News round-up: A-levels, skills plan and birthday congratulations
Lost somewhere in a pile of dirty nappies and sleep-deprivation I was sad not to be here for TrainingZone’s 10th birthday, but I was cheered on to find out that this site is not the only L&D institution to hit double figures this year. The Training Foundation (I know it was officially last month, but […]
Ufi ‘good but could still do better’ says Ofsted report
Government e-learning provider Ufi has achieved a grade two – equivalent to “good” – in its first Ofsted inspection.The organisation behind learndirect achieved the rating across the board, with specific praise for its “strong strategic leadership”, “high success rates on Skills for Life programmes” and the “strong management of performance and quality”.It was applauded for […]
Where have all the Moodle users gone?
Last chance saloon: Have your say on your levels of satisfaction with your software suppliers in this year’s Software Satisfaction Awards. Voting closes today. The open-source Moodle learning management system – one of the training technology success stories over the past year – has so far made little impression in early polling for the Software […]
Ask the expert: What elearning methods are best?
Clive Shepherd, chair of the elearning network, gives some advice on the best way to deliver a blended elearning course. Plenty of articles are written about the success of elearning methods and also about what the benefits are. Also, plenty is written saying the values which should motivate an elearning course to get the most […]
Getting to the Hart of learning technologies
Jane Hart reports on Luminosity – an elearning platform which has been designed to save valuable time and money – as well as a new authoring tool with an embedded sound recorder, a new resource from the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, and a Powerpoint to Flash converter for Powerpoint animations. New elearning creation […]
Comment: Legal action against multiple choice could affect all elearning
News that dyslexic medical student Naomi Gadian is taking legal action against the General Medical Council, claiming that multiple choice tests discriminate against those with learning difficulties, potentially has huge repercussions for the learning industry, says Linda Loader. Student Naomi Gadian is dyslexic and claims that the use of multiple choice tests in her medical […]
Stuck in a blog? Gearing up the training appetite
Blogging and Marmite have a lot in common; there’s little room for middle ground in a debate which finds that most either love it or hate it. But are the reluctant missing out? Annie Hayes reports from two very different camps. A marketing tool Training blog tasters Nelson Croom Sticky Training Janet Clarey Karyn Romeis […]
Comment: The hyperconnected are coming
If you long for the days of beautiful old Bakelite telephones with tangly cords, look away now – the hyperconnected are coming, loaded up with mobile devices and probably wearing one of those funny things on their ears. Nigel Paine reports. Nortel, the Canadian telecommunications company, has published an excellent research whitepaper called ‘Hyperconnectivity’ that […]
How to: Harness learning methods for great elearning design
How do we learn? And how does that information affect elearning design? Keith Bound examines the principles and research, and how it impacts on designing the most effective multimedia learning. With the growth in digital media technology, traditional teaching methods are changing from teacher to facilitator and the learner from being passive to active. Being […]
Spotlight: We shine the light this week on Tim Drewitt
Tim Drewitt gives some upfront and useful insights into technology in training, and suggests some great advice on how training can really evolve and improve. Name: Tim DrewittAge: 39Job title: Director, business and product development, Academy28 Brief description of the job that you do:I am responsible for the sales and marketing of a range of […]
Opinion: Crisis, what crisis? The future of elearning
If only 7% of companies think elearning is effective, and 42% do not use, or have stopped using it, is there a crisis in the world of ‘e’? Linda Loader gives her opinion on the status and future of elearning. The annual learning survey of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) provoked much […]
Skills evolution
Donald H Taylor reports on Ufi’s vision of the future of technology-supported learning and asks: what happened to the employer? Founded in 1998, Ufi exists to provide resources and services for adult learning and development. Like that other great British invention, the Open University, it has made a great contribution to widening participation in learning […]
Social learning: An emerging trend
Elliot Masie reports from America on the rise in social learning and the challenges it poses for the global training community. Social learning happens when you are engaged in a learning process with others. Classically, social learning happened in a classroom through the process of group discussion or assigned projects. Informally, social learning happened outside […]
News round-up
Quality, not quantity in this week’s news round-up as Research into gender skills gap is launched . We can’t quite believe that it’s taken three decades for anyone to put any serious research into working out whether a difference in skills might be one of the issues behind the gender pay gap. The question is: […]
Compatible conferencing technology launched
Delivering training in online seminars to a group using both Macs and PCs is about to become easier thanks to the launch of a new combination of VoIP, phone and web conferencing which is compatible with both.The updated technology has been launched by Citrix Online. GoToMeeting and is tailored to provide training to small groups […]
Luminosity to shed new light on elearning strategies
A new elearning creation platform could be set to provide a new direction in the area as its creators say it will boost the volume and speed of content output while cutting costs.Launched by learning content and consultancy specialist CM Group, Luminosity is a web-based rapid development elearning platform. This means the author can work […]
Remote control? Training by distance
Oceans and air miles are no longer a problem thanks to virtual training. But is remote learning as effective as seeing the whites of the trainer’s eye? Annie Hayes looks at the challenges. What is remote training?Remote training has filled a need to drip-feed the time-poor yet knowledge-hungry modern executive with learning that doesn’t require […]
The future is bright – and blended
A new European training study by Cegos reveals that the UK is leading the way in making training practices more effective. Jeremy Blain shares the findings and explains the rise in blended and elearning. During an economic downturn, training can be among the first functions to be put under the microscope. But the good news […]
News commentary
This week’s news round-up is slightly different in that we’re permitting ourselves a comment or two…As you might expect, the economic downturn is exercising minds: from the predicted training budget squeeze to the secrets of success. A potential remedy could be coaching while organisations are urged not to inadvertently fire their brightest talent: Generation Y […]
Elearning projects down under
Industry sectors across Australia are taking a long term view of building the skills of their people by embedding elearning into workforce development.Preliminary funding of approximately $600,000 has been allocated to Australian industry groups and businesses to integrate elearning into their workforce training plans and practices.Five industry sectors – including stainless steel, medical technology, dairy, […]
