Webinars

A Journey Through Curriculum Mapping: A Large Manufacturer Learns to See the Big Picture

Participants: Dr. Jerry Zandstra: Chief Strategy Officer, Miriam Taylor: Vice President of Learning

Topic: Kathryn’s learning team functioned well. They were in the third year of a five-year plan that was clear and had a dedicated budget to accomplish its objectives. The main goal each year was to update 10% of their learning assets and make them available in digital format.

One day, that all changed. Learning has become “mission-critical,” which meant that Kathryn’s team could no longer move along at a scheduled and deliberate pace. They needed to move quickly. The team immediately felt the pressure, as did Kathryn.

Kathryn told her team, “Our company has acquired another company. Leadership was pretty direct that L&D will be out front and a key part of making this work. I haven’t been given budgets yet but I was told we would have what we need within reason. We need to integrate two training systems and we need to make a complete transition to digital learning. And, we need to do it as quickly as possible.”

Everyone in the room realized immediately that the five-year plan was dead. Several learning team members hung their heads but just slightly. After a moment of silence, Alishia, the youngest member of the learning team, spoke first. “So now what?”

That was a great question.

The learning experts at Inno-Versity will tell this story of how Kathryn and her team accomplished their goals through Curriculum Mapping.

In this webinar, you will learn:

• How one large company’s learning team used Curriculum Mapping to increase both speed and quality in the learning experiences they delivered to learners.
• How to get your learning team aligned to the power of Curriculum Mapping.
• How to go through a Curriculum Mapping exercise that will bring clarity to your learning projects

 

9 Stages of the Custom eLearning Development Process

Participants: Dr. Jerry Zandstra: Chief Strategy Officer, Miriam Taylor: Vice President of Learning, Kevin Looman: Director of Learning Experience Design

Topic: Whether new to custom eLearning or a seasoned pro, you will appreciate this solid overview of the development process, as well as the insider tips. Avoid costly mistakes on your next project, stay on track, and deliver relevant and engaging learning experiences that fit your learners and achieve your organization’s objectives.

In this webinar, you will learn:

• Clarify your program objectives and constraints
• Confirm your cultural fit
• Focus on your learners’ needs
• Determine the right content
• Storyboard and design for success
• Develop your learning experience
• Test and revise
• Market and launch your learning
• Build a revision cycle and report on Return on Learning (ROL)

 

 

A Step-By-Step Guide To Nail Your Training Needs Analysis: 7 Essential Elements

Participants: Dr. Jerry Zandstra: Chief Strategy Officer, Miriam Taylor: Vice President of Learning, Lonna Jobson: Director of Instructional Design, Andrea Mikulenas: Instruction Design Team Lead

Topic: Kathryn, the chief learning officer of a large manufacturing company, was recently handed a challenge. Her company acquired another company and was growing from 4,500 to 7,000 team members in a matter of weeks. Kathryn’s learning team had to figure out how to provide world-class learning experiences while speeding up their transition to digital. What she needed was a thorough needs analysis. The learning experts at Inno-Versity are going to tell the story of Kathryn’s needs analysis journey.

In this webinar, you will learn the 7 essential elements of needs assessments including:

- Mapping your curriculum
- Clarifying your know/do/believe buckets
- Branding your learning
- Defining your audience
- Setting your key ROI metrics
- Building your team
- Scoping your project

 

 

Rapid Custom Training Development For Remote Learners

Participants: Dr. Jerry Zandstra: Chief Strategy Officer, Miriam Taylor: Vice President of Learning, Lonna Jobson: Director of Instructional Design, Andrea Mikulenas: Instruction Design Team Lead

Topic: No doubt, the learning needs your workforce faces today are like none you’ve seen before. The world is evolving rapidly. That is, you need to take into consideration your remote learners' needs. Furthermore, you need to adapt your rapid custom training development approach to these changes in order to achieve successful learning outcomes.

