"The Latest Approach to Employee Training"
The Wall Street Journal reported on how to train a “more easily distracted than ever” American workforce. The article claimed, “the average attention span—the amount of time a person can stay focused on a single task, filtering out distractions—in North America dropped from 12 seconds in 2000 to 8 seconds in 2015, thanks in large part to smartphones, on-demand entertainment and social media infiltrating people’s lives” (Kolodny, 2016).
Kolodny announced, some companies are integrating “microlearning apps and websites to deliver training to workers in bite-size lessons” (2016). Microlearning allows employees to complete training using a short digital session at their convenience to learn new “accounting software or factory equipment, or how to manage conflict and motivate teams” (Kolodny, 2016). Microlearning encourages learning through spaced repetition, which is more effective than cramming a lot of content into one long training session, reports Wall Street (Kolodny, 2016).
Kolodny announced, some companies are integrating “microlearning apps and websites to deliver training to workers in bite-size lessons” (2016). Microlearning allows employees to complete training using a short digital session at their convenience to learn new “accounting software or factory equipment, or how to manage conflict and motivate teams” (Kolodny, 2016). Microlearning encourages learning through spaced repetition, which is more effective than cramming a lot of content into one long training session, reports Wall Street (Kolodny, 2016).
- This article speaks of changes in the behaviors of people and ways to overcome the barriers that have been created in training employees. The article presents readers with a new training technique that is being implemented in some companies to help the distracted workforce be trained new skills. It also presents data for the cause of the needed change.
- This source fits into my research because it gives reason for why training techniques need changed. It helps shape my argument because evidence is provided that describes that the behaviors of people having changed over time. It also provides new training techniques that will need addressed while discussing the plan to overcome the social issue. This source does not change my view of the social issue I'm addressing.
Kolodny, L. (2016, March 13). The Latest Approach to Employee Training. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from: http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-latest-approach-to-employee-training-1457921560.