What does a culture of elearning mean?
In the business world, staying competitive means you have to make sure that your employees are constantly updated. They need to develop their knowledge and skills in order to function effectively and efficiently at their respective tasks. The thing is, it is hard to create training programs that suit the specific requirements of every employee. If they constantly have to wait for the training programs to be implemented and delivered, their potential for growth will be severely compromised.
To keep this from happening, companies should encourage a culture of learning in the workplace. That means the employees should be free to seek the information that they need to make improvements in their respective tasks. However, you also have to control how and where they will get the information. Otherwise, they might trust the wrong source and it could end up compromising the business.
This is why you need to establish a culture of elearning in the workplace. Utilizing the Internet to deliver valuable information is a great way to keep employees updated and at the same time, make your job easier. You want to give them constant access to new information and the various online tools available will make this task easier to deliver.
Here are a few tips that will help make this culture easier to establish and cultivate.
- Make sure everyone knows what the “Culture of eLearning” is all about. Before you do anything, ensure that the employees know what you are trying to achieve. You may be giving out all of this information for everyone to use but if nobody understands what it is for, they might not use it. At least, it will not be utilized well. Explain to them what this culture is all about and why it is important for the company.
- Ask what employees need. If you want to make this culture thrive, you have to hear out what the employees want. After all, it is their knowledge and skills that will be developed. Get their ideas, opinions, and expectations. This will help you create a store of information that they will like. It will also help boost the learning experience. If you make them feel that you value their input, they will be excited to use the resources that you will prepare.
- Create a library of microlearning courses. Set up an online library that contains updated information. You can set up a blog that can hold data and videos that you will prepare for them. These can be short courses that can be completed in a matter of minutes. You also have the option to use social media to deliver these microlearning courses. However, a website is ideal because it is easier to search the information needed even if it is not a recent post. Remember that these courses should not be mandatory and can be used by the employees only when it is needed.
- Conduct regular webinars. This will allow you to touch base with the employees on a more personal level. This may or may not be compulsory. But it should be done on a regular basis (e.g. once a month, etc). Through this platform of learning, the participants can discuss their ideas and share different opinions. You can send an email to every employee to let them know of the schedule and the topic that will be discussed. That way, they can choose to participate and they can come prepared.
These are only some of the techniques that will help you establish a culture of elearning within the company. If done well, this will instill a love for self-learning and will encourage employees to seek ways to improve themselves even without prompting. This will create a positive effect on the overall success of the company.
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