a learning module in your LMS, and then they return to what they were doing... more
You have been asking for some new features and we have been listening. We have decided to change how learners are notified of updated courses and we have also updated reports to fit your needs better. We have added a feature that shows courses as updated only when you want... more
An April 2010 independent report from UK organization IMC (UK) Learning Ltd called “Learning Management Systems – are organisations making the most of them?” has some blog worthy statistics in it that I’ve outlined below. The focus of the study was the use of a Learning Management System (LMS) or... more
