Presenting Today
Dean Pichee
President and CEO
BizLibrary
dean@bizlibrary.com
Erin Boettge
Content Marketing Manager
BizLibrary
eboettge@bizlibrary.com
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BizLibrary helps organizations succeed by improving the way employees learn.
Trends in
Employee Training
- The Science of Learning
- The Importance of Learning Reinforcement
- Competency-Based Program Development
- Learning in The Cloud
- The Emergence of Video in Learning
- MicroLearning
- Increase in Self-Directed Learning
Trend #1: The Science of Learning
Trend #2: The Importance of Learning
Reinforcement
Trend #3: Competency-Based Program
Development
Trend #4: Learning in the Cloud
Trend #5: The Emergence of Video as the
Dominant Approach to Mobile Learning
Trend #6: MicroLearning
Trend #7: Self-Directed Learning
What current training trends
are impacting your
organization?
Let us know in chat.
Case Studies of Mandatory and Elective
Training Programs
Push Training Pull Training
Agriculture Professional Services Telecommunications Wholesale
"Push" & “Pull” Learning Blend
Self-Directed or "Pull" Learning
- Learner makes decisions
- Learner selects and carries out goals,
objectives methods and means
- Works for formal or informal approaches
- Encourages self-recognition
Other-Directed or “Push” Learning
- Supervisors sending employees to
required compliance training
- Someone else sets goals and
evaluations
- Most recognized form of learning
- Generic to accommodate needs of most
learners
- Not everyone may need it
- Could include employee development
Benefits of Push Learning
Large number of employees learn at once
Accurate, up-to-date content
Quicker ramp up for employees
Can include a variety of training methods
conforming to adult learning principles
Benefits of Pull Learning
Less costly/more time efficient
More personal/less intimidating
SME can be more willing to share knowledge
Employees less resistant to learning
Low Learner
Completion
High Learner
Engagement
Long
Runway to
Success
High Leaner
Appreciation
Suited for
Just In Time
Learning
High Learner
Completion
Short
Runway to
Success
Low Learner
Appreciation
Suited for
Compliance
Training
Low Learner
Engagement
PUSH PULL
Learner Engagement
PullPush
More engaged
Understands the power of knowledge
Risk: Content won’t be viewed
Get learner buy-in
Risk: Poor perception of required learning
from past experience
Suited For Which Type of Training
Just in Time
Training
Compliance
Training
vs
Learner Appreciation
Push
Pull
Runway to Success
ss Pull
ss Push
Bob Mosher Jane Hart Jay Cross Marcia Conner Roger Schank
The Experts Weigh In…
The Case for Formal, Push Training
- Reflect the real world
- Help employees know what
they need to know
- Help achieve company goals
Which statement best describes
your organization’s learning
strategy?
a) More Push Learning
b) More Pull Learning
c) 50/50 Balance Between Push
and Pull
Adding Pull Strategies to Push Learning
Strategies
Adding Push Strategies to Pull Learning
Strategies
Use a Curated Playlist
Keep Score
Push Notifications
MicroLearning
Making the Case for MicroLearning
Decentralized
Workforce
On-demand
Access
Adapt to
Changing
Needs
Use Social
Learning Reinforcement
The Forgetting Curve with Learning Reinforcement
Push & Pull – Getting the Right Mix
Video Course: Learning Retention Strategies
Interactive Video: Beginning Development for Training Programs
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and more!
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Stay in Touch
Thanks for attending, feel free to reach out and connect!
Erin Boettge
Content Marketing Manager
BizLibrary
eboettge@bizlibrary.com
Dean Pichee
President and CEO
BizLibrary
dean@bizlibrary.com

Push or Pull Learning