Chapter 12: Keeping up with digital technology advancements

1. What is accelerated learning?

The term accelerated learning refers to learning that occurs at a much more rapid rate than what would be considered normal.

2. What is learning efficiency?

Learning efficiency refers to a learner’s rate of learning and retention. It can also be thought of as a combination of degree of difficulty of what is being learned, the accuracy of learning, and the quantity of learning that takes place per unit of time. Or, put another way, it is the amount and quality of learning that occurs per unit of time, assuming what is being learned is the same.

3. What is the difference between accelerated learning and learning efficiency?

Learning efficiency is concerned with learner’s rate of learning and retention, and accelerated learning is concerned with how to speed up this rate of learning and retention. But the two terms are often used interchangeably.

4. What three personal characteristics drive learning efficiency?

The three personal characteristics are:

-Perceived need to learn a topic

-An understanding / appreciation of the challenges involved in learning that topic

-Tolerance for ambiguity (tendency to perceive ambiguous situations as tolerable or even desirable).

5. What are the top four drivers of learning efficiency?

The top four drivers are:

-Perceived need to learn a topic

-An understanding / appreciation of the challenges involved in learning that topic

-Tolerance for ambiguity (tendency to perceive ambiguous situations as tolerable or even desirable).

-Learning from experts outside the organization or within the organization.

6. What is the role of digital technologies in learning efficiency?

The right digital technologies can catalyze learning efficiency and provide an unfair advantage. For example, to catalyze learning, users can:

-leverage learning platforms for benefits such as curation and serving up of content, personalized learning recommendations, behavioral nudges, learning analytics, device flexibility)

-embrace omnichannel learning so learning can take place in a variety of environments, on a variety of platforms and devices, and at a variety of times.

-leverage social media for the latest insights on almost any topic

-Configure your Search Engines, Social Media, and Email Subscriptions to automatically serve up the right content at the right time and in the right place to maximize learning

-leverage the right information management tools to avoid information overload

7. How do digital technologies enhance learning efficiency?

Digital technologies can efficiently and effectively facilitate learning processes, facilitate efficient and effective information storage and retrieval, facilitating access to experts,