The Onboarding Opportunity
Posted on: 15th Jan 2018
Whatever your perspective or experience of onboarding (or induction) to a new place of work, one thing is for sure - like everything else emerging technology...
Articles & Blogs
Below is a selection of blogs and articles, outlining some of our key thoughts around digital learning.
We have a range of different contributors, both from our team here and from trusted external partners.
GDPR... Don't stress, it's just a spring clean
Posted on: 14th Dec 2017
Unless you've been hibernating under a rock thus far this year, you will be aware GDPR (the EU's General Data Protection Regulation) is coming into force on 25th May 2018.
Who are Gen Z and how do we help them learn?
Posted on: 29th Sept 2017
"Gen Z has a clear advantage over Gen Y because they appear to be more realistic instead of optimistic, are likely to be more career-minded, and can quickly adapt..."
Digital Learning is evolution not revolution
Posted on: 2nd Aug 2017
The introduction of Digitalisation can often be perceived as a negative change. Whilst change is inevitable in almost everything we do, the pace at which technology changes...
The Neuroscience of a narrative - Why Journeys work
Posted on: Posted on: 5th July 2017
We have used stories as a way of passing down knowledge from one generation to another for thousands of years.
How a Next Gen LMS drove an automotive franchise to UK No1*
Posted on: Posted on: 7th June 2017
Digits has a wealth of experience in looking at the key indicators that drive learning in a franchise dealer network.
The neuroscience behind good digital learning
Posted on: 5th April 2017
This article is for anyone that’s interested in the basics of neuroscience and how this can be used when designing good digital learning.
Building the Business Case for an LMS
Posted on: Posted on: 8th March 2017
Whether you are considering your first LMS, or you need to upgrade an existing solution where there’s no alternative to building a solid business case.
Catapult your LMS from Ordinary to Awesome with a Skills Gap Analysis Tool
Posted on: Posted on: 10th January 2017
A Skills Analysis Tool takes you to a new level of business advantage.
Engaging Learners in a Digital World
Posted on: September 2016
Digits MD Colin Bull shares his thoughts on the latest Towards Maturity In-Focus report findings, and how to engage learners in a digital world.
The Mindset of a New Starter
Posted on: September 2016
Wherever you work and whatever your role there are common experiences that we all share.
Musing about technology and the future of learning
Posted on: August 2016
This month our guest blogger Dionne Hamilton Smith gives her thoughts on technology and the future of learning.
Online Learning in Small and Medium Businesses
Posted on: 27th May 2016
Not so long ago, it was only very large companies that used elearning or any other technologies to support learning.
Why Gamification Works
Posted on: 20th November 2015
I previously wrote a post here about gamification and concluded (with some small caveats) that it is a useful technique which can work. In this post I’d like to highlight some of the key reasons why it works.
One Size Doesn't Fit All
Posted on: 4th November 2015
In my recent post here on skills analysis I made two bold statements: 1. That whether it is through competency frameworks or job descriptions...
Benefits of Induction Journeys
Posted on: 29th September 2015
I’ve previously written here about the benefits of learning journeys and about the importance of induction. In this post I’d like to look at...
User Generated Content
Posted on: 16th September 2015
Not so long ago, everyone wanted to talk about user generated content (or UGC) and yet today it’s a term you hardly ever hear (at least not in L&D circles).
Video and learning today
Posted on: 30th August 2015
Over the years we’ve seen many changes in L&D. Less classroom delivery, the rise (and fall?) of elearning and the ubiquitous access to content through mobile devices.
Reporting - What is it good for?
Posted on: 10th July 2015
You might think that asking what reporting is good for is an odd question. Reports are one of those things, especially in the world of LMS, which we almost take for granted.
Ten Tips for Learner Engagement
Posted on: 16th June 2015
I’ve been posting to this blog for a while now and some of those posts have been about how an LMS can benefit the organisation, but at their heart most of the posts are about the potential benefits to the learner.
Is there a place for the LMS in a 70:20:10 world?
Posted on: 22nd May 2015
If you work in the field of learning and development it’s likely that you will have heard of 70:20:10.It’s equally likely that you may not be sure what it actually is, so let’s step back for a moment and consider that.
