ASTD's Learning Circuits Express - 20 April 2001

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ASTD’s Learning Circuits Express – 20 April 2001

By TrainingZone

Tags: Technology

Learning Circuits Express is a free information service provided by Learning Circuits, ASTD’s online magazine about e-learning (http://www.learningcircuits.org). Forward this newsletter to friends, co-workers, and colleagues to share the latest in e-learning news, trends, and community.

CONTENTS

1. Consultants Reshape the E-Learning Landscape
2. ISD for Live E-Learning
3. Why Do Companies Need Learning Strategies?
4. Polishing Your E-Learning Prose
5. Comprehensive E-Learning Glossary

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1. CONSULTANTS RESHAPE THE E-LEARNING LANDSCAPE

One after another, and from all sides of the consulting spectrum, the world's largest consulting firms have unveiled e-learning services. Their growing presence as resellers, integrators, co-developers, and vendors of e-learning technologies marks a turning point for the fledgling industry.

READ: http://www.learningcircuits.org/2001/apr2001/barron.html

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2. ISD FOR LIVE E-LEARNING

Ready to ride the live e-learning wave? Before you make the move to the virtual classroom, consider your instructional design strategy.

READ: http://www.learningcircuits.org/2001/apr2001/duckworth.html

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3. WHY DO COMPANIES NEED LEARNING STRATEGIES?

Why do companies need learning strategies, and what are the implications of not having one? What organizations are successfully using them?

ANSWER: http://www.learningcircuits.org/2001/apr2001/geek.html

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4. POLISHING YOUR E-LEARNING PROSE

You've developed your first e-learning course. The content is brilliant and the design gorgeous. But what about the text? Here's how to make sure your writing is clear, concise, and correct. Your learners will thank you for it.

READ: http://www.learningcircuits.org/2001/apr2001/elearn.html

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5. COMPREHENSIVE E-LEARNING GLOSSARY

Have you checked out Learning Circuits's e-learning glossary yet? It offers 275 terms and their definitions--updated monthly!--and is reviewed by a board of e-learning experts. There's even a version in Spanish. (NOTE: the Spanish version isn't updated by ASTD and may not contain the most recent additions and revisions made to the Learning Circuits glossary.)

VISIT: www.learningcircuits.org/glossary.html

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