We want your answers to these questions about your experiences of e-learning. Go on, mail us with your reactions, or post them below.
1. Is maintaining participation in e-learning as a problem?
2. Does e-learning give the trainer more or less control over a group of learners?
3. What is your preferred method of delivery (or blend of channels) for - short/bite sized courses?
4. What is your preferred method of delivery (or blend of channels) for - long term development courses?
5. If your company has implemented a Learning Management System, how useful has it been to date? If not, are you considering it?
6. What sort of staff are using e-learning most in your organisation?
7. How (if you are doing so) are you calculating a Return on Investment for your e-learning?
8. What are the key considerations when creating content specific to your organisation?
9. Is e-learning really only applicable for large numbers of learners?
10. What do you think is next for e-learning, given we haven't seen many product developments this year? What developments would you like to see in new products?
Wayne Mullen, Training and Development Manager, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd, gave his answers:
1. Is maintaining participation in e-learning as a problem?
Yes
2. Does e-learning give the trainer more or less control over a group of learners?
Neither
3. What is your preferred method of delivery (or blend of channels) for short/bite-sized courses?
Depends on the type of course, but e-learning can be useful
4. What is your preferred method of delivery (or blend of channels) for long term development courses?
Training programmes
5. If your company has implemented a Learning Management System, how useful has it been to date? If not, are you considering it?
About to launch one - developed in-house. it doesn't launch E-learning but it does track learning and training records can be updated by staff. It also ties in with the on-line appraisal system.
6. What sort of staff are using e-learning most in your organisation?
All
7. How (if you are doing so) are you calculating a Return on Investment for your e-learning?
The limited use of e-learning so far, would suggest that there has not been a return. Some e-learning is for regulatory training and so detailed ROI anaysis is not required.
8. What are the key considerations when creating content specific to your organisation?
Engaging and effective
9. Is e-learning really only applicable for large numbers of learners?
No.
10. What do you think is next for e-learning, given we haven't seen many product developments this year? What developments would you like to see in new products?
Hopefully transparent pricing, more participative learning and more honesty about its capabilities. New developments: tools which enable e-learning content to be developed in-house more quickly.
