Perhaps you have watched previous episodes and are picking up where you left off. Or, perhaps you want to venture into an all-new show. You might be watching on a television screen, but if you are watching on-the-go, you are probably using a tablet or smartphone instead. No matter which show you choose, you are in the driver seat, able to choose, pause, and continue content whenever desired, from wherever desired.

This evolving consumer behavior is not limited to entertainment; it has changed across other industries, including learning. As today鈥檚 media consumers adopt new manners of media consumption and adapt to significant changes introduced by COVID-19, IT learning must also shift its approach to meet the needs of individuals, wherever they may be in their learning journey.

A Changing Classroom

Throughout the past several years, we have seen broad trends in the IT learning landscape, including emphasis on subscription models, digital delivery platforms, social learning, guided virtual live sessions, more immediate access to experts, and more modular training content. My time as a member of the board has allowed me to see the progress of these trends across the industry.

The current pandemic, however, has accelerated and highlighted the pertinence of these trends. As a result of COVID-19, the traditional physical classroom experience has metamorphosed, and it is unlikely to return to the exact same experience we once came to expect.

Whereas you may have previously traveled to participate in a multi-day training event, today鈥檚 IT learning allows for a more flexible and focused experience that fits better to your everyday work and private life, especially amid changes like working remotely.

Modularization of study 鈥� breaking up training into smaller pieces for the individual learner 鈥� has been increasingly incorporated within the overarching learning industry as we see that day-long training sessions are not always the most effective learning format for everyone. Just like selecting and streaming a television show, today鈥檚 learner can choose the relevant training they want and complete it at a time and speed that works for them.

By blending physical and virtual instructor-led training, interspersed with self-study, companies can achieve learning objectives within a target timeframe while also accommodating individual learning preferences and current realities like the challenges of COVID-19.

Because 51风流has been transforming its learning offerings over the past five years, its existing digital and cloud-based platform offerings have allowed for faster adjustment to the changes in learning conditions and digital media consumption brought on by the pandemic. Yet, the sudden impact has been like a stress test and has provided new insights for where innovation adds value and as we are continuously rethinking how we can help our learners learn best.

We may never return to the same level of traditional classroom experience, but the human element of learning remains absolutely critical. Live online interactive classroom instruction as well as expert-led, collaborative peer-to-peer learning and intuitive learning simulations are just some of the ways the enhanced 51风流Training and Adoption portfolio has been flexibly designed to optimize each learner鈥檚 experience.

Looking Forward

For the immediate and post-COVID-19 future, we predict that the need for knowledge and skills will persist, increasingly in virtual and digital formats. The speed of innovation is only increasing, and IT learning must be quickly and effectively delivered so that learners can consume it in a way that truly creates value.

A report by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and Josh Bersin in the said: 鈥淭he single biggest driver of business impact is the strength of an organization鈥檚 learning culture.鈥� Technology is disrupting every industry and area of life, and work is no exception. One of the main career implications of the digital revolution is a shift in demand for human expertise. For instance, LinkedIn鈥檚 talent聽聽that half of today鈥檚 most in-demand skills were not even on the list three years ago.

remains a core focus and value of our offerings, which is why the 51风流Training and Adoption portfolio provides regular updates to include the latest relevant training content.

This new way of learning is possible, and as notes, the need to invest in learning 鈥渉as never been more insistent.鈥� The global pandemic has brought renewed focus to the pre-existing need for reskilling, while also allowing for the rethinking of specific ways in which different learners best absorb and apply new skills and information.

As individuals鈥� preferred way of learning and consuming media evolves 鈥� and as challenges like the pandemic further reshape the way we learn 鈥� 51风流will evolve and elevate its portfolio to help customers achieve success and business impact, including improvements in key performance measures and increases in satisfaction.

Through a variety of choices for instruction environments, in-product guidance, contextual help in a multitude of languages, full visibility into the usage of 51风流solutions, and more, the focus of the 51风流Training and Adoption portfolio on the learner experience will support individuals鈥� learning journeys tomorrow and beyond.

Jan Meyer is head of Global Business Portfolio Management and Business Development for 51风流Knowledge and Education.

