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LearnFlow
Experiential learning in the flow of work
OVERVIEW
The future of L&D
Experiential learning is the future of work
Traditional workplace learning and training is expensive to provide, produce and maintain. Generally, most workplace learning is difficult to scale and many struggle to measure real return on investment. Often, learners are required to leave the flow of their work in order to complete training either online or in a workshop. This requires additional time, additional resources and lacks the opportunity for learners to apply their new knowledge in practice.
What if learning happened while doing work? Integrated into your team’s normal workflow? What if you could measure the success
of training in terms of business outcomes? All of this is possible with experiential learning in the flow of work. We call this method, LearnFlow, and it is modeled on experiential learning theory that has been extensively proven through over 50 years of research.
At Northeastern, we believe in experience powered lifelong learning, and we know that humans learn best through doing through hands-on experience and through receiving timely, relevant feedback.
Do Work
Get feedback
Try
again
Do better work
What is LearnFlow?
LearnFlow is a new approach to professional skill development. This approach allows learners to improve their skills by combining training with their actual work, rather than removing someone from their “flow of work” to attend or complete training, LearnFlow uses a learner's real work as learning and facilitates impactful feedback.
HOW IT WORKS
How does LearnFlow work?
Experiential learning is the Learning powered by feedback
LearnFlow is a collection of personal skill development modules that are task-led and wrap around development goals and daily work. The tasks are generally designed to be done in any order based on the work at hand, but could also be structured in a linear progression, if required
The learner can choose to either submit their work immediately or support their understanding with content streams. The submitted work is reviewed in a “feedback loop” in which the learner receives
structured feedback from a certified reviewer, who will be a “near peer” or supervisor/expert. As the learner completes tasks and receives high ratings, they will progress in the development of the related skills, working towards mastery and potentially, credit-bearing microcredentials.
LearnFlow is delivered to learners through a user-friendly and mobile-friendly web-app called Practera that can be integrated into systems that workers already use.
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Preliminary LearnFlow designs
Sales Enablement
Leverage key milestones in the sales process to improve skills and outcomes for your sales team.
Leadership
Rising Leaders has been designed for those interested in developing their early and mid-career leadership skills and focuses on foundational and practical aspects of leadership.
Data Analytics Learners
For learners who understand business context but want to know what is possible with data and how to use the tools the company has already invested in.
Data Analytics Analysts
For analysts who understand data but don’t know how to break down business problems to the point where their analysis can be used.