Dr John McGurk, Learning and Talent Development Adviser at CIPD, comments, “Manyof the learning approaches used by organizations are legacies of a learning environment where the classroom, courses and “sheep-dip” learning were the order of the day. However, in today’s environment, the skills of continuous collaborative and connective learning are paramount. Even compliance learning and advanced skills learning needs to be re-thought with the advent of gaming and simulation. We need to take into account how generations learn and share knowledge and we need to understand anew the process of learning and knowledge. We need to lift our awareness of the emerging science on learning and in some cases we need to slaughter some of the sacred cows which have informed practice. Quick evaluation will become even more critical in this environment as will a fusion of coaching, leadership and change management. L&TD professionals need to lead the debate, and need to take a different perspective calling on their own resourcefulness and creativity to push learning in new directions.”
-excerpt from the CIPD Press Release on 4/25/2012 – “From E-learning to gameful employment”
It is really heartening to hear that the CIPD are enthusiastically promoting and embracing new approaches. The gamification of learning utilizes new engagement techniques which can even be applied to compliance learning – I believe there is residual prejudice about this route to learning. Watch out for our forthcoming poll!
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