Survey shows impact of technology on leadership development
A study has revealed the growing impact learning technology is having on executive development. The survey of more than 180 organisations in the private, public and not for profit sectors, representing more than 35,000 leaders and managers, showed learning technology now supports a third of all coaching, action learning programmes and workshops. The findings also […]
TZ gears up for World of Learning 2011
The World of Learning Conference & Exhibition, the premier event for business learning, will draw thousands of learning and development (L&D) professionals to the NEC in Birmingham on Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 September 2011. Now in its 19th year, the event’s exhibition will bring together around 100 UK and international exhibitors, while the world-renowned […]
Science graduates harder to find
A huge 43% of employers are now finding it difficult to recruit workers with science, technology, engineering and maths skills and so are increasingly paying premium rates for such expertise, according to the CBI. But the employer lobby group’s ‘Education and Skills’ survey of 566 organisations undertaken with the national UK qualifications awarding body EDI […]
Elearning on the rise as budget cuts take hold
Almost two thirds of public sector learning and development professionals are bracing themselves for budget cuts over the year ahead as they find themselves on the front line to make savings. According to a survey of more than 500 trainers undertaken by the IITT, some 63% expect to experience cuts during 2011, a rise of […]
Learning on the move: Is your content fit for purpose?
Gerry Griffin of Skill-Pill M-Learning looks at best practice for designing mobile content. Ten tips for designing mobile learning content Two minutes of content Animation works Conversational style Deliver some smarts Target the 5% remedial or recidivist behaviours Participate: Co-opt users to design content Characterise content by an upcoming event Resist the temptation to put […]
IITT awards winners announced
The winners of the annual IT Training Awards were announced in front of many top industry professionals at a gala awards ceremony held in London last Thursday. The Learning & Development industry turned out in force on Thursday 3 February in support of the IITT’s annual Awards ceremony. The awards started in 1997, and the […]
How do learning technologies benefit the public sector?
ILX’s Eddie Kilkelly explains the complex world of public sector training needs analysis, and the benefits that learning technologies can bring in a post-recession climate. Public sector organisations have some of the biggest and most complex learning needs of any sector. Traditionally, they are most likely to have a comprehensive training strategy, aligned to organisational […]
The role of teachers in learning
Some of L&D’s leading learning technologies thinkers and suppliers discuss the role of teachers in the online learning experience, and look to the future. Hosting clients from all industries, UKFast sits at the heart of the internet and is responsible for looking after the internet fortunes of some of the world’s biggest brands. Some of […]
TrainingZone soundbites: Jimmy Wales, founder, Wikipedia
As online encyclopedia Wikipedia celebrates its 10th birthday, Training Zone met its founder Jimmy Wales. The entrepreneur discusses how he started the hugely popular website, what he thinks of new Q&A community Quora and those infamous fundraising banners. bits://v/WrsAxCiQ-kCMmvSXN Jimmy Wales is co-founder and promoter of Wikipedia Are you going to Learning Technologies? Register for […]
Paper show competition
As you may have seen, last month we reviewed a nifty piece of kit called Paper Show which we were sent in, and I posted the review in the learning technologies group. Essentially, Paper Show allows you to personalise your presentations and instantly transfer your scrawls and annotations to the PC screen. To read my […]
Is it PC to spend time online?
A recent survey conducted by the Chartered Management Institute revealed that, despite the continuation of a tough economic climate, almost two thirds intend to engage in some form of CPD programme throughout 2011. Ruth Spellman, chief executive of the CMI, reports. Most employers agree that developing managers and future leaders is crucial to their long-term […]
How your IT function will benefit from elearning’s second coming
Online learning returns as training providers acknowledge past limitations writes Dell Education Services’ Martin Hill. In the late 90s the rise of out-of-classroom, electronically-supported learning and teaching, commonly known as elearning was seen as the future of training. For IT managers stuck with ineffective, out-of-date IT infrastructure, it was a solution to their problems. They […]
TZ soundbites: An intro to serious games
Why would you use serious games for training? We asked Sarah Kraiem of KTM Advance what it’s all about. bits://v/8hV2tDMZ-kCMmvSXN KTM Advance are experts in the field of bespoke elearning solutions and serious games. For more information click here Why would you use serious games for training? We asked Sarah Kraiem of KTM Advance what […]
The TrainingZone interview: Jamie Thomson
At the DPG conference recently, TrainingZone interviewed Seltra’s Jamie Thomson about serious gaming, virtual worlds and their application in the realm of L&D. bits://v/EnuRRMR0-kCMmvSXN At the DPG conference recently, TrainingZone interviewed Seltra’s Jamie Thomson about serious gaming, virtual worlds and their application in the realm of L&D.bits://v/EnuRRMR0-kCMmvSXN
How global virtual conferences can build learning networks
David Wortley looks at the role of conferencing technologies and virtual worlds like Second Life in hosting major international learning conferences and building collaborative networks. The recent Virtual Worlds 2010 Conference organised by the Open University and Serious Games Institute was the latest example of how conferencing technologies can support highly cost effective and environmentally […]
Learning technologies: Improving education for children in developing nations
Steve Dineen explains why those with expertise in learning technologies should apply their knowledge in the developing world and how lessons learnt from corporate training can be applied to help the children of developing countries. Of the 2.2 billion children in the world, 1 billion live in poverty. Over 115 million children between the ages […]
A framework for social learning in enterprise: Part 3
In the third part of a series on social learning, The Internet Time Alliance discuss how to use social media in your job to benefit yourself and others. Are you confused with all the talk about social media and want to find out how it can help you? Social media is not something you just […]
A framework for social learning in enterprise: Part 2
In the second part of a series on social learning, The Internet Time Alliance discuss the role of trust in social learning and the how it fits in with other types of more traditional learning. Analysing social learning Most 20th Century workplaces had two types of learning: formal learning through training, and informal learning […]
What makes bad elearning? Part 2
Concluding this two-part feature on the pitfalls of elearning, Robin Hoyle, head of learning at Infinity Learning, tells us that separating the wheat from the chaff might be harder than you think. Just replicating a PowerPoint presentation does not make good elearning. In fact, one of the real indicators of poor elearning is the extent […]
Learning and development at the crossroads: part 3
In the final part of this three-part series, Donald Taylor examines how the change in executive understanding has affected L&D as a whole, and the impact of the industry in future. Executives have changed Back in January 2009 I predicted – along with many others – that L&D departments in the UK would be hard […]