On the other hand, although custom learning has never begged for more rapid development, yet many companies and higher education institutions face preparation paralysis. Consequently, you need to find ways to overcome these challenges. So, what is the best approach for rapid custom training development?

If this sounds interesting, then you will get all your answers in this upcoming webinar! We’ve identified 12 best practices that will help you and your team through the uncharted waters of rapidly developing custom training for your remote learners.

In this session, you will learn how to:

- Prioritize, gather champions, and delegate
- Communicate, motivate, focus
- Build minimum viable learning assets
- Utilize VILT and rapid development tools

 

3 Pillars That Should Be The Foundation Of Your Learning Objectives

Participants: Dr. Jerry Zandstra: Chief Strategy Officer, Miriam Taylor: Vice President of Learning, Andrea Mikulenas: Instruction Design Team Lead

Topic: Almost every learning leader has struggled to develop clear, achievable, and definitive learning objectives. Inno-Versity has helped corporate, non-profits, and higher education clients around the world to clearly define and achieve their learning goals. We call it the Know/Do/Believe triangle. While there certainly will be crossover, focusing on what you want learners to know, be able to do, or believe at the end of a learning experience will strengthen your learning objectives and help you achieve them.

Know: What should a learner know at the completion of the training? At what level?
Do: What should a learner be able to do at the completion of the training?
Believe: What should the learner value or believe at the end of the training? Why is this important?

During this session, you will learn:

• The Know/Do/Believe triangle and how it will clarify your learning objectives
• Where to apply the Know/Do/Believe triangle in your learning development process
• How the Know/Do/Believe triangle will help you achieve your learning objectives
• Some examples of large organizations that have used Know/Do/Believe as the core of their learning objectives

 

Why Microlearning Is A Game Changer For Your Training Programs

Participants: Dr. Jerry Zandstra: Chief Strategy Officer, Miriam Taylor: Chief Learning Strategist, Kevin Looman: Instructional Designer Team Lead, Lonna Jobson: Director of Instructional Design.

Topic: Microlearning is a wonderful tool for delivering great bite-sized learning content when and where learners need it. More precisely, it is learning suitable for maximum retention and behavioral change. In this way, employees and students can rapidly and efficiently develop their skills and deepen their knowledge. Furthermore, the use of microlearning is effective in specialized training programs, national and international organizations, and educational initiatives.

This session will examine three case studies in which large and complex organizations made good use of microlearning. This approach helped them to change their people and their learning culture. The first case involved a national research non-profit. The second case is based on the work of one of the largest manufacturers in the world, as they delivered Just-In-Time modules for thousands of people around the globe. The third is the story of a retail giant and their use of microlearning to develop the skills needed for continuous improvement in the retail setting.

The webinar will be led by the people who actually did the work for these organizations and dozens of others who sought to put the power of microlearning to work for their company, non-profit, or university.

Discover:

• Ways that a national research organization uses microlearning content in its training

• How a global manufacturing leader has made microlearning the core of its training program

• The story of a retail giant that put microlearning into practice

• Tips to make the most of microlearning as a game-changer for your training program

 

 

Why Curriculum Mapping is the Cornerstone of Custom Remote Learning Success

Participants: Dr. Jerry Zandstra, Chief Strategy Officer, and Miriam Taylor, Chief Learning Strategist

Topic: When starting a project, L&D teams often begin with a pile of the content of everything ever taught or trained in. But starting with content stalls a remote-learning strategy before it ever gets off the ground. Curriculum mapping effectively organizes and prioritizes program goals, learning objectives, existing content, source materials, and potential assessment strategies.

More precisely, it produces a living, breathing document customized to the needs of a client, which may take the form of a spreadsheet, table, chart, or even mind map for brainstorming. That is, the end result isn’t prescribed deliverables but a focused organization of content topics and their objectives.

