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Learning Has to Become a Habit

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Vinay Pradhan, Country Manager - India, SkillsoftThe rate of advancement of technologies is much too rapid for traditional programs and curriculum to keep pace. Besides, there is a whole world of skills that are not even in the purview of traditional education and learning systems. Learning can only be consistently acquired when one displays the will and feels engaged in the learning process. Unlike the traditional learning models that worked on a push factor, the new age learning is about the pull it can create and let learners choose what, when and how they want to learn.

Education is moving to digital at an ever increasing pace and in this current age of increased demands and accelerating change, no one has time to waste.Learners must quickly find answers to meet their learning needs. E-learning platforms accelerate this process and help enhance learning outcomes.

The latest e-learning platforms are designed with the user experience in mind to inspire personal learning and career development. What’s unique about it is that the pedagogy is entirely learner focused and also covers a broad spectrum of critical skills that most organizations require in their employees. Such platforms offer content in various are as digital skills; business skills or soft skills, such as communication or presentation; functional skills, such as basic finance or operations; and management and leadership skills. They are personalized learning solutions which make the learning process rewarding and engaging.

Some of the e-learning platforms have understood the unique learning needs for
different people and has introduced micro
learning three to five minute videos for those with paucity of time while the system also has e-books and audio books to those who require content in depth. The users can save their own playlists, access whatever content they need, whenever they wish, with one click. So, if even you just have three to four minutes in a day, you can learn something new – even on the go. And if you do that every day, learning becomes a habit. It keeps the learner engaged and delivers great outcomes.

The flexibility offered through digital learning modules ensures employees as well as organizations a dynamic form of convenience without adversely impacting productivity


In some advanced platforms, learners can track their goals, launch recommended and popular content, and follow designated learning paths. Other comprehensive features include customized curated channels that adapt to the learners’ specific needs.These channels are an easy way for learners to find all resources available on a specific topic. Coupled with state-of-the-art search engines, learners can easily find what they need, exactly when they need it.

These modules offer technical and practical learning for various roles,interactive learning experience, simulated scenarios and assessments to ensure user engagement combined with flexible learning pace. The flexibility offered through digital learning modules ensures employees as well as organizations a dynamic form of convenience without adversely impacting productivity.

Furthermore, digital learning can be scaled up, resulting in reduced cost of learning for a large set of people. Most of the learning modules are rich in content accumulated, collaborated, and designed from diverse resources. Moreover,it can be automated and tailor made to individuals, which a traditional, classroom like learning methodology cannot offer.

The use of the best content, real time learning, feedback methods, and personalized instructions are essential to propel the success of an individual on the basis of this form of digital learning. With these new reporting capabilities, managers can identify smart actions to increase content usage with their specific learners.

E-learning focuses on driving the very best learning outcomes, with the highest standards of accessibility. It could help to close the skill gaps that often are not that difficult to overcome. It’s time for corporates to embrace learning made for a modern work environment in which technology ensures the learner is at the center of all learning.