{"id":11566,"date":"2019-09-10T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T14:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/?p=11566"},"modified":"2020-08-27T18:24:01","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T16:24:01","slug":"digitizing-training-4-steps-to-digital-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/digitizing-training-4-steps-to-digital-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Digitizing Training: 4 Steps to Digital Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Read Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes <\/span><\/span>\n<p>Digitizing old analog training materials is a daunting task. But it\u2019s the first step toward leveraging training content for digital transformation. I recently sat down with Roland Frei, eLearning expert for Skyguide, to learn about the four steps they took to digitize their training materials, and how his work is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/labs\/stories\/skyguide\/\">leading to a transformation<\/a> in the way Skyguide does business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digitization vs. Digital Transformation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First things first: let\u2019s get our terms correct. What are we talking about when we discuss digitization? What is the difference between that and digital transformation? What\u2019s the connection between the two?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digitization<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Digitization is any process that puts analog materials into digital format. This process has been ongoing for many institutions since the dawn of the information age. Digitization impacts trainers in the corporate world specifically when their industry has been around longer than digital tools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital transformation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Digital transformation, by contrast, refers to a change in the way an institution goes about its primary tasks to leverage digital tools for better business outcomes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where\u2019s the connection?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the case of Skyguide, which trains and supports air traffic controllers, guiding flights over Swiss airspace, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/training-with-video-skyrockets-teacher-time-and-success\/\">digitizing their legacy training materials with video<\/a> and a robust LMS is facilitating a digital transformation in how they fulfill their training mandate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Roland began implementing their new eLearning strategy, Skyguide has seen a reduction in classroom time, which frees up instructors and students alike to spend more time on the most crucial information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s the best news? Roland shared the four steps Skyguide took to digitize their training strategy, laying the groundwork for robust digital transformation. Take a look to gauge your team\u2019s approach to digitization, and how you can use video as a key component of your digitization strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digitizing Training Step 1: Gather Your Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s how Roland described the first step along the journey:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>I developed a structure for the use of our LMS in a few areas. One is the management of the content for the instructors. So we created dedicated workspaces for our experts and instructors. Each workspace is the content home-base for that instructor, and the content can be served to any channel from there. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digitizing Training Step 2: Create Virtual Classrooms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>Once our experts and instructors had their workspaces, they could begin creating virtual classrooms, which is basically a course on our LMS. The classroom presents the learner with all the content they\u2019ll need to work through. This includes learning material that covers all the key subjects of the course. In addition to the primary lessons, our experts also assemble additional material that is suitable for self-study, or use outside the classroom. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digitizing Training Step 3: Measure Student Success<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>Of course, examinations and grading is a major component of training, and this is an area that instructors are most interested in. Hosting the examination and grading process on a digital platform saves them a huge amount of time. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digitizing Training Step 4: Course Material Evolution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>Then, wherever possible, we try to evolve and transform the content that we have on paper into eLearning sequences, with introductions, text, links, videos, self-study games, and the like. So much more is possible beyond the classroom when you have digital solutions, we are always trying to provide core material in engaging and innovative ways that save instructors time and improve the learning experience for our students. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digitizing Training for Digital Transformation \u2014 How Do YOU Do It?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Wow! Amazing digitization insights from Roland at Skyguide. I hope this inspires YOU to start digitizing your dusty old training material for a new digital age. And I hope it\u2019s making it easier to completely transform how your company does business. If your organization is digitizing your training materials, let me know in the comments below! Do you have a process? How has it been going? 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