The missing link between e-revolution and learning in a global workplace
Armin Hopp looks at the key issues to consider when implementing a training strategy for global organisations with multi-lingual needs. The recent mergers and acquisitions activity in the learning space signals the start of an e-revolution, with large vendors moving towards the cloud at lightning speed. The shift began in December 2011, with SAP announcing […]
Cultivate a co-operative rather than competitive advantage
In a period of market consolidation it’s time to focus on your customers, not your competitors. Janet Garcia tells us more. No observer could have failed to notice the scale of consolidation underway in the training and elearning industry during 2011. We saw Lumesse acquire Edvantage and Taleo take over learn.com. SuccessFactors acquired Plateau Systems, […]
Social learning and the implications for your online learning strategy
Henry Stewart share his thoughts on what an effective online learning strategy should look like in 2012. Formal learning, whether in the classroom or in structured eLearning courses will always have its place in the training world. But we know that only 10% of learning is through formal means. We need tools to help us […]
Talent management drives learning evolution
Armin Hopp looks at the key drivers of learning technology in an increasingly competitive global market. The pressure is on organisations to keep up with the rapid changes in technology, social media and blended learning solutions. Organisations are realising that finding and nurturing talent is the key to being competitive on a global scale. More […]
Five trends impacting the way people learn
Global learning technologies provider Certpoint Systems and learning thought leader Charles Jennings have teamed up to identify five key trends impacting the way people learn. The trends include being able to efficiently find and organise information to redesigning learning management systems. Certpoint CEO Ara Ohanian said that change was now the norm in the digitally […]
SFIA in Education and Workplace Learning
The BCS Learning and Development Specialist Group, representing L&D practitioners working in the IT profession are hosting a conference on the use of SFIA in Education and Workplace Learning at the Open University on 13th June. The Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) is the IT skills model for the IT profession used globally by governments, […]
Accredited online colleges on the rise
Nick Johnson discusses the adoption of accredited online courses and programmes in higher education institutions in the United States. In 2010, enrollment for accredited online college courses rose by 10%, which far exceeds the less than 1% growth in the overall student enrollment in higher education institutions generally. In the fall term of 2010 alone, […]
Is your elearning platform out of tune?
Angela James of Worksmart gets technical in the world of elearning platforms. There are a large number of different elearning platforms on the market that all have advantages and disadvantages depending on its application and use. Because of this, learning and development managers often find their system doesn’t always function as well as they would […]
Learning Technologies 2012: What did I miss?
So, it’s over for another year. Here’s our editor’s round-up of all the goings on from last week’s event at Olympia. There was a definite buzz at this year’s Learning Technologies 2012, both in the exhibition and conference parts. Whether these intangible feelings were similarly aligned is anyone’s guess, but there was certainly an energy […]
Six top tips on getting the most from your visit to Learning Technologies 2012
Going to Learning Technologies 2012? AccessPlanit’s David Evans gives the community six top tips on getting the most from your visit. For some time annual conference and exhibition events have been delivering the ideal hunting ground for service providers looking to showcase their latest services and products to their target market, and for opportunistic business […]
Bored to death by elearning? Part 1
In the first of two articles on elearning, Andrew Jackson explores the reasons developers often produce deathly-dull courses and why this causes many learners to loathe the medium. If you’ve never had to take a piece of elearning, consider yourself fortunate. For those of you who have, you’ll know what a deathly-dull experience it can […]
Boosting staff efficiency through elearning: A guide for small businesses
Elearning doesn’t have to be the preserve of big business, you know. Learndirect’s Colin McDonald outlines a few pointers for small enterprises. With the holiday season only just ended many small- and medium-sized businesses will be hoping the festive period brought a bit of cheer after tough trading times throughout 2011. Although the economy is […]
Anton Bollen: “The future is looking very bright for mobile learning”
At the start of December TrainingZone made its way to Berlin for Online Educa, the world's largest elearning conference for education and technology. We interviewed Anton Bollen of Techsmith who talked to us about the development of elearning over the past year. For more information about TechSmith click here Having trouble streaming? Listen to an […]
Dr Peter Reuter: “We hope eye tracking will be widely available in three years”
At the start of December TrainingZone hot-footed it to Berlin for Online Educa, the world's largest elearning conference for education and technology. We interviewed Dr Peter Reuter of Tobii Technology who told us all about eye tracking. For more information about eye tracking click here Having trouble streaming? Listen to an mp3 of the interview […]
Personalised lifelong learning and assessment: The future of training
Continuing our futuristic theme of the month, David Wortley looks at how new technologies can impact on the future of assessment. Imagine a world in which you could learn what most suited your talents and interests and have a career which fully developed your potential through jobs that were ideally suited to your personality. It […]
Live online learning for improved business performance
Colin Steed looks at how to improve business performance and reduce learning and development costs by using live online learning. In today’s economic climate, we all know that it’s vital to increase the business performance of our organisations to ensure that we can stay ahead. The only way we can do this is by ensuring […]
Towards Maturity report shows L&D focused on learning technologies
L&D professionals are increasingly using learning technologies to help support business agility, according to preliminary results from the UK’s largest learning technology benchmark. Of the 600 organisations that took part in the Towards Maturity benchmark, 72% of companies believe that learning technologies will help them respond faster to changing business conditions, an increase of 11% […]
Learning by doing – using immersive environments
From bioscience to law, Sarah Frame looks at how immersive technology helps learners. Never before have we had access to such a wide variety of tools for learning and teaching as we do now. The advent of the internet, particularly Web 2.0 (the participative web) and social media technologies, combined with lowering of cost barriers, […]
How technology accelerates social learning
What impact are technological developments having on social learning? Clive Shepherd provides some answers. Social learning is, of course, not a new phenomenon. Ever since humans have existed, they have sought each other out to share ideas and solve problems. According to the 70:20:10 model, developed at Princeton University, while 70% of what we learn […]
Five ways to automate training
Technology makes it easier and cheaper to manage training. Dave Evans provides some examples. No matter which industry you work in, at some point technology will revolutionise the way things get done. Just as satellite navigation edged the fold-away road map into the back of the car boot, and email saw off the carefully penned […]