The future is now
E-learning has been shown to benefit both the employees of a company, the employers and the company itself. It benefits employees by making training more interactive, engaging and easily accessible. However, not all e-learning solutions are created equal, and it makes sense to do your homework before making a decision. The pandemic has changed the way we work. Remote working and hybrid teams have become more common. In the same way that we’ve had to rethink our ways of working, we’ve also had to adjust how we learn. In the corporate training industry, companies have started investing more in digital corporate training software. This is a huge shift from spending on travel expenses for in-person training sessions.
The pandemic reshaped and revolutionised the workplace. Consequently, it also changed the onboarding experience for new employees and corporate training. Although it’s harder to quantify than the shift to home-working over the last two years, there’s also been a shift in our attention spans and how we think about work. The biggest example of this shift is the so-called ‘great resignation’, which has shown that employees simply quit jobs that aren’t intellectually stimulating. What this means for learning solutions and corporate training is that boring online training won’t work. Instead, employees will want immersive and engaging digital experiences.
Microlearning and videos
One of the latest big trends in e-learning and corporate training is microlearning. Microlearning takes the average human attention span into consideration. Some say it might be shorter than a goldfish’s attention span. Microlearning focuses on breaking learning down into more 'bite-sized' pieces. Ultimately, it’s in everyone’s best interests to respond to this by adapting our learning methods in line with our attention span. According to Learnosity, the future of corporate training lies in e-learning through short video content. Video-based learning goes hand in hand with microlearning. The optimal solution is to deliver corporate training through short videos. This type of content is also more engaging and user-friendly because of its flexibility. Employees can easily access these videos even if they have a small amount of time available to do so.
The aim, therefore, is to make e-learning activities engaging. So, how do you make workplace training as entertaining and engaging as possible? Some examples of popular employee training tools that achieve the best engagement levels are: gamification, virtual reality, and augmented reality. considers the average human attention span. Learning Roundtable predicts that extended reality (XR) trends now and in the future will see companies increasing their investments in virtual reality and augmented reality technology. As well as increasing employee engagement and productivity, VR and AR also promote employee knowledge retention. This is because the high levels of immersiveness make these kinds of technologies captivating. Essentially, the more engaging an e-learning technique is, the higher the levels of employee productivity. Gamification is another increasing trend in corporate training. It consists of incorporating game-style techniques into e-learning by including things like rewards, points, and different levels of achievement. The intent is to transform common daily tasks into a more exciting and engaging experience.
Digital experiences inspired by behavioural science
As the technology improves, immersive environments will become more immersive. With that immersion, the fidelity of a simulation will mean much more realistic job, skills and corporate training for all users. Devices are becoming more and more wearable. The feeling of wearing a device at all becomes less and less.
The future of extended reality learning is that it will extend further into its approximation of reality. With that, we can expect increasingly better results for workplaces that take a serious look at XR adoption for their training.
These digital experiences are powerful tools, but the best on the market are designed with a knowledge of how we learn and how our brains work.
At BAD, we know about behavioural science. We build bespoke digital technologies to help companies train their teams and change behaviour in the workplace. We can help you implement the best digital corporate training in your business.
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