Recognition is one of your greatest motivators for improving performance. It is most powerful at
the individual level so you need to systematically and consistently (daily!) provide it to others.
#402
: Pat-on-the-Back
Encourage managers to publicly recognize employee completion.
Bernadette Lawler
McGraw-Hill
#403
: Put Your $ Where Your Mouth Is
Recognize prolific learners in learning and other official events with a tangible reward. Publicize success stories in your Learning Portal.
Linda Al Ansari
Emirates
#404
: e-Learning = e-Flexibility
The essence of e-Learning is its flexibility. Be sure you recognize partial completion of classes if a piece is all a student needs.
Nancy Nash
MindLeaders
#405
: Focus On The Day-to-Day
Reward the server and IT support for the day-to-day functioning of the learning systems. They (unfortunately) generally only get noticed when things go wrong.
Charles D. Hunter
Williams Scotsman
#406
: Edutainment Works
Consider contest and rewards systems via e-Learning solutions for motivating and helping student participation. Juan Diego Jaramillo
VCB S.A.
#407
: This Certifies That …
People like something to show for completing an online course, whether it is synchronous or asynchronous. Printing a certificate of completion at the successful end of the course (with or without an assessment
associated with it) is one way to build a positive experience. This can be posted in their work area for all to see.
Maxine Sheinin
MaxESP, Inc.
#408
: Find Champions
Use web reports to spot early adopters and reward them, use them for testimonials.
Laura More
Care2Learn.com
#409
: Incentives Work - Try It!
E-learning that has been successfully implemented within a company is directly tied to the employee's yearly performance review.
Anne Kane Festa
#410
: Reward For Completions X 2
Reward employees who take and complete e-Learning courses AND the supervisors of these learners. Let the executive support message reach the front line. If learners (and their
supervisors) are given some incentive along with the executive support, then there will be a groundswell of e-Learning course completions. The rewards do not have to be significant - a point system might work well, especially if one is already in place.
Ross McKerlich
Centerboard Learning Services
#411
: Cover Your Internal & External Bases
The student's motivation is a key feature for success with e-Learning. Since the motivation is always internal, it is necesary to link the e-Learning course with some emotional experience or need of the student. External recognition helps too!
Sergio Elliot
Grupo Doxa
#412
: Look Ma, I Did It
People respond best to e-Learning opportunities if you can offer them some "brownie points" for completing an e-Learning program - the "what's in it for me" factor. If possible, link the successful completion of the program with your company's automated HR system so that the staff member's achievement is recorded and acknowledged as a professional development activity.
Sinead Williams
Australian Taxation Office
#413
: Incentives Go A Long Way
Create an incentive for the course/program and keep the e-Learning program visible. Tie the training (and the incentive) to Corporate Goals / Mission Statement.
Carrie Rollison
MindLeaders
#414
: Wanted: Visible Rewards
Recognize and reward learners. Provide a Certificate of Completion option for each course. Use a well-designed formal certificate format that can be printed by users. Many users value these certificates and even take them to internal job interviews/reviews.
Linda Al Ansari
Emirates
#415
: Monthly Training Lottery - Buy Your Tickets Here!
Our people love the idea that they can WIN something. So we pool all the names of people who have completed a course with a 75% or higher and pick a name each month. They win a gift certificate to our company store which sells company merchandise, tickets to movie theatres and other local events. The more courses you complete, the better your chances.
Lisa Voss
We Energies
#416
: And The Award For The Best Post Of The Day Goes To …
When you are using discussion forums as part of an online course, highlight the best posting of the day on the course home page to both reward the contributor and to increase participation.
Lisa Neal, Ph.D.
Editor-in-Chief, eLearn Magazine
#417
: Works Every Time
Consider "bribery" with prizes.Adam Oosterhoff
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
#418
: Reward Involvement
Start with a mailing list of students from a class or other group of trainees. Create an email game with short questions or problems to be solved. First or best answers receive a prize at the end of the game or at the end of each round. Some of my students really got into this.
Rick Winter
#419
: Celebrate Your Motivation - You Earned It!
Identify why you are taking the course, and regularly remind yourself of your goals. Celebrate your successes - reward yourself!
Bruce Malnor
Performance Learning Systems
#420
: Motivating Students
Positive feedback is vital to adult learning motivation. Be sure to notice when students have met their goals.
Nancy Nash
MindLeaders