Why supporting modern workplace learning requires more than an LMS
Trailblazing personal learning technology specialists, PebblePad, will be teaming up with The Institute of Swimming’s, Tanya Kesterton, and modern workplace learning guru, Jane Hart, at Learning Technologies 2018. In two must-attend seminars, they'll discuss modern workplace learning and why the LMS isn’t best placed to support it.
The shift in employee learning habits is prompting rethinks in many L&D departments as organisations look for innovative ways to keep their people up to date and support a contingent workforce.
Jane Hart, Founder of the Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies, who will be delivering a seminar with PebblePad at this year’s Learning Technologies conference, comments: “Employees no longer rely on being trained by their company or taking online courses to move forward, but rather they recognise that they learn in many different ways for and at work - I call this new way of learning for and at work – Modern Professional Learning.”
However, this new culture of anytime, anywhere learning requires organisations to do things differently and do different things, a view fully supported by Tanya Kesterton, Learning Solutions Manager at The Institute of Swimming. Tanya, who is also delivering an LT18 seminar, will discuss how PebblePad allows the institute to deliver innovative, learner centred blended learning without the need for an LMS.
Shane Sutherland, CEO and Chief Mischief Maker at PebblePad, believes this year’s conference is going to be even better than the 2017 event: “We are delighted to be teaming up with Jane and Tanya at Learning Technologies 2018. Last year’s event was our first time exhibiting at Learning Technologies and we were somewhat overwhelmed by the number of people we spoke to who completely bought into our ethos.”
"It’s clear that many organisations are still grappling with how to support this new era of employee-led learning. We know it presents significant challenges for the traditional LMS, which tends to remain focused on courses and content rather than learners and learning.”
“Our technology supports the multitude of ways users learn - online, offline, anytime, anywhere, through interactions with peers and day-to-day experiences. Therefore, it doesn't come as a surprise that we are now seeing an increasing number of organisations look to us to help them support modern workplace learning.”
Those attending LT18 can find out more information about the seminars below. The PebblePad Blog is also a great source of information and includes a post looking ahead to this year’s event … bit.ly/pebblepadblog.
Seminar 1
Modern workplace learning, and how to support it
Jane Hart, Founder C4LPT, and PebblePad CEO Shane Sutherland
Wed 31st January, 11.45 - 12:15, Theatre 5
Seminar overview:
- Attendees will get the chance to learn more about …
- How modern workplace learning places the individual at the centre of their learning
- How individualised learning is naturally planned and unplanned, conscious and subconscious
- The importance of social and collaborative learning, and of learning from experience
- Why PebblePad is used by the world’s best universities to support this style of learning
- How PebblePad can support your organisation’s move to a modern learning workplace
Seminar 2
Developing learner autonomy through innovative blended learning
Tanya Kesterton, Learning Solutions Manager, The Institute of Swimming
Thursday 1st February 14.00 - 14:30, Theatre 3
Attendees will get the chance to learn more about …
- Promoting learner centred design
- Incorporating multiple forms of content to enhance relevance and engagement
- Developing a structured approach to increase learner autonomy
- Demonstrating the relevance of assessment – helping learners prove that they can do the job
- Enhancing formative approaches to assessment
- Considering how this supports notions of the 21st-century learner
PebblePad will be on STAND G7 at LT18. Visitors are welcome to pop by and see the PebblePad technology in action and grab a guide on how to develop a learner centred culture.