From gaming to training: Sony PSP to offer elearning tools
Sony PSP fans can now use tailored software to train following the launch of a new rapid elearning authoring tool.Atlantic Link has developed the software to allow courses to be designed specifically for the Sony PSP Slim and Lite which can be deployed locally from the Memory Stick Duo or the Internet. MD Mike Alcock […]
News round-up
Read our selection of recent news headlines by clicking on the following news stories. Alternatively you can go to also on TrainingZone.co.uk to see all our news and features.Training spend hits record high at £38bnTraining quality standard officially ‘launched’ Bosses should use internet to aid training, says surveyThree more Skills Academies announcedChaos of junior doctor […]
Your views wanted for e-skills vision
Views are being sought by e-skills UK for its vision for the UK to become a global leader in transforming business and adding value from technology.It’s seeking input from employers, educationalists and anyone else with an interest in the UK’s IT and telecoms skills base. The consultation, which is focused on five objectives – listed […]
Trainer’s tip: Removing the block to elearning
How do you get staff to embrace elearning? And how do you surmount the mental block to self directed elearning in particular? A blended approach helps, say Tim Drewitt and Rus Slater – and follow up is essential. Tim Drewitt advises:I’ve been involved with elearning for over 15 years now and at all times, I […]
Poor IT skills curb growth of UK knowledge economy, says report
UK citizens lack the skills needed to prosper in the digital society, according to the results of a new study. Almost a third of adults say they have poor or no computer skills and one in six workers today feel they lack the IT skills needed to do their job adequately.The report, commissioned by Microsoft, […]
Is the grass greener on the other side of the pond?
We’re fascinated by the American training scene. Is their training – particularly elearning – bigger, brasher, better? Neil Lasher reports that the USA is just as fascinated by what is happening here! So, is the grass greener on the other side of the pond? One of the most frequent questions that people ask of a […]
News round-up
Read our selection of news headlines by clicking on the following news stories. Alternatively you can go to also on TrainingZone.co.uk to see all our news and features.Obama is a leader, Clinton is a managerAre people our greatest assets, asks Andrew Mayo?Small training compani3es needed for quality standard pilotHappiness at work is quantifiable, says new […]
Elearning gets to grips with the Moodle effect
Rather than being an idealistic software experiment, the open source Moodle learning management system (LMS) has become a market leader. John Stokdyk looks at the impact it is having on elearning. In the wider world of technology there is a conflict taking place of near religious dimensions between the freedom fighters of the open source […]
Trivantis launches multilingual eLearning tools
Trivantis has launched multilingual versions of its Learning Management System and Lectora 2008, its flagship eLearning authoring software. Both are now available in French, German and Spanish. CourseMill is also available in Dutch and Italian, while Lectora is also available in Swedish.The different languages means eLearning courses can now be placed in the hands of […]
Road to Line Communications paved with gold
Line Communications has won a European award for a communications programme developed for 25,000 Ford employees.The Feel the Difference programme, which has been translated into five European languages, scooped a gold award for internal interactive media from The International Video and Communication Association (IVCA).The programme conveys the importance of brand as a concept and explores […]
Join the the great ‘rapid elearning’ debate
Few topics have divided the elearning community more than rapid elearning. Rapid elearning tools and processes are shaking up established views about what can be achieved at what cost and in what time.For some, the very concept of rapid elearning is a threat to its reputation for quality content designed and built using painstaking processes. […]
Tech Talk: How the $70 computer is winning converts in education and training
Responding to our recent article about the $100 computer, Californian manufacturer NComputing got in touch to say they were already marketing devices which could beat that price. John Stokdyk reports. NComputing CEO Stephen Dukker has a good track record in the PC world, having built up and sold his previous company eMachines to Gateway. Since […]
A round-up of training news
Read what’s been in the headlines this week by clicking on the following news stories. Alternatively you can go to also on TrainingZone.co.uk to see a list of all our news and features.Globalisation prompts employers to extend diversityUK needs skilled migrants TrainerBase launches survey on the state of independent providers Albion launch £1 million training […]
Elearning: Haven’t we been here before?
Martyn Sloman experiences a case of déjà vu as he reveals the results of the elearning element of the CIPD’s annual survey. Elearning he says has definitely arrived, but it still faces an uphill struggle to reach its full potential. The results of this year’s CIPD learning and development survey could not be clearer when […]
Elearning effectiveness in doubt
Over half of learning and development managers (57%) now offer elearning as part of their training provision. But there are doubts about its effectiveness, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s annual learning and development survey. When asked to list the top three most effective training practices, only seven per cent of respondents […]
The future for L&D: All drugs and no rock and roll?
Best Headline 2008Less money, less development, more outsourcing, more coaching. Do everything else online – even though we know that doesn’t work. Are these the real trends in L&D or are we bamboozling ourselves with myths and half-truths? Graham O’Connell asks: Is the future all drugs and no rock and roll? Let’s talk money first […]
Elearning: Is it time to party?
Elearning has grown up – it’s more real-time, more rapid and more collaborative, says Clive Shepherd. He looks back to the drum roll of elearning’s birth 10 years ago, it’s faltering progress and predicts successful teenage years. It’s about 10 years since the term elearning was first coined. At the time anyone who had a […]
A round-up of training news
Read what’s been in the headlines this week by clicking on the following news stories. Alternatively you can go to also on TrainingZone.co.uk to see a list of all our news and features.There’s more news than normal today, as we didn’t run a news bulletin on Easter MondayEmail worst way to communicate with customers Click […]
British Computing Society is letting the IT community down
The British Computing Society (BCS) must urgently revamp its strategy for supporting the UK’s IT professionals, or accept it no longer has a place in today’s industry, says the IT Training Company of the Year. Firebrand Training, which has been the UK’s IT Training Company of the Year for the past three years, is concerned […]
Hamptons develops elearning to protect lone workers
Estate agents Hamptons International is developing an elearning course on lone working to complement their classroom training. The course explains personal safety issues and introduces the firm’s policy and procedures for staff who need to work alone. Information Transfer is writing the safe lone working course, which is just one element of elearning material covering […]
