The document outlines 3 simple steps organizations can take to improve results from learning technologies: 1) Understand what learning technologies can do for the business; 2) Ensure e-learning supports skills needed by the business; 3) Encourage learners to share experiences and solve problems together using social media. It then discusses benchmarking maturity in learning technology implementation and identifies formal benchmarking and reviewing results as key to maintaining good practices.

1. 3 simple steps to delivering results with
Learning Technologies
L i T h l i
How to improve
Take‐up
Efficiency
Business Performance Laura Overton
Laura@towardsmaturity org
January 2011
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3. Be responsive
to changing
The promise Get staff up
Get staff up
& running
business needs (& changing
(& changing
direction)
faster than
faster than
ever before
Extend reach, Whilst saving
breadth and time
depth of &
learning (without compromising quality) money!
offering

4. The journey can be
confusing & frustrating
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5. Experiences vary
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6. 6 years of benchmarking
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23% (23%)
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Embedded
39%(42%)
20%(21%)
Established
E t bli h d
Developing
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7% (4%)
Sporadic
Novice
N i TM Index
TM Index
We consistently find those mature in their use of learning technologies
report more benefits. The TM index is a single indicator of maturity.
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7. Bottom Quartile
Bottom Quartile 3rd 2nd Top Quartile
Top Quartile
1 100
What difference does
What difference does
mature implementation
mature implementation
strategy make?
strategy make?
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8. Bottom Quartile
Bottom Quartile 3rd 2nd Top Quartile
Top Quartile
1 100
2x audience take up
33% additional cost saving
additional cost saving
50% additional saving in study time
6x decrease in time to proven competency
6x more likely to report increased productivity
3 x as likely to report improved customer satisfaction
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9. Why are some more successful than
others?
TM Indicator
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10. 3 simple steps to delivering results
with L
ith Learning T h l i
i Technologies
So what are they?
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11. The essence of Benchmarking
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12. Benchmarking
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13. Try this out – where do you stand?
Review
1. We know what learning technologies can do for us
1 W k h l i h l i d f
2. Our e‐learning supports the skills the business needs
3. We encourage learners to share experiences and
solve problems together using social media
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4. Our face to face courses actively build on
knowledge gained through e learning
knowledge gained through e‐learning
5. Learners have access to job aids
6. Our top managers are seen to use e‐learning
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7. We measure business metrics when evaluating
effectiveness

14. Review
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Disagree
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15. 1. 53% agree ‐ We know what LT can do for
us
2. 51% agree that e‐learning supports the
Compare skills the business needs
3. 27% agree that face to face courses
actively build on knowledge gained
through e‐learning
4. 17% agree ‐ we encourage learners to
share experiences and solve problems
h i d l bl
rces
together using social media
5.
5 40% agree Learners have access to job
40% agree Learners have access to job
ee esour
aids
6.
6 21% agree Our top managers are seen to
% agree Our top managers are seen to
Se re
use e‐learning
7. 13% agree We measure business metrics
% agree We measure business metrics
when evaluating effectiveness

16. Act!
As a result of this
exercise, I am
now going to...
now going to...
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17. mark
Formal Benchmarking
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18. Review
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19. Compare
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20. Compare
Act!
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21. Act Act!
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22. Maintaining the benchmark
Good practice is constantly evolving, we constantly review the
benchmark
2011 benchmark research is supported by
Founding Ambassadors
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23. 3 steps that WILL make a difference
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24. • Log on to complete your benchmark
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• Fi d t h
Find out how to plug the gaps that I discovered
t l th th t I di d
today – download resources at :
• http://www.towardsmaturity.org/article/2011/02
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/01/3‐simple‐steps‐delivering‐results‐learning‐
technol/
• Find out about the Head Start Programme
Act! • http://www.towardsmaturity.org/static/towards‐
http://www.towardsmaturity.org/static/towards
maturity‐step‐change‐workshops/
• Download the original research
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• Connect with Laura
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