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Learning Professionals Focus on Data—But the Wrong Kind

Over the past several years I have noticed an increase in roles responsible for the evaluation and analysis of learning programs. This change reflects how learning professionals focus on data more now than ever. L&D job titles like Learning Analytics Director, Learning Measurement and Evaluation Analyst, or Learning Impact Director have become commonplace. I attribute

Laura Paramoure January 30, 2019

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Instructional Design

To Create Measurable Learning, What Do I Measure?

What do I measure? For even the most experienced learning professionals, this question is the sticking point. It’s where most L&D professionals struggle when they try to create measurable learning. This question has been and remains a source of confusion for so many in our profession.

Laura Paramoure January 16, 2019

Instructional Design

Quiz: Measure Your Learning Team Efficacy and Maturity

Generic vs. Specific Reactive vs. Strategic Unmeasured vs. Measured Order-Taker vs. Business Partner Where do you land on the scale of learning team efficacy and maturity?

Laura Paramoure December 19, 2018

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Instructional Design

Business Trends Demand Professional, Skilled L&D Teams

I like to keep my eye on industry and business trends. There is a foundation of knowledge that all skilled L&D teams need, but trends do affect our profession. They often impact how we approach our own jobs and practices. Let’s examine some common business trends having an impact on the L&D profession.

Laura Paramoure December 5, 2018

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Instructional Design

L&D Budget Planning for the New Year

The learning profession is running on a streak of optimism. In the annual survey of the Chief Learning Officer Business Intelligence Board, 57% of executives surveyed say that their spending plans for the next 12 to 18 months will increase, while another 28% say spending plans will stay the same. An article about the survey

Laura Paramoure November 28, 2018

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Instructional Design

There’s No Single Path to the Learning Leader Role

The article, No Status Quo for the CLO, on the Chief Learning Officer magazine website describes what those of us in this profession have known for quite some time: There’s no single path to the learning leader role. Learning leaders are a diverse bunch and the story of how we all arrived in this profession

Laura Paramoure November 14, 2018

Instructional Design

For Learning Professionals, Soft Skills Give the Hard Skills Meaning

I’ve talked in the past about how soft skills are the hard skills. I’ve also discussed why soft skills are no more difficult to measure than hard skills. Today, I’m going to approach this topic from a slightly new angle.

Laura Paramoure October 30, 2018

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Learning Measurement

The Myths Driving Confusion About How To Measure Learning ROI

It surprises me daily how much confusion still surrounds how to measure learning ROI. It will never stop astounding me and will never stop motivating me.

Laura Paramoure October 10, 2018

Instructional Design

The IMPACT of Data-Driven Performance Improvement

Improvement. For learning professionals, that’s our goal, both for ourselves and for the employees in our learning programs. We’re always on the hunt for effective and efficient ways to deliver that improvement. That was one motivation behind our development of Business Impact 2.0, a first-of-its-kind cloud-based software that is purpose built to link instructional design

Laura Paramoure September 26, 2018

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Instructional Design

Putting Professionalism Back Into Learning

I often wonder why measuring learning has not always been required in our professional practice. Honestly, how do you know if your programs are any good if you do not measure them? Measuring learning is not that difficult. You simply determine the outcomes you expect from your learning program and measure against those outcomes. This

Laura Paramoure September 12, 2018

eParamus Blog

Learning Professionals Focus on Data—But the Wrong Kind

To Create Measurable Learning, What Do I Measure?

Quiz: Measure Your Learning Team Efficacy and Maturity

Business Trends Demand Professional, Skilled L&D Teams

L&D Budget Planning for the New Year

There’s No Single Path to the Learning Leader Role

For Learning Professionals, Soft Skills Give the Hard Skills Meaning

The Myths Driving Confusion About How To Measure Learning ROI

The IMPACT of Data-Driven Performance Improvement

Putting Professionalism Back Into Learning

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