{"id":2241,"date":"2021-04-27T16:27:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T14:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skilla2026.local\/2021\/04\/27\/what-is-elearning-and-how-to-implement-it-fast\/"},"modified":"2021-04-27T16:27:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T14:27:45","slug":"what-is-elearning-and-how-to-implement-it-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.skilla.com\/en\/2021\/04\/27\/what-is-elearning-and-how-to-implement-it-fast\/","title":{"rendered":"What is eLearning and how to implement it fast"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>eLearning, before and after the emergency<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Over the last few years many companies and organisations have opted for e-learning, motivated above all by the more immediate advantages it offers: it cuts times and costs, enables more flexible and effective training. The events of 2020 suddenly spotlighted online learning, which has turned out to be a &#8220;lifeline&#8221; in such an unprecedented and complex situation, characterised by the limitation of activities in the physical presence of others.<br \/>\nTherefore, <strong>eLearning<\/strong> has become a compulsory route but also a great opportunity for experimenting with an innovative training methodology, in line with widespread digitalisation trends in all professional and personal realms of our lives.<br \/>\nIn addition to these three advantages, which other requirements does <strong>eLearning <\/strong>respond positively to?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It guarantees continuous training, suitable for changes and innovations sweeping through organisations.<\/li>\n<li>It enables the capitalisation of training contents generated.<\/li>\n<li>It reinforces <strong>on the job training<\/strong>, thanks to on demand access to training contents useful for your own line of work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Mindset and tools for implementing eLearning in the company<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Despite an awareness of the <strong>positive impact generated by eLearning<\/strong>, there are some companies that are not yet ready for it, due to a lack of a clear picture on training needs or of necessary technological infrastructures.<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s take a look at how to implement an eLearning project in a streamlined and rapid way to start off on the right foot, so that it is more than just a temporary remedy and can evolve into a precious asset over time, thanks to it invaluable qualities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adaptable and flexible<\/li>\n<li>Effective<\/li>\n<li>Interactive<\/li>\n<li>Involves and empowers the learner<\/li>\n<li>Dynamic<\/li>\n<li>Modular<\/li>\n<li>Value for money, in terms of costs and time.<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>When you open the company&#8217;s doors to eLearning<\/strong>, you are embarking on a journey of <strong><em>change management<\/em><\/strong>, which requires the right preparation in terms of: technology and environments, trainers with <strong>digital skills<\/strong>, contents and engagement strategies to constantly accompany learning.<br \/>\nWho guides change management? The project designer, with these fundamental skills:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>knows how to design <strong>blended paths;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>has got relevant digital skills;<\/li>\n<li>is up-to-date on current trends and knows how to identify the right methodologies from available ones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Identikit of the digital trainer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It is with increasing frequency that we see how those who hold the company\u2019s know-how are vested with the role of internal trainer: they teach classrooms of colleagues or supply contents that are turned into eLearning courses. The digital trainer never stops! They continue to up their <strong>Digital Factor<\/strong>, enrich and update their pool of project development expertise, identify and incorporate increasingly effective methodologies; they know how to search contents in their area of work, verify, filter and adapt them to the needs of their own reality.<br \/>\nHow does the digital trainer orient themselves and move?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>they use internal and external environments to order and classify contents,<\/li>\n<li>they know how to use new digital languages to create high communicative impact paths,<\/li>\n<li>they know how to create engaging, blended classrooms, effectively balancing traditional methods and digital innovation,<\/li>\n<li>they know how to involve all generations and company cultures<\/li>\n<li>they know how to manage both the involvement and the learning process beyond the classroom.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Action plan and strategic-operative steps of the Digital Trainer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>These steps are recommended for successfully achieving the goal of rapid eLearning implementation within your organisation:<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Choose the <strong>eLearning platform<\/strong>, the online environment that will enable people to train autonomously, any time of the day and anywhere.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Identify and design <strong>eLearning contents.<br \/>\n<\/strong>A word of advice: to get the experience rolling, start with courses in the <strong>compulsory training <\/strong>area, which are usually perceived as boring and difficult to take in; thanks to eLearning innovation you&#8217;ll be able to rethink them so that they are more appealing, engaging and enjoyable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Choose the most suitable methodology and language for the training path.<br \/>\nYour toolbox should always contain resources you can generate autonomously and internally, acquiring necessary skills:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Visual thinking and infographics<\/strong>, perfect for making the concepts and contents of eLearning paths immediately clear and understandable.<\/li>\n<li><strong>PowerPoint,<\/strong> invaluable collections of company knowledge you can reorganise and reconvert into multimedia video tutorials;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Webinar<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 4.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Communicate, to inform and engage people in the organisation, on several levels.<br \/>\nBefore launching this significant change:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ensure you have the support of <strong>internal decision-makers <\/strong>by involving them in your project and build an internal support network;<\/li>\n<li>identify <strong>experimental groups <\/strong>to test the validity of innovation you are proposing;<\/li>\n<li>curate the launch and communication of each new training path;<\/li>\n<li>plan carefully the <strong>design<\/strong> to enhance contents and enrich the training experience with emotional and recreational components.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Obviously, <strong>Team Skilla<\/strong> is ready to provide you with full information and accompany you in your new activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Therefore, eLearning has become a compulsory route but also a great opportunity for experimenting with an innovative training methodology, in line with widespread digitalisation trends in all professional and personal realms of our live<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[197],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insights"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.skilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.skilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.skilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.skilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.skilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.skilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.skilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.skilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.skilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.skilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}