A ‘Fitbit’ for learning

Fitness trackers like Fitbit are all the rage. They make it easy for people to keep tabs on what they’re doing to stay healthy by collecting data on exercise, sleep and other factors—and then providing reward badges for certain accomplishments.

I’m really excited about the new CUES Learning Tracker, which does the same thing for learning. While not worn on the wrist, this system makes it easy for CUES members to track all aspects of their learning, no matter when or how they do it.

For example, the system will automatically track learning done while a member is logged in on cues.org or using the new myCUES app to access personalized content on their iPad or iPhone. As members complete specific learning plans, they’ll be rewarded with accomplishment badges.

But CUES Learning Tracker doesn’t just track CUES offerings. With the system’s “bookmarklet” feature, CUES members can tag any online article they read and log videos watched on YouTube or Vimeo; they can also use the tool to track progress on re-certifications.

CUES Learning Tracker allows human resources managers and CEOs to watch their teams’ learning grow. A dashboard accessible through CUES’ website will enable them to see what topics are of most interest and where gaps in learning exist. Directors’ learning can be similarly gauged. The data from CUES Learning Tracker can also be used to show regulators how learning is actively being pursued by members of a credit union’s team.

Lucy Dinwiddie, global learning and executive development leader for General Electric, is credited with saying, “In the agricultural era, schools mirrored a garden. In the industrial age, classes mirrored the factory, with an assembly line of learners. In the digital era, how will learning look?”

Based on extensive feedback from our members and a careful study of the marketplace, CUES thinks learning in our digital era will be highly personalized and often self-directed. Learning will take place at a wide variety of places, over every imaginable channel, with learners just as likely to find answers to their questions via Google as in a formal class. CUES Learning Tracker will help learners and those who manage them get a handle on what’s really going on with both formal and informal learning. We look forward to your feedback.

 

John Pembroke

John Pembroke

As president/CEO of CUES, John Pembroke came full circle in his career. His first exposure to business was a high school internship working in his father’s church credit ... Web: www.cues.org Details