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Looking for a fresh perspective to inspire your approach to learning? Sometimes that means taking a look at the successes and failures of other industries and applying the lessons to L&D. The Amazon Fire Phone (if you blinked, you might’ve missed it!) hit the markets in 2014. Amazon intended it…
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Register to access this webinar on-demand! L&D is increasingly important to the future of work—is your team prepared to inspire change through learning? Now’s the time to set a strong strategic foundation for your team’s learning efforts. Learning is one of the most powerful tools to inspire and enable change,…
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The right learning partners can unlock your organization’s potential. But the truth is, starting a new relationship with a vendor can be overwhelming—there’s a lot at stake when you bring in a new learning partner. When done right, a new learning partnership can result in real impact and a lasting…
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Picture this: You’re designing a learning experience but the subject matter is dull, tedious, or otherwise considered boring by learners. What do you do?
A common strategy is to try and liven things up with a funny story or interesting fact. These tangential attempts to capture students’ interest and help them pay attention are what researchers call “seductive details”—and they can often get in the way of learning. But learning expert Andrew Watson explores a recent study that finds that combining seductive details with the right-sized retrieval practice is the key to improving memory retention in learners.
Although seductive details can help liven up dry subject matter, they can also distract from what you really want learners to know—so what’s the right combination to unlock the retention you’re after?✦
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What questions are you asking potential learning partners before doing business with them? There’s a lot at stake when starting any new vendor relationship, especially when you’re trusting them with your learners. In this guide, 16 Key Questions to Ask Potential Learning Partners, we’re sharing the most important areas to discuss with a potential partner to help you decide if they’re the right fit. We’re delving deeper than the typical checklist and sharing ideas and questions you likely haven’t considered before so you can find a partner that really gets it (and you). Find your ideal strategic partner This user-friendly…
“Measure outcomes, not output.”A quote from Making Strategic Design a Priority in L&D
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At Maestro, we’ve spent countless hours thinking about learning and what creates meaningful, memorable learning experiences. From this we’ve developed our four Learning Principles, each influenced by theories, studies, and concepts found throughout learning history and in the industry today. Meet Malcolm Knowles, an educator who was passionate about adult learners and what makes them unique. Let’s get to know Knowles along with his five assumptions of adult learners, and how to implement them into your next course strategy. Who…
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How’s your relationship with your partner in learning? Learning companies are often viewed as transactional vendors or production houses for L&D and HR groups. Right away, that mindset lowers the bar for what you should expect from your partners in learning. But in the current landscape, a quality learning partner has never been more important. L&D teams are being asked to do more with less—they’re tasked with helping close the skills gap, retain top talent, and support growth tracks. Now’s…
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