Mobile isn’t a fad; the uptake is undeniable and the ubiquity is obvious. Given that you can no longer ignore mlearning, the question is what are you going to do about it? The short answer is that you need a mobile strategy, but to get there we need some context.... more
What is a “beta version”? “We could take beta off all of our products tomorrow, and we wouldn’t actually have accomplished anything…If it’s on there for five years because we think we’re going to make major changes for five years, that’s fine.” Google co-founder Larry Page Beta is the last,... more
Training courses alone are no longer enough, nor have they ever been. Trying to put information into our employees isn’t always feasible, let alone being the best approach. The way our minds work means that many times, there is a better solution. As things move faster, organizations need two things:... more
American business people attend 11,000,000 business meetings every day and half of it’s a waste of time. Knowledge workers spend three hours a day in meetings. Senior executives spend more. Four out of five of us have brought other work to do during a meeting. One in ten of us... more
Killing 1.5 hours of my day watching an Apple event requires some sort of value-add for the time spent. And that usually manifests itself in a blog post…like this. And I typically have overwhelmingly positive things to say and dreams about the possibilities for our industry. But this time? Not so much. Instead... more
Let’s assume you have something you do for fun outside of work; how did you get good at that? I’m willing to bet that it wasn’t through formal courses: you may have taken some but you also practice, talk with others, read magazines or books, watch videos, attend meetings, hire... more
At the end of every year the interwebs are filled with end-of-the-year reviews. And since, we as a community of learning professionals enjoy commenting on reflective learning, I was wondering if you do a review for your learners at the end of the year? Or are you too busy making... more
What is SCORM? In a nutshell being SCORM certified means that you can use the same SCORM published content in Litmos or any other LMS. SCORM stands for “Sharable Content Object Reference Model” and it is a set of technical standards developed for eLearning software products. In its essence, SCORM... more
Hello Litmos blog readers! Before jumping into the e learning blogosphere, I want to first introduce myself. As you may (or may not) know, Nicole has taken maternity leave for an undefined amount of time. I have been brought on to the Litmos team to take over her tasks, including contributing to... more
Culture is defined as ‘the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group’ (Dictionary.com). When working with a culture that is different from your own, one must be aware of the culture barriers that may arise, as well as acknowledge the customs, traditions, and rituals that culture... more
