University eLearning for Professional Skills: Back to School Essentials
August 23, 2022
As students start heading back to school for the new year, there are plenty of administrative and onboarding tasks that can make the start of the year busy. An excellent way to alleviate some of these stressful but necessary tasks is to use eLearning platforms for your professional learners.
An eLearning platform makes courses for professional skills easy for you and your students. Students can get specific, just-in-time offerings in a social media-inspired interface design. You can also easily set up your learning program and use out-of-the-box digital tools to manage your offerings. Here’s what you need to know about university eLearning for Professional Skills.
1. Seasonality is real – and managing to keep a high level of engagement can be hard without the right tools
eLearning courses make overall engagement better than in-person learning. In fact, studies have shown that participants learn up to 5 times more material than in face-to-face courses [1]. However, there will always be a varying degree of engagement throughout the course. As students gain more classes or go through different course periods, they may lose interest or put in less effort. This can be seen as 50.82% of students are typically not as engaged in the first period of a course, but the engagement usually increases by about 15% by the final session [2]. Having the right tools can help you understand where people are engaging less and how to get better engagement.
Digital tools such as the ones provided by Amesite can track and analyze learner patterns and help you improve engagement. For instance, you can analyze how different forms of teaching, such as videos, assignments, or written content, affect engagement. You can also use tools to create games based on course material to promote student engagement [3]. Once you see the analytics, you can improve your teaching methods and adjust the course accordingly.
2. Digital engagement in busy periods is essential
As digital engagement ebbs and flows through busy periods, it is essential to analyze engagement statistics and implement new tactics. Professional learners will likely get busy as the workload increases, making it challenging to keep up and engage with the course.
This is where it is essential to have methods in place to promote engagement. These can include notifications, just-in-time learning, and building a community. Having peer engagement can be highly beneficial since students can check in with one another to see what is needed in the class. Research has shown that peer engagement significantly increases learner satisfaction levels [4]. In a survey with 3,800 students, learners were more satisfied and felt they learned more and were more engaged when interacting with other students through discussions [5].
3. Choosing an experienced Partner for your digitalization needs is essential
The most important part of implementing an eLearning course is selecting an experienced SaaS Partner to meet your needs. In a world where 90% of students prefer eLearning to in-person classrooms, it is more important than ever to pick the right SaaS Partner to create your course [6].
By working with Amesite, you can make professional learning seamless and create courses that can help your students and alumni stay relevant in their professional world. For example, Wayne State University recently partnered with amesite to provide workforce training for the students and alumni of the College of Engineering. While they could have had faculty create a course for their students, they decided to save time, money, and resources by partnering with Amesite.
Working with amesite makes eLearning simple for all organizations. You can work with Amesite today to get an easy-to-implement course with real-time analytics and excellent automation resources.