Visit us at CIPD L&D Exhibition
Posted on: 28th April, 2015
The CIPD Learning & Development Show is the UK's leading L&D event. It attracts approximately 3,300 professionals who are searching for ideas, tips and solutions.
eLearning in the real world
Posted on: 23rd April, 2015
In the ongoing debate about the value of formal learning, one of the most common criticisms is that formal learning (or training) activities are usually separate to the learner’s work. This is a fair criticism.
Skills Analysis in the LMS
Posted on: 13th March, 2015
Many organisations implement an LMS, fill it with great learning content, offer really useful resources and provide modern tools to connect learners with each other - only to be disappointed when learners don’t use it...
Gamification and the LMS
Posted on: 26th February, 2015
Gamification is definitely one of the big topics for 2015, and not just in learning - marketing and customer engagement are two areas in which gamification is expected to have an increasing role.
Visual Learning Journeys
Posted on: 13th January, 2015
Recently, I was talking with a client who was keen to show me why she was so frustrated with her organisation’s LMS.
Learning in the cloud
Posted on: 13th January, 2015
It’s late 2014 as I write this post, and we’ve reached a point where we can do pretty much everything ‘in the cloud’. Whether you’re shopping, selling, dating, divorcing...
Blended learning
Posted on: 26th February, 2015
What is blended learning? Blended learning has been with us for many years now, and yet many people would struggle to articulate exactly what it is.
Big data
Posted on: 16th October, 2014
Big Data has been much talked about over the past few years and recently people have begun to take an interest in how it can be used to improve learning.
Ten tips for selecting an LMS
Posted on: 12th September, 2014
Over the past couple of years I’ve made some fairly in depth suggestions for how and why you might use an LMS.
The realities of mobile learning
Posted on: 1st July, 2014
I don’t think it’s overstating things to say that the biggest change to the way we learn, communicate and do business in the 21st Century is the widespread adoption of mobile devices..
Staff retention - How can an LMS help?
Posted on: 1st May, 2014
“The only thing worse than training your employees and having them leave, is not training them and having them stay.” - Henry Ford.
Learning across devices
Posted on: 23rd April, 2014
The lines between working and learning have always been blurred, but the adoption of powerful mobile devices and the mostly ubiquitous availability of internet access has radically changed the way we work, learn and play.
Compliance training
Posted on: 4th March, 2014
Gather together any group of learning professionals, turn the subject to compliance training and you can almost guarantee a room full of moans, groans and pained faces.
Induction & onboarding
Posted on: 28th January, 2014
In the blog posts that I have written here I have frequently asked the question "how can an LMS help us?". In this case I'm going to get the question out of the way right up front; so, how can an LMS help us with induction and onboarding?
To switch or not switch your LMS
Posted on: 10th December, 2013
In my previous post I talked about the choice between buying and building an LMS, and this time I'd like to consider a slightly simpler but equally important decision – when should you consider switching your LMS
LMS. Should you build or buy?
Posted on: 2nd December, 2013
In the early days of e-learning adoption it was quite common to have to make a decision between buying an LMS and building one yourself. Just ten years ago the LMS market was a much smaller place...
How to bring zombie-like learners back to life
Posted on: 31st October, 2013
It’s the time of year when witches, ghosts, vampires and zombies are out to terrify the world. However one thing that is most terrifying of all, is the resemblance between a groaning...
Management information
Posted on: 28th October, 2013
In previous posts I’ve talked about the importance to both students and managers of having access to good data in order to monitor and manage progress...
Dashboards & reports
Posted on: 21st October, 2013
Dashboards and reports are both great methods for keeping on track of development. Managers can drill through to see the overall progress of departments...
Onboarding
Posted on: 30th September, 2014
Companies with a strong community of workers understand that starting a new job can be both exciting and daunting. Introducing new employees to the business...
Access on the go
Posted on: 12th September, 2013
I’m pretty sure that in each of the last ten years that I’ve worked in the elearning industry, at least one person has told me that it would be the year that mobile learning would take off.
Benefits of implementing an LMS
Posted on: 27th August, 2013
An LMS is a useful and important training administration solution for L&D departments within medium to large organisations. Companies
5 ways Learning Manager glo™ will save you money
Posted on: 16th August, 2013
Organisations are tasked with training challenges which require stretching a small budget to administrate, manage, schedule and deliver training...