Discover:

• A proper definition of curriculum mapping

• When to make use of such a tool

• Tips for effective mapping design

• What such a map looks like, by using a case study for a real client

 

Rapid Custom Training Development For Remote Learners

Participants: Dr. Jerry Zandstra, Chief Strategy Officer, and Miriam Taylor, Chief Learning Strategist

Topic: No doubt, the learning needs your workforce faces today are like none you’ve seen before. The world is evolving rapidly. That is, you need to take into consideration your remote learners' needs. Furthermore, you need to adapt your rapid custom training development approach to these changes in order to achieve successful learning outcomes.

On the other hand, although custom learning has never begged for more rapid development, yet many companies and higher education institutions face preparation paralysis. Consequently, you need to find ways to overcome these challenges. So, what is the best approach for rapid custom training development?

If this sounds interesting, then you will get all your answers in this upcoming webinar! We’ve identified 12 best practices that will help you and your team through the uncharted waters of rapidly developing custom training for your remote learners.

Discover:

• Prioritize, gather champions, and delegate

• Communicate, motivate, focus

• Build minimum viable learning assets

• Utilize VILT and rapid development tools

   

  DATE	TIME	DURATION
  November 17, 2020	1:00 PM EDT	60 MINUTES

   
  
   
   

Life Cycle of Learning: Increase the potential of your learning initiatives

Participants: Dr. Jerry Zandstra, Chief Strategy Officer, and Miriam Taylor, Chief Learning Strategist

Topic: What is the Life Cycle of Learning? Every learning project goes through a cycle. They all begin somewhere, grow, mature, and begin to decline. During this webinar, we’ll look at the entire life cycle and how your learning organization can identify each stage while maximizing the potential and minimizing the pitfalls.

Discover:

• How to develop a life cycle plan at the beginning of your learning project
• Effective strategies for fostering adoption and growth
• Identifying maturity and maintaining momentum
• Preventing project decline and extending value

 

 

Return on Learning from Every Angle: ROI and the Triple Bottom Line of Learning

Participants: Miriam Taylor, Chief Learning Strategist at Inno-Versity and Lonna Jobson, Instructional Design Team Lead.

Topic: Accurately reporting the Return on Learning for an eLearning program is more complex than a traditional ROI calculation can convey. To get a full picture that goes beyond financial gains, you need to incorporate the perspectives of the Triple Bottom Line of Learning (TBLL) and what is important to each party involved: the C-suite, the learning team, and the learners. Measuring how effectively the learners apply the content, as well as the overall impact of training on the business and its culture, requires precise planning and a variety of tools.

Join Miriam Taylor, Chief Learning Strategist at Inno-Versity, and Lonna Jobson, Instructional Design Team Lead of Inno-Versity, as they conclude this series by highlighting key strategies and techniques to help you compile a TBLL Report for your next learning initiative.

Discover:

• Data collecting for the TBLL Report
• Evaluating in five levels
• Measuring application of learning
• Gauging culture impacts

 

 

View from the Learner's Perspective: ROI and the Triple Bottom Line of Learning

Participants: Miriam Taylor, Chief Learning Strategist at Inno-Versity and Lonna Jobson, Instructional Design Team Lead.

Topic: Learners make an investment when they participate in learning initiatives - an investment that is often overlooked. Tradeoffs must be made. Their schedules, priorities, and even their colleagues’ schedules are impacted. Learners set aside their normal daily work with the hope that the content they're about to consume will be relevant, and that what they receive from the learning experience will be worth their investment of time, energy, and focus.

The Triple Bottom Line of Learning acknowledges the learner as a stakeholder in the learning process, who is just as important as the C-suite and the learning team. It provides a comprehensive approach to assessing a Return on Learning by looking at the unique returns and investments of all three of the parties involved. Join Miriam Taylor, Chief Learning Strategist at Inno-Versity, and Lonna Jobson, Instructional Design Team Lead of Inno-Versity, as they continue in this series by addressing the third tier of the Triple Bottom Line of eLearning – the learners!

