Aviva Development Zone

Many of us have now been working from home for a year. Arguably this has put pressure on employees to be seen to be present and busy and willing to take on additional tasks. Tim Smith explores the fallacy of ‘multi-tasking’ and why effective time management is key to productivity.

Tim Smith explores the importance of promoting the use of effective learning materials. This means that on top of the roles of technical author, content designer and assessor, L&D providers also need to embrace the role of marketing professional.

The entrepreneurial spirit and innovation can often be difficult to build them in to existing company structures. Tim Smith looks at how businesses can support staff to think outside the box and try out new ideas.

We learn by example. Tim Smith explains why utilising real-life examples, case studies or illustrations is an effective and engaging way to present learning material.

Is the Development Zone e-learning platform a tool for CPD or should it be seen more as a ‘toolbox’, with a variety of tools for broker firms to support their organisation? Senior Platform Developer Tim Smith explains.

Tim Smith outlines four key questions that trainers and learning designers need to consider when preparing learning activities.

As Adobe retires its Flash technologies after twenty years, Tim Smith explains the importance in keeping web browsers up to date.

Earlier this month, the Development Zone issued its 800,000^th badge to learners – a major milestone in the development of a platform that has become embedded at the heart of hundreds of brokers’ T&C programmes. Tim Smith reflects on the significance of these badges in demonstrating continued understanding of regulatory topics.

Tim Smith looks at the importance of empathy in developing effective learning experiences.