Peer to Peer Magazine

16 PEER TO PEER: THE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF ILTA | SUMMER 2016 BEST PRACTICES The Continuous Learning Imperative for Law Firms to understand what it takes for people to learn at work and deal with change. This is where learning and talent development will play a critical role in moving law firms forward. Learning is a physical process. We learn when our brains connect new information to existing knowledge. Elite workers must quickly learn new things, which requires them to be actively engaged in the learning, oen at their moment of need. Also set time aside for reflection and deliberate practice. Without practice, new skills are not embedded into long-term memory. Convergence of the Learning Silos Learning is more than building the skills of any individual. It is one of the strongest drivers of workplace culture. Advances in technology and the continuous need to upgrade workplace skills are disrupting corporate learning. There is a great need to reduce the time to competency, yet law firms lack a strategic plan for learning. Several departments play a role in employee development, but they don't work cohesively to share knowledge and resources. TAMI SCHILLER Tami Schiller is Head of Research & Insight for TutorPro. She is always on the lookout for trends in learning and new developments in how work gets done. Tami's committed to helping individuals achieve their potential for technical competency by building partnerships at all levels. Contact Tami at tschiller@tutorpro.com. MICHELLE SPENCER Michelle Spencer is the founder of Legal Learning Network. She has worked in various positions for Texas law firms since high school, always ending up helping and training people. For over 15 years, Michelle provided training and desktop support, and she believes in understanding the demands on her users, the work they do and speaking their language. Contact Michelle at michelle@legallearningnetwork.com. Modern Learning To Meet the Learning Imperative Modern Instructional Methods and Technologies Learning and development are also experiencing disruption with two diverging paths: data- driven and learner-focused. New technologies will enable us to tie data to learning outcomes. At the same time, there is greater focus on supporting less formal and more social, learner-focused methods. Microlearning and Mobile Learning • Answers "How do I…" • Moment of apply • Is completed in under four minutes • Supports upgrades/ updates Performance-Based • Starts with the desired behavior • Focuses on work outcomes • Tied to levels of competency Learning Data Connectors (xAPI and the Learning Record Store) • Facilitates connections to databases where work happens • Connects learning to other business systems • Enables learning to be tracked anywhere versus only in the LMS

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