Melissa Asher, Director, Training & Development
Karen Evans, Training Manager
Blended Learning: Newest Trend in Training
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Agenda
What is Blended Learning
When & How
Why Now
Lessons Learned
What Works
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Audience Participation
Have you taken or participated in a blended learning event?A. What’s that?B. Maybe…C. Yes, for sure!
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What IS blended learning?
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Benefits
Cost Savings Less Travel Flexible
Digital Skills Multiple Modalities
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What IS blended learning?
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Perception Change
Expectations of new
workforce
Experience with online
learning
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Seven years ago….
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On average 15% completion rate…
Today
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ATD 2018 State of the
Industry
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The Incoming Workforce
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Q&A
Are you seeing a shift in the way people learn? In
what way?
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Generation Z’s Learning Preferences
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Social Learning
• Peer interactionsSocial
Context
• Meaningful exchangeInstructor
Managed
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Social Learning
Source: LinkedIn
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Technology Enablers
Better experience» More stable» More accessible
Better tools» Virtual instructor-ledo WebEx, Adobe Connect, Citrix GoTo, Zoom
» LMSo Discussion boards, pre- and post-work (videos,
articles) Shorter chunks
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The Forgetting Curve
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Successful Blended Learning – What Works
Focus first on learning outcomes» What do you want to achieve » How will you know
Choose the methods, tools and technologies to support and enable your objectives
Plan and map it out
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Successful Blended Learning – What Works
No one “right” way
Content/ Objectives
Context Audience
Resources
When to Blend
Learners are widely dispersed
Content in easily chunked into “bite-sized” pieces
Just-in-Time learning
Reduce time away from core work
Decrease travel costs
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Design It
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Q&A
What tools have you used or experienced? How did
they work?
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Lessons Learned
Ensure participants are “tech-ready”
Tech support » Learners» Instructors
Clear guidelines and instructions » How to access
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Lessons Learned
Spend the time upfront to design and map the course
Build in accountability
Orient learners to expectations
Back-up plans!
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The Power of Blended Learning
Personalized Flexible
PromotesOwnership
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