Are you exploring mobile learning for your business?  You’re not alone.  With most Americans having a mobile device within arm’s reach, it’s not surprising that businesses are examining how to use apps, email, voicemail, text, the mobile web, and more for professional learning and training. Recently, the Technology Evaluation Center shared an important document for businesses that are deciding whether they should incorporate mobile into their learning tools.  And when TEC speaks, hundreds of businesses listen, as they are an impartial resource for companies that are evaluating the best enterprise software solutions.  After exploring the effectiveness, benefits, and technology, TEC offered not only a vendor recommendation for Blackboard, but the following endorsement for mobile learning overall -

We, in the Professional Education division of Blackboard, are so excited to introduce you to our new blog. We’ll still have all of the same great content, but now we’ll be sharing even more of it, and with a new look and feel. Choosing the name of a blog is never an easy task, but it was especially challenging for us because we cover adult learning in so many industries. So what encompasses Corporate, Association, Government, Military, For-Profit Education, and more?  We decided that since Blackboard learning tools help to take you to the next level in your career, we’d go with Next-Level Learning!

Since 1997 the Gallup Organization has surveyed more than 5 million corporate employees with a simple list of 12 questions (called the Q12) to determine whether they are engaged, not engaged, or actively disengaged with their jobs. Not surprisingly, companies with high Q12 scores experience lower turnover, higher sales growth, better productivity, and better customer loyalty.

Corporate education professionals have the power to better understand how engaged their learners are by asking the right questions. Furthermore, engaged learners can help engage other learners, but actively disengaged learners can negatively impact the experience for everyone. Knowing how engaged your learners are can help you modify your program strategies and tactics to get everyone more engaged.

Kevin Alansky, Senior Director of Marketing for the Professional Education division of Blackboard Inc., was interviewed recently by Training Tech Talk eNewsletter. Check out Alansky’s answers to:
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