LSG Webinars

Demonstrating the value of L&D

Sharon Mbow, Programme Director, Reed Learning

L&D professionals are frequently asked to produce the Return on Investment (ROI) of their work – but what seems like a clear request is nothing of the sort. What do people really want when they ask for this? Are they even sure? Sharon Mbow believes it’s time for L&D to take the lead on demonstrating the value of learning but not necessarily by engaging in drawn-out, details ROI studies and evaluations. There are other

Demonstrating the value of L&D

Sharon Mbow, Programme Director, Reed Learning

L&D professionals are frequently asked to produce the Return on Investment (ROI) of their work – but what seems like a clear request is nothing of the sort. What do people really want when they ask for this? Are they even sure? Sharon Mbow believes it’s time for L&D to take the lead on demonstrating the value of learning but not necessarily by engaging in drawn-out, details ROI studies and evaluations. There are other

More than Mobile – Beating the Forgetting Curve

Donald Clark, Board Member Ufi and Non-Executive Director, Learning Pool.

Let’s be honest … people forget most of what they have been taught very quickly and, until now, no new technology addressed that. The forgetting curve will always defeat a single learning intervention. Spacing learning over time, however, has been shown to tackle memory’s natural inclination to fade. Couple that spacing to mobile devices and you have a winner. In this sessio

More than Mobile – Beating the Forgetting Curve

Donald Clark, Board Member Ufi and Non-Executive Director, Learning Pool.

Let’s be honest … people forget most of what they have been taught very quickly and, until now, no new technology addressed that. The forgetting curve will always defeat a single learning intervention. Spacing learning over time, however, has been shown to tackle memory’s natural inclination to fade. Couple that spacing to mobile devices and you have a winner. In this sessio