Discover:

• How can I demonstrate that I value and understand my learners and their concerns?
• How does tracking Return on Learning impact learners and the effectiveness of their learning experiences?
• How can I broaden the understanding of all those who invest in learning (and who expect a return on that investment)?

 

 

View from the Learning Team: ROI and the Triple Bottom Line of Learning

Participants: Miriam Taylor, Chief Learning Strategist at Inno-Versity and Andrea Mikulenas, Instructional Design Team Lead.

Topic: Most learning leaders have a deep appreciation of life-long learning. They know that arming employees with the knowledge and skills to do their jobs leads to greater productivity for the company, a feeling of empowerment on the part of the employee, and a work culture where employees feel valued. Their challenge is to provide effective learning activities while keeping both the C-suite and learners engaged in the learning and development process.

This is an extremely high-stakes challenge, with the learning leader’s reputation primed to take a hit if a learning activity falls short - in either group's eyes. Therefore, the learning leader is faced with an ongoing dilemma; prioritize the needs of the learners, or succumb to the budgetary demands and deadlines of the C-suite? This proverbial tug-of-war is a constant in learning development, and it leaves learning leaders teetering in the middle, doing whatever is within their power to maintain the balance.

But the system doesn’t have to work this way. Join Miriam Taylor, Chief Learning Strategist at Inno-Versity, and Andrea Mikulenas, Instructional Design Team Lead of Inno-Versity, as they assess a return on learning by looking at the unique returns and investments involved in the second layer of the Triple Bottom Line of eLearning – the Learning Leaders!

Discover:

• How you can convey the true value of learning to both C-Suite and learners
• What key metrics do they consider, and how can learning teams hit those metrics?
• How do you broaden the understanding of all those who invest in learning (and who expects a return on that investment)?
  
  

 

View from the Learner's Perspective: ROI and the Triple Bottom Line of Learning

Participants: Dr. Jerry Zandstra, Co-Founder of Inno-Versity and Miriam Taylor, Chief Learning Strategist at Inno-Versity.

Topic: One of the secrets of the C-suite is that they are always dealing with scarcity. This is an economic fact; and while world-class corporate offices with highly paid executives on several continents may not bring the word “scarcity” to mind, every organization, no matter its balance sheet or market cap, has limited resources. There is only so much money and time to go around.

In reality, scarcity just means that choices must be made. Money spent in one place cannot be spent in another. One hundred thousand dollars spent on learning will not be available to spend on marketing or hiring, or any one of several dozen other budget items. This means that the opportunity costs for the development of learning programs must be carefully considered.

Discover:

• What does learning, training, and development look like from a C-suite perspective?
• What key metrics do they consider, and how can learning teams hit those metrics?
• How do you broaden the understanding of all those who invest in learning (and who expects a return on that investment)?
  
  

DATE RECORDED	TIME	DURATION
November 19, 2019	2:00PM EDT	60 MINUTES

 

 

Triple Bottom Line Of Learning: How L&D Stakeholders Affect Your Learning Program's ROI

Participants: Dr. Jerry Zandstra, Co-Founder of Inno-Versity and Miriam Taylor, Chief Learning Strategist at Inno-Versity.

Topic: Measuring eLearning is difficult and the traditional methods typically fall short of painting a full picture, as not all groups impacted are considered. 

In this webinar, Inno-Versity discusses 3 groups involved in the learning process: C-Suite stakeholders, L&D teams, and the learners themselves. We'll define what the Triple Bottom Line of Learning is and how to measure learning in a way that considers all interested parties. We hope to equip you with the ability to clearly demonstrate every facet of your learning's ROI and to help each group in appreciating and respecting the others’ unique investment and expectation of reward. 

