Estimated reading time: 5 minutes What is overlearning? What makes sports stars so good at what they do? How does a violinist play a complicated concerto without looking at the music? The answer is repetition. Or, to use a more precise technical term: overlearning....

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes We all struggle with confidence at times, but for some people this can be a constant battle. Low self-esteem is defined as a poor perception of one’s own self-worth; essentially, believing you’re just not good enough. Problems with...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Skills are a hot topic right now, and no doubt you’ve come across the terms reskilling and upskilling, at least in passing. Why are they capturing the interest of workplace learning specialists, and what exactly do they mean? In this...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Current government advice states that people should work from home if they can, across the UK, although guidance in England is set to change on 19 July. Of course, a great many people have been at their workplace throughout the...

Estimated reading time: 17 minutes CONTENTS    Introduction    Why is onboarding so important?    How does being a remote worker affect onboarding?    Preboarding: start as you mean to go on    Get the basics right    Culture and values    Training without...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes What is blended learning? Put simply, blended learning is learning that takes place across different methods. The term has evolved from meaning a straightforward combination of live classroom sessions and online courses to...

It can be difficult to know where to start when planning the structure of an elearning course. Maybe you have a face-to-face course that you’d like to convert into an online offering, or you’re realising that your set of training PowerPoints isn’t going to cut it any...

Buying an elearning course off the shelf can be a great decision. We can’t be subject matter experts in everything, and particularly when it comes to fast-changing legislation or critical compliance issues, we need to make sure we tick all the boxes. It’s rare,...

Although the vast majority of Learning and Development professionals recognise that collecting data and measuring impact are a priority (94% of L&D leaders want to improve how they approach this), only 18% are satisfied that they are successful (Towards Maturity,...

When you’re writing an elearning course, you’ll probably want to add a short quiz at the end, just to check your learners’ knowledge. But did you know that the simple act of testing is possibly the most powerful learning tool we have? Careful use of questions that...

You’ve identified a learning need in your organisation, put the time into building a great course, and are finally ready to launch it to your learners. All sorted, right? Not quite. The next stage can easily be overlooked, but can be critical to the success of your...