Michael Laithangbam

Michael Laithangbam

Michael has more than eight years of experience in the enterprise software and eLearning industry. He is passionate about online training and has a deep understanding of how organizations can leverage online training for maximum success. In his free time, he enjoys power walking, zumba, and reading.
Michael Laithangbam

My Articles

What is a Virtual Classroom? Types, Uses, Benefits

A growing number of students in the U.S. are taking to online education with career goals in mind. Don’t believe us? See these statistics for yourself. In fact, every person next to you wants to learn but not all of them are able to do so. They face one challenge or another. It can be...
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Advantages & Disadvantages of Computer-Based Safety Training

Everyone needs training.  Whether it’s to learn the basics in mathematics, first aid, or how to cook.  However, safety training is the flavor of the day, and what we are looking at.  Corporations often will require their employees to take courses in first aid, basic hazard safety and workplace safety.  But how can they organize...
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What is Computer Based Training? Benefits & Tools

Computer based training (CBT) boasts of a long history. Computers were the first medium of online learning and training before the birth of smartphones, tablets, and laptops. Still today, a majority of hardware in the workplace consists of computers, although in a modern version. In fact, according to a recent survey, 87% percent of individuals...
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What Is Web-Based Training?

The global eLearning market is projected to reach $336.98 billion by 2026. According to Brandon Hall Group, online learning demands 40% – 60% less employee time than learning in a traditional classroom setting. eLearning increases knowledge retention rates by 25% to 60%. Almost everybody knows that web-based learning, more commonly known as online learning or...
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What Is Web-Based Training?

“The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.” – Bill Gates Is your organization still relying on traditional training methods? If yes, you are risking losing out on all the benefits that modern web-based training systems have to offer. See these stats compiled by software reviews site TechJury: IBM saved...
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What are Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)?

Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, have been one of the biggest educational technology stories of the past three years. What started as an experiment – when Stanford professors Sebastian Thrun and Peter Norvig put their artificial intelligence course online for anyone to take — has turned into a major revolution, both in education and...
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What Is Diversity Training in the Workplace?

Google. Gap. Pandora. Dropbox. Accenture. BlackRock. What’s common between these companies? They are diversity champions! Known for their successful business, these companies are also talent magnets. Wonder why? Let these numbers tell you a little story. According to the online job portal Glassdoor, more than 65% of job seekers consider workplace diversity important while accepting...
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6 Benefits of Blended Learning

Whether you teach in an elementary school, college, or corporate training program, you have probably heard of blended learning, which is an umbrella term for using technology in teaching. There has been a lot of debate about whether blended learning is beneficial for students, or if it is just distracting. However, there has also been...
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Blended Learning: Definition and Main Elements

active participant, rather than just a passive recipient, of learning, and active learning is highly linked to learning success. Blended learning is a bit of a strange term. At its broadest, the definition of blended learning is “any educational environment in which face-to-face learning is combined with technology-enabled learning.” As you might be able to...
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What is HIPAA Compliance Training?

Data security is the biggest challenge in the healthcare industry. The largest medical health record breach ever in history was that of the health insurance company Anthem in 2015, where data of 79 million patients was compromised. More than 41.4 million patient record breaches were reported in the United States alone in 2019. In 2020,...
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