203 Closing the Skills Gap with Personalized Pathways and Social Learning
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Tuesday, March 27
Instructional Design
Salon 2
There is a growing disconnect between the supply and demand of skills required to fill some of the most essential jobs globally. A “one size fits all” approach to learning and development is simply not working, putting business performance and innovation at risk. How people learn, where people learn, and what people learn must change to allow individuals to experience a specific pathway that fully meets their individual needs.
During this session, you will learn how providing a personalized learning pathway enhances engagement and performance, resulting in improved business outcomes. An international case study will be analyzed, highlighting the benefits of offering a journey that meets the needs of each and every individual. The session will show you how to create a learning experience that enhances progress and ensures completion using blended learning principles. In addition, you will learn how you can use social media to communicate with learners and provide collaborative opportunities to bridge the skills gap and deliver personalized pathways.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to create a personalized learning culture within your organization
- Why personalized pathways engage and motivate learners
- How a personalized learning journey can positively impact business outcomes
- How to deliver individual pathways using a blended learning approach
- How social media contributes to a personalized learning culture
Audience:
Intermediate project managers, managers, directors, and senior leaders (VP, CLO, executive, etc.). An understanding of the main social media channels would be beneficial.
Technology discussed in this session:
Social media platforms.
Mark Griffiths
Client Partner
Newleaf Training & Development
Mark Griffiths is a client partner at Newleaf Training & Development and heads up the East Coast office in Orlando, Florida. Mark has a degree in IT and a postgraduate degree in education, and he has personally gained over 15 years’ experience in the training, eLearning, and talent development arena—working with nonprofit, educational, and privately held organizations such as Randstad, Boston Scientific, and Citrix to create and deliver high-impact blended learning solutions using a wide range of eLearning authoring tools.
Wendy Richard
Resort Operations Manager
Walt Disney World
Wendy Richard is a resort operations manager at Walt Disney World. A media-trained, multilingual strategic thinker, he has accumulated experience in a variety of areas across the Walt Disney World Resort over the past 15 years, including learning and development, diversity, recruitment, and theme parks as well as resort operations. He earned his doctorate in organizational leadership with a specialization in organizational development. Wendy’s primary research focus involves social media and workplace learning. He currently serves as VP of engagement at the Association for Talent Development (ATD) Central Florida Chapter.