In 2017, we’ve seen the corporate learning world change dramatically. During our exhibition at DevLearn this year, we had a lot of conversations with learning and development professionals, as well as other vendors of next generation learning tools, which helped us put these disruptions in perspective. With the new year approaching fast, our goal is help everyone make sense of them. Delivering on a compelling, digital learning experiences is critical to business success, as employees are learning like never before.
Make 2018 your most powerful and promising year yet with these eight corporate learning disruptions.
#1 The LMS is no longer the center of corporate learning
Learning management systems (LMSs), largely created in the early 2000s, were originally designed around SCORM standards to track instructor-led training and online learning. Now, they’re becoming less relevant for modern learning. Due to the explosion of video and a myriad of machine-curated content, most LMSs simply haven't kept up.
#2 Goodbye SCORM, hello xAPI
Although SCORM is still somewhat relevant, it can’t capture the entire picture of the learning taking place like xAPI can. xAPI (also called Tin Can or Experience API) allows you to track all digital consumption, like clicks on your desktop or phone or articles read, and record it in a Learning Record Store (LRS). This technology helps free us from traditional LMSs and gives you the opportunity to track all learning at work. You can read more about the differences between SCORM and xAPI in other blog post here.
#3 Microlearning isn’t replacing macrolearning
Most learning and development professionals are probably familiar with microlearning, which is chunks of information about 10 minutes or less that are easy for learners to consume, like a video or blog. Although microlearning is extremely relevant, we tend to forget that there’s still a need for macrolearning when learners need to learn a new domain, which may be an instructor-led course, MOOC or series of videos (like on Lynda.com). Both microlearning and macrolearning both work together at different times as the learner progresses in their job.
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