Note: This article originally appeared on InCyberDefense.
In an effort to expand its workforce, Amazon has hired Candace Thille to work with its Global Learning Development Team and create an innovative learning workplace. Thille is a pioneer in learning science and open educational delivery.
The details of Thille’s new position are still being worked out, so it is difficult to say exactly what she will do at Amazon. However, considering Amazon’s business relies heavily on data analytics and unremitting experimentation, it makes sense that this giant retailer would look to a learning scientist to advance its workforce training.
Louis Soares, vice president for policy research and strategy at the American Council on Education, notes that Amazon’s regular experimentation with product delivery and services requires employees to shift and change their skill set and knowledge “almost in real time.” If Thille helps Amazon create an innovative, online adaptive system for employee learning, the implications could apply outside the company as well.
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