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CEO of the award-winning employee experience
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that students performed better when the context
for learning was provided by peers. While
students who received a peer rationale wrote
better essays and received the highest final grades,
students who received a scripted rationale from
an instructor performed worse than if they had
received no rationale at all.
Study co-author Cary Roseth suggests these
results show that while instructors are good at
communicating facts, peers tap into an
identification process. They give the material
additional meaning and purpose — a relatable
narrative — beyond mere memorisation.
The benefits of peer learning aren't only
educational though; they're social as well.
A shared learning experience fosters inclusion,
trust and collaboration.
A study led by Cynthia Rohrbeck found that
peer learning in school systems helped minority
groups integrate better and increased the likeli-
hood of continued positive interactions.
We also tend to trust our peers and leaders
more than external consultants or trainers. These
are the people we've built a rapport with, who
understand our work and its challenges.
LinkedIn found that people primarily discover
the skills they need to improve or progress as a
result of the direction or guidance of their
managers. Seventy-five per cent would take a
course assigned by their manager, while forty-six
per cent cited their manager or leadership as a
source of learning opportunities.
Good leaders know their people better than
anyone and are in a unique position to personalise
learning opportunities based on individual
strengths and skills gaps.
Higher expectations
Our expectations of content sharing have grown.
We can sign up to incredible learning experiences
online — often for free. Meanwhile, many work-
places are still hampered by outdated learning
management systems (LMSs) and technical
content cobbled together and distributed as
uninspiring documents.
Fortunately, LMSs are gradually being
replaced by learning experience platforms
(LXPs). Where LMSs have typically focused on
rules, compliance and management, LXPs are
more flexible and engaging, mirroring technol-
ogies we use daily, like social platforms and
streaming video. Content can be sorted into
channels or playlists based on a topic, skill or
learning objective. It can be shared, rated, recom-
mended or commented on.
This new technology gives people a familiar
way to develop and share work-related content
with their peers.
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