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Making the shift to digital learning
How the CIPD is leading the way
accessible to a geographically fragmented and time–poor work force. But how can digital learning substitute the social and peer-to-peer learning benefits of a traditional face-to-face setting?
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Following the introduction of the new CIPD L&D syllabus and qualifications earlier in the year, CIPD Training and online learning specialists, Home Learning College, have launched the first online only L&D qualification programme. Learners from all over the world can now gain their CIPD intermediate L&D Diploma or Certificate purely online, with no face-to- face workshops or exams.
“This qualification brings together the latest L&D research and content, and is fully online and digital. This is a huge step forward for L&D professionals wanting to develop their career and experience new digital learning techniques which they can transfer to their own context.”
Andy Lancaster, Head of L&D Content at the CIPD
Whilst CIPD’s recent research highlights a widespread shift towards digital learning it also notes a significant gap in L&D practitioner digital skills and knowledge1
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new way of learning demonstrates how digital learning can be creative, captivating and cost effective and includes key topics such as digital learning design, learner engagement and neuroscience, using data and metrics and social collaborative learning.
Through an online virtual learning campus, learners participate in a carefully designed series of interactive lessons and tasks for each unit. The learning is enriched by expert speaker videos and podcasts, plus regular online live classes where the group interact directly with the tutor and their fellow learners. Group work and practical assignments ensure that the learning is applied, not purely theoretical or academic.
But perhaps the most ground breaking aspect of the programme is the integration of social collaborative learning into the heart of the course design. Topic related forum discussions, wiki activities and polls form an integral part of each unit, with the results of these shaping the live classes and subsequent activities. Learners also use blogs to reflect
on their understanding and twitter to share thoughts following live classes and online events. Rather than losing the social benefits of face-to-face learning, the group interact with a greater frequency throughout the programme and share their experience, thoughts and ideas in groups, forums and interactive classes.
The first cohort began their online programme in July with international students enrolled from as far afield as Dubai, Hong Kong and Bahrain - a testament to the accessibility of online learning. The key benefit for many of these students is not only the content they learn, but how they are learning it – experiencing firsthand the tools and techniques they will be applying in their own workplace.
“It’s great to see how the new qualifications are making use of leading edge methods and media. This allows L&D professionals to experience the future that they will, in turn, be shaping.”
Clive Shepherd
This programme has been developed in collaboration with some of the leading lights of the L&D world, including Clive Shepherd and Laura Overton, with contributions from experts including Jane Hart, Stella Collins, Phil Wilcox, Clark Quinn and Jonathan Kettleborough.
To find out more about the new L&D online qualifications programme, visit
http://cipd.homelearningcollege.com or call 020 7173 5909
1 CIPD 2015 Annual L&D Survey and L&D: Evolving Roles, Enhancing Skills reports
n an increasingly digitally-oriented landscape, businesses and learning professionals alike are looking to online solutions to make learning
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