News & Thinking

After an exciting few days at DevLearn 2024, I’m returning with fresh insights and a renewed perspective on how learning and development (L&D) is evolving. Here are my top five takeaways, reflecting the innovative trends and ideas that stood out.

In this episode of Powered by Learning, Ajay Pangarkar, co-author of Learning Metrics: How to Measure the Impact of Organizational Learning, joins us to discuss why measuring learning outcomes is crucial for aligning L&D with business goals. He shares powerful insights into how L&D professionals can connect learning to performance metrics, creating measurable value that resonates across the organization.

Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) are a key resource that can make or break a training initiative. SMEs provide the expertise that forms the foundation of any training program, but working with them effectively requires a strategic approach to ensure that training meets the learners’ needs, aligns with business objectives, and stays within budget and time restrictions.

d'Vinci Interactive, a leading custom eLearning and training solutions provider, has been honored with a Silver Davey Award for the eLearning course, How to Safely Hand Dig, developed for the Common Ground Alliance (CGA). CGA is a national non-profit organization dedicated to protecting underground utility infrastructure, people who excavate around these important assets and the communities that rely on it. 

In this episode, we explore the practical ways AI can be integrated into learning and development workflows, from evaluating tools to establishing best practices for both internal teams and client projects. d’Vinci President Mason Scuderi and Lead eLearning Specialist Jenica Jones explore how organizations can responsibly harness AI’s potential to improve learner outcomes.

d'Vinci is proud to announce that its Powered by Learning podcast has won a Gold Davey Award in the Individual Episodes/Business Podcast category. This award honors the podcast’s excellence in delivering insightful and engaging content focused on the best practices in learning and development (L&D).

In eLearning, the images we choose matter just as much as the words we use. Photos help bring learning to life, make it more relatable, and keep learners engaged. But sometimes, stock photos don’t quite measure up - they can feel forced, off topic, unrelatable, or simply not realistic enough to get the intended message across. 

That’s where a custom photo shoot comes in.

In this episode, Tom Whelan, director of research at Training Industry, shares his latest research on AI in workplace learning and discusses how companies are using AI to enhance training personalization, streamline content creation, and increase employee engagement.

Learn how to customize ChatGPT to fit your style with these simple steps from d'Vinci's Lead eLearning Specialist Jenica Jones.

In this article, we’ll explore the similarities between K-12 and adult learners and show how K-12 engagement techniques can be effectively applied to adult training environments.