Discover:

• The three groups that have a stake in your learning initiatives 
• What each group invests in these initiatives and what they expect 
• How to take this information and create a way to measuring your learning initiatives
  
  

DATE RECORDED	TIME	DURATION
Ocotber 31, 2019	1:30PM EDT	60 MINUTES

 

 

The Triple Bottom Line of Learning

Participants: Dr. Jerry Zandstra, Co-Founder of Inno-Versity and Miriam Taylor, Chief Learning Strategist at Inno-Versity.

Topic: Traditional return on investment (ROI), while a long-standing and important concept in the business world, often falls flat when it comes to showing the full picture of a learning initiative. Simply put, the current methods of measuring eLearning ROI are mixed at best - and they tend to disregard at least one of the groups impacted by the creation and execution of a learning program.

In this webinar, Inno-Versity suggests that there are 3 distinct groups involved in the learning process: C-Suite stakeholders, L&D teams, and the learners themselves. To accurately reflect ROI for learning programs, they will define the Triple Bottom Line of Learning, where the investment and return for each of these three groups is laid out and measured. This mindset, if adopted in an organization, will not only allow you to clearly demonstrate every facet of your learning's ROI; it will also lead to each group appreciating and respecting the others’ unique investment and expectation of reward. Join Dr. Jerry Zandstra, Co-Founder of Inno-Versity, and Miriam Taylor, Chief Learning Strategist at Inno-Versity, for a compelling and informative webinar on the Triple Bottom Line of Learning!

Discover:

• The three groups in your company with a stake in eLearning
• The unique investment made by each of those three groups and the unique return expected
• How to combine C-Suite, L&D and Learner outcomes into a comprehensive bottom line
  
  

DATE RECORDED	TIME	DURATION
Ocotber 10, 2019	1:00PM EDT	60 MINUTES

 

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Past Webinar: Developing Custom eLearning For Corporate Training

Participants: Dr. Jerry Zandstra, Co-Founder of Inno-Versity, Miriam Taylor, Chief Learning Strategist at Inno-Versity, and Lonna Jobson, Lead Instructional Designer at Inno-Versity

Topic: Taking on development of a custom eLearning project is an exciting opportunity to create content that is uniquely suited to meet organizational needs and perhaps push the boundaries of design and delivery models. Most experienced L&D Managers will also say that it can be an enormous challenge. We’ve all experienced pain points of a complex project. This webinar will be led by experts who have led some of the largest eLearning projects in the world. They will share their knowledge and experience of what it takes to successfully plan, build, deliver, and report on excellent content.

Discover:

• eLearning Trends to Include in your Custom eLearning Solution
• When Companies Should Invest in Custom eLearning
• Factors to Determine the Appropriate Level of Interactivity
• Stages of the Custom eLearning Development Process
• Tips for Reducing the Complexity of Custom eLearning Development
• Tips to Measure and Analyze the ROI of Your Custom eLearning

DATE RECORDED	TIME RECORDED	DURATION
May 16, 2019	12:30PM EDT	60 MINUTES

 

 

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Past Webinar: Partnering Well On A Rapid Timeline

Participants: Miriam Taylor, Chief Learning Strategist at Inno-Versity, and Becci Zwiers, Learning Projects Leader at Inno-Versity.

Topic: An in-depth case study that will take you from discovery to creation and deployment of a complex eLearning project that was completed in less than 9 months. Learn how they co-created a luxury brand look that employed a simple game approach to a technical AS400 system. Pam, Miriam and Becci will share valuable lessons learned, including how to partner well with a vendor and support a large roll-out. They will also dive into the critical metrics needed to demonstrate Return on Learning to key business leaders.

Learn how to:

• Employ a rapid development process for a high-profile launch on a very short timeline
• Build a successful and mutually satisfying partnership with a vendor
• Demonstrate Return on Learning (ROL) to key executives with specific metrics
• Incorporate creative animation and game elements into highly brand-focused eLearning modules
• Deploy eLearning to 1,000’s of remote-based learners based on lessons learned

 

DATE RECORDED	TIME RECORDED	DURATION
May 1, 2019	3:30PM EDT	60 MINUTES