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Sunday, December 23, 2018
Are virtual reality and mobile apps the future of job training? - ALEXANDRA VILLARREAL, the Ladders
Brace yourself: The future of workplace training is coming, and it looks like there will be many mobile apps, social media tools and games involved. For its 2018 EdTrends Report for Businesses, game-based learning platform Kahoot! surveyed nearly 400 of its business users to see how trainers are prepping for an influx of millions of Generation-Z workers, most of whom grew up in front of a screen and are used to the digital space. But the report also shows how technology-friendly the general workforce is becoming, with one in four workers wanting to be trained via virtual or augmented reality and another quarter hoping to get training remotely via apps.
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/are-virtual-reality-and-mobile-apps-the-future-of-job-training