Eight steps to better blended learning

Eight fundamentals can help L&D teams achieve next-generation blended learning.

Pulling together different modes of learning - to improve effectiveness and the user experience - is nothing new. The first blended programmes incorporated e-learning, to inform delegates prior to a face-to-face aspect - and to give them reference materials that they could access as a just-in-time refresher when the issue or challenge arose. However, in practice, people often felt let down by the e-learning experience and this had a negative impact on the perception and up-take of the learning.

Today, a range of alternative resources are available including bite-sized pieces of learning that individuals can watch, read or try - and micro-topic videos, which focus on specific business issues, offering key points and practical summaries. This means that ‘next-generation’ blended learning programmes can now deliver an engaging, holistic, contextualised and organisationally-aligned learning experience that can drive the performance of your workforce.

Eight fundamentals