E-learning Fails to Grasp Senior Execs
Senior managers are turning their backs on online learning opportunities, according to a new study.Figures published by the Chartered Management Institute and Centre for Applied Human Resource Research, show that whilst internet access is readily available for 90 per cent of senior managers, 67 per cent spend 30 minutes or less using company intranets, the […]
New MD at Epic
Jonathan Satchell has been appointed as the new managing director of e-learning specialists Epic.Satchell’s history in the UK e-learning industry includes having been the CEO and owner of EBC from 1997 to 2006, which he sold Futuremedia.He said of his new role: “I am looking forward to the challenge of leading Epic in the next […]
The Serious Game of Politics
Gordon Brown joins a virtual Paris Hilton, Alistair Darling and Keira Knightley as 3D characters in a new downloadable game from educational simulation specialist, PlayGen.SeriousPolicy Game isn’t satire, it sees the player on a mission to win Treasury funding for a new policy. It is designed to be an example of how computer games can […]
Lifting The Lid On Virtual Classrooms. By Annie Hayes
Clive Shepherd, Blended Learning Director at the Training Foundation explains the pros and cons of virtual classroom learning. What is a virtual classroom? Anything with the word ‘virtual’ attached prompts a perception of newness and modern-day wizardry but Clive Shepherd explains that in fact virtual classrooms are far from novel having been around for the […]
Accelerate your E-Learning
Eddie Kilkelly looks at how to accelerate the adoption of e-learning in your organisation and create the time and space for learners to use it. Two conflicting schools of thought exist on the subject of e-learning: Firstly, among buyers, that e-learning will rapidly be adopted and can be used to generate significant business benefits; Secondly, […]
The Game of Student Survival
‘Student Survivor’, an online game that provides key information about student finances, has been accessed by more than two million people since its launch in April 2005.It has also earned the companies behind it a Regional National Training Award.The game, which explains bursaries, loans, grants and repayment thresholds, is aimed at encouraging more students from […]
Virtual Reality Learning
Graeme Duncan, chief operating officer at Caspian Learning, argues that 3D games are a realistic and essential solution for corporate training programmes. As organisations learn to cope with ever-changing product ranges, additions to health and safety policies, new financial regulations and legalisation compliance issues, they face the challenge of finding more effective ways to train […]
Beyond Recognition: Success at the SSAs
There may have been many rivals at the Business Software Satisfaction Awards (SSAs) but the winners were all united in praising their customers for making it such a successful night.Spanning several categories, including accounting and finance, HR and training and customer relationship management (CRM), the awards were voted for by consumers. As many of the […]
Business Software Satisfaction Awards 2007: The Results
More than 300 people gathered for a glittering ceremony at The Brewery in London on Tuesday 9 October for the 2007 Business Software Satisfaction Awards organised by Sift Media, publisher of TrainingZone. The 2007 awards cover suppliers who serve members of all of Sift Media’s online professional communities, including TrainingZone, HR Zone, AccountingWEB, FinanceWeek, BusinessZone, […]
Advice on Virtual Classrooms
E-learning expert Clive Shepherd, will be hosting a free webinar on the benefits of virtual classrooms next month.Shepherd, blended learning director of The Training Foundation, will discuss what it takes to successfully take online learning classrooms to the next level. Topics covered will include: Why real-time communication is important in learning interventions. The features of […]
Serious Games Tackle Serious Issues
A Welsh university has launched an innovative new range of online learning materials including free interactive games that help people explore topics such as disability, age diversity, racial equality and homelessness.The ‘Addressing Barriers: Enhancing Services’ series of Equality and Diversity toolkits, which incorporate expert video tutorials alongside interactive ‘Bytesize Basics’ serious games, have been developed […]
eLearning isn’t training
I recently attended a health and safety seminar and was astounded to hear one of the presenters announce that computer bsed training (CBT) isn’t training. At the time I thought that this was a rather sweeping statement to make about a training medium that a recent survey by the CIPD showed over 50 per cent […]
eLearning isn’t proper training!
I recently attended a health and safety seminar and was astounded to hear one of the presenters announce that computer bsed training (CBT) or as it is called now days eLearning, isn’t training. At the time I thought that this was a rather sweeping statement to make about a training medium that a recent survey […]
Software Satisfaction Award 2007 Nominees Announced
The nominations for the UK’s most comprehensive user-driven awards scheme for business software have been revealed.Nearly 2,000 people cast their votes for the 2007 Software Satisfaction Awards, which cover products in 19 business software categories ranging from accounts and customer relationship management packages to payroll and learning management programs. The annual awards scheme is run […]
What E-Learning Style?
Only some personality dimensions actually suit e-learning, according to research by SHL, a leading psychometric testing provider. SHL’s investigations established that individual personalities greatly affect the ways that they learn most effectively – and neither a pure e-learning approach nor 100 % classroom learning suits most. SHL based its research on findings from its Occupational […]
Take Control of Your E-Learning
Patrick Fitzpatrick, director of e-learning strategy at Xperience, the IT solutions provider that recently won an e-learning contract with Deloitte, reveals how to manage your programme to produce optimum results. The e-learning industry has taken many different twists and turns over the last 10 years. We have witnessed great successes one day – followed by […]
Ask the Expert: Which Learning Management System?
A learning management system (LMS) is a big investment, and one not to be taken lightly. Mike Morrison has some advice on how to choose the one that is right for your organisation. Question: We are looking to implement a large LMS system for about 1000 users for a blue chip company (up to possible […]
It’s Time to Drop E-Learning
For some, e-learning is only now coming into its own. For others, the word smacks of an obsession with technology. Donald H Taylor argues that it’s time to drop the ‘e’ and start concentrating on the ‘learning’. It’s time to drop e-learning. Let’s be specific. It’s time to drop the ‘e’ in e-learning. It’s time […]
The Rise of Rapid E-Learning
Mike Alcock, MD of Atlantic Link Ltd, argues that the landscape of e-learning has changed out of all recognition as a result of rapid e-learning authoring software. He also argues that with e-learning consultants beginning to use the tools themselves to aid collaboration with clients, the industry will look entirely different again in five years […]
The Difference Between Light and Knowledge
Mike Ditchburn looks at when e-learning is at its most effective and identifies its limitations. “Someday, in the distant future, our grandchildren’s grandchildren will develop a new equivalent of our classrooms – they will spend many hours in front of boxes with fires glowing within. May they have the wisdom to know the difference between […]
