Learning Everest Team

As per a report from McKinsey, 87% of organizations say they already have employee skill gaps or are expecting them within a few times. Isn't the percentage alarming? The same report also says that 53% of executives/leaders say that building skills is the most important action to close the ability gaps, followed by hiring more talented individuals, redeploying, and engaging freelancers or contractors in the workplace. The solution? Upskilling and reskilling!

John Dewey’s education theory emphasizes experience over traditional rote learning where students are passive recipients of information. Dewey, a philosopher of his time, advocated for education to facilitate exploration and meaning-making by hands-on interaction with the world. His theory and philosophical stance on learning have gained more traction in the mainstream over the decades, and have since become a well-acknowledged aspect of effective learning. This article will dive into John Dewey’s education theory and explore its central ideas and their application in eLearning.

Summative evaluation is an important tool for assessing the outcome and impact of a learning initiative. It is used universally in various learning contexts from school classrooms to corporate training programs. Summative evaluation provides vital information about how a learning program fared, enabling well-informed decisions for improvement. This article will give you a quick breakdown of what summative evaluation is, its uses, and its methods.

In an applied learning setting, learners can apply knowledge and skills gained from traditional learning to hands-on and/or real-world space, creative projects, independent or directed study, and vice versa. The applied learning activity can happen outside of the traditional classroom experience and/or be embedded as part of a course. Here we will discuss how you can embed applied learning as a part of your L&D programs. First and foremost…