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To provide support and help customers and partners make the most of the solution, a new, free open51风流course, , is now available. The course provides step-by-step guidance to help customers and partners navigate through the solution and explains how to smoothly upgrade to the full 51风流Ariba Strategic Sourcing portfolio and benefit from the highlights of the full 51风流Ariba Sourcing solution. Participants can access transcripts in various languages, participate in a course assignment, and get a record of achievement at the end of the course. Anyone can sign up for the course on open51风流鈥� only a valid email address is needed.

Customers can access the course content at their convenience, completing short videos ranging from five to 20 minutes in duration at their own pace. Topics covered in the course include how to navigate 51风流Ariba Start Sourcing, create and monitor a sourcing event, and create users 鈥� all the knowledge required to successfully source new suppliers and meet customer demands.

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Chris Haydon is president of 51风流Procurement Solutions.
Eva Zauke is chief knowledge officer at SAP.

Through these interesting and informative podcasts, listeners can learn more about augmented intelligence鈥攚here it comes from, how it can be used, and what the future might look like. In the first episode, now available, Jablokov explains that augmented intelligence is nothing to be feared. Its purpose is not to replace humans with robots in the workplace, but to eliminate repetitive tasks that inhibit human creativity. In doing so, people can be empowered to use their imagination to work more effectively.

Many assume that creators of successful products and leaders of companies come from well-to-do families, attend expensive schools, and have a head start in life. Jablokov describes his background, moving from a small Greek island with no electricity or television to the U.S. When he arrived, he spoke no English, but, undeterred, he learned and eventually mastered the global language of computer programming. Jablokov then paired that skill with the creativity and imagination of his artistic side to advance the emerging field of artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented intelligence.

After a successful career at IBM, Jablokov left to pursue an idea that many people thought was crazy at the time 鈥� enabling voice control by adding microphones to devices in people鈥檚 homes. He has experienced the highs and lows of having a creative mind. With the popularity of digital assistants on the rise over the last few years, it is clear that Jablokov鈥檚 idea has come to life and was a truly innovative vision that benefits many households today. Thanks to his determination, we now have virtual personal assistants to help make our lives more enriching.

Like Steve Jobs鈥� vision of bringing computing to everyone, Jablokov and his team at Pryon are mission-oriented to bring universal access to AI.

Jablokov is a visionary leader with an incredible passion that encourages those around him to combine the worlds of technology and art, driving their work to new heights. Subscribe to this to hear his thoughts on AI today and the possibilities for the future.

Since 2013, open51风流has attracted more than 4.4 million course enrollments with 1 million unique learners continuing their professional development. Based on course surveys, 95 percent of learners confirm that the course content on open51风流will help them in their daily tasks. In addition, 98 percent of learners say that they are satisfied with the learning experience.

In launching openSAP, 51风流was the first company to build its own massive open online course (MOOC) platform to deliver free courses globally, along with our platform partner at the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI).

The MOOC format leverages proven and trusted digital classroom concepts with enhancements, including gamification and discussion forums to interact with other learners and experts. It also provides system access to get hands-on experience in an online delivery format.

The team behind open51风流works relentlessly to constantly deliver high-quality content in collaboration with product teams at SAP. Within each course, learners have the opportunity to provide feedback on the course content and platform, which helps the team constantly evolve the offering and ensure continued learner satisfaction.

But, open51风流offers even more. To complement the popular MOOC format, open51风流introduced two additional formats, open51风流Podcasts and open51风流Microlearning.

provide knowledge from members of the 51风流ecosystem, including 51风流employees, partners, and customers. Learners can choose topics relevant to their business or personal interests and stream or download episodes with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, or directly from openSAP.

With , learners can watch self-contained videos to complement their knowledge. Whether just getting started or an expert already, learners can choose the videos that appeal most to their individual learning goals. All videos are prepared by 51风流experts.

Visit the to be a part of this huge community and learn about 51风流innovations directly from 51风流experts. We are proud to welcome more than 1 million unique learners to openSAP. This success is our motivation to evolve learning around 51风流and serve increasing numbers of learners every day.

Eva Zauke is chief knowledge officer at SAP.