Microlearning has quickly become a hot topic in corporate learning, primarily because conventional learning methods have struggled to meet the demands of the business and the needs of the modern employee. Many organizations are incorporating microlearning into their learning strategy and are seeing incredible results.
In this session, you will learn why Bloomingdale’s decided to break away from conventional practices and try microlearning in 2012—before microlearning was a known term. It will explore the issues the company faced when it was decided to take the organization down the microlearning path and what the dramatic results have been. You will learn from the pitfalls and successes that were encountered along the way. For some, this session will provide a wake-up call for how learning professionals need to adapt their approaches to better meet the needs of a business and its employees. For others, it will help them gain a better perspective on the true benefits of taking a microlearning approach.
In this session, you will learn:
Why Bloomingdale’s took a microlearning approach
What Bloomingdale’s learned during their three-plus year journey with microlearning
The ingredients of an effective microlearning strategy
The results that Bloomingdale’s has achieved: a $2.2 million a year impact
How Microlearning is Having a $2.2 Million Annual Impact at Bloomingdale’s
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8. Session Focus:
• What is Microlearning and why is it becoming so hot?
• Microlearning at Bloomingdale’s
– The experience
– The results
– A couple of anecdotes
• 5 key Microlearning
components to consider CHAD MCINTOSH
VP of LP & Risk Management
Bloomingdale’s
CAROL LEAMAN
CEO
Axonify
16. Increasing Knowledge Demands
• Employees today must know more than ever
before:
– Growing product complexity
– More knowledgeable and demanding
customers
– Risk and compliance requirements
– Current leadership concepts
• We live in a changing world, where
employers and employees must be able to
shift gears mid-stream, acquiring more or
different knowledge to accommodate
Intense pressure on the
individual and organization
to be constantly learning!
!
Training materials quickly
become obsolete.!
!
17. Advancements in Science
• Scientists know more about the brain
than ever before and what cognitive
strategies drive better learning:
– Spaced repetition
– Repeated retrieval
– Deep encoding
– Chunking
– Confidence-based assessment
Advancements in Technology
• Advancements have been dramatic in
the past 10 years:
– Cloud
– HTML 5
– Web 2.0
– Social networks
– The rise of mobile and video
18. All have led to the rise
of Microlearning as a
new approach to
corporate learning.
Characteristics
of the Modern
Employee!
Increasing
Knowledge
Demands on
Employees!
Advancements
in Science &
Technology!
1!
3!2!
20. Bloomingdale’s
• It all started with a hoopskirt!
• Founded in 1872 and have been in
our flagship 59th Street location
since 1886
• Now 38 upscale department stores
and 16 outlet stores in 13 states
• Over 10,000 employees
21. My Responsibilities
• Responsible for the safety of
people, products & facilities at
Bloomingdale’s
– Safe work practices
– Inventory loss (shrink)
– Processes & procedures
– Compliance
24. Our traditional approach to associate learning included:
Posters &
Handouts Rallies
Compulsory
OSHA Training
New Hire
Orientation
Communication
Survey Results
25. Issues we were having
• Inconsistency from department-to-department and store-to-
store
• Difficulty identifying who was “getting it”
• Lack of engagement and appeal to the traditional approach
• No metrics for knowledge and retention
• Poor compliance, escalating claims, negative image of
training
• Not agile
26. The Bottom Line
Associates were not remembering and
applying what they needed to know to do
their jobs and it was expensive:
1. Preventable safety claims
2. Lack of understanding of LP programs
27. Looking for an innovative approach to
Associate learning that was:
Most importantly, improved performance and bottom-line results.
Engaging Integrated into
the Workday
Measurable
28. Led us to a Microlearning Approach
(before Microlearning was a term)
Associates get microlearning
content each day wrapped in
gamification:
– Takes 3-5 minutes/day
– Personalized to each Associate
based on what they know and
what they don’t know
– Can access via POS, mobile
devices, break rooms etc.
29. Phase 1 -
Safety
Awareness
• 6 topic areas: box
cutters, sensors,
broken glass,
ladder safety, slips,
trips & falls, back
safety
Phase 2 –
Shrink
• Award program
• Damage
markdowns
• Black tag
• Hub & spoke
Phase 3 - Overall
Associate